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Enrollment
817
Elementary
DISTRICT 748 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TURLOCK UNIFIED·NCES 060015811515
Dennis G. Earl Elementary
4091 North Olive Ave., Turlock, CA 95382 · (209) 634-1090 · Stanislaus County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL817 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% 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.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
23.3:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
542 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 158 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 111 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 135 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (158) is 17% larger than its 6th grade class (135).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
Dennis G. Earl Elementary→Turlock Junior High
Based on grade levels within Turlock Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
31.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -13.0pp since 2014
Math
25.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -7.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 13 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.7% | 18.3% | 23.0% | 46.0% |
| Math | 11.2% | 13.8% | 24.8% | 50.2% |
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 | 31.0% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 34.3% | 30.2% |
| 2022-23 | 39.3% | 34.8% |
| 2021-22 | 33.2% | 30.4% |
| 2020-21 | 34.4% | 28.2% |
| 2018-19 | 46.2% | 31.7% |
| 2017-18 | 41.8% | 30.9% |
| 2016-17 | 37.3% | 26.1% |
| 2015-16 | 45.0% | 29.0% |
| 2014-15 | 44.0% | 32.0% |
% 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
30.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Dennis G. Earl Elementary
Dennis G. Earl Elementary's state test result (30.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis G. Earl Elementary this school | 817 | 66.3% | 30.0% |
| Arboga Elementary Olivehurst | 746 | 65.7% | 33.0% |
| Orange Elementary Corona | 746 | 63.1% | 49.3% |
| Discovery Elementary Bakersfield | 706 | 66.3% | 47.3% |
| Benjamin Franklin Elementary Corona | 673 | 70.1% | 57.4% |
| Woodrow Wilson Elementary Corona | 696 | 63.8% | 50.2% |
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 Dennis G. Earl Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Stanislaus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #3,511 of 5,151 | #52 of 100 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #3,762 of 5,172 ▼ 714 | #63 of 100 ▼ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #3,878 of 5,172 ▼ 575 | #66 of 100 ▼ 19 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.8pp | #768 of 5,116 | #9 of 100 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 817 | #334 of 5,915 | #7 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.3:1 | #3,215 of 5,352 | #64 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.5% | #1,441 of 5,354 | #11 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.3% | #3,156 of 5,625 | #72 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.6% | #2,981 of 3,837 | #38 of 56 |
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
817
-10 (-1%) vs 2020
-2% since 2010-11, when it was 832
Student : Teacher
23.3:1
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 | 817 | 35.1 | 23.3:1 | 66% (542) |
| 2023-24 | 776 | 33 | 23.5:1 | 67% (522) |
| 2022-23 | 814 | 33.5 | 24.3:1 | 58% (476) |
| 2020-21 | 827 | 36 | 23.0:1 | 53% (441) |
| 2017-18 | 884 | 36 | 24.6:1 | 58% (510) |
| 2015-16 | 866 | 36 | 24.1:1 | 52% (452) |
| 2010-11 | 832 | N/A | N/A | 56% (463) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dennis G. Earl Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (884 to 817); teachers down 3% (36 to 35.1).
About Dennis G. Earl Elementary
A large elementary school in Turlock, California, Dennis G. Earl Elementary is part of Turlock Unified. Federal data show 817 students enrolled in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in California average about 465 students, which makes this school 76% above average.
Turlock Unified has 14 schools; together they serve 13,478 students.
The largest group at Dennis G. Earl Elementary is Hispanic students, at 50%. Other students are 32% White, 10% Asian, and 6% multiracial. Stanislaus County residents are about 50% Hispanic, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 63%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dennis G. Earl Elementary is 23.3:1, based on 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Dennis G. Earl Elementary counts 66% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Dennis G. Earl Elementary lands at C-, ahead of 15% of California public elementary schools.
Dennis G. Earl Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 30.0%, compared with a predicted 40.7%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
The county, Stanislaus County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $81,468 a year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Dennis G. Earl Elementary, Stanislaus County has 190 public schools.
Dennis G. Earl Elementary is about 0.9 miles from Sandra Tovar Medeiros Elementary, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Dennis G. Earl Elementary's average proficiency of 30.0% compares with 34.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
For locale, NCES codes Dennis G. Earl Elementary as Suburb: Small.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 817, starting from 827.
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Stanislaus County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
553,990
Census ACS
Median income
$81,468
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
190
106,477 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Turlock Unified
- Turlock HighHigh · 2,479 students
- John H. Pitman HighHigh · 1,986 students
- Turlock Junior HighMiddle · 1,294 students
- Walnut Elementary Education CenterElementary · 900 students
- Osborn Two-Way Immersion AcademyElementary · 831 students
- Julien ElementaryElementary · 826 students
Other schools in Turlock
- Turlock HighHigh · 2,479 students
- John H. Pitman HighHigh · 1,986 students
- Turlock Junior HighMiddle · 1,294 students
- Walnut Elementary Education CenterElementary · 900 students
- Osborn Two-Way Immersion AcademyElementary · 831 students
- Julien ElementaryElementary · 826 students
Nearby schools
- Sandra Tovar Medeiros Elementary0.9 mi · 753
- Walnut Elementary Education Center1.5 mi · 900
- Turlock Junior High1.5 mi · 1,294
- Crowell Elementary1.5 mi · 758
- Walter M. Brown Elementary1.6 mi · 645
- Marvin A. Dutcher Middle1.7 mi · 810
Frequently asked questions
About Dennis G. Earl ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Dennis G. Earl Elementary?
Dennis G. Earl Elementary enrolls approximately 817 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Dennis G. Earl Elementary serve?
Dennis G. Earl Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Dennis G. Earl Elementary have?
Dennis G. Earl Elementary employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Dennis G. Earl Elementary?
Student demographics at Dennis G. Earl Elementary are roughly 32% White, 50% Hispanic, 2% Black, 10% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Dennis G. Earl Elementary in?
Dennis G. Earl Elementary is part of Turlock Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.