📍 2501 Beechwood Dr., Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo County, 93446
Virginia Peterson Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo County. The school has 372 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Monica Pafumi. It is part of the Paso Robles Joint Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.7:1.
Virginia Peterson Elementary enrolls 372 students across grades K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 18 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% Hispanic or Latino, 24% White and 5.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 241 | 65% |
| White | 91 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 5.9% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
251 of the school's 372 students (67%) 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.
Virginia Peterson Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Virginia Peterson Elementary is one of 13 schools in Paso Robles Joint Unified, based in Paso Robles, California. The district serves 6,284 students district-wide and employs 282 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 372 students, Virginia Peterson Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 483 students per school.
Browse live education vacancies at or near Virginia Peterson Elementary.
Find vacancies →