📍 500 S. First Ave., Avenal, Kings County, 93204
Avenal Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Avenal, Kings County. The school has 667 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Brian Zimmerman. It is part of the Reef-Sunset Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.2:1.
Avenal Elementary enrolls 667 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 30 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% Hispanic or Latino, 1.8% White and 1.6% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 643 | 96% |
| White | 12 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 11 | 1.6% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
594 of the school's 667 students (89%) 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.
Avenal Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Avenal Elementary is one of 9 schools in Reef-Sunset Unified, based in Avenal, California. The district serves 2,663 students district-wide and employs 121 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 667 students, Avenal Elementary is larger than the district average of about 296 students per school.