Enrollment
172
Elementary
DISTRICT 199 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VALLECITO UNION·NCES 064068006716
Hazel Fischer Elementary
1605 Blagen Rd., Arnold, CA 95223 · (209) 795-8030 · Calaveras County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL172 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 44% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
22.6:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
78 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 41 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 23 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 21% larger than its 5th grade class (34).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
Hazel Fischer Elementary→Avery Middle
Based on grade levels within Vallecito Union. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
57.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.9pp since 2014
Math
33.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -13.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 26.3% | 31.6% | 31.6% | 10.5% |
| Math | 14.3% | 19.5% | 52.0% | 14.3% |
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 | 57.9% | 33.8% |
| 2023-24 | 53.7% | 43.6% |
| 2022-23 | 57.1% | 56.0% |
| 2021-22 | 45.1% | 45.1% |
| 2020-21 | 51.5% | 43.1% |
| 2018-19 | 54.7% | 45.3% |
| 2017-18 | 50.0% | 34.3% |
| 2016-17 | 44.2% | 32.5% |
| 2015-16 | 51.0% | 44.0% |
| 2014-15 | 57.0% | 47.0% |
% 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
46.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Hazel Fischer Elementary
Hazel Fischer Elementary's state test result (46.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazel Fischer Elementary this school | 172 | 45.3% | 46.4% |
| Reeds Creek Elementary Red Bluff | 195 | 45.6% | 29.7% |
| Butteville Elementary Weed | 162 | 43.2% | 53.0% |
| Foresthill Elementary Foresthill | 160 | 42.5% | N/A |
| Pioneer Elementary Somerset | 162 | 45.7% | 26.1% |
| Millville Elementary Millville | 208 | 45.7% | 56.5% |
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 Hazel Fischer Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Calaveras County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #1,971 of 5,151 | #2 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #2,850 of 5,172 ▼ 927 | #3 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #1,473 of 5,172 ▲ 164 | #1 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.8pp | #3,103 of 5,116 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 172 | #5,442 of 5,915 | #7 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.3% | #4,114 of 5,625 | #9 of 9 |
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
172
+15 (+10%) vs 2020
-71% since 1990-91, when it was 584
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
was 19.6:1
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 | 172 | 7.6 | 22.6:1 | 45% (78) |
| 2023-24 | 180 | 8 | 22.5:1 | 49% (88) |
| 2022-23 | 176 | 8 | 22.0:1 | 50% (88) |
| 2020-21 | 157 | 8 | 19.6:1 | 45% (71) |
| 2017-18 | 157 | 7 | 22.4:1 | 56% (88) |
| 2015-16 | 143 | 6 | 23.8:1 | 55% (78) |
| 2010-11 | 181 | N/A | N/A | 48% (87) |
| 2000-01 | 259 | 13 | 19.9:1 | 40% (103) |
| 1990-91 | 584 | 21 | 27.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hazel Fischer Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (157 to 172); teachers up 9% (7 to 7.6).
About Hazel Fischer Elementary
Hazel Fischer Elementary is a very small elementary school. Its address is in Arnold, California. The school runs kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 172 students. By comparison, elementary schools in California enroll about 465 students on average.
Hazel Fischer Elementary is a school in Vallecito Union. The district has 3 schools and 597 students.
More than half of the students at Hazel Fischer Elementary are White (77%). The remaining shares are 15% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. That is in line with Calaveras County, where about 79% of residents are White. The diversity index for Hazel Fischer Elementary is 38%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at Hazel Fischer Elementary totals 7.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 22.6:1. The average for elementary schools in California is about 22.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Hazel Fischer Elementary is about 45%. Public schools in Calaveras County average 54%.
Hazel Fischer Elementary earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 44% of California public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 53.0% at Hazel Fischer Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 46.4%.
Looking at the county, Calaveras County, the median household earns about $78,647 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Counting Hazel Fischer Elementary, Calaveras County has 23 public schools.
Avery Middle sits about 4.4 miles from Hazel Fischer Elementary. The nearest schools with test data average 49.1%, higher than Hazel Fischer Elementary's 46.4%.
Hazel Fischer Elementary falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment rose by 10% across 4 years, from 157 in 2020-21 to 172 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 19.6:1 to 22.6:1.
The discussion board for Hazel Fischer Elementary is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Calaveras County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,248
Census ACS
Median income
$78,647
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
5,261 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Vallecito Union
- Albert A. Michelson ElementaryElementary · 226 students
- Avery MiddleMiddle · 199 students
- Vallecito Independent Study (Alternative)Elementary
Nearby schools
- Avery Middle4.4 mi · 199
- Albert A. Michelson Elementary10.9 mi · 226
- Rite of Passage12.3 mi · 26
- West Point Elementary13.6 mi · 114
- South Fork High14.5 mi · 4
- Belleview Elementary16.3 mi · 148
Frequently asked questions
About Hazel Fischer ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Hazel Fischer Elementary?
Hazel Fischer Elementary enrolls approximately 172 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Hazel Fischer Elementary serve?
Hazel Fischer Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Hazel Fischer Elementary have?
Hazel Fischer Elementary employs 8 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Hazel Fischer Elementary?
Student demographics at Hazel Fischer Elementary are roughly 77% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Hazel Fischer Elementary?
Hazel Fischer Elementary is overseen by Vallecito Union in Calaveras County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.