Enrollment
161
Elementary
DISTRICT 368 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SIERRA SANDS UNIFIED·NCES 063680006234
Inyokern Elementary
6601 Locust St., Inyokern, CA 93527 · (760) 499-1683 · Kern County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL161 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 79% 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.
- 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.
- AThree-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
23.0:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
129 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 32 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 33% larger than its 5th grade class (24).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
47.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.7pp since 2014
Math
37.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 12 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 | 19.3% | 28.4% | 27.3% | 25.0% |
| Math | 13.6% | 23.9% | 27.3% | 35.2% |
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 | 47.7% | 37.5% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 42.5% |
| 2022-23 | 48.7% | 37.7% |
| 2021-22 | 29.2% | 27.8% |
| 2020-21 | 27.1% | 14.0% |
| 2018-19 | 30.1% | 26.2% |
| 2017-18 | 36.8% | 25.3% |
| 2016-17 | 49.5% | 28.0% |
| 2015-16 | 51.0% | 27.0% |
| 2014-15 | 36.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
45.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Inyokern Elementary
Inyokern Elementary's state test result (45.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inyokern Elementary this school | 161 | 80.1% | 45.3% |
| Lake Don Pedro Elementary La Grange | 195 | 81.0% | 21.9% |
| Guerneville Elementary (Charter) Guerneville | 171 | 80.7% | 28.2% |
| Morongo Valley Elementary Morongo Valley | 170 | 75.3% | 42.7% |
| Trona Elementary Trona | 147 | 79.6% | 20.4% |
| Juniper Redding | 227 | 84.6% | 33.1% |
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 Inyokern Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #2,044 of 5,151 | #26 of 148 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #2,490 of 5,172 ▼ 484 | #41 of 150 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #2,216 of 5,172 ▼ 467 | #32 of 150 ▼ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.1pp | #225 of 5,116 | #8 of 147 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 161 | #5,484 of 5,915 | #148 of 163 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.1% | #2,180 of 5,625 | #99 of 153 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.6% | #1,129 of 3,837 | #19 of 95 |
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
161
+13 (+9%) vs 2020
-63% since 1990-91, when it was 433
Student : Teacher
23.0:1
was 24.7:1
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 | 161 | 7 | 23.0:1 | 80% (129) |
| 2023-24 | 153 | 7.1 | 21.5:1 | 77% (118) |
| 2022-23 | 161 | 7.2 | 22.4:1 | 59% (95) |
| 2020-21 | 148 | 6 | 24.7:1 | 80% (119) |
| 2017-18 | 208 | 8 | 26.0:1 | 83% (172) |
| 2015-16 | 183 | 8 | 22.9:1 | 78% (142) |
| 2010-11 | 202 | N/A | N/A | 69% (140) |
| 2000-01 | 242 | 13 | 18.6:1 | 60% (145) |
| 1990-91 | 433 | 17 | 25.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Inyokern Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (208 to 161); teachers down 12% (8 to 7).
About Inyokern Elementary
Inyokern Elementary is a very small elementary school located in Inyokern, California. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 5, with 161 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Inyokern Elementary is one school in Sierra Sands Unified, a system of 10 schools with 4,974 students.
At Inyokern Elementary, 54% of students are White. Smaller groups are 28% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 5% Black, and 2% Native American. For comparison, the population of Kern County is roughly 44% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Inyokern Elementary scores 62%.
There are 7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Inyokern Elementary, giving a ratio of 23.0:1. The ratio is within a point of the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. By family income, 80% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among California public elementary schools, Inyokern Elementary outscored 79%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Inyokern Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 45.3%, compared with a predicted 32.6%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the surrounding county, Kern County, the median household earns about $70,210 a year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Kern County has 279 public schools with about 197,431 students, including Inyokern Elementary.
Faller Elementary is the nearest public school to Inyokern Elementary, about 6.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Inyokern Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 161, up from 148 in 2020-21. Students per teacher dropped from 24.7 in 2020-21 to 23.0 in 2024-25.
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Kern County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
915,075
Census ACS
Median income
$70,210
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
279
197,431 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sierra Sands Unified
- Burroughs HighHigh · 1,536 students
- Murray MiddleMiddle · 643 students
- Las Flores ElementaryElementary · 526 students
- Faller ElementaryElementary · 516 students
- James Monroe MiddleMiddle · 490 students
- Richmond ElementaryElementary · 364 students
Nearby schools
- Faller Elementary6.7 mi · 516
- Ridgecrest Elem Acad for Language Music and Sci7.4 mi · 239
- Las Flores Elementary7.4 mi · 526
- James Monroe Middle8.0 mi · 490
- Mesquite Continuation High8.1 mi · 95
- Richmond Elementary8.5 mi · 364
Frequently asked questions
About Inyokern ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Inyokern Elementary?
Inyokern Elementary enrolls approximately 161 students in grades KG-05.
Is Inyokern Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Inyokern Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Inyokern Elementary have?
Inyokern Elementary employs 7 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Inyokern Elementary?
Student demographics at Inyokern Elementary are roughly 54% White, 28% Hispanic, 5% Black, 11% Two or more.
What district is Inyokern Elementary in?
Inyokern Elementary is part of Sierra Sands Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.