📍 4370 Parks Ave., La Mesa, San Diego County, 91941
La Mesa Dale Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in La Mesa, San Diego County. The school has 524 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Tammie Babbitt. It is part of the La Mesa-Spring Valley school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 27.6:1.
La Mesa Dale Elementary enrolls 524 students across grades K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 19 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 27.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% Hispanic or Latino, 21% White and 16% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 256 | 49% |
| White | 108 | 21% |
| Black or African American | 82 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 39 | 7.4% |
| Asian | 37 | 7.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
376 of the school's 524 students (72%) 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.
La Mesa Dale 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.
La Mesa Dale Elementary is one of 22 schools in La Mesa-Spring Valley, based in La Mesa, California. The district serves 10,460 students district-wide and employs 437 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 524 students, La Mesa Dale Elementary is close to the district average of about 475 students per school.
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