Alta Elementary

Alta Elementary operates as a compact K-5 school in Reedley, California, operated by Kings Canyon Joint Unified. Current enrollment sits at 364 students spanning grades K through 5. That puts it 22% below the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Alta Elementary is one of 21 schools operated by Kings Canyon Joint Unified, a district that serves 9,696 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Alta Elementary lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (92%). The remainder reads as 5% White, 2% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Alta Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 78% of students at Alta Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Alta Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.3%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Fresno County) records that median household income runs about $74,201, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Across Fresno County's 368 public schools (combined enrollment of about 206,072 students), Alta Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Silas Bartsch, around 1.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Alta Elementary at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 48.7%.

Alta Elementary operates from an outlying location.

Five-year trend. Alta Elementary's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 356 (now 364). Class-load math has pulled in: from 25.4:1 in 2018 to 24.3:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the feed for Alta Elementary typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.