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What's something Earlimart Elementary does better than most schools?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
481
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EARLIMART ELEMENTARY·NCES 061176001297
Earlimart Elementary
192 South Church Rd., Earlimart, CA 93219 · (661) 849-2651 · Tulare County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL481 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of California public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
16.6:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
425 students
DISTRICT 80% · 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 | 91 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is 18% larger than its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
8%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
Earlimart Elementary→Earlimart Middle
Based on grade levels within Earlimart Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
23.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.5pp since 2015
Math
17.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.5pp since 2015
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 6 points since 2015, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.0% | 14.5% | 26.9% | 49.6% |
| Math | 6.4% | 11.1% | 27.4% | 55.1% |
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 | 23.5% | 17.5% |
| 2023-24 | 20.9% | 15.3% |
| 2022-23 | 19.2% | 13.4% |
| 2021-22 | 17.4% | 13.4% |
| 2018-19 | 26.3% | 13.6% |
| 2017-18 | 30.7% | 17.7% |
| 2016-17 | 28.3% | 21.9% |
| 2015-16 | 18.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
19.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Earlimart Elementary
Earlimart Elementary's state test result (19.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earlimart Elementary this school | 481 | 88.4% | 19.3% |
| Frank Ledesma Elementary Soledad | 464 | 89.7% | 27.0% |
| Rose Elementary Escondido | 498 | 89.4% | 27.5% |
| Theodore Roosevelt Elementary Indio | 490 | 90.4% | 19.0% |
| Jefferson Elementary Sanger | 488 | 89.8% | 41.7% |
| Whittier Elementary Costa Mesa | 454 | 89.4% | 26.4% |
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 Earlimart Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Tulare County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.3% | #4,627 of 5,151 | #91 of 102 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.5% | #4,516 of 5,172 ▲ 136 | #88 of 102 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.5% | #4,605 of 5,172 ▲ 52 | #93 of 102 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.1pp | #1,620 of 5,116 | #52 of 102 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 481 | #2,669 of 5,915 | #56 of 110 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #90 of 5,352 | #4 of 100 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.0% | #5,051 of 5,354 | #86 of 100 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.4% | #1,293 of 5,625 | #38 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.0% | #602 of 3,837 | #4 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
481
-108 (-18%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 1,029
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 23.6:1
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 | 481 | 29 | 16.6:1 | 88% (425) |
| 2023-24 | 494 | 33 | 15.0:1 | 91% (452) |
| 2022-23 | 550 | 34.5 | 16.0:1 | 90% (497) |
| 2020-21 | 589 | 25 | 23.6:1 | 96% (567) |
| 2017-18 | 677 | 32 | 21.2:1 | 89% (605) |
| 2015-16 | 700 | 30 | 23.3:1 | 94% (659) |
| 2010-11 | 701 | N/A | N/A | 96% (673) |
| 2000-01 | 828 | 42 | 19.7:1 | 73% (607) |
| 1990-91 | 1,029 | 41 | 25.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Earlimart Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (677 to 481); teachers down 9% (32 to 29).
About Earlimart Elementary
Earlimart Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Earlimart, California. Its 481 students are spread across kindergarten through 5.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
Earlimart Elementary enrolls a student body that is 96% Hispanic. The school is also 3% Asian. That is higher than the 67% Hispanic share among all Tulare County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Earlimart Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 8%.
Teacher staffing is 29 full-time equivalents, or about 16.6 students per teacher. Among elementary schools in California, the typical ratio is 22.3:1. About 88% of students, or 425, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 77% average for public schools in Tulare County, the school's rate is higher.
Earlimart Elementary is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 15% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Earlimart Elementary is -8.4 points: 19.3% actual, 27.8% predicted.
Among Tulare County residents, median household income is 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. Federal data list 196 public schools in Tulare County, with a combined enrollment of about 101,494.
The closest public school to Earlimart Elementary is Earlimart Middle, about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 3. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Earlimart Elementary ranks 8th on proficiency.
Earlimart Elementary is coded as Town: Distant in federal locale data.
Earlimart Elementary had 589 students in 2020-21 and 481 in 2024-25, an 18% decrease. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 23.6:1 to 16.6:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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 Earlimart Elementary
- Earlimart MiddleMiddle · 479 students
- AlilaElementary · 423 students
Other schools in Earlimart
- Earlimart MiddleMiddle · 479 students
- AlilaElementary · 423 students
Nearby schools
- Earlimart Middle0.3 mi · 479
- Alila0.7 mi · 423
- Columbine Elementary4.7 mi · 172
- Pixley Middle6.2 mi · 297
- Pixley Elementary6.2 mi · 530
- Albany Park Elementary6.9 mi · 319
Frequently asked questions
About Earlimart ElementaryHow large is Earlimart Elementary?
Earlimart Elementary enrolls approximately 481 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Earlimart Elementary serve?
Earlimart Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Earlimart Elementary have?
Earlimart Elementary employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Earlimart Elementary?
At Earlimart Elementary, the student body is approximately 96% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Earlimart Elementary public or private?
Earlimart Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Earlimart Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.