📍 301 S. First St., Shandon, San Luis Obispo County, 93461
Shandon Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Shandon, San Luis Obispo County. The school has 175 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Shannon Kepins. It is part of the Shandon Joint Unified school district. It serves grades K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 9.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
Shandon Elementary enrolls 175 students across grades K–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 9.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% Hispanic or Latino, 16% White and 1.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 143 | 82% |
| White | 28 | 16% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
134 of the school's 175 students (77%) 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.
Shandon Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Shandon Elementary is one of 3 schools in Shandon Joint Unified, based in Shandon, California. The district serves 268 students district-wide and employs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 175 students, Shandon Elementary is larger than the district average of about 89 students per school.