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Chesterton Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in San Diego, San Diego County. The school has 433 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jennifer Grondek. It is part of the San Diego Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 18.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.8:1.
Chesterton Elementary enrolls 433 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 18.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 34% White, 25% Asian and 21% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 147 | 34% |
| Asian | 109 | 25% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 92 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 55 | 13% |
| Black or African American | 24 | 5.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
265 of the school's 433 students (61%) 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.
Chesterton 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.
Chesterton 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 433 students, Chesterton Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 544 students per school.
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