📍 9 E. Fourth St., Niland, Imperial County, 92257
Grace Smith Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Niland, Imperial County. The school has 75 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Angelita Ortiz. It is part of the Calipatria Unified school district. It serves grades K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
Grace Smith Elementary enrolls 75 students across grades K–4. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% Hispanic or Latino, 15% White and 8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 56 | 75% |
| White | 11 | 15% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 8% |
| Two or more races | 1 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
72 of the school's 75 students (96%) 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.
Grace Smith Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Grace Smith Elementary is one of 4 schools in Calipatria Unified, based in Calipatria, California. The district serves 1,080 students district-wide and employs 60 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 75 students, Grace Smith Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 270 students per school.
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