📍 190 E. Price St., Nipomo, San Luis Obispo County, 93444
Nipomo Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Nipomo, San Luis Obispo County. The school has 369 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jennifer Elisondo. It is part of the Lucia Mar Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in a small-town setting. The school employs 20.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
Nipomo Elementary enrolls 369 students across grades K–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 20.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% Hispanic or Latino, 20% White and 1.4% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 285 | 77% |
| White | 73 | 20% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.4% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
295 of the school's 369 students (80%) 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.
Nipomo 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.
Nipomo 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 369 students, Nipomo Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 505 students per school.