Enrollment
212
Elementary
DISTRICT 377 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 060798000766
Central Elementary
15783 18th Ave., Lemoore, CA 93245 · (559) 924-7797 · Kings County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL212 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
123 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 | 14 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 19 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 19 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 30 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 23 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (14) is 39% smaller than its 8th grade class (23).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
25.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.9pp since 2014
Math
23.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +11.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 10 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 5.6% | 20.3% | 21.7% | 52.5% |
| Math | 7.0% | 16.1% | 18.2% | 58.7% |
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 | 25.9% | 23.1% |
| 2023-24 | 14.6% | 14.4% |
| 2022-23 | 30.8% | 20.4% |
| 2021-22 | 24.2% | 14.8% |
| 2018-19 | 28.3% | 22.6% |
| 2017-18 | 34.6% | 23.4% |
| 2016-17 | 31.8% | 21.7% |
| 2015-16 | 40.0% | 24.0% |
| 2014-15 | 16.0% | 12.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
18.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-26.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 46% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Central Elementary
Central Elementary's state test result (18.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Elementary this school | 212 | 58.0% | 18.9% |
| Lo-Inyo Elementary Lone Pine | 197 | 59.4% | 36.4% |
| John Foster Dulles Elementary La Mirada | 250 | 56.4% | 43.8% |
| Oasis Charter Public Salinas | 193 | 54.4% | N/A |
| Conejo Academy of Leadership and Language Immersion Thousand Oaks | 258 | 58.5% | 25.9% |
| Lynwood Elementary Novato | 260 | 59.2% | 35.1% |
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 Central Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.9% | #4,662 of 5,151 | #28 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #3,985 of 5,172 ▲ 747 | #22 of 30 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #4,400 of 5,172 ▲ 636 | #28 of 30 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #1,648 of 5,116 | #13 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 212 | #5,305 of 5,915 | #31 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #304 of 5,352 | #4 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.5% | #2,290 of 5,354 | #7 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.0% | #3,564 of 5,625 | #24 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.1% | #815 of 3,837 | #3 of 25 |
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
212
-48 (-18%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 297
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 20.0:1
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 | 212 | 11.7 | 18.2:1 | 58% (123) |
| 2023-24 | 225 | 12 | 18.8:1 | 65% (147) |
| 2022-23 | 250 | 13 | 19.2:1 | 58% (144) |
| 2020-21 | 260 | 13 | 20.0:1 | 46% (120) |
| 2017-18 | 287 | 15 | 19.1:1 | 61% (174) |
| 2015-16 | 288 | 15 | 19.2:1 | 59% (171) |
| 2010-11 | 369 | N/A | N/A | 36% (133) |
| 2000-01 | 317 | 19 | 16.7:1 | 50% (159) |
| 1990-91 | 297 | 14 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (287 to 212); teachers down 22% (15 to 11.7).
About Central Elementary
Central Elementary is a small elementary school in Lemoore, California, under Central Union Elementary. Federal data show 212 students enrolled in kindergarten through 8 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in California average about 465 students, which makes this school 54% below average.
Central Union Elementary has 4 schools and 1,508 students, and Central Elementary is one of those schools.
At Central Elementary, 61% of students are Hispanic. It is also 25% Native American, 8% multiracial, and 6% White. Census estimates put Kings County at about 58% Hispanic, close to the school's figure. The diversity index for Central Elementary is 55%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 18.2 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Central Elementary, which has 11.7. The school's 18.2:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 58%. The gap from the 74% average for public schools in Kings County is 16 points.
Central Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 18.9%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in California are predicted to post 45.5%, so the school is 26.6 points behind and in the state's bottom 10%.
The school is in Kings County, where the median household earns about $70,995 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 14% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Across Kings County, 67 public schools serve about 28,742 students.
Measured in a straight line, P. W. Engvall Elementary is about 3.5 miles from Central Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Central Elementary comes in 6th of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 18%, from 260 to 212. The number of students per teacher dropped from 20.0 to 18.2 over 4 years.
The discussion board for Central Elementary is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Kings County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
153,298
Census ACS
Median income
$70,995
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
67
28,742 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Central Union Elementary
- Akers ElementaryElementary · 592 students
- R. J. NeutraElementary · 410 students
- Stratford ElementaryElementary · 294 students
Other schools in Lemoore
- Lemoore HighHigh · 1,798 students
- Liberty MiddleMiddle · 636 students
- P. W. Engvall ElementaryElementary · 534 students
- Lemoore ElementaryElementary · 508 students
- Meadow Lane ElementaryElementary · 464 students
- Cinnamon ElementaryElementary · 454 students
Other Central Elementary schools
151 other US public schools in 35 states are named Central Elementary. Central Elementary is the 138th largest of the 152.
- Central ElementaryBanning, CA · 782 students
- Central ElementaryFresno, CA · 762 students
- Central ElementaryEscondido, CA · 575 students
- Central ElementarySan Diego, CA · 497 students
- Central ElementaryTracy, CA · 491 students
Nearby schools
- P. W. Engvall Elementary3.5 mi · 534
- Jamison (Donald C.) High (Continuation)3.7 mi · 90
- Lemoore High3.7 mi · 1,798
- Lemoore Elementary3.8 mi · 508
- Lemoore Middle College High4.1 mi · 255
- Lemoore Online College Preparatory High4.1 mi · 141
Frequently asked questions
About Central ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Central Elementary?
Central Elementary enrolls approximately 212 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Central Elementary serve?
Central Elementary serves grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Central Elementary have?
Central Elementary employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Central Elementary?
At Central Elementary, the student body is approximately 6% White, 61% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Central Elementary?
Central Elementary is overseen by Central Union Elementary in Kings County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.