📍 4063 Polk Ave., San Diego, San Diego County, 92105
Central Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in San Diego, San Diego County. The school has 533 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Angelica Hueso. It is part of the San Diego Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.0:1.
Central Elementary enrolls 533 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% Hispanic or Latino, 15% Asian and 8.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 393 | 74% |
| Asian | 80 | 15% |
| Black or African American | 43 | 8.1% |
| White | 8 | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
502 of the school's 533 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.
Central 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.
Central 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 533 students, Central Elementary is close to the district average of about 544 students per school.