📍 86150 Ave. 66, Thermal, Riverside County, 92274
Las Palmitas Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Thermal, Riverside County. The school has 575 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Marjorie Paiyarat. It is part of the Coachella Valley Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 26.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.1:1.
Las Palmitas Elementary enrolls 575 students across grades K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 26.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% Hispanic or Latino, 1.7% American Indian or Alaska Native and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 561 | 98% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 10 | 1.7% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
557 of the school's 575 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.
Las Palmitas Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Las Palmitas 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 575 students, Las Palmitas Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 719 students per school.
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