📍 65-705 Johnson St., Mecca, Riverside County, 92254
Saul Martinez Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mecca, Riverside County. The school has 975 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Elisa Gentry. It is part of the Coachella Valley Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in a small-town setting. The school employs 41.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.3:1.
Saul Martinez Elementary enrolls 975 students across grades K–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 41.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% Hispanic or Latino, <1% White and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 954 | 98% |
| White | 8 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 7 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
918 of the school's 975 students (94%) 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.
Saul Martinez 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.
Saul Martinez 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 975 students, Saul Martinez Elementary is larger than the district average of about 719 students per school.
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