📍 877 Via Tonga Ct., San Diego, San Diego County, 92154
Howard Pence Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in San Diego, San Diego County. The school has 495 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Maria Preciado. It is part of the South Bay Union school district. It serves grades K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.8:1.
Howard Pence Elementary enrolls 495 students across grades K–6. The student body is 45% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 20 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% Hispanic or Latino, 3% Asian and 1.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 454 | 92% |
| Asian | 15 | 3% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 1.8% |
| White | 7 | 1.4% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
368 of the school's 495 students (74%) 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.
Howard Pence Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Howard Pence Elementary is one of 13 schools in South Bay Union, based in Imperial Beach, California. The district serves 5,450 students district-wide and employs 243 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 495 students, Howard Pence Elementary is larger than the district average of about 419 students per school.
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