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Enrollment
560
Elementary
DISTRICT 487 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TEHACHAPI UNIFIED·NCES 063888010110
Cummings Valley Elementary
24220 Bear Valley Rd. Hc80, Tehachapi, CA 93561 · (661) 822-2190 · Kern County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL560 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 62% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
26.7:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
222 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 103 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Cummings Valley Elementary→Jacobsen Middle
Based on grade levels within Tehachapi Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
59.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +19.0pp since 2014
Math
52.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +23.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 19 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 24 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 24.9% | 34.0% | 24.2% | 16.8% |
| Math | 20.1% | 32.5% | 27.9% | 19.4% |
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 | 59.0% | 52.6% |
| 2023-24 | 52.5% | 43.2% |
| 2022-23 | 44.7% | 41.3% |
| 2021-22 | 43.5% | 33.6% |
| 2020-21 | 45.3% | 36.1% |
| 2018-19 | 45.6% | 40.2% |
| 2017-18 | 48.6% | 40.1% |
| 2016-17 | 43.6% | 39.9% |
| 2015-16 | 47.0% | 38.0% |
| 2014-15 | 40.0% | 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
51.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Cummings Valley Elementary
Cummings Valley Elementary's state test result (51.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cummings Valley Elementary this school | 560 | 39.6% | 51.7% |
| Valencia Elementary Aptos | 487 | 37.0% | 60.3% |
| Township Elementary Simi Valley | 521 | 43.2% | 49.5% |
| Heinz Kaiser Elementary Costa Mesa | 539 | 34.9% | 69.7% |
| Browns Valley Elementary Napa | 651 | 37.8% | 50.9% |
| Hickman Charter Hickman | 647 | 41.3% | 35.5% |
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 Cummings Valley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #1,602 of 5,151 | #10 of 148 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #1,428 of 5,172 ▲ 517 | #6 of 150 ▲ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #1,408 of 5,172 ▲ 309 | #6 of 150 ▲ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +17.3pp | #106 of 5,116 | #4 of 147 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 560 | #1,765 of 5,915 | #90 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.7:1 | #5,047 of 5,352 | #142 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.2% | #2,417 of 5,354 | #47 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.6% | #4,349 of 5,625 | #141 of 153 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.9% | #1,802 of 3,837 | #35 of 95 |
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
560
-15 (-3%) vs 2020
+36% since 1990-91, when it was 411
Student : Teacher
26.7:1
was 22.1:1
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 | 560 | 21 | 26.7:1 | 40% (222) |
| 2023-24 | 545 | 24 | 22.7:1 | 37% (199) |
| 2022-23 | 586 | 24 | 24.4:1 | 24% (141) |
| 2020-21 | 575 | 26 | 22.1:1 | 30% (175) |
| 2017-18 | 674 | 26.5 | 25.4:1 | 36% (244) |
| 2015-16 | 554 | 23 | 24.1:1 | 35% (194) |
| 2010-11 | 639 | N/A | N/A | 26% (169) |
| 2000-01 | 627 | 30 | 20.9:1 | 8% (53) |
| 1990-91 | 411 | 17 | 24.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cummings Valley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (674 to 560); teachers down 21% (26.5 to 21).
About Cummings Valley Elementary
In Tehachapi, California, Cummings Valley Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 5, with 560 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in California average about 465 students.
Tehachapi Unified counts 4,156 students in its 7 schools, and Cummings Valley Elementary is one of them.
Cummings Valley Elementary's enrollment is 59% White. The remaining shares are 33% Hispanic and 8% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Kern County's population at about 44%. Cummings Valley Elementary has a diversity index of 54%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at Cummings Valley Elementary total 21 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 26.7:1. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 40%. Compared with the 76% average for public schools in Kern County, the school's rate is lower.
The allk12 Grade for Cummings Valley Elementary is B. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 62% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Cummings Valley Elementary's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (51.7%) and its predicted rate (56.3%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
According to the American Community Survey, in Kern County, median household income is about $70,210, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 279 public schools operate in Kern County, serving about 197,431 students.
The nearest public school is Golden Hills Elementary, at about 4.9 miles. There are 7 other public schools within ten miles. On state test proficiency, Cummings Valley Elementary ranks 1st in a group of 6 nearby schools.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Cummings Valley Elementary went from 575 students to 560. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 22.1:1 to 26.7:1.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Cummings Valley Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Kern County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
915,075
Census ACS
Median income
$70,210
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
279
197,431 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tehachapi Unified
- Tehachapi HighHigh · 1,260 students
- Jacobsen MiddleMiddle · 925 students
- Golden Hills ElementaryElementary · 663 students
- Tompkins ElementaryElementary · 615 students
- Tehachapi Independent Learning AcademyElementary · 108 students
- Monroe High (Continuation)High · 25 students
Other schools in Tehachapi
- Tehachapi HighHigh · 1,260 students
- Jacobsen MiddleMiddle · 925 students
- Golden Hills ElementaryElementary · 663 students
- Tompkins ElementaryElementary · 615 students
- EPIC de Cesar ChavezHigh · 614 students
- Tehachapi Independent Learning AcademyElementary · 108 students
Nearby schools
- Golden Hills Elementary4.9 mi · 663
- Tompkins Elementary7.3 mi · 615
- EPIC de Cesar Chavez7.3 mi · 614
- Tehachapi Independent Learning Academy7.8 mi · 108
- Jacobsen Middle7.9 mi · 925
- Monroe High (Continuation)8.0 mi · 25
Frequently asked questions
About Cummings Valley ElementaryHow many students attend Cummings Valley Elementary?
Cummings Valley Elementary enrolls approximately 560 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Cummings Valley Elementary serve?
Cummings Valley Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cummings Valley Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cummings Valley Elementary is approximately 26.7:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cummings Valley Elementary?
At Cummings Valley Elementary, the student body is approximately 59% White, 33% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Cummings Valley Elementary public or private?
Cummings Valley Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Tehachapi Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.