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What's the most underrated thing about Huron Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
723
Elementary
DISTRICT 411 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COALINGA-HURON UNIFIED·NCES 060912000934
Huron Elementary
36131 N St., Huron, CA 93234 · (559) 945-2236 · Fresno County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL723 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 11% of California public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
20.1:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
655 students
DISTRICT 80% · 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 | 137 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 106 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 106 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 116 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 138 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 120 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (137) is 14% larger than its 5th grade class (120).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
17.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.2pp since 2014
Math
18.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.8% | 10.4% | 23.1% | 59.7% |
| Math | 6.7% | 12.2% | 26.6% | 54.6% |
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 | 17.2% | 18.8% |
| 2023-24 | 12.0% | 16.3% |
| 2022-23 | 11.3% | 13.7% |
| 2021-22 | 13.4% | 13.0% |
| 2018-19 | 19.1% | 17.3% |
| 2017-18 | 15.7% | 16.0% |
| 2016-17 | 12.6% | 14.2% |
| 2015-16 | 13.0% | 16.0% |
| 2014-15 | 9.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
16.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Huron Elementary
Huron Elementary's state test result (16.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huron Elementary this school | 723 | 90.6% | 16.0% |
| KIPP Excelencia Community Preparatory Redwood City | 711 | 91.0% | N/A |
| Terrace Elementary Riverside | 740 | 90.4% | 27.2% |
| Greenwood Elementary Montebello | 746 | 91.4% | 21.0% |
| Alice Birney Elementary Colton | 681 | 90.7% | 17.1% |
| Golden Oak Elementary Shafter | 717 | 89.7% | 33.7% |
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 Huron Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #4,887 of 5,151 | #182 of 185 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.8% | #4,408 of 5,172 ▲ 155 | #160 of 185 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.2% | #4,982 of 5,172 ▲ 115 | #185 of 185 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.8pp | #1,710 of 5,116 | #86 of 182 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 723 | #646 of 5,915 | #25 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #997 of 5,352 | #68 of 190 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.7% | #4,862 of 5,354 | #172 of 190 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.6% | #1,035 of 5,625 | #73 of 199 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.4% | #2,106 of 3,837 | #62 of 135 |
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
723
-30 (-4%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 817
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
was 23.5:1
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 | 723 | 35.9 | 20.1:1 | 91% (655) |
| 2023-24 | 715 | 35.5 | 20.1:1 | 97% (690) |
| 2022-23 | 744 | 35 | 21.3:1 | 94% (698) |
| 2020-21 | 753 | 32 | 23.5:1 | 99% (743) |
| 2017-18 | 845 | 34.5 | 24.5:1 | 94% (795) |
| 2015-16 | 874 | 38 | 23.0:1 | 91% (794) |
| 2010-11 | 811 | N/A | N/A | 97% (783) |
| 2000-01 | 710 | 36 | 19.7:1 | 99% (705) |
| 1990-91 | 817 | 31 | 26.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Huron Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (845 to 723); teachers up 4% (34.5 to 35.9).
About Huron Elementary
Huron Elementary is a public high-enrollment elementary school in Huron, California. Its 723 students are spread across kindergarten through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in California is about 465 students.
In Coalinga-Huron Unified, 11 schools enroll a combined 4,406 students.
Huron Elementary enrolls a student body that is 94% Hispanic. Census figures show Fresno County is about 55% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Huron Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 12%.
Federal staffing data show 35.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Huron Elementary and a ratio of 20.1:1. That ratio is under the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 91% of students. The rate at public schools in Fresno County averages 75%, lower than here.
The allk12 Grade for Huron Elementary is D. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 11% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Huron Elementary's results are 10.5 points below predicted: 16.0% against 26.5%.
Fresno County has about 1,016,725 residents, and median household income is about $74,201, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Fresno County number 368 and enroll about 206,072.
The shortest distance from Huron Elementary to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Chesnut High (Continuation). The five-mile area around Huron Elementary holds 2 other public schools. The school's 16.0% average proficiency ranks 5th among 7 nearby schools.
The school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Distant).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 753 to 723. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 20.1:1, from 23.5:1.
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Fresno County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,016,725
Census ACS
Median income
$74,201
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
368
206,072 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Coalinga-Huron Unified
- Coalinga HighHigh · 1,256 students
- Coalinga MiddleMiddle · 662 students
- Sunset ElementaryElementary · 442 students
- Henry F. Bishop ElementaryElementary · 412 students
- Nell Dawson ElementaryElementary · 405 students
- Huron MiddleMiddle · 344 students
Other schools in Huron
- Huron MiddleMiddle · 344 students
- Chesnut High (Continuation)High · 35 students
Other Huron Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Huron Elementary. Huron Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Huron Elementary SchoolCLINTON TWP, MI · 522 students
Nearby schools
- Chesnut High (Continuation)0.0 mi · 35
- Huron Middle0.7 mi · 344
- R. J. Neutra12.5 mi · 410
- Akers Elementary13.0 mi · 592
- Westside Elementary13.4 mi · 135
- Reef-Sunset Middle13.8 mi · 554
Frequently asked questions
About Huron ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Huron Elementary?
Huron Elementary enrolls approximately 723 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Huron Elementary serve?
Huron Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Huron Elementary?
Approximately 20.1:1 students per teacher at Huron Elementary.
How diverse is Huron Elementary?
Huron Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 94% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Huron Elementary?
Huron Elementary is overseen by Coalinga-Huron Unified in Fresno County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.