Enrollment
118
Elementary
STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GORMAN JOINT·NCES 061560001979
Gorman Elementary
49847 Gorman School Rd., Gorman, CA 93243 · (661) 248-6441 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL118 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
29.8:1
4 FTE teachers
STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
68 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 | 18 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 14 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 11 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 6 | 5% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 6 | 5% |
| Grade 6 | 18 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 14 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 14 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (18) is 29% larger than its 8th grade class (14).
Student demographics
54%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
54.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +28.7pp since 2014
Math
41.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +27.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 29 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 27 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 22.7% | 32.0% | 24.0% | 21.3% |
| Math | 12.0% | 29.3% | 29.3% | 29.3% |
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 | 54.7% | 41.3% |
| 2023-24 | 49.2% | 32.3% |
| 2022-23 | 47.3% | 25.4% |
| 2021-22 | 51.2% | 24.4% |
| 2020-21 | 44.1% | 9.4% |
| 2018-19 | 43.1% | 26.9% |
| 2017-18 | 40.4% | 21.1% |
| 2016-17 | 44.4% | 34.9% |
| 2015-16 | 40.0% | 26.0% |
| 2014-15 | 26.0% | 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
43.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Gorman Elementary
Gorman Elementary's state test result (43.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gorman Elementary this school | 118 | 57.6% | 43.7% |
| Encinal Elementary Live Oak | 111 | 52.3% | 54.4% |
| Plainsburg Union Elementary Merced | 113 | 47.8% | 41.1% |
| Two Rock Elementary Petaluma | 135 | 50.4% | 44.8% |
| Minnie Cannon Elementary Middletown | 164 | 62.8% | 20.2% |
| Mark West Charter Santa Rosa | 124 | 49.2% | 42.8% |
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 Gorman Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #2,181 of 5,151 | #517 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #2,194 of 5,172 ▲ 651 | #544 of 1,129 ▲ 162 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #1,705 of 5,172 ▲ 243 | #381 of 1,129 ▲ 52 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.2pp | #588 of 5,116 | #218 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 118 | #5,593 of 5,915 | #1,271 of 1,300 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.6% | #3,579 of 5,625 | #951 of 1,276 |
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
118
+59 (+100%) vs 2020
+74% since 1990-91, when it was 68
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 | 118 | 4 | 29.8:1 | 58% (68) |
| 2023-24 | 90 | 3.7 | 24.1:1 | 56% (50) |
| 2022-23 | 83 | 3.7 | 22.3:1 | 64% (53) |
| 2020-21 | 59 | N/A | N/A | 64% (38) |
| 2017-18 | 85 | 4 | 21.3:1 | 65% (55) |
| 2015-16 | 103 | 5 | 20.6:1 | 62% (64) |
| 2010-11 | 96 | N/A | N/A | 76% (73) |
| 2000-01 | 31 | 2 | 15.5:1 | 77% (24) |
| 1990-91 | 68 | 3 | 22.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gorman Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 39% (85 to 118); teachers down 1% (4 to 4).
About Gorman Elementary
Gorman Elementary serves students in Gorman, California, as a very small elementary school. The school serves kindergarten through 8. Enrollment is 118 students. By comparison, elementary schools in California enroll about 465 students on average.
Federal records list Gorman Joint as the district for Gorman Elementary.
More than half of the students at Gorman Elementary are Hispanic (51%). The next largest groups are 45% White and 3% multiracial. That is in line with Los Angeles County, where about 48% of residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 54%.
Gorman Elementary has 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 29.8:1. The school's 29.8:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 58%. Compared with the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County, the school's rate is lower.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Gorman Elementary is 45.8%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 43.7%.
In Los Angeles County, home to about 9,808,667 people, median household income comes to about $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. There are 2,244 public schools in the county, enrolling about 1,265,907, Gorman Elementary among them.
Gorman Elementary is about 2.2 miles from Frazier Mountain High, its nearest public school. There are 3 other public schools within ten miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Gorman Elementary at 5th of 8.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school counted 59 students in 2020-21 and 118 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
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- Castaic High23.6 mi · 1,159
Frequently asked questions
About Gorman ElementaryHow large is Gorman Elementary?
Gorman Elementary enrolls approximately 118 students in grades KG-08.
Is Gorman Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Gorman Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Gorman Elementary have?
Gorman Elementary employs 4 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 29.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Gorman Elementary?
Student demographics at Gorman Elementary are roughly 45% White, 51% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Is Gorman Elementary public or private?
Gorman Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Gorman Joint.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.