📍 4200 Parks Ave., La Mesa, San Diego County, 91942
La Mesa Arts Academy is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in La Mesa, San Diego County. The school has 1,052 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kelley Rabasco. It is part of the La Mesa-Spring Valley school district. It serves grades 4–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 43.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.0:1.
La Mesa Arts Academy enrolls 1,052 students across grades 4–8. The student body is 44% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 43.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% White, 36% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 454 | 43% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 381 | 36% |
| Two or more races | 124 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 44 | 4.2% |
| Asian | 44 | 4.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
430 of the school's 1,052 students (41%) 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 Arts Academy 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 Arts Academy 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 1,052 students, La Mesa Arts Academy is larger than the district average of about 475 students per school.
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