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Enrollment
576
Elementary
DISTRICT 563 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASCO UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 064140014394
James A. Forrest Elementary
401 North Griffith Ave., Wasco, CA 93280 · (661) 758-7490 · Kern County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL576 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
24.0:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
515 students
DISTRICT 91% · 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 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (137) is 65% larger than its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
33.5%
CA avg 49.1%
Math
26.7%
CA avg 37.7%
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.2% | 20.3% | 18.7% | 47.8% |
| Math | 8.0% | 18.7% | 28.3% | 45.0% |
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 | 33.5% | 26.7% |
| 2023-24 | 30.2% | 27.3% |
| 2022-23 | 35.2% | 24.7% |
| 2021-22 | 32.4% | 23.6% |
% 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
29.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 James A. Forrest Elementary
James A. Forrest Elementary's state test result (29.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| James A. Forrest Elementary this school | 576 | 89.4% | 29.3% |
| Sheppard Elementary Santa Rosa | 577 | 88.6% | 34.3% |
| Haddon Avenue Elementary Pacoima | 590 | 90.7% | 28.5% |
| Euclid Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 578 | 89.8% | 37.8% |
| Abraham Lincoln Elementary Colton | 587 | 91.0% | 24.6% |
| Planada Elementary Planada | 583 | 90.6% | 31.2% |
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 James A. Forrest Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.3% | #3,606 of 5,151 | #74 of 148 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.7% | #3,584 of 5,172 ▼ 222 | #70 of 150 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #3,612 of 5,172 ▲ 145 | #79 of 150 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #2,661 of 5,116 | #82 of 147 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 576 | #1,599 of 5,915 | #87 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.0:1 | #3,775 of 5,352 | #118 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.5% | #5,128 of 5,354 | #137 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.4% | #1,168 of 5,625 | #65 of 153 |
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
576
-15 (-3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
24.0:1
was 22.7:1
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 | 576 | 24 | 24.0:1 | 89% (515) |
| 2023-24 | 578 | 25.2 | 22.9:1 | 91% (526) |
| 2022-23 | 571 | 27.6 | 20.7:1 | 91% (517) |
| 2020-21 | 591 | 26 | 22.7:1 | 88% (522) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James A. Forrest Elementary.
About James A. Forrest Elementary
James A. Forrest Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school for students in Wasco, California. It offers kindergarten through 5 and has 576 students enrolled. Elementary schools in California have about 465 students on average; enrollment here is 24% higher.
Wasco Union Elementary has 3,473 students spread across 6 schools.
James A. Forrest Elementary is 97% Hispanic by enrollment. In Kern County overall, about 57% of residents are Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, James A. Forrest Elementary scores 6%.
Teacher count: 24 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 24.0:1. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is higher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 89%. Compared with the 76% average for public schools in Kern County, the school's rate is higher.
Among California public elementary schools, James A. Forrest Elementary outscored 36%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, James A. Forrest Elementary is 2.1 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Kern County show that the median household earns about $70,210 a year, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's public schools total 279, with about 197,431 students.
Thomas Jefferson Middle sits about 0.4 miles from James A. Forrest Elementary. Around the school, 7 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, James A. Forrest Elementary is 5th among 8 schools close by.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Distant.
The school's student count decreased 3% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The number of students per teacher increased from 22.7 to 24.0 over 4 years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at James A. Forrest Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Wasco Union Elementary
- Palm Avenue MiddleMiddle · 631 students
- John L. Prueitt ElementaryElementary · 621 students
- Thomas Jefferson MiddleMiddle · 591 students
- Karl F. Clemens ElementaryElementary · 551 students
- Teresa Burke ElementaryElementary · 503 students
Other schools in Wasco
- Wasco HighHigh · 1,672 students
- Palm Avenue MiddleMiddle · 631 students
- John L. Prueitt ElementaryElementary · 621 students
- Thomas Jefferson MiddleMiddle · 591 students
- Karl F. Clemens ElementaryElementary · 551 students
- Teresa Burke ElementaryElementary · 503 students
Nearby schools
- Thomas Jefferson Middle0.4 mi · 591
- Karl F. Clemens Elementary0.5 mi · 551
- Wasco High0.7 mi · 1,672
- Palm Avenue Middle1.1 mi · 631
- Wasco Independence High1.2 mi · 109
- John L. Prueitt Elementary1.6 mi · 621
Frequently asked questions
About James A. Forrest ElementaryHow large is James A. Forrest Elementary?
James A. Forrest Elementary enrolls approximately 576 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does James A. Forrest Elementary serve?
James A. Forrest Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does James A. Forrest Elementary have?
James A. Forrest Elementary employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.0:1.
What is the student diversity at James A. Forrest Elementary?
Student demographics at James A. Forrest Elementary are roughly 2% White, 97% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian.
What district is James A. Forrest Elementary in?
James A. Forrest Elementary is part of Wasco Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.