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Mariposa Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lancaster, Los Angeles County. The school has 723 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Eric Gold. It is part of the Lancaster Elementary school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 27.8:1.
Mariposa Elementary enrolls 723 students across grades K–6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 26 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 27.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% Hispanic or Latino, 26% Black or African American and 5.9% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 468 | 65% |
| Black or African American | 188 | 26% |
| White | 43 | 5.9% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
690 of the school's 723 students (95%) 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.
Mariposa 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.
Mariposa Elementary is one of 24 schools in Lancaster Elementary, based in Lancaster, California. The district serves 13,769 students district-wide and employs 574 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 723 students, Mariposa Elementary is larger than the district average of about 574 students per school.
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