Baldy Mesa Elementary School in Phelan, California on �ǿմ�ý

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About this school

Baldy Mesa Elementary School is a rural public school in Phelan, California that is part of Snowline Joint Unified School District. It serves 960 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 28.2:1. Its teachers have had 26 projects funded on �ǿմ�ý.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 5

960 Students

34 Teachers

10376 Baldy Mesa Rd

Phelan, CA 92371 View local requests

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Baldy Mesa Elementary School Demographics

82%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

74%

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

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