📍 3501 Seventh St., Wasco, Kern County, 93280
John L. Prueitt Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wasco, Kern County. The school has 642 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Rosalinda Chairez. It is part of the Wasco Union Elementary school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 28.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.8:1.
John L. Prueitt Elementary enrolls 642 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 28.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% White and 1.2% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 617 | 96% |
| White | 8 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.2% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
581 of the school's 642 students (90%) 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.
John L. Prueitt Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
John L. Prueitt Elementary is one of 6 schools in Wasco Union Elementary, based in Wasco, California. The district serves 3,474 students district-wide and employs 165 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 642 students, John L. Prueitt Elementary is close to the district average of about 579 students per school.
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