📍 330 N. CA Ave., La Puente, Los Angeles County, 91744
Nelson Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in La Puente, Los Angeles County. The school has 314 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Collin Miller. It is part of the Hacienda la Puente Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.9:1.
Nelson Elementary enrolls 314 students across grades K–6. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 15 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% Hispanic or Latino, 3.8% Asian and 1.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 293 | 93% |
| Asian | 12 | 3.8% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.9% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
238 of the school's 314 students (76%) 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.
Nelson 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.
Nelson Elementary is one of 35 schools in Hacienda la Puente Unified, based in City Of Industry, California. The district serves 15,480 students district-wide and employs 720 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 314 students, Nelson Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 442 students per school.