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Enrollment
801
Elementary
DISTRICT 612 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIVERMORE VALLEY JOINT UNIFIED·NCES 062211002622
Junction K-8
298 Junction Ave., Livermore, CA 94551 · (925) 606-4720 · Alameda County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL801 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% 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.
- 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
20.8:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
346 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 | 70 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 5% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 5% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 184 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 155 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 163 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 57% smaller than its 8th grade class (163).
Student demographics
49%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
36.2%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.8pp since 2014
Math
25.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.4% | 23.8% | 23.6% | 40.2% |
| Math | 11.2% | 14.3% | 24.6% | 49.8% |
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 | 36.2% | 25.6% |
| 2023-24 | 31.9% | 20.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.3% | 21.2% |
| 2021-22 | 41.9% | 22.7% |
| 2020-21 | 40.6% | 23.9% |
| 2018-19 | 45.7% | 28.9% |
| 2017-18 | 44.4% | 33.9% |
| 2016-17 | 42.4% | 29.9% |
| 2015-16 | 44.0% | 32.0% |
| 2014-15 | 38.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
27.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-26.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 54% 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 Junction K-8
Junction K-8's state test result (27.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junction K-8 this school | 801 | 43.2% | 27.6% |
| University Preparation Charter School at CSU Channel Islands Camarillo | 743 | 41.5% | N/A |
| J. Marion Roynon Elementary La Verne | 842 | 42.5% | 67.8% |
| Las Animas Elementary Gilroy | 800 | 41.3% | 53.5% |
| Bullard Talent Fresno | 744 | 47.0% | 52.8% |
| McPherson Magnet Orange | 863 | 42.1% | 64.5% |
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 Junction K-8 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #3,803 of 5,151 | #142 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.6% | #3,705 of 5,172 ▲ 461 | #139 of 192 ▲ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #3,314 of 5,172 ▲ 267 | #129 of 192 ▲ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.4pp | #1,378 of 5,116 | #79 of 187 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 801 | #384 of 5,915 | #8 of 216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.8:1 | #1,360 of 5,352 | #31 of 201 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.2% | #2,826 of 5,354 | #148 of 201 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.2% | #4,209 of 5,625 | #116 of 211 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.8% | #2,716 of 3,837 | #108 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
801
-126 (-14%) vs 2020
+35% since 1990-91, when it was 593
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
was 22.1:1
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 | 801 | 38.6 | 20.8:1 | 43% (346) |
| 2023-24 | 803 | 37.4 | 21.5:1 | 52% (414) |
| 2022-23 | 861 | 39.8 | 21.6:1 | 53% (454) |
| 2020-21 | 927 | 42 | 22.1:1 | 53% (491) |
| 2017-18 | 888 | 43 | 20.6:1 | 65% (573) |
| 2015-16 | 836 | 40 | 20.9:1 | 63% (527) |
| 2010-11 | 770 | N/A | N/A | 61% (470) |
| 2000-01 | 544 | 31 | 17.6:1 | 41% (224) |
| 1990-91 | 593 | 28 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Junction K-8.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (888 to 801); teachers down 10% (43 to 38.6).
About Junction K-8
Junction K-8 is a public elementary school in Livermore, California. The school reports 801 students in kindergarten through 8. The school's enrollment is 72% above the 465 average for elementary schools in California.
Livermore Valley Joint Unified has 18 schools and 12,945 students, and Junction K-8 is one of those schools.
Hispanic students account for 68% of enrollment at Junction K-8. Other groups include 20% White, 6% Asian, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. The county population is about 23% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Junction K-8 comes in at 49%.
Federal staffing data show 38.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Junction K-8 and a ratio of 20.8:1. That ratio is under the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 43% of students.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Junction K-8 receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Junction K-8 ranks in the bottom 10% of California schools. It scores 27.6%; the prediction is 54.2%.
Within Alameda County, median household income is about $129,367, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Alameda County number 394 and enroll about 210,511.
The shortest distance from Junction K-8 to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to Lawrence Elementary. The five-mile area around Junction K-8 holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 55.7%, higher than Junction K-8's 27.6%.
The school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Small).
Junction K-8 had 927 students in 2020-21 and 801 in 2024-25, a 14% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 22.1:1 to 20.8:1.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Junction K-8, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Joe MichellElementary · 786 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
- Joe MichellElementary · 786 students
- Sunset ElementaryElementary · 759 students
- Emma C. Smith ElementaryElementary · 648 students
Nearby schools
- Lawrence Elementary0.3 mi · 494
- Livermore High0.6 mi · 1,827
- Vineyard Alternative0.6 mi · 92
- Del Valle Continuation High0.6 mi · 87
- East Avenue Middle1.1 mi · 581
- Marylin Avenue Elementary1.1 mi · 430
Frequently asked questions
About Junction K-8What is the total enrollment at Junction K-8?
Junction K-8 enrolls approximately 801 students in grades KG-08.
Is Junction K-8 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Junction K-8 is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Junction K-8 have?
Junction K-8 employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Junction K-8?
At Junction K-8, the student body is approximately 20% White, 68% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Junction K-8?
Junction K-8 is overseen by Livermore Valley Joint Unified in Alameda County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.