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Enrollment
592
Elementary
DISTRICT 377 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 060798000765
Akers Elementary
Constellation Ave., N.A.S. Lemoore, CA 93245 · (559) 998-5707 · Kings County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL592 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
127 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 51 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 99 | 17% |
| Grade 7 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 85 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 40% smaller than its 8th grade class (85).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
67.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.9pp since 2014
Math
53.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +15.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 28.7% | 39.2% | 19.0% | 13.1% |
| Math | 28.0% | 25.1% | 28.5% | 18.5% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.9% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.8% | 49.1% |
| 2022-23 | 55.7% | 45.5% |
| 2021-22 | 56.4% | 47.7% |
| 2018-19 | 61.3% | 46.1% |
| 2017-18 | 64.3% | 52.9% |
| 2016-17 | 58.4% | 39.8% |
| 2015-16 | 59.0% | 43.0% |
| 2014-15 | 56.0% | 38.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
58.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Akers Elementary
Akers Elementary's state test result (58.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akers Elementary this school | 592 | 21.5% | 58.0% |
| Grant Elementary Santa Monica | 562 | 24.9% | 71.8% |
| Rooftop Elementary San Francisco | 575 | 30.6% | 56.2% |
| Linwood E. Howe Elementary Culver City | 567 | 27.9% | 68.0% |
| R. J. Neutra N.A.S. Lemoore | 410 | 24.6% | 66.7% |
| Creative Arts Charter San Francisco | 440 | 28.4% | N/A |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Akers Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,221 of 5,151 | #5 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #1,403 of 5,172 ▲ 171 | #4 of 30 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #858 of 5,172 ▲ 515 | #4 of 30 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.4pp | #842 of 5,116 | #8 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 592 | #1,469 of 5,915 | #6 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #390 of 5,352 | #6 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.2% | #178 of 5,354 | #1 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.5% | #5,097 of 5,625 | #31 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.6% | #1,830 of 3,837 | #10 of 25 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
592
-141 (-19%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 680
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 20.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 592 | 32 | 18.5:1 | 21% (127) |
| 2023-24 | 656 | 34 | 19.3:1 | 34% (222) |
| 2022-23 | 691 | 36 | 19.2:1 | 28% (193) |
| 2020-21 | 733 | 35 | 20.9:1 | 27% (200) |
| 2017-18 | 710 | 37 | 19.2:1 | 35% (247) |
| 2015-16 | 646 | 31 | 20.8:1 | 40% (261) |
| 2010-11 | 669 | N/A | N/A | 47% (313) |
| 2000-01 | 690 | 37 | 18.6:1 | 47% (321) |
| 1990-91 | 680 | 32 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Akers Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (710 to 592); teachers down 14% (37 to 32).
About Akers Elementary
Akers Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in N.A.S. Lemoore, California. A federal count lists 592 students at the school, in kindergarten through 8. An average school in this group (elementary schools in California) has about 465 students.
Central Union Elementary counts 1,508 students in its 4 schools, and Akers Elementary is one of them.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Akers Elementary, at 38%. Other groups include 27% Hispanic, 16% multiracial, 11% Black, and 7% Asian. The county population is about 38% White, within a few points of the school. Akers Elementary's diversity index is 74%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 18.5:1, with 32 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 3.8 students per teacher below the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 21% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Kings County average 74%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Akers Elementary is 9.0 points below its prediction. Actual: 58.0%. Predicted: 67.0%.
Within Kings County, the median household income is $70,995, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Akers Elementary, Kings County has 66 other public schools.
R. J. Neutra is the public school closest to Akers Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 5. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Akers Elementary ranks 2nd of 6 on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Distant: the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school enrolled 592 students in 2024-25, 141 fewer than the 733 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 20.9:1 to 18.5:1.
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Kings County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
153,298
Census ACS
Median income
$70,995
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
67
28,742 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Central Union Elementary
- R. J. NeutraElementary · 410 students
- Stratford ElementaryElementary · 294 students
- Central ElementaryElementary · 212 students
Nearby schools
- R. J. Neutra0.5 mi · 410
- Lemoore University Elementary Charter3.3 mi · 155
- Lemoore Online College Preparatory High3.4 mi · 141
- Lemoore Middle College High3.4 mi · 255
- P. W. Engvall Elementary4.7 mi · 534
- Bridges Academy5.1 mi · 1
Frequently asked questions
About Akers ElementaryHow large is Akers Elementary?
Akers Elementary enrolls approximately 592 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Akers Elementary serve?
Akers Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Akers Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Akers Elementary is approximately 18.5:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Akers Elementary?
At Akers Elementary, the student body is approximately 38% White, 27% Hispanic, 11% Black, 7% Asian, 16% Two or more.
What district is Akers Elementary in?
Akers Elementary is part of Central Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.