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What's something Cutler Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
607
Elementary
DISTRICT 594 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUTLER-OROSI JOINT UNIFIED·NCES 061035001156
Cutler Elementary
40532 Road 128, Cutler, CA 93615 · (559) 528-6931 · Tulare County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL607 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
20.0:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
558 students
DISTRICT 92% · 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 | 127 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 112 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (127) is 37% larger than its 5th grade class (93).
Student demographics
3%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
Cutler Elementary→El Monte Middle
Based on grade levels within Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
37.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +14.2pp since 2014
Math
36.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +16.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 14 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 18.4% | 18.8% | 22.2% | 40.6% |
| Math | 16.2% | 19.9% | 19.5% | 44.4% |
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 | 37.2% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 30.6% | 22.6% |
| 2022-23 | 34.2% | 23.4% |
| 2021-22 | 37.3% | 21.6% |
| 2020-21 | 29.7% | 14.7% |
| 2018-19 | 34.6% | 31.9% |
| 2017-18 | 34.8% | 33.4% |
| 2016-17 | 30.3% | 28.8% |
| 2015-16 | 25.0% | 24.0% |
| 2014-15 | 23.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
31.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Cutler Elementary
Cutler Elementary's state test result (31.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cutler Elementary this school | 607 | 91.9% | 31.3% |
| Jefferson Elementary Calexico | 625 | 91.5% | 21.6% |
| Cesar Chavez Elementary Coachella | 622 | 91.5% | 22.3% |
| Frank Paul Elementary Salinas | 638 | 92.0% | 20.8% |
| Bell Gardens Elementary Bell Gardens | 624 | 90.5% | 33.4% |
| Scholarship Prep - Orange County Santa Ana | 615 | 92.2% | N/A |
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 Cutler Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Tulare County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #3,355 of 5,151 | #52 of 102 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #2,642 of 5,172 ▲ 1,245 | #29 of 102 ▲ 38 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #3,202 of 5,172 ▲ 524 | #54 of 102 ▲ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.1pp | #1,104 of 5,116 | #41 of 102 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 607 | #1,334 of 5,915 | #23 of 110 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #942 of 5,352 | #22 of 100 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.9% | #5,295 of 5,354 | #98 of 100 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.9% | #846 of 5,625 | #25 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.6% | #2,862 of 3,837 | #54 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
607
-17 (-3%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 891
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
was 21.5:1
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 | 607 | 30.3 | 20.0:1 | 92% (558) |
| 2023-24 | 607 | 30.1 | 20.1:1 | 95% (576) |
| 2022-23 | 609 | 29.7 | 20.5:1 | 97% (590) |
| 2020-21 | 624 | 29 | 21.5:1 | 95% (592) |
| 2017-18 | 664 | 29 | 22.9:1 | 95% (629) |
| 2015-16 | 703 | 31 | 22.7:1 | 94% (663) |
| 2010-11 | 716 | N/A | N/A | 100% (713) |
| 2000-01 | 837 | 48 | 17.4:1 | 91% (765) |
| 1990-91 | 891 | 39 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cutler Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (664 to 607); teachers up 5% (29 to 30.3).
About Cutler Elementary
Among the schools in Cutler, California, is Cutler Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. It enrolls 607 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 5. It has 31% more students than the average for elementary schools in California (about 465).
Enrollment across the 8 schools in Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified totals 3,815 students.
Of every 100 students at Cutler Elementary, about 99 are Hispanic. That is higher than the 67% Hispanic share among all Tulare County residents. A diversity index of 3% means there is a 3% chance two randomly chosen students at Cutler Elementary are from different groups.
Cutler Elementary reported 30.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 20.0:1. The school's 20.0:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. Roughly 92% of students at Cutler Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 77% average for public schools in Tulare County.
On the allk12 Grade, Cutler Elementary lands at B-, ahead of 52% of California public elementary schools.
Cutler Elementary scores 31.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 25.7%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Tulare County show that median household income comes to about $71,300, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Tulare County counts 196 public schools with about 101,494 students.
Cutler Elementary's nearest public school is Golden Valley Elementary (about 1.2 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Cutler Elementary. On state test proficiency, Cutler Elementary ranks 5th in a group of 6 nearby schools.
Cutler Elementary falls in the Town: Distant locale category, used for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment figures show a drop of 17 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 21.5:1 in 2020-21, and 20.0:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified
- Orosi HighHigh · 1,108 students
- El Monte MiddleMiddle · 844 students
- Golden Valley ElementaryElementary · 603 students
- Palm ElementaryElementary · 573 students
- Lovell HighHigh · 54 students
- Esperanza HighCombined · 19 students
Other schools in Cutler
- Lovell HighHigh · 54 students
- Esperanza HighCombined · 19 students
- Cutler-Orosi Community DayHigh · 7 students
Other Cutler Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Cutler Elementary. Cutler Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Cutler Elementary SchoolW. Swanzey, NH · 316 students
Nearby schools
- Golden Valley Elementary1.2 mi · 603
- Orosi High1.6 mi · 1,108
- Esperanza High1.6 mi · 19
- Lovell High1.6 mi · 54
- Cutler-Orosi Community Day1.6 mi · 7
- Palm Elementary1.7 mi · 573
Frequently asked questions
About Cutler ElementaryHow large is Cutler Elementary?
Cutler Elementary enrolls approximately 607 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Cutler Elementary serve?
Cutler Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Cutler Elementary have?
Cutler Elementary employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.0:1.
How diverse is Cutler Elementary?
Cutler Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian.
Who oversees Cutler Elementary?
Cutler Elementary is overseen by Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified in Tulare County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.