📍 17719 Pesante Rd., Salinas, Monterey County, 93907
Prunedale Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Salinas, Monterey County. The school has 640 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Araceli Mendez. It is part of the North Monterey County Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 25.1:1.
Prunedale Elementary enrolls 640 students across grades K–6. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 25.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% Hispanic or Latino, 10% White and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 565 | 88% |
| White | 64 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
476 of the school's 640 students (74%) 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.
Prunedale Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Prunedale 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 640 students, Prunedale Elementary is larger than the district average of about 536 students per school.
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