📍 1998 Yosemite Ave., Escalon, San Joaquin County, 95320
Dent Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Escalon, San Joaquin County. The school has 668 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Anthony Varni. It is part of the Escalon Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 30.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.9:1.
Dent Elementary enrolls 668 students across grades K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 30.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% White, 44% Hispanic or Latino and 2.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 336 | 50% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 291 | 44% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 2.4% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 1.5% |
| Asian | 10 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
280 of the school's 668 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.
Dent 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.
Dent Elementary is one of 7 schools in Escalon Unified, based in Escalon, California. The district serves 2,676 students district-wide and employs 125 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 668 students, Dent Elementary is larger than the district average of about 382 students per school.