📍 8201 Palm Ave., Lamont, Kern County, 93241
Lamont Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lamont, Kern County. The school has 609 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Alexander Ball. It is part of the Lamont Elementary school district. It serves grades K–3 in a small-town setting. The school employs 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.7:1.
Lamont Elementary enrolls 609 students across grades K–3. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% Hispanic or Latino, 2.3% White and <1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 593 | 97% |
| White | 14 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
517 of the school's 609 students (85%) 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.
Lamont Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Lamont Elementary is one of 4 schools in Lamont Elementary, based in Lamont, California. The district serves 2,561 students district-wide and employs 130 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 609 students, Lamont Elementary is close to the district average of about 640 students per school.