📍 1844 Bel Aire Dr., Glendale, Los Angeles County, 91201
Balboa Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Glendale, Los Angeles County. The school has 886 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Sona Arakelyan. It is part of the Glendale Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 27.7:1.
Balboa Elementary enrolls 886 students across grades K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 32 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 27.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 6.9% Hispanic or Latino and 2.4% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 799 | 90% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 61 | 6.9% |
| Asian | 21 | 2.4% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
500 of the school's 886 students (56%) 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.
Balboa Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Balboa Elementary is one of 34 schools in Glendale Unified, based in Glendale, California. The district serves 25,329 students district-wide and employs 1,049 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 886 students, Balboa Elementary is larger than the district average of about 745 students per school.