📍 65250 Coahuilla St., Mecca, Riverside County, 92254
Mecca Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mecca, Riverside County. The school has 707 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Pedro Beltran. It is part of the Coachella Valley Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in a small-town setting. The school employs 33.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.2:1.
Mecca Elementary enrolls 707 students across grades K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 33.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% Hispanic or Latino, <1% White and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 695 | 98% |
| White | 4 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
685 of the school's 707 students (97%) 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.
Mecca Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Mecca Elementary is one of 22 schools in Coachella Valley Unified, based in Thermal, California. The district serves 15,817 students district-wide and employs 799 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 707 students, Mecca Elementary is close to the district average of about 719 students per school.