📍 1 La Mesa Way, Monterey, Monterey County, 93940
La Mesa is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Monterey, Monterey County. The school has 564 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Julie Alderete. It is part of the Monterey Peninsula Unified school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.1:1.
La Mesa enrolls 564 students across grades K–8. The student body is 50% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% White, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 277 | 49% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 165 | 29% |
| Asian | 63 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 5.3% |
| Black or African American | 18 | 3.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
158 of the school's 564 students (28%) 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.
La Mesa is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize).
La Mesa is one of 21 schools in Monterey Peninsula Unified, based in Monterey, California. The district serves 9,350 students district-wide and employs 468 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 564 students, La Mesa is larger than the district average of about 445 students per school.