Mary Fay Pendleton Elementary School in Oceanside, California on �ǿմ�ý

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Mary Fay Pendleton Elementary School is a suburban public school in Oceanside, California that is part of Fallbrook Union Elementary School District. It serves 831 students in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 25.2:1. Its teachers have had 43 projects funded on �ǿմ�ý.

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Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 8

831 Students

33 Teachers

110 Marine Dr

Oceanside, CA 92058 View local requests

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Mary Fay Pendleton Elementary School Demographics

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

39%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

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