Enrollment
159
Elementary
STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELK HILLS ELEMENTARY·NCES 061236001415
Elk Hills Elementary
501 Kern St., Tupman, CA 93276 · (661) 765-7431 · Kern County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL159 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
9 FTE teachers
STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
116 students
STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 16 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 13 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 15 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 19 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 16 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 18 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (16) is 11% smaller than its 8th grade class (18).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
34.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.9pp since 2014
Math
28.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.6% | 19.3% | 18.4% | 46.8% |
| Math | 14.8% | 13.9% | 29.6% | 41.7% |
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 | 34.9% | 28.7% |
| 2023-24 | 31.9% | 27.4% |
| 2022-23 | 25.0% | 21.4% |
| 2021-22 | 19.1% | 20.0% |
| 2018-19 | 30.4% | 20.9% |
| 2017-18 | 20.6% | 13.4% |
| 2016-17 | 31.7% | 17.7% |
| 2015-16 | 25.0% | 13.0% |
| 2014-15 | 29.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
30.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Elk Hills Elementary
Elk Hills Elementary's state test result (30.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Hills Elementary this school | 159 | 73.0% | 30.8% |
| Black Butte Elementary Shingletown | 156 | 74.4% | 24.4% |
| Rocky Point Charter Redding | 178 | 75.8% | N/A |
| Stanwood A. Murphy Elementary Scotia | 187 | 72.2% | 57.6% |
| Fletcher Walker Elementary Westwood | 128 | 76.6% | 28.8% |
| Montague Elementary Montague | 178 | 66.9% | 39.1% |
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 Elk Hills Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #3,417 of 5,151 | #68 of 148 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #3,348 of 5,172 ▲ 1 | #63 of 150 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #3,449 of 5,172 ▲ 131 | #75 of 150 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.2pp | #374 of 5,116 | #12 of 147 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 159 | #5,493 of 5,915 | #149 of 163 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.0% | #2,780 of 5,625 | #114 of 153 |
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
159
-12 (-7%) vs 2020
+64% since 1990-91, when it was 97
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 19.0:1
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 | 159 | 9.2 | 17.4:1 | 73% (116) |
| 2023-24 | 167 | 9.1 | 18.4:1 | 57% (96) |
| 2022-23 | 163 | 9.1 | 18.0:1 | 78% (127) |
| 2020-21 | 171 | 9 | 19.0:1 | 83% (142) |
| 2017-18 | 187 | 8 | 23.4:1 | 66% (124) |
| 2015-16 | 196 | 8 | 24.5:1 | 58% (114) |
| 2010-11 | 136 | N/A | N/A | 64% (87) |
| 2000-01 | 80 | 5 | 16.0:1 | 64% (51) |
| 1990-91 | 97 | 5 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elk Hills Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (187 to 159); teachers up 15% (8 to 9.2).
About Elk Hills Elementary
Elk Hills Elementary, located in Tupman, California, is a very small elementary school. The school runs kindergarten through 8 and enrolls 159 students. Elementary schools in California average about 465 students, which makes this school 66% below average.
Elk Hills Elementary is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
The student body at Elk Hills Elementary is 73% White. The school is also 21% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. The White share of the county population is lower, at 44%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 42, compared with 70 nationally.
Elk Hills Elementary has 9.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is 22.3:1. The school has 73% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 76% average for public schools in Kern County.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Elk Hills Elementary is 6.0 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 30.8% actual, 36.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
In Kern County, home to about 915,075 people, median household income comes to about $70,210, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of people live in poverty. There are 279 public schools in the county, enrolling about 197,431, Elk Hills Elementary among them.
Buttonwillow Elementary sits about 9.8 miles from Elk Hills Elementary. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Elk Hills Elementary is 5th on average proficiency.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 7%, from 171 to 159. By 2024-25, the school had 17.4 students per teacher, compared with 19.0 in 2020-21.
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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
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- Buttonwillow Elementary9.8 mi · 288
- Rio Bravo-Greeley Elementary10.2 mi · 466
- Rio Bravo Elementary10.3 mi · 589
- Del Rio Elementary11.5 mi · 595
- Jefferson Elementary11.5 mi · 271
- Highgate Elementary11.9 mi · 732
Frequently asked questions
About Elk Hills ElementaryHow many students attend Elk Hills Elementary?
Elk Hills Elementary enrolls approximately 159 students in grades KG-08.
Is Elk Hills Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Elk Hills Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Elk Hills Elementary have?
Elk Hills Elementary employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
How diverse is Elk Hills Elementary?
Elk Hills Elementary reports a student body of 73% White, 21% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Elk Hills Elementary?
Elk Hills Elementary is overseen by Elk Hills Elementary in Kern County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.