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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIVERMORE VALLEY JOINT UNIFIED·NCES 062211002628

Joe Michell

1001 Elaine Ave., Livermore, CA 94550 · (925) 606-4738 · Alameda County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL786 STUDENTS
Enrollment
786
Elementary
DISTRICT 612 · STATE 465
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
139 students
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 65%
Community
5
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten8811%
Grade 1679%
Grade 28411%
Grade 38210%
Grade 49112%
Grade 59612%
Grade 69011%
Grade 79412%
Grade 89412%
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
32441%
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
23630%
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
111%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
13918%
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 12% · US 6%
Two+
729%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
40952%
Female
37748%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
56.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.1pp since 2014
Math
45.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +12.0pp since 2014

What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 11 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 12 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts28.6%27.6%23.2%20.6%
Math23.7%21.3%30.0%25.1%
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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2556.1%45.0%
2023-2457.2%44.9%
2022-2362.4%51.0%
2021-2259.4%44.2%
2020-2158.7%39.4%
2018-1963.6%47.3%
2017-1860.1%44.9%
2016-1756.3%41.2%
2015-1648.0%33.0%
2014-1545.0%33.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
50.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.4pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 51% 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 →

Where Joe Michell ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Alameda County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
50.7%#1,671 of 5,151#104 of 189
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
45.0%#1,926 of 5,172#107 of 192
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
56.1%#1,601 of 5,172#100 of 192
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-1.3pp#1,401 of 5,116#83 of 187
Enrollment
ranked largest first
786#422 of 5,915#10 of 216
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
22.1:1#2,240 of 5,352#65 of 201
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
70.0%#630 of 5,354#58 of 201
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-1.6%#3,685 of 3,837#133 of 138
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.

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
786
-13 (-2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
was 22.7:1
% White
41%
was 49%
% Hispanic
30%
was 31%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
18%
was 8%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree or reduced lunch
2024-2578635.622.1:118% (139)
2023-2477537.120.9:119% (144)
2022-2378634.622.7:127% (213)
2017-1879935.222.7:123% (185)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Joe Michell.

About Joe Michell

Joe Michell is an elementary school in Livermore, California, and it is part of Livermore Valley Joint Unified. There are 786 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 8. That puts enrollment 69% larger than the 465-student average for elementary schools in California.

The district for Joe Michell is Livermore Valley Joint Unified, with 18 schools and 12,945 students.

White students make up 41% of enrollment at Joe Michell, the largest share of any group. The next largest groups are 30% Hispanic, 18% Asian, and 9% multiracial. In Alameda County overall, about 30% of residents are White. A diversity index of 70% means there is a 70% chance two randomly chosen students at Joe Michell are from different groups.

Joe Michell reports a ratio of 22.1 students per teacher, from 35.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in California is about 22.3:1. Lunch program data show 18% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 49% average for public schools in Alameda County is 31 points.

When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Joe Michell ranks in the bottom 10% of California schools. It scores 50.7%; the prediction is 69.2%.

The school is in Alameda County, where median household income comes to about $129,367, roughly 52% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Alameda County counts 394 public schools with about 210,511 students.

Joe Michell is about 0.5 miles from Granada High, its nearest public school. Joe Michell has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Joe Michell ranks 5th of 7 nearby schools, at 50.7% versus a 59.9% average.

The school's federal locale classification is City: Small.

Enrollment went from 799 in 2017-18 to 786 in 2024-25, a change of 13 students. The Asian share of enrollment increased from 8% to 18% over the same period.

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Alameda County at a glance

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Population
1,649,473
Census ACS
Median income
$129,367
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
394
210,511 students

Quick facts

School name
Joe Michell
District
Livermore Valley Joint Unified
Address
1001 Elaine Ave., Livermore, CA 94550
Phone
(925) 606-4738
County
Alameda County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–08
Total enrollment
786
Teachers (FTE)
36
Student–teacher ratio
22.1:1
Free/Reduced lunch
139 (18%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
062211002628
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Joe Michell
What is the total enrollment at Joe Michell?
Joe Michell enrolls approximately 786 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Joe Michell serve?
Joe Michell serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Joe Michell?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Joe Michell is approximately 22.1:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Joe Michell?
At Joe Michell, the student body is approximately 41% White, 30% Hispanic, 1% Black, 18% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Joe Michell public or private?
Joe Michell is a public K-12 school, overseen by Livermore Valley Joint Unified.
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