📍 29288 W. Clarkson, Cantua Creek, Fresno County, 93608
Cantua Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cantua Creek, Fresno County. The school has 179 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Susan Martin. It is part of the Golden Plains Unified school district. It serves grades K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 9.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.0:1.
Cantua Elementary enrolls 179 students across grades K–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 9.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% White and 1.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 172 | 96% |
| White | 4 | 2.2% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 1.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
176 of the school's 179 students (98%) 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.
Cantua Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Cantua Elementary is one of 6 schools in Golden Plains Unified, based in San Joaquin, California. The district serves 1,352 students district-wide and employs 77 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 179 students, Cantua Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 225 students per school.