Enrollment
364
Elementary
DISTRICT 413 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KINGS CANYON JOINT UNIFIED·NCES 061970002363
Alta Elementary
21771 East Parlier Ave., Reedley, CA 93654 · (559) 305-7210 · Fresno County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL364 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.3:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
284 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 68 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 42% larger than its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
56.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +32.4pp since 2014
Math
57.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +43.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 32 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 43 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 31.9% | 24.5% | 19.6% | 23.9% |
| Math | 33.5% | 23.8% | 25.6% | 17.1% |
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 | 56.4% | 57.3% |
| 2023-24 | 33.3% | 43.5% |
| 2022-23 | 39.3% | 42.9% |
| 2021-22 | 45.9% | 38.3% |
| 2020-21 | 24.4% | 22.0% |
| 2018-19 | 44.6% | 42.7% |
| 2017-18 | 38.2% | 31.4% |
| 2016-17 | 27.8% | 33.5% |
| 2015-16 | 34.0% | 29.0% |
| 2014-15 | 24.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
47.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Alta Elementary
Alta Elementary's state test result (47.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alta Elementary this school | 364 | 78.0% | 47.2% |
| Lou Henry Hoover School of Fine Arts Whittier | 374 | 79.1% | 41.3% |
| Meadows Elementary El Centro | 352 | 78.7% | 27.1% |
| La Colima Elementary Whittier | 378 | 77.2% | 47.1% |
| Harding Street Elementary Sylmar | 357 | 77.9% | 44.3% |
| West Whittier Elementary Whittier | 346 | 76.0% | 42.0% |
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 Alta Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #1,913 of 5,151 | #55 of 185 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #1,176 of 5,172 ▲ 755 | #24 of 185 ▲ 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #1,585 of 5,172 ▲ 1,821 | #45 of 185 ▲ 68 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.8pp | #184 of 5,116 | #9 of 182 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 364 | #4,134 of 5,915 | #163 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.3:1 | #3,939 of 5,352 | #157 of 190 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.5% | #4,731 of 5,354 | #168 of 190 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.0% | #2,359 of 5,625 | #124 of 199 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.2% | #946 of 1,139 | #42 of 49 |
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
364
+12 (+3%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 563
Student : Teacher
24.3:1
was 23.5:1
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 | 364 | 15 | 24.3:1 | 78% (284) |
| 2023-24 | 366 | 16 | 22.9:1 | 82% (301) |
| 2022-23 | 367 | 15 | 24.5:1 | 86% (315) |
| 2020-21 | 352 | 15 | 23.5:1 | 90% (318) |
| 2017-18 | 356 | 14 | 25.4:1 | 94% (334) |
| 2015-16 | 369 | 14 | 26.4:1 | 92% (340) |
| 2010-11 | 423 | N/A | N/A | 85% (360) |
| 2000-01 | 347 | 18 | 19.3:1 | 88% (304) |
| 1990-91 | 563 | 22 | 25.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alta Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (356 to 364); teachers up 7% (14 to 15).
About Alta Elementary
Among the schools in Reedley, California, is Alta Elementary, a small elementary school. School enrollment was 364 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in California average about 465 students.
Alta Elementary is one of 21 schools in Kings Canyon Joint Unified, which enrolls 9,696 students in total.
Alta Elementary's enrollment is 92% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 5% White and 2% multiracial. Fresno County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Alta Elementary's diversity index is 14%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 15 full-time equivalents, or about 24.3 students per teacher. On average, elementary schools in California have 22.3:1, compared with 24.3:1 here. About 78% of students, or 284, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Fresno County average 75%.
Alta Elementary is 13.4 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (47.2% versus 33.8%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
Across Fresno County, the median household income is $74,201, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and about 14% of people live in poverty. In all, Fresno County has 368 public schools and roughly 206,072 students.
The shortest distance from Alta Elementary to another public school is about 1.6 miles, to Silas Bartsch. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Alta Elementary is 5th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Alta Elementary's enrollment climbed from 352 in 2020-21 to 364 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Alta Elementary can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Fresno County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,016,725
Census ACS
Median income
$74,201
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
368
206,072 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kings Canyon Joint Unified
- Reedley HighHigh · 1,804 students
- Orange Cove HighHigh · 635 students
- Silas BartschElementary · 606 students
- Citrus MiddleMiddle · 602 students
- Thomas Law Reed ElementaryElementary · 558 students
- General Grant MiddleMiddle · 526 students
Other schools in Reedley
- Reedley HighHigh · 1,804 students
- Silas BartschElementary · 606 students
- Thomas Law Reed ElementaryElementary · 558 students
- General Grant MiddleMiddle · 526 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 477 students
- Mountain View (Alternative)Combined · 318 students
Other Alta Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Alta Elementary. Alta Elementary is the largest of the 3.
- Alta Elementary SchoolAlta, IA · 256 students
- Alta ElementaryAlta, WY · 33 students
Nearby schools
- Silas Bartsch1.6 mi · 606
- Kings Canyon Continuation1.9 mi · 141
- Mountain View (Alternative)2.4 mi · 318
- Jefferson Elementary2.5 mi · 477
- General Grant Middle2.6 mi · 526
- Lincoln Elementary2.7 mi · 303
Frequently asked questions
About Alta ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Alta Elementary?
Alta Elementary enrolls approximately 364 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Alta Elementary serve?
Alta Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Alta Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Alta Elementary is approximately 24.3:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Alta Elementary?
At Alta Elementary, the student body is approximately 5% White, 92% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Alta Elementary in?
Alta Elementary is part of Kings Canyon Joint Unified.
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