State/Public Middle Open

Nicolas Junior High

1100 W. Olive Ave., Fullerton, Orange County, 92833

631
Pupils
20.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Nicolas Junior High is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Fullerton, Orange County. The school has 631 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jose Varela. It is part of the Fullerton Elementary school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 31.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.

School details

Principal
Jose Varela
School district
Fullerton Elementary

Enrollment & staffing

Nicolas Junior High enrolls 631 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 31.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.

Male students
321 (51%)
Female students
310 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
31.0
Student-teacher ratio
20.4:1
Grade span
7–8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% Hispanic or Latino, 5.1% White and 3.8% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino54787%
White325.1%
Asian243.8%
Two or more races213.3%
Black or African American3<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander3<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

564 of the school's 631 students (89%) 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.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades 7–8Title I

Nicolas Junior High 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.

School district: Fullerton Elementary

Nicolas Junior High is one of 20 schools in Fullerton Elementary, based in Fullerton, California. The district serves 11,262 students district-wide and employs 456 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 631 students, Nicolas Junior High is close to the district average of about 563 students per school.

11,262
District students
20
Schools
456
Teachers (FTE)

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