📍 295 N. San Gorgonio Ave., Banning, Riverside County, 92220
Central Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Banning, Riverside County. The school has 783 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ileana Gutierrez. It is part of the Banning Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.5:1.
Central Elementary enrolls 783 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 32 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% Hispanic or Latino, 6.8% Black or African American and 6.5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 615 | 79% |
| Black or African American | 53 | 6.8% |
| White | 51 | 6.5% |
| Asian | 35 | 4.5% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
697 of the school's 783 students (89%) 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.
Central 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.
Central Elementary is one of 11 schools in Banning Unified, based in Banning, California. The district serves 4,237 students district-wide and employs 198 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 783 students, Central Elementary is larger than the district average of about 385 students per school.