Alpaugh Elementary

Alpaugh Elementary is a cozy elementary-level community in Alpaugh, California, one of the schools within Alpaugh Unified. The school hosts 249 students in grades K through 8. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Alpaugh Elementary sits 46% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Alpaugh Unified, which oversees 2 schools and 345 students, Alpaugh Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Alpaugh Elementary records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (93%). The remainder comes out to 7% White. The wider county runs roughly 67% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 79% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Alpaugh Elementary sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 32.6%; actual is 11.3%, a gap of -21.3 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Tulare County indicate the typical household earns roughly $71,300 per year, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across Tulare County's 196 public schools (combined enrollment of about 101,494 students), Alpaugh Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Alpaugh -Senior High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Alpaugh Elementary at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 20.3%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 25%: 199 students in 2018 compared to 249 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 88% to 93% over that span.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Alpaugh Elementary typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.