📍 830 Greenley Rd., Sonora, Tuolumne County, 95370
Sonora Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sonora, Tuolumne County. The school has 724 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Lora Hunter. It is part of the Sonora Elementary school district. It serves grades K–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 35.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.3:1.
Sonora Elementary enrolls 724 students across grades K–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 35.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 4.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 520 | 72% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 134 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 4.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 16 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 15 | 2.1% |
| Black or African American | 7 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
314 of the school's 724 students (43%) 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.
Sonora Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Sonora Elementary is one of 2 schools in Sonora Elementary, based in Sonora, California. The district serves 643 students district-wide and employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 724 students, Sonora Elementary is larger than the district average of about 322 students per school.