📍 149123 New N. Rd., Big River, San Bernardino County, 92242
Monument Peak is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Big River, San Bernardino County. The school has 72 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Shannon Keller. It is part of the Needles Unified school district. It serves grades K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 4.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
Monument Peak enrolls 72 students across grades K–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 4.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% White, 36% Hispanic or Latino and 13% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 30 | 42% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 26 | 36% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 8.3% |
| Asian | 1 | 1.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
61 of the school's 72 students (85%) 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.
Monument Peak is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Monument Peak is one of 7 schools in Needles Unified, based in Needles, California. The district serves 921 students district-wide and employs 49 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 72 students, Monument Peak is smaller than the district average of about 132 students per school.