Enrollment
65
Elementary
DISTRICT 207 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALIPATRIA UNIFIED·NCES 060699000645
Grace Smith Elementary
9 East Fourth St., Niland, CA 92257 · (760) 359-0636 · Imperial County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL65 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
13.0:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
60 students
DISTRICT 90% · 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 | 14 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 10 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 12 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 13 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 16 | 25% |
This year's kindergarten class (14) is 13% smaller than its 4th grade class (16).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
Based on grade levels within Calipatria Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
35.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +14.7pp since 2014
Math
35.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 15 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.3% | 21.4% | 7.1% | 57.1% |
| Math | 14.3% | 21.4% | 39.3% | 25.0% |
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 | 35.7% | 35.7% |
| 2023-24 | 48.1% | 41.4% |
| 2022-23 | 30.8% | 30.8% |
| 2021-22 | 34.4% | 25.0% |
| 2020-21 | 16.7% | 6.9% |
| 2018-19 | 48.5% | 51.5% |
| 2017-18 | 45.5% | 54.5% |
| 2016-17 | 48.1% | 37.0% |
| 2015-16 | 33.0% | 42.0% |
| 2014-15 | 21.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
40.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 25% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in California's top 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 Grace Smith Elementary
Grace Smith Elementary's state test result (40.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grace Smith Elementary this school | 65 | 92.3% | 40.2% |
| Banta Charter Tracy | 73 | 80.8% | N/A |
| San Ardo Elementary San Ardo | 76 | 94.7% | 18.8% |
| Oro Grande Elementary Oro Grande | 91 | 86.8% | 14.1% |
| Bates Elementary Courtland | 82 | 93.9% | 32.0% |
| Rancho Tehama Elementary Corning | 94 | 88.3% | 15.3% |
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 Grace Smith Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Imperial County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 65 | #5,718 of 5,915 | #37 of 38 |
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
65
-20 (-24%) vs 2020
-74% since 1990-91, when it was 247
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 65 | 5 | 13.0:1 | 92% (60) |
| 2023-24 | 64 | 5 | 12.8:1 | 97% (62) |
| 2022-23 | 75 | 5 | 15.0:1 | 96% (72) |
| 2020-21 | 85 | 5 | 17.0:1 | 95% (81) |
| 2017-18 | 77 | 5 | 15.4:1 | 92% (71) |
| 2015-16 | 87 | 5 | 17.4:1 | 93% (81) |
| 2010-11 | 118 | N/A | N/A | 96% (113) |
| 2000-01 | 235 | 12 | 19.6:1 | 86% (201) |
| 1990-91 | 247 | 10 | 24.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grace Smith Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (77 to 65); teachers unchanged (5 to 5).
About Grace Smith Elementary
Grace Smith Elementary is a small elementary school in Calipatria Unified, located in Niland, California. The school reports 65 students in kindergarten through 4. The typical figure for elementary schools in California is about 465 students.
Grace Smith Elementary is a school in Calipatria Unified. The district has 4 schools and 1,080 students.
Federal enrollment data show Grace Smith Elementary is 80% Hispanic. It is also 17% White. Grace Smith Elementary's diversity index is 33%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal staffing data show 5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Grace Smith Elementary and a ratio of 13.0:1. This ratio sits 9.3 below the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 92% of students. That rate is above the 77% average among public schools in Imperial County.
Grace Smith Elementary is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 67% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
After accounting for student poverty, Grace Smith Elementary is in the top 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests of 40.2% is 14.7 points above the 25.5% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
Grace Smith Elementary is located in Imperial County, where the median household income is $57,681, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 17%. Grace Smith Elementary is one of 76 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is Fremont Primary, about 7.8 miles away. The count of other public schools within ten miles is 3. On proficiency, Grace Smith Elementary is ahead of the 30.3% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 7.
Grace Smith Elementary has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.
Enrollment dropped 24% from its 2020-21 level of 85. The ratio of students to teachers went from 17.0:1 to 13.0:1 over the same years.
The Grace Smith Elementary community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Imperial County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
180,202
Census ACS
Median income
$57,681
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
76
36,513 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Calipatria Unified
- Fremont PrimaryElementary · 348 students
- Calipatria HighHigh · 345 students
- Bill E. Young Jr. MiddleMiddle · 322 students
Nearby schools
- Fremont Primary7.8 mi · 348
- Calipatria High7.8 mi · 345
- Bill E. Young Jr. Middle7.9 mi · 322
- Mulberry Elementary14.6 mi · 61
- Westmorland Elementary15.1 mi · 304
- Desert Valley High (Continuation)17.5 mi · 162
Frequently asked questions
About Grace Smith ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Grace Smith Elementary?
Grace Smith Elementary enrolls approximately 65 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Grace Smith Elementary serve?
Grace Smith Elementary serves grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Grace Smith Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Grace Smith Elementary is approximately 13.0:1 (5 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Grace Smith Elementary?
Grace Smith Elementary reports a student body of 17% White, 80% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
What district is Grace Smith Elementary in?
Grace Smith Elementary is part of Calipatria Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.