📍 21771 E. Parlier Ave., Reedley, Fresno County, 93654
Alta Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Reedley, Fresno County. The school has 367 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Rosemary Ruvalcaba. It is part of the Kings Canyon Joint Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.5:1.
Alta Elementary enrolls 367 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 15 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% Hispanic or Latino, 4.6% White and 1.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 343 | 93% |
| White | 17 | 4.6% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.6% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
315 of the school's 367 students (86%) 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.
Alta Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Alta Elementary is one of 23 schools in Kings Canyon Joint Unified, based in Reedley, California. The district serves 9,696 students district-wide and employs 431 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 367 students, Alta Elementary is close to the district average of about 422 students per school.