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Enrollment
786
Elementary
DISTRICT 612 · STATE 465
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
C
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Scored higher than 33% of California public elementary schools
- B+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.
- C-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
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
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 | 88 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 90 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 94 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 94 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 6% smaller than its 8th grade class (94).
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%
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
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
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 28.6% | 27.6% | 23.2% | 20.6% |
| Math | 23.7% | 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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.1% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.2% | 44.9% |
| 2022-23 | 62.4% | 51.0% |
| 2021-22 | 59.4% | 44.2% |
| 2020-21 | 58.7% | 39.4% |
| 2018-19 | 63.6% | 47.3% |
| 2017-18 | 60.1% | 44.9% |
| 2016-17 | 56.3% | 41.2% |
| 2015-16 | 48.0% | 33.0% |
| 2014-15 | 45.0% | 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 · methodologyTier
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 →
Schools most like Joe Michell
Joe Michell's state test result (50.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Michell this school | 786 | 17.7% | 50.7% |
| Discovery Elementary San Marcos | 717 | 17.4% | 76.9% |
| Dry Creek Elementary Clovis | 939 | 21.0% | 76.8% |
| Center Street Elementary El Segundo | 797 | 12.8% | 74.2% |
| Valhalla Elementary Pleasant Hill | 721 | 20.2% | 59.9% |
| Quarry Trail Elementary Rocklin | 705 | 13.6% | 67.4% |
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 Joe Michell ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In 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 ▼ 93 | #107 of 192 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #1,601 of 5,172 ▼ 185 | #100 of 192 ▼ 5 |
| 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 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.7% | #5,224 of 5,625 | #184 of 211 |
| 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. 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
786
+8 (+1%) vs 2020
+85% since 1990-91, when it was 424
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
was 22.9:1
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 | 786 | 35.6 | 22.1:1 | 18% (139) |
| 2023-24 | 775 | 37.1 | 20.9:1 | 19% (144) |
| 2022-23 | 786 | 34.6 | 22.7:1 | 27% (213) |
| 2020-21 | 778 | 34 | 22.9:1 | 19% (146) |
| 2017-18 | 799 | 35.2 | 22.7:1 | 23% (185) |
| 2015-16 | 645 | 32 | 20.2:1 | 31% (198) |
| 2010-11 | 426 | N/A | N/A | 44% (189) |
| 2000-01 | 427 | 25 | 17.1:1 | 19% (81) |
| 1990-91 | 424 | 17 | 24.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Joe Michell.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (799 to 786); teachers up 1% (35.2 to 35.6).
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.
Among California public elementary schools, Joe Michell outscored 33%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
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 778 in 2020-21 to 786 in 2024-25, a change of 8 students.
On allk12, people connected to Joe Michell can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Alameda County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Livermore Valley Joint Unified
- Granada HighHigh · 2,156 students
- Livermore HighHigh · 1,827 students
- William Mendenhall MiddleMiddle · 876 students
- Junction K-8Elementary · 801 students
- Sunset ElementaryElementary · 759 students
- Emma C. Smith ElementaryElementary · 648 students
Other schools in Livermore
- Granada HighHigh · 2,156 students
- Livermore HighHigh · 1,827 students
- William Mendenhall MiddleMiddle · 876 students
- Junction K-8Elementary · 801 students
- Sunset ElementaryElementary · 759 students
- Emma C. Smith ElementaryElementary · 648 students
Nearby schools
- Granada High0.5 mi · 2,156
- Sunset Elementary0.7 mi · 759
- William Mendenhall Middle0.7 mi · 876
- Emma C. Smith Elementary0.8 mi · 648
- Marylin Avenue Elementary1.1 mi · 430
- Del Valle Continuation High1.1 mi · 87
Frequently asked questions
About Joe MichellWhat 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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.