📍 18463 W. Charleston Rd., Los Banos, Merced County, 93635
Charleston Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Los Banos, Merced County. The school has 350 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Lou Ruiz. It is part of the Los Banos Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 25.0:1.
Charleston Elementary enrolls 350 students across grades K–6. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 14 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 25.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% Hispanic or Latino, 25% White and 1.7% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 245 | 70% |
| White | 88 | 25% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.7% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
204 of the school's 350 students (58%) 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.
Charleston Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Charleston Elementary is one of 17 schools in Los Banos Unified, based in Los Banos, California. The district serves 11,041 students district-wide and employs 468 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 350 students, Charleston Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 649 students per school.
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