📍 24242 La Cresta Dr., Dana Point, Orange County, 92629
Richard Henry Dana Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dana Point, Orange County. The school has 294 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kristin Nelson. It is part of the Capistrano Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 11.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.6:1.
Richard Henry Dana Elementary enrolls 294 students across grades K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 11.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% Hispanic or Latino, 34% White and 7.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 170 | 58% |
| White | 99 | 34% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 7.1% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
176 of the school's 294 students (60%) 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.
Richard Henry Dana 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.
Richard Henry Dana Elementary is one of 59 schools in Capistrano Unified, based in San Juan Capistrano, California. The district serves 40,358 students district-wide and employs 1,856 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 294 students, Richard Henry Dana Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 684 students per school.
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