📍 3697 La Mirada Dr., San Marcos, San Diego County, 92078
La Mirada Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in San Marcos, San Diego County. The school has 936 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Dana Spencer. It is part of the San Marcos Unified school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 40.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.9:1.
La Mirada Academy enrolls 936 students across grades K–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 40.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% Hispanic or Latino, 5.6% White and 2.7% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 839 | 90% |
| White | 52 | 5.6% |
| Asian | 25 | 2.7% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 1.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
661 of the school's 936 students (71%) 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.
La Mirada Academy 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.
La Mirada Academy is one of 19 schools in San Marcos Unified, based in San Marcos, California. The district serves 18,860 students district-wide and employs 809 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 936 students, La Mirada Academy is close to the district average of about 993 students per school.