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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the John C Martinez Elementary administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
434
Elementary
DISTRICT 422 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARLIER UNIFIED·NCES 062991004656
John C Martinez Elementary
13174 East Parlier Ave., Parlier, CA 93648 · (559) 646-3527 · Fresno County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL434 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 33% 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.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
27.1:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
423 students
DISTRICT 95% · 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 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 61 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 11% larger than its 6th grade class (61).
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 4% · 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
27.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.3pp since 2014
Math
21.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.8% | 16.4% | 18.2% | 54.5% |
| Math | 6.9% | 14.6% | 20.2% | 58.4% |
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 | 27.3% | 21.5% |
| 2023-24 | 25.9% | 17.9% |
| 2022-23 | 22.8% | 15.6% |
| 2021-22 | 18.4% | 12.8% |
| 2020-21 | 20.4% | 9.5% |
| 2018-19 | 26.0% | 24.2% |
| 2017-18 | 29.9% | 25.6% |
| 2016-17 | 21.6% | 21.1% |
| 2015-16 | 23.0% | 18.0% |
| 2014-15 | 16.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
23.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 John C Martinez Elementary
John C Martinez Elementary's state test result (23.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John C Martinez Elementary this school | 434 | 97.5% | 23.2% |
| McCord Elementary Orange Cove | 426 | 97.7% | 36.1% |
| Washington Elementary Mendota | 423 | 97.4% | N/A |
| N.E.W. Academy of Science and Arts Los Angeles | 417 | 97.4% | N/A |
| William R. Anton Elementary Los Angeles | 453 | 97.6% | 36.6% |
| Malabar Street Elementary Los Angeles | 418 | 96.7% | 34.0% |
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 John C Martinez Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.2% | #4,268 of 5,151 | #156 of 185 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.5% | #4,166 of 5,172 ▲ 237 | #153 of 185 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #4,240 of 5,172 ▼ 26 | #157 of 185 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.8pp | #788 of 5,116 | #42 of 182 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 434 | #3,233 of 5,915 | #138 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 27.1:1 | #5,148 of 5,352 | #184 of 190 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.1% | #5,245 of 5,354 | #187 of 190 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.5% | #145 of 5,625 | #10 of 199 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.6% | #2,747 of 3,837 | #96 of 135 |
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
434
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
+30% since 1990-91, when it was 334
Student : Teacher
27.1:1
was 27.3:1
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 | 434 | 16 | 27.1:1 | 97% (423) |
| 2023-24 | 425 | 15 | 28.3:1 | 84% (358) |
| 2022-23 | 458 | 16 | 28.6:1 | 98% (450) |
| 2020-21 | 437 | 16 | 27.3:1 | 92% (404) |
| 2017-18 | 480 | 18 | 26.7:1 | 100% (479) |
| 2015-16 | 475 | 19 | 25.0:1 | 99% (472) |
| 2010-11 | 460 | N/A | N/A | 99% (457) |
| 2000-01 | 563 | 31 | 18.2:1 | 97% (548) |
| 1990-91 | 334 | 13 | 25.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John C Martinez Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (480 to 434); teachers down 11% (18 to 16).
About John C Martinez Elementary
John C Martinez Elementary is the name of a mid-sized elementary school in Parlier, California. The school offers kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 434 students.
Parlier Unified has 7 schools; together they serve 3,206 students.
Hispanic students account for 98% of the school's enrollment. Fresno County's residents are about 55% Hispanic, 43 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 4% means there is a 4% chance two randomly chosen students at John C Martinez Elementary are from different groups.
The school had 16 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 27.1:1. The school's 27.1:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 97%. The 75% average for public schools in Fresno County is 22 points lower.
Among California public elementary schools, John C Martinez Elementary outscored 33%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
John C Martinez Elementary's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 23.2% is within a point of the 22.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In the surrounding county, Fresno County, the median household earns about $74,201 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. Fresno County has 368 public schools with about 206,072 students, including John C Martinez Elementary.
The closest school to John C Martinez Elementary is S Ben Benavidez Elementary, located about 0.8 miles away. John C Martinez Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: John C Martinez Elementary ranks 4th of 8 nearby schools, at 23.2% versus a 23.1% average.
John C Martinez Elementary has an NCES locale of Town: Fringe.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 434, starting from 437.
This page is set up for the John C Martinez Elementary community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Fresno County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,016,725
Census ACS
Median income
$74,201
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
368
206,072 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Parlier Unified
- Parlier HighHigh · 901 students
- Parlier Junior HighMiddle · 566 students
- Cesar E Chavez ElementaryElementary · 439 students
- S Ben Benavidez ElementaryElementary · 409 students
- Mathew J Brletic ElementaryElementary · 407 students
- San Joaquin Valley HighHigh · 50 students
Other schools in Parlier
- Parlier HighHigh · 901 students
- Parlier Junior HighMiddle · 566 students
- Riverview ElementaryElementary · 509 students
- Cesar E Chavez ElementaryElementary · 439 students
- S Ben Benavidez ElementaryElementary · 409 students
- Mathew J Brletic ElementaryElementary · 407 students
Nearby schools
- S Ben Benavidez Elementary0.8 mi · 409
- Parlier Junior High0.9 mi · 566
- San Joaquin Valley High1.3 mi · 50
- Mathew J Brletic Elementary1.4 mi · 407
- Parlier High1.5 mi · 901
- Cesar E Chavez Elementary1.6 mi · 439
Frequently asked questions
About John C Martinez ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at John C Martinez Elementary?
John C Martinez Elementary enrolls approximately 434 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does John C Martinez Elementary serve?
John C Martinez Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at John C Martinez Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at John C Martinez Elementary is approximately 27.1:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at John C Martinez Elementary?
Student demographics at John C Martinez Elementary are roughly 1% White, 98% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
What district is John C Martinez Elementary in?
John C Martinez Elementary is part of Parlier Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.