Central Elementary

Central Elementary operates as a small elementary-level community in Lemoore, California, overseen by Central Union Elementary. Current enrollment sits at 212 students spanning grades K through 8. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Central Elementary sits 54% below that benchmark.

Central Elementary is one of 4 schools operated by Central Union Elementary, a district that enrolls 1,508 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Central Elementary logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 61%. Beyond that, the school records 25% Native American, 8% multiracial, 6% White. That composition is broadly in line with Kings County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Central Elementary shows 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.2:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 58% of students at Central Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Kings County's rate of about 74%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Central Elementary sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 44.9%; actual is 14.1%, a gap of -30.8 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Kings County indicate the typical household earns roughly $70,995 per year, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Kings County runs 67 public schools (combined enrollment of about 28,742 students), of which Central Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is P. W. Engvall Elementary, roughly 3.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Central Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 39.1%.

Central Elementary operates from a rural location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Central Elementary has declined 26%, going from 287 students in 2018 to 212 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 50% to 61% over that span.

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