📍 935 Mayland Ave., La Puente, Los Angeles County, 91746
Sunkist Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in La Puente, Los Angeles County. The school has 354 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Megan Esquer. It is part of the Bassett Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.6:1.
Sunkist Elementary enrolls 354 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 15 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% Hispanic or Latino, 7.1% Asian and 1.7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 317 | 90% |
| Asian | 25 | 7.1% |
| White | 6 | 1.7% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
315 of the school's 354 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.
Sunkist 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.
Sunkist Elementary is one of 7 schools in Bassett Unified, based in La Puente, California. The district serves 2,801 students district-wide and employs 130 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 354 students, Sunkist Elementary is close to the district average of about 400 students per school.