📍 1890 Sandalwood Dr., Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County, 93455
Arellanes Junior High is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County. The school has 596 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Genevieve Beaird. It is part of the Santa Maria-Bonita school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 31.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.2:1.
Arellanes Junior High enrolls 596 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 31.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% Asian and 2.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 566 | 95% |
| Asian | 14 | 2.4% |
| White | 13 | 2.2% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
484 of the school's 596 students (81%) 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.
Arellanes Junior High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Arellanes Junior High is one of 21 schools in Santa Maria-Bonita, based in Santa Maria, California. The district serves 17,408 students district-wide and employs 777 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 596 students, Arellanes Junior High is smaller than the district average of about 829 students per school.
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