Arbuckle Elementary

Arbuckle Elementary, a middle-of-the-pack primary school in Arbuckle, California, operated by Pierce Joint Unified, works with 604 students, covering grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 30% above typical.

Pierce Joint Unified comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,447 students; Arbuckle Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Arbuckle Elementary shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 80% of enrollment. Other groups include 17% White. The wider county runs roughly 63% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Arbuckle Elementary has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.5:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 73% of students at Arbuckle Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Arbuckle Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 36.3%, the actual is 32.5%, a residual of -3.8 points.

Around the school, Colusa County reports that the typical household earns roughly $75,672 per year, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Colusa County runs 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,732 students), of which Arbuckle Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Pierce High, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Arbuckle Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Arbuckle Elementary at 2nd of 4; the average score across the group is 29.5%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Arbuckle Elementary's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 611 (now 604). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 22.6:1 in 2018 to 21.5:1 today.

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