📍 2014 Santa Rita St., Salinas, Monterey County, 93906
Santa Rita Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Salinas, Monterey County. The school has 570 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Donna Koenig. It is part of the Santa Rita Union Elementary school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.5:1.
Santa Rita Elementary enrolls 570 students across grades K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% White and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 561 | 98% |
| White | 6 | 1.1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
475 of the school's 570 students (83%) 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.
Santa Rita Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Santa Rita Elementary is one of 7 schools in Santa Rita Union Elementary, based in Salinas, California. The district serves 3,088 students district-wide and employs 151 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 570 students, Santa Rita Elementary is larger than the district average of about 441 students per school.
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