Bradley Elementary

As a very small elementary campus in Bradley, California, Bradley Elementary instructs 54 students from grades K through 8, one of the schools within Bradley Union Elementary. Enrollment runs roughly 88% smaller than the state mean of about 465.

Operationally, Bradley Elementary answers to Bradley Union Elementary, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Bradley Elementary records that 61% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 33% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 36% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Bradley Elementary logs 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Bradley Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 31% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Monterey County's rate of about 76%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, Bradley Elementary sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 61.1%; actual is 31.8%, a gap of -29.3 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Monterey County) logs that median household earnings sit near $97,230, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Monterey County runs 153 public schools (combined enrollment of about 73,845 students), of which Bradley Elementary is one.

Cappy Culver Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 9.2 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bradley Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 36.3%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bradley Elementary has contracted 30%, going from 77 students in 2018 to 54 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 70% to 61% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 today.

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