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Enrollment
377
Elementary
DISTRICT 551 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VISALIA UNIFIED·NCES 064116006785
Conyer Elementary
814 South Sowell, Visalia, CA 93277 · (559) 730-7751 · Tulare County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL377 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
280 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 52 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 17% larger than its 6th grade class (52).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
34.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -2.4pp since 2014
Math
27.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.1% | 24.6% | 25.0% | 40.4% |
| Math | 10.9% | 16.6% | 32.8% | 39.7% |
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 | 34.6% | 27.5% |
| 2023-24 | 41.7% | 26.4% |
| 2022-23 | 32.5% | 29.9% |
| 2021-22 | 32.9% | 25.0% |
| 2020-21 | 34.4% | 21.9% |
| 2018-19 | 51.1% | 44.0% |
| 2017-18 | 43.2% | 31.4% |
| 2016-17 | 39.8% | 28.3% |
| 2015-16 | 44.0% | 33.0% |
| 2014-15 | 37.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Conyer Elementary
Conyer Elementary's state test result (32.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conyer Elementary this school | 377 | 74.3% | 32.7% |
| Gretchen Higgins Elementary Dixon | 353 | 75.9% | 22.2% |
| Thomas Olaeta Elementary Atwater | 374 | 73.8% | 48.6% |
| Royal Oaks Elementary Visalia | 413 | 76.3% | 27.6% |
| Adams Elementary Costa Mesa | 321 | 73.8% | 52.3% |
| Mentone Elementary Mentone | 378 | 79.1% | 36.0% |
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 Conyer Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Tulare County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #3,206 of 5,151 | #48 of 102 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.5% | #3,474 of 5,172 ▼ 17 | #57 of 102 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.6% | #3,477 of 5,172 ▼ 930 | #61 of 102 ▼ 29 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.1pp | #2,624 of 5,116 | #79 of 102 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 377 | #3,978 of 5,915 | #81 of 110 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.2:1 | #2,367 of 5,352 | #52 of 100 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.5% | #3,271 of 5,354 | #24 of 100 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.3% | #2,670 of 5,625 | #78 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.5% | #2,504 of 3,837 | #38 of 77 |
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
377
-37 (-9%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 587
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
was 23.0:1
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 | 377 | 17 | 22.2:1 | 74% (280) |
| 2023-24 | 406 | 17.4 | 23.3:1 | 72% (292) |
| 2022-23 | 426 | 17.2 | 24.8:1 | 76% (323) |
| 2020-21 | 414 | 18 | 23.0:1 | 78% (323) |
| 2017-18 | 426 | 16 | 26.6:1 | 78% (332) |
| 2015-16 | 453 | 16 | 28.3:1 | 78% (352) |
| 2010-11 | 446 | N/A | N/A | 76% (338) |
| 2000-01 | 546 | 25 | 21.8:1 | 40% (217) |
| 1990-91 | 587 | 20 | 29.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Conyer Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (426 to 377); teachers up 6% (16 to 17).
About Conyer Elementary
At 814 South Sowell in Visalia, California, Conyer Elementary operates as a small elementary school. The school runs kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 377 students.
Visalia Unified is responsible for 41 schools, Conyer Elementary included, with 28,725 students in all.
The largest group at Conyer Elementary is Hispanic students, at 73%. Other students are 18% White, 3% multiracial, and 3% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Conyer Elementary scores 43%.
Conyer Elementary has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.2:1. It is about the same as the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The school has 74% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Conyer Elementary is 3.3 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 32.7% actual, 36.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
The school's county is Tulare County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $71,300, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of people live in poverty. There are 196 public schools in the county, enrolling about 101,494, Conyer Elementary among them.
Mt. Whitney High, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Conyer Elementary is 4th among 8 schools close by.
The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size).
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 9%, from 414 to 377.
People who know Conyer Elementary can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Tulare County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
478,693
Census ACS
Median income
$71,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
196
101,494 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Visalia Unified
- Redwood HighHigh · 2,490 students
- Golden West HighHigh · 2,059 students
- El Diamante HighHigh · 1,890 students
- Mt. Whitney HighHigh · 1,637 students
- Ridgeview MiddleMiddle · 975 students
- Valley Oak MiddleMiddle · 952 students
Other schools in Visalia
- Redwood HighHigh · 2,490 students
- Golden West HighHigh · 2,059 students
- El Diamante HighHigh · 1,890 students
- Mt. Whitney HighHigh · 1,637 students
- Special EducationCombined · 1,141 students
- Ridgeview MiddleMiddle · 975 students
Nearby schools
- Mt. Whitney High0.2 mi · 1,637
- Redwood High0.4 mi · 2,490
- Divisadero Middle0.4 mi · 769
- Charter Home School Academy0.5 mi · 240
- Visalia Charter Independent Study0.6 mi · 515
- Washington Elementary0.7 mi · 294
Frequently asked questions
About Conyer ElementaryHow large is Conyer Elementary?
Conyer Elementary enrolls approximately 377 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Conyer Elementary serve?
Conyer Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Conyer Elementary?
Approximately 22.2:1 students per teacher at Conyer Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Conyer Elementary?
Student demographics at Conyer Elementary are roughly 18% White, 73% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Conyer Elementary in?
Conyer Elementary is part of Visalia Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.