📍 333 S. Prospect St., Orange, Orange County, 92869
McPherson Magnet is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Orange, Orange County. The school has 848 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Brenna Godsey. It is part of the Orange Unified school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 26.1:1.
McPherson Magnet enrolls 848 students across grades K–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 26.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% Hispanic or Latino, 26% White and 12% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 452 | 53% |
| White | 218 | 26% |
| Asian | 105 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 57 | 6.7% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
342 of the school's 848 students (40%) 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.
McPherson Magnet 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.
McPherson Magnet 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 848 students, McPherson Magnet is larger than the district average of about 581 students per school.