📍 33629 15th St., Union City, Alameda County, 94587
Searles Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Union City, Alameda County. The school has 702 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jessie Welcomer. It is part of the New Haven Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 30.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.3:1.
Searles Elementary enrolls 702 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 30.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% Hispanic or Latino, 18% Asian and 5.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 472 | 67% |
| Asian | 128 | 18% |
| White | 37 | 5.3% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 4% |
| Black or African American | 22 | 3.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | 1.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
303 of the school's 702 students (43%) 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.
Searles Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Searles Elementary is one of 13 schools in New Haven Unified, based in Union City, California. The district serves 10,069 students district-wide and employs 431 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 702 students, Searles Elementary is close to the district average of about 775 students per school.