📍 1844 S. 40th St., San Diego, San Diego County, 92113
Balboa Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in San Diego, San Diego County. The school has 422 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Hector Bravo. It is part of the San Diego Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.1:1.
Balboa Elementary enrolls 422 students across grades K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 20 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% Hispanic or Latino, 4.3% Asian and 3.6% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 363 | 86% |
| Asian | 18 | 4.3% |
| White | 15 | 3.6% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 3.1% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
395 of the school's 422 students (94%) 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.
Balboa Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Balboa Elementary is one of 175 schools in San Diego Unified, based in San Diego, California. The district serves 95,175 students district-wide and employs 4,290 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 422 students, Balboa Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 544 students per school.