Island Elementary

Island Elementary is a modestly sized primary school in Lemoore, California, overseen by Island Union Elementary. The school serves 395 students in grades K through 8.

Island Elementary sits inside Island Union Elementary, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

In terms of who attends, Island Elementary logs that the most-represented group is White (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 42% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Kings County as a whole is about 38% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school lists 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.9:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Kings County (around 74%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Island Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.5%; this one delivers 61.7%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Kings County) records that the typical household earns roughly $70,995 per year, about 14% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Kings County runs 67 public schools (combined enrollment of about 28,742 students), of which Island Elementary is one.

Liberty Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Island Elementary comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 39.5%.

The school occupies a countryside site. As a public charter, Island Elementary runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Island Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 5% since 2018, when it stood at 415 (now 395). White enrollment moved from 58% to 51% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 23.1:1 in 2018 to 21.9:1 in 2025.

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