Enrollment
388
Elementary
DISTRICT 343 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MUROC JOINT UNIFIED·NCES 062649003999
Irving L. Branch Elementary
1577 Payne Ave., Edwards, CA 93523 · (760) 306-4966 · Kern County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL388 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 22% of California public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
23.5:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
67 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 104 | 27% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 24% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 22% |
| Grade 6 | 104 | 27% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Muroc Joint Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
39.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -6.4pp since 2014
Math
30.2%
CA avg 37.7% . -8.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.9% | 25.7% | 25.9% | 34.5% |
| Math | 11.0% | 19.3% | 26.7% | 43.0% |
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 | 39.6% | 30.2% |
| 2023-24 | 37.7% | 28.6% |
| 2022-23 | 39.7% | 29.7% |
| 2021-22 | 40.5% | 21.1% |
| 2020-21 | 42.4% | 25.3% |
| 2018-19 | 56.7% | 45.5% |
| 2017-18 | 52.5% | 44.5% |
| 2016-17 | 55.6% | 45.2% |
| 2015-16 | 55.0% | 45.0% |
| 2014-15 | 46.0% | 39.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
33.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-35.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 69% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Irving L. Branch Elementary
Irving L. Branch Elementary's state test result (33.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irving L. Branch Elementary this school | 388 | 17.3% | 33.8% |
| William A. Bailey Elementary Edwards | 366 | 15.0% | N/A |
| Thomas Edison Elementary Burbank | 432 | 23.1% | 55.8% |
| Dahlia Heights Elementary Los Angeles | 410 | 23.7% | 75.2% |
| Paradise Valley Engineering Academy Morgan Hill | 442 | 25.8% | 59.0% |
| Mt. Washington Elementary Los Angeles | 430 | 18.1% | 73.5% |
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 Irving L. Branch Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #3,075 of 5,151 | #57 of 148 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #3,198 of 5,172 ▲ 24 | #59 of 150 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #2,967 of 5,172 ▼ 20 | #55 of 150 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.1pp | #1,949 of 5,116 | #63 of 147 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 388 | #3,831 of 5,915 | #121 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.5:1 | #3,381 of 5,352 | #112 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.9% | #533 of 5,354 | #4 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.3% | #5,244 of 5,625 | #152 of 153 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -48.1% | #43 of 3,837 | #1 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
388
-282 (-42%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 602
Student : Teacher
23.5:1
was 23.1:1
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 | 388 | 16.5 | 23.5:1 | 17% (67) |
| 2023-24 | 401 | 14 | 28.6:1 | 16% (66) |
| 2022-23 | 383 | 14.5 | 26.4:1 | 14% (55) |
| 2020-21 | 670 | 29 | 23.1:1 | 13% (85) |
| 2017-18 | 748 | 34 | 22.0:1 | 19% (140) |
| 2015-16 | 774 | 33 | 23.4:1 | 18% (140) |
| 2010-11 | 847 | N/A | N/A | 13% (112) |
| 2000-01 | 326 | 17 | 19.2:1 | 36% (116) |
| 1990-91 | 602 | 23 | 26.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Irving L. Branch Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 48% (748 to 388); teachers down 51% (34 to 16.5).
About Irving L. Branch Elementary
Irving L. Branch Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school for students in Edwards, California. Students in grades 3 through 6 attend, and enrollment is 388 students.
The 6 schools in Muroc Joint Unified enroll 1,803 students altogether, Irving L. Branch Elementary among them.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at Irving L. Branch Elementary, at 36%. Other reported shares: 30% White, 27% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 3% Black. Kern County's residents are about 57% Hispanic, 21 points above the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 71% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 23.5:1, with 16.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is higher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Irving L. Branch Elementary is 17%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Kern County is 76%.
allk12 grades Irving L. Branch Elementary a C-. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations places Irving L. Branch Elementary in the bottom 10% of California schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 35.6 points below it (33.8% actual, 69.4% predicted).
Across Kern County, the median household income is $70,210, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Kern County is home to 279 public schools and about 197,431 public school students.
Nearby, Desert Junior-Senior High is about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of Irving L. Branch Elementary, there are 2 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Irving L. Branch Elementary places 1st out of 5 schools in its immediate area.
Irving L. Branch Elementary is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, reported enrollment went from 670 to 388. Such a large difference may reflect a change in the grades served.
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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 Muroc Joint Unified
- Desert Junior-Senior HighHigh · 497 students
- William A. Bailey ElementaryElementary · 366 students
- West Boron ElementaryElementary · 276 students
- Boron Junior-Senior HighHigh · 253 students
- McGowan (Robert) High (Continuation)High · 23 students
Other schools in Edwards
- Desert Junior-Senior HighHigh · 497 students
- William A. Bailey ElementaryElementary · 366 students
Nearby schools
- Desert Junior-Senior High0.1 mi · 497
- William A. Bailey Elementary0.2 mi · 366
- California City Middle12.8 mi · 478
- Hacienda Elementary12.9 mi · 497
- Rosamond Elementary13.6 mi · 822
- Robert P. Ulrich Elementary13.7 mi · 503
Frequently asked questions
About Irving L. Branch ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Irving L. Branch Elementary?
Irving L. Branch Elementary enrolls approximately 388 students in grades 03-06.
What age range does Irving L. Branch Elementary serve?
Irving L. Branch Elementary serves students from grade 03 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Irving L. Branch Elementary?
Approximately 23.5:1 students per teacher at Irving L. Branch Elementary.
How diverse is Irving L. Branch Elementary?
Irving L. Branch Elementary reports a student body of 30% White, 36% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Asian, 27% Two or more.
What district is Irving L. Branch Elementary in?
Irving L. Branch Elementary is part of Muroc Joint Unified.
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