📍 3111 N. Potrero Ave., El Monte, Los Angeles County, 91733
Cortada Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in El Monte, Los Angeles County. The school has 347 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kaitlyn Swan. It is part of the El Monte City school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
Cortada Elementary enrolls 347 students across grades K–6. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 18 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% Hispanic or Latino and 14% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 300 | 86% |
| Asian | 47 | 14% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
324 of the school's 347 students (93%) 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.
Cortada Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Cortada Elementary is one of 15 schools in El Monte City, based in El Monte, California. The district serves 6,927 students district-wide and employs 352 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 347 students, Cortada Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 462 students per school.