📍 14392 Browning Ave., Tustin, Orange County, 92780
W. R. Nelson Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Tustin, Orange County. The school has 471 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Shannon James-olsen. It is part of the Tustin Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.8:1.
W. R. Nelson Elementary enrolls 471 students across grades K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 19 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% Hispanic or Latino, 7.6% Asian and 6.6% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 385 | 82% |
| Asian | 36 | 7.6% |
| White | 31 | 6.6% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 2.1% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
366 of the school's 471 students (78%) 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.
W. R. Nelson Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
W. R. Nelson Elementary is one of 28 schools in Tustin Unified, based in Tustin, California. The district serves 21,342 students district-wide and employs 831 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 471 students, W. R. Nelson Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 762 students per school.
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