📍 11161 Merritt St., Castroville, Monterey County, 95012
Castroville Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Castroville, Monterey County. The school has 611 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Gigi Chiboucas. It is part of the North Monterey County Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in a small-town setting. The school employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 25.5:1.
Castroville Elementary enrolls 611 students across grades K–6. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 24 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 25.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% White and <1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 589 | 96% |
| White | 15 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
543 of the school's 611 students (89%) 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.
Castroville 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.
Castroville Elementary is one of 8 schools in North Monterey County Unified, based in Moss Landing, California. The district serves 4,290 students district-wide and employs 200 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 611 students, Castroville Elementary is close to the district average of about 536 students per school.
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