📍 76811 Usal Rd., Whitethorn, Mendocino County, 95589
Whale Gulch Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Whitethorn, Mendocino County. The school has 33 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Hillary Magarrell. It is part of the Leggett Valley Unified school district. It serves grades K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 2.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
Whale Gulch Elementary enrolls 33 students across grades K–8. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 2.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 30% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 19 | 58% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 30% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 12% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
14 of the school's 33 students (42%) 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.
Whale Gulch Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Whale Gulch Elementary is one of 5 schools in Leggett Valley Unified, based in Leggett, California. The district serves 111 students district-wide and employs 13 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 33 students, Whale Gulch Elementary is larger than the district average of about 22 students per school.
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