Lake Don Pedro Elementary

Set in La Grange, California, Lake Don Pedro Elementary is a low-enrollment K-5 school, overseen by Mariposa County Unified. It teaches 195 students across grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 58% smaller than the state mean of about 465.

Lake Don Pedro Elementary is one of 11 schools operated by Mariposa County Unified, a district that caters to 1,685 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Lake Don Pedro Elementary shows that the most-represented group is White (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 34% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 77%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 81% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Mariposa County's rate of about 67%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lake Don Pedro Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 20.8%.

In the area at large, Mariposa County reports that median household income runs about $68,412, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Mariposa County's 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,893 students), Lake Don Pedro Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Don Pedro High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.0 miles from this campus.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 11%: 176 students in 2018 compared to 195 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 69% to 54% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 20.0:1 in 2018 to 21.7:1 in 2025.

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