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Student Enrollment & Staffing Overview
NCES 2024-2025Total Students
1,974
Teachers (FTE)
136.7
Student-Teacher Ratio
14.4:1
FRPL Eligible
1,642
(83.2%)
National School Lunch Program (FRPL) Eligibility
Total Eligible: 1,642 of 1,974 (83.2%)
Free Lunch: 1,394 (70.6%)
Reduced-Price: 248 (12.6%)
Paid / Not Eligible: 332 (16.8%)
Multi-Year Enrollment Trends & Growth (2020-2021 – 2024-2025)
Student Diversity Distribution
Demographic composition of enrolled students across racial & ethnic backgrounds.
1,974
Students
| Hispanic / Latino | 1,126 | 57% | |
| Black or African American | 527 | 26.7% | |
| Asian | 166 | 8.4% | |
| White | 108 | 5.5% | |
| Two or More Races (Multiracial) | 45 | 2.3% | |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 2 | 0.1% |
Grade-Level Enrollment Distribution
Distribution of student body across reported grade cohorts.
1,974
Students
| Grade 6 | 626 | 31.7% | |
| Grade 7 | 685 | 34.7% | |
| Grade 8 | 663 | 33.6% |
Student Gender Distribution
Reported enrollment counts by gender cohort.
M
49.7%
Male Students
981
F
50.3%
Female Students
993