📍 21331 Sandia Rd., Apple Valley, San Bernardino County, 92308
Sandia Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Apple Valley, San Bernardino County. The school has 874 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Apple Valley Unified school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 35.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.5:1.
Sandia Elementary enrolls 874 students across grades K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 35.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% Hispanic or Latino, 22% White and 6.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 571 | 65% |
| White | 190 | 22% |
| Black or African American | 60 | 6.9% |
| Two or more races | 39 | 4.5% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
749 of the school's 874 students (86%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Sandia Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Sandia Elementary is one of 15 schools in Apple Valley Unified, based in Apple Valley, California. The district serves 13,639 students district-wide and employs 573 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 874 students, Sandia Elementary is close to the district average of about 909 students per school.