📍 20661 Farnsworth Ln., Huntington Beach, Orange County, 92646
John R. Peterson Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Huntington Beach, Orange County. The school has 489 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kevin Smith-johnson. It is part of the Huntington Beach City Elementary school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 23.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.3:1.
John R. Peterson Elementary enrolls 489 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 23.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% White, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 16% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 221 | 45% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 144 | 29% |
| Two or more races | 78 | 16% |
| Asian | 43 | 8.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
209 of the school's 489 students (43%) 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.
John R. Peterson 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.
John R. Peterson Elementary is one of 8 schools in Huntington Beach City Elementary, based in Huntington Beach, California. The district serves 4,562 students district-wide and employs 203 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 489 students, John R. Peterson Elementary is close to the district average of about 570 students per school.
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