📍 388 N. Roche St., Porterville, Tulare County, 93257
Roche Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Porterville, Tulare County. The school has 319 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Judie Bochat. It is part of the Porterville Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 15.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.3:1.
Roche Elementary enrolls 319 students across grades K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 15.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% Hispanic or Latino, 10% White and 2.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 264 | 83% |
| White | 33 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 2.8% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
292 of the school's 319 students (92%) 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.
Roche Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Roche Elementary is one of 22 schools in Porterville Unified, based in Porterville, California. The district serves 13,893 students district-wide and employs 627 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 319 students, Roche Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 632 students per school.