📍 14420 La Pluma Dr., La Mirada, Los Angeles County, 90638
La Pluma Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in La Mirada, Los Angeles County. The school has 311 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Maureen Bixby. It is part of the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 13.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.2:1.
La Pluma Elementary enrolls 311 students across grades K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 13.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% Hispanic or Latino, 14% White and 8.7% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 219 | 70% |
| White | 44 | 14% |
| Asian | 27 | 8.7% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 4.8% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
141 of the school's 311 students (45%) 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 Pluma 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.
La Pluma Elementary is one of 26 schools in Norwalk-La Mirada Unified, based in Norwalk, California. The district serves 14,577 students district-wide and employs 670 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 311 students, La Pluma Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 561 students per school.
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