📍 2649 N. Modoc Ave., Kerman, Fresno County, 93630
Sun Empire Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kerman, Fresno County. The school has 561 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Laina Teixeira. It is part of the Kerman Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.4:1.
Sun Empire Elementary enrolls 561 students across grades K–6. The student body is 50% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 25 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% Hispanic or Latino, 8.4% White and 1.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 499 | 89% |
| White | 47 | 8.4% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
445 of the school's 561 students (79%) 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.
Sun Empire Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Sun Empire Elementary is one of 8 schools in Kerman Unified, based in Kerman, California. The district serves 5,273 students district-wide and employs 234 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 561 students, Sun Empire Elementary is close to the district average of about 659 students per school.
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