📍 1691 Saipan Ave., Firebaugh, Fresno County, 93622
El Puente High is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Firebaugh, Fresno County. The school has 16 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Elizabeth Lopez. It is part of the Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 1.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
El Puente High enrolls 16 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 75% male and 25% female. A teaching staff of 1.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% Hispanic or Latino and 13% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 | 88% |
| White | 2 | 13% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
13 of the school's 16 students (81%) 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.
El Puente High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
El Puente High is one of 6 schools in Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified, based in Firebaugh, California. The district serves 2,232 students district-wide and employs 112 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 16 students, El Puente High is smaller than the district average of about 372 students per school.