📍 122 W. Fourth Ave., Escondido, San Diego County, 92025
Central Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Escondido, San Diego County. The school has 573 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Sharill Cortez. It is part of the Escondido Union school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 30.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.0:1.
Central Elementary enrolls 573 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 30.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% Hispanic or Latino, 3.8% White and 2.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 529 | 92% |
| White | 22 | 3.8% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 6 | 1% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
516 of the school's 573 students (90%) 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.
Central 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.
Central Elementary is one of 24 schools in Escondido Union, based in Escondido, California. The district serves 13,922 students district-wide and employs 802 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 573 students, Central Elementary is close to the district average of about 580 students per school.