📍 286 E. Orange Ave., Porterville, Tulare County, 93257
Santa Fe Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Porterville, Tulare County. The school has 822 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Olga Ortiz. It is part of the Porterville Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 35.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.0:1.
Santa Fe Elementary enrolls 822 students across grades K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 35.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% White and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 800 | 97% |
| White | 11 | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 6 | <1% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
676 of the school's 822 students (82%) 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.
Santa Fe 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.
Santa Fe 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 822 students, Santa Fe Elementary is larger than the district average of about 632 students per school.
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