📍 3700 Denair St., Pasadena, Los Angeles County, 91107
Don Benito Fundamental is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pasadena, Los Angeles County. The school has 386 pupils enrolled. The Principal is John Maynard. It is part of the Pasadena Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.7:1.
Don Benito Fundamental enrolls 386 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 17 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% Hispanic or Latino, 28% White and 8.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 188 | 49% |
| White | 107 | 28% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 8.8% |
| Asian | 33 | 8.5% |
| Black or African American | 24 | 6.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
223 of the school's 386 students (58%) 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.
Don Benito Fundamental 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.
Don Benito Fundamental is one of 23 schools in Pasadena Unified, based in Pasadena, California. The district serves 13,757 students district-wide and employs 639 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 386 students, Don Benito Fundamental is smaller than the district average of about 598 students per school.
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