📍 970 Sch Rd., Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo County, 93420
Branch Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo County. The school has 244 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Whitney Whitney. It is part of the Lucia Mar Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 11.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.8:1.
Branch Elementary enrolls 244 students across grades K–6. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 11.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% White, 27% Hispanic or Latino and 9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 153 | 63% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 66 | 27% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 9% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
89 of the school's 244 students (36%) 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.
Branch Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students.
Branch Elementary is one of 19 schools in Lucia Mar Unified, based in Arroyo Grande, California. The district serves 9,591 students district-wide and employs 484 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 244 students, Branch Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 505 students per school.