Di Giorgio Elementary

Set in Arvin, California, Di Giorgio Elementary is a tight-knit K-5 school, operated by Di Giorgio Elementary. It caters to 231 students across grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 50% leaner than the state mean of about 465.

Operationally, Di Giorgio Elementary answers to Di Giorgio Elementary, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Looking at the student body, Di Giorgio Elementary records that 97% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 3% White. By comparison, Kern County as a whole is about 57% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Di Giorgio Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Kern County runs at roughly 76%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Di Giorgio Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 20.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 17.8%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Kern County indicate median household earnings sit near $70,210, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Across Kern County's 279 public schools (combined enrollment of about 197,431 students), Di Giorgio Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Arvin High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.1 miles from this campus. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Di Giorgio Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 22.4%.

Di Giorgio Elementary operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Di Giorgio Elementary's enrollment has climbed 9% since 2018, when it stood at 211 (now 231).

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.