📍 2797 Utica Dr., San Diego, San Diego County, 92139
Penn Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in San Diego, San Diego County. The school has 387 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Erica Herrera. It is part of the San Diego Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.5:1.
Penn Elementary enrolls 387 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 18 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% Hispanic or Latino, 18% Asian and 14% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 203 | 52% |
| Asian | 71 | 18% |
| Black or African American | 56 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 47 | 12% |
| White | 8 | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
310 of the school's 387 students (80%) 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.
Penn 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.
Penn 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 387 students, Penn Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 544 students per school.