📍 720 W. Las Flores, Ridgecrest, Kern County, 93555
Las Flores Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ridgecrest, Kern County. The school has 526 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Sarah Tate. It is part of the Sierra Sands Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 21.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.8:1.
Las Flores Elementary enrolls 526 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 21.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% White, 26% Hispanic or Latino and 6.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 295 | 56% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 137 | 26% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 6.1% |
| Asian | 28 | 5.3% |
| Black or African American | 26 | 5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
202 of the school's 526 students (38%) 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.
Las Flores Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students.
Las Flores Elementary is one of 11 schools in Sierra Sands Unified, based in Ridgecrest, California. The district serves 4,974 students district-wide and employs 238 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 526 students, Las Flores Elementary is larger than the district average of about 452 students per school.
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