Enrollment
237
Elementary
STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOPE ELEMENTARY·NCES 061752002191
Hope Elementary
613 West Teapot Dome Ave., Porterville, CA 93257 · (559) 784-1064 · Tulare County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL237 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% 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.
- B+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
23.7:1
10 FTE teachers
STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
131 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 | 40 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 29 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 24 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 26 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 54% larger than its 8th grade class (26).
Student demographics
48%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
50.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +32.3pp since 2014
Math
54.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +47.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 32 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 47 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 18.5% | 31.8% | 25.8% | 23.8% |
| Math | 29.1% | 25.2% | 25.2% | 20.5% |
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 | 50.3% | 54.3% |
| 2023-24 | 56.1% | 50.0% |
| 2022-23 | 53.4% | 49.3% |
| 2021-22 | 47.8% | 48.4% |
| 2020-21 | 51.3% | 48.8% |
| 2018-19 | 32.0% | 47.3% |
| 2017-18 | 29.4% | 22.1% |
| 2016-17 | 27.6% | 15.0% |
| 2015-16 | 29.0% | 8.0% |
| 2014-15 | 18.0% | 7.0% |
% 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
52.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Hope Elementary
Hope Elementary's state test result (52.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hope Elementary this school | 237 | 55.3% | 52.7% |
| Arena Elementary Point Arena | 239 | 60.7% | 19.7% |
| Walnut Elementary Newbury Park | 259 | 54.4% | 53.8% |
| Alview Elementary Chowchilla | 183 | 55.7% | 51.7% |
| Lynwood Elementary Novato | 260 | 59.2% | 35.1% |
| Buena Vista Elementary Tulare | 180 | 52.2% | 41.1% |
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 Hope Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Tulare County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #1,547 of 5,151 | #6 of 102 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #1,350 of 5,172 ▲ 167 | #7 of 102 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #2,004 of 5,172 ▼ 511 | #17 of 102 ▼ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.2pp | #1,910 of 5,116 | #65 of 102 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 237 | #5,181 of 5,915 | #98 of 110 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.7:1 | #3,516 of 5,352 | #72 of 100 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.2% | #2,898 of 5,354 | #15 of 100 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.3% | #3,677 of 5,625 | #93 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.0% | #3,424 of 3,837 | #66 of 77 |
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
237
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
+189% since 1990-91, when it was 82
Student : Teacher
23.7:1
was 21.7:1
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 | 237 | 10 | 23.7:1 | 55% (131) |
| 2023-24 | 219 | 10 | 21.9:1 | 64% (141) |
| 2022-23 | 229 | 11 | 20.8:1 | 67% (153) |
| 2020-21 | 239 | 11 | 21.7:1 | 72% (173) |
| 2017-18 | 247 | 11 | 22.4:1 | 75% (185) |
| 2015-16 | 251 | 11 | 22.8:1 | 74% (186) |
| 2010-11 | 150 | N/A | N/A | 56% (84) |
| 2000-01 | 81 | 5 | 16.2:1 | 30% (24) |
| 1990-91 | 82 | 3 | 27.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hope Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (247 to 237); teachers down 9% (11 to 10).
About Hope Elementary
In Porterville, California, part of Tulare County, Hope Elementary is an elementary school. The school reports 237 students in kindergarten through 8. The typical figure for elementary schools in California is about 465 students.
In federal data, the district for Hope Elementary is the school itself.
Hispanic students are the majority at Hope Elementary, with 66% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 28% White and 4% multiracial. County-wide, about 67% of residents are Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 48%, meaning two students picked at random have a 48% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its teaching staff equals 10 full-time positions, a ratio of 23.7:1. On average, elementary schools in California have 22.3:1, compared with 23.7:1 here. Around 55% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is below the 77% average among public schools in Tulare County.
allk12 grades Hope Elementary a B+. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, Hope Elementary is 5.6 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
Among Tulare County residents, the median household income is $71,300, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Besides Hope Elementary, Tulare County has 195 other public schools.
The shortest distance from Hope Elementary to another public school is about 2.1 miles, to Pioneer Middle. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 52.7% average proficiency ranks 1st among 9 nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Hope Elementary as Rural: Fringe.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 239 to 237. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 21.7:1 to 23.7:1.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Tulare County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
478,693
Census ACS
Median income
$71,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
196
101,494 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Porterville
- Summit Charter AcademyCombined · 2,423 students
- Porterville HighHigh · 2,125 students
- Monache HighHigh · 1,855 students
- Monarch River AcademyCombined · 1,338 students
- Granite Hills HighHigh · 1,206 students
- Santa Fe ElementaryElementary · 809 students
Other Hope Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 6 states are named Hope Elementary. Hope Elementary is the 5th largest of the 8.
- Hope ElementaryCarlsbad, CA · 659 students
- Hope ElementarySanta Barbara, CA · 279 students
- Hope Elementary SchoolCONROE, TX · 764 students
- Hope Elementary SchoolHope, IN · 547 students
- Hope Elementary SchoolHope, ME · 140 students
Nearby schools
- Pioneer Middle2.1 mi · 754
- Vandalia Elementary2.2 mi · 556
- Santa Fe Elementary3.0 mi · 809
- Olive Street Elementary3.0 mi · 624
- Porterville High3.0 mi · 2,125
- Summit Charter Academy3.3 mi · 2,423
Frequently asked questions
About Hope ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Hope Elementary?
Hope Elementary enrolls approximately 237 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Hope Elementary serve?
Hope Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does Hope Elementary have?
Hope Elementary employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.7:1.
How diverse is Hope Elementary?
Hope Elementary reports a student body of 28% White, 66% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Hope Elementary public or private?
Hope Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hope Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.