LOS ANGELES — Breakfast is now part of the morning routine inside classrooms at Pacific Drive Elementary School, where Fullerton School District has expanded its Breakfast in the Classroom initiative to a third campus for the 2026-27 school year.
The free breakfast program serves about 600 students on campus.
The three schools identified are all Title I within the district and serve a high percentage of low-income families and students who may have a greater need for access to nutritious meals. The expansion is thanks to a grant from the nonprofit No Kid Hungry.
According to the district, the grant helps pay for things such as coolers, storage,and other logistics related supplies.
Based on data submitted to the California Department of Education, the percentage of students who qualify for free or reduced meals at Pacific Drive is 73.6%.
At the other two schools in the district that are part of the Breakfast in the Classroom program, Commonwealth and Richman elementary schools, about 4 out of every 5 students qualify.
During the 2025-26 school year, FSD Nutrition Services served approximately 1.9 million breakfasts, lunches, suppers and snacks, followed by more than 50,000 meals during the summer.