📍 2800 E. La Veta Ave., Orange, Orange County, 92869
La Veta Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Orange, Orange County. The school has 459 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Catalina Lacrue. It is part of the Orange Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.8:1.
La Veta Elementary enrolls 459 students across grades K–6. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% Hispanic or Latino, 14% White and 5.4% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 341 | 74% |
| White | 62 | 14% |
| Asian | 25 | 5.4% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 5.4% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
300 of the school's 459 students (65%) 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 Veta Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
La Veta Elementary is one of 41 schools in Orange Unified, based in Orange, California. The district serves 23,823 students district-wide and employs 990 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 459 students, La Veta Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 581 students per school.