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Does Elkhorn Elementary have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
550
Elementary
DISTRICT 574 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH MONTEREY COUNTY UNIFIED·NCES 062759004143
Elkhorn Elementary
2235 Elkhorn Rd., Castroville, CA 95012 · (831) 633-2405 · Monterey County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL550 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 13% 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.
- BThree-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
21.2:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
459 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 74 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 20% larger than its 6th grade class (74).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
27.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -2.7pp since 2014
Math
17.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.1% | 18.2% | 25.4% | 47.4% |
| Math | 6.2% | 10.9% | 27.3% | 55.6% |
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 | 27.3% | 17.1% |
| 2023-24 | 20.0% | 17.9% |
| 2022-23 | 24.9% | 9.9% |
| 2021-22 | 28.3% | 9.6% |
| 2018-19 | 35.3% | 25.7% |
| 2017-18 | 33.3% | 26.1% |
| 2016-17 | 29.7% | 18.6% |
| 2015-16 | 33.0% | 21.0% |
| 2014-15 | 30.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
20.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Elkhorn Elementary
Elkhorn Elementary's state test result (20.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhorn Elementary this school | 550 | 83.5% | 20.7% |
| Thomas Law Reed Elementary Reedley | 558 | 85.7% | 44.8% |
| French Camp Elementary French Camp | 581 | 83.8% | 18.5% |
| La Honda STEAM Academy Lompoc | 531 | 84.0% | 20.3% |
| John F. Kennedy Elementary Dinuba | 488 | 84.4% | 40.2% |
| California Avenue Elementary Riverbank | 540 | 85.9% | 13.9% |
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 Elkhorn Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Monterey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.7% | #4,524 of 5,151 | #54 of 70 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.1% | #4,559 of 5,172 ▼ 157 | #55 of 70 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #4,239 of 5,172 ▲ 493 | #43 of 70 ▲ 16 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.2pp | #2,217 of 5,116 | #34 of 70 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 550 | #1,865 of 5,915 | #30 of 81 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.2:1 | #1,615 of 5,352 | #13 of 70 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.7% | #4,487 of 5,354 | #27 of 70 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.5% | #1,835 of 5,625 | #35 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.7% | #1,680 of 3,837 | #21 of 55 |
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
550
-75 (-12%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 608
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
was 22.3:1
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 | 550 | 26 | 21.2:1 | 83% (459) |
| 2023-24 | 586 | 26 | 22.6:1 | 87% (511) |
| 2022-23 | 569 | 25 | 22.8:1 | 80% (455) |
| 2020-21 | 625 | 28 | 22.3:1 | 85% (534) |
| 2017-18 | 668 | 30.5 | 21.9:1 | 85% (566) |
| 2015-16 | 667 | 27 | 24.7:1 | 84% (557) |
| 2010-11 | 601 | N/A | N/A | 77% (464) |
| 2000-01 | 491 | 31 | 15.8:1 | 69% (337) |
| 1990-91 | 608 | 23 | 26.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elkhorn Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (668 to 550); teachers down 15% (30.5 to 26).
About Elkhorn Elementary
Elkhorn Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Castroville, California, (ZIP code 95012). It had 550 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 6.
North Monterey County Unified has 4,289 students in 8 schools, and Elkhorn Elementary is one of those schools.
The share of students at Elkhorn Elementary who are Hispanic is 90%. Other groups include 7% White and 2% multiracial. By comparison, Monterey County residents are about 62% Hispanic. A diversity index of 19% means there is a 19% chance two randomly chosen students at Elkhorn Elementary are from different groups.
Classroom staffing at Elkhorn Elementary totals 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 21.2:1. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is lower. Federal data show 83% of students (459) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Elkhorn Elementary earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 13% of California public elementary schools.
Elkhorn Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 20.7% and a predicted 30.6%.
Monterey County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $97,230, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 153 public schools in the county, enrolling about 73,845, Elkhorn Elementary among them.
North Monterey County High, about 1.5 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Elkhorn Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Elkhorn Elementary is 4th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 625 (2020-21) to 550 (2024-25). There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (21.2:1) than in 2020-21 (22.3:1).
The discussion board for Elkhorn Elementary is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Monterey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
437,613
Census ACS
Median income
$97,230
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
153
73,845 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North Monterey County Unified
- North Monterey County HighHigh · 1,250 students
- Prunedale ElementaryElementary · 644 students
- North Monterey County MiddleMiddle · 624 students
- Castroville ElementaryElementary · 600 students
- Echo Valley ElementaryElementary · 502 students
- North Monterey County Center for Independent StudyHigh · 96 students
Other schools in Castroville
- North Monterey County HighHigh · 1,250 students
- North Monterey County MiddleMiddle · 624 students
- Castroville ElementaryElementary · 600 students
Other Elkhorn Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Elkhorn Elementary. Elkhorn Elementary is the largest of the 3.
- Elkhorn Elementary SchoolFrankfort, KY · 409 students
- ELKHORN ELEMENTARYEXCELSIOR SPRINGS, MO · 239 students
Nearby schools
- North Monterey County High1.5 mi · 1,250
- North Monterey County Middle2.7 mi · 624
- Castroville Elementary2.9 mi · 600
- North Monterey County Center for Independent Study3.1 mi · 96
- Central Bay High (Continuation)3.2 mi · 23
- Prunedale Elementary3.2 mi · 644
Frequently asked questions
About Elkhorn ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Elkhorn Elementary?
Elkhorn Elementary enrolls approximately 550 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Elkhorn Elementary serve?
Elkhorn Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Elkhorn Elementary?
Approximately 21.2:1 students per teacher at Elkhorn Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Elkhorn Elementary?
Student demographics at Elkhorn Elementary are roughly 7% White, 90% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Elkhorn Elementary public or private?
Elkhorn Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by North Monterey County Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.