📍 502 S. Vidalia St., La Puente, Los Angeles County, 91744
Yorbita Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in La Puente, Los Angeles County. The school has 410 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Amy Grigsby. It is part of the Rowland Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 18.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.9:1.
Yorbita Elementary enrolls 410 students across grades K–6. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 18.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% Hispanic or Latino, 5.6% Asian and 2.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 365 | 89% |
| Asian | 23 | 5.6% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 2.2% |
| White | 6 | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
375 of the school's 410 students (91%) 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.
Yorbita 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.
Yorbita Elementary is one of 23 schools in Rowland Unified, based in Rowland Heights, California. The district serves 11,558 students district-wide and employs 543 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 410 students, Yorbita Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 503 students per school.