📍 2695 Fordham St., East Palo Alto, San Mateo County, 94303
Costano Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in East Palo Alto, San Mateo County. The school has 348 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jeremy Packman. It is part of the Ravenswood City Elementary school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 19.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
Costano Elementary enrolls 348 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 19.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% Hispanic or Latino, 17% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander and 9.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 237 | 68% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 60 | 17% |
| Black or African American | 32 | 9.2% |
| White | 8 | 2.3% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
284 of the school's 348 students (82%) 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.
Costano 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.
Costano Elementary is one of 4 schools in Ravenswood City Elementary, based in East Palo Alto, California. The district serves 1,449 students district-wide and employs 88 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 348 students, Costano Elementary is close to the district average of about 362 students per school.