📍 1530 S. Waterman Ave., El Centro, Imperial County, 92243
De Anza Magnet is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in El Centro, Imperial County. The school has 509 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Pam Beltran. It is part of the El Centro Elementary school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 20.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 25.4:1.
De Anza Magnet enrolls 509 students across grades K–8. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 20.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 25.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% Hispanic or Latino, 1.8% White and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 491 | 96% |
| White | 9 | 1.8% |
| Black or African American | 5 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
348 of the school's 509 students (68%) 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.
De Anza Magnet is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
De Anza Magnet is one of 13 schools in El Centro Elementary, based in El Centro, California. The district serves 5,157 students district-wide and employs 226 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 509 students, De Anza Magnet is larger than the district average of about 397 students per school.