📍 3811 E. Center St., Piru, Ventura County, 93040
Piru Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Piru, Ventura County. The school has 286 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Viviana Magana-laureano. It is part of the Fillmore Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.8:1.
Piru Elementary enrolls 286 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 12 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% White and <1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 276 | 97% |
| White | 7 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
242 of the school's 286 students (85%) 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.
Piru Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Piru Elementary is one of 9 schools in Fillmore Unified, based in Fillmore, California. The district serves 3,686 students district-wide and employs 180 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 286 students, Piru Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 410 students per school.