📍 2445 Mica Rd., Carlsbad, San Diego County, 92009
Poinsettia Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Carlsbad, San Diego County. The school has 480 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Walter Konieczko. It is part of the Carlsbad Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 21.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.1:1.
Poinsettia Elementary enrolls 480 students across grades K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 21.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% White, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 14% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 263 | 55% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 110 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 65 | 14% |
| Asian | 33 | 6.9% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 1.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
81 of the school's 480 students (17%) 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.
Poinsettia Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize).
Poinsettia Elementary is one of 16 schools in Carlsbad Unified, based in Carlsbad, California. The district serves 10,708 students district-wide and employs 485 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 480 students, Poinsettia Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 669 students per school.
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