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Enrollment
507
Elementary
DISTRICT 444 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASO ROBLES JOINT UNIFIED·NCES 060004810396
Kermit King Elementary
700 Schoolhouse Cir., Paso Robles, CA 93446 · (805) 769-1700 · San Luis Obispo County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL507 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% 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.
- 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.
- 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
26.9:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
283 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 107 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 81 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (107) is 32% larger than its 6th grade class (81).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Kermit King Elementary→Lewis Flamson Junior High
Based on grade levels within Paso Robles Joint Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
55.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.7pp since 2014
Math
47.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.4pp 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 47 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 12 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 26.2% | 29.4% | 18.4% | 25.9% |
| Math | 22.6% | 24.7% | 26.1% | 26.5% |
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 | 55.7% | 47.4% |
| 2023-24 | 62.4% | 49.8% |
| 2022-23 | 60.1% | 55.4% |
| 2021-22 | 54.5% | 54.5% |
| 2018-19 | 59.2% | 53.6% |
| 2017-18 | 59.2% | 50.4% |
| 2016-17 | 53.8% | 53.2% |
| 2015-16 | 54.0% | 54.0% |
| 2014-15 | 44.0% | 44.0% |
% 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
53.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Kermit King Elementary
Kermit King Elementary's state test result (53.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kermit King Elementary this school | 507 | 55.8% | 53.5% |
| Antelope Elementary Red Bluff | 442 | 59.5% | 44.2% |
| Pacific Union Elementary Arcata | 534 | 54.9% | 43.4% |
| Harloe Elementary Arroyo Grande | 619 | 54.0% | 55.3% |
| Crestmont Elementary Roseville | 451 | 51.2% | 46.8% |
| San Benito Elementary Atascadero | 403 | 56.6% | 44.0% |
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 Kermit King Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Luis Obispo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #1,482 of 5,151 | #15 of 37 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #1,768 of 5,172 ▼ 228 | #17 of 37 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #1,638 of 5,172 ▼ 533 | #16 of 37 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.0pp | #948 of 5,116 | #7 of 37 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 507 | #2,340 of 5,915 | #8 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.9:1 | #5,078 of 5,352 | #33 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.9% | #2,134 of 5,354 | #13 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.8% | #3,658 of 5,625 | #19 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.5% | #534 of 1,139 | #8 of 17 |
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
507
+87 (+21%) vs 2020
+1% since 2010-11, when it was 502
Student : Teacher
26.9:1
was 26.3:1
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 | 507 | 18.9 | 26.9:1 | 56% (283) |
| 2023-24 | 402 | 15 | 26.8:1 | 50% (201) |
| 2022-23 | 419 | 16 | 26.2:1 | 44% (186) |
| 2020-21 | 420 | 16 | 26.3:1 | 28% (117) |
| 2017-18 | 463 | 16.5 | 28.1:1 | 29% (133) |
| 2015-16 | 507 | 18 | 28.2:1 | 37% (186) |
| 2010-11 | 502 | N/A | N/A | 36% (183) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kermit King Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (463 to 507); teachers up 14% (16.5 to 18.9).
About Kermit King Elementary
Kermit King Elementary is an elementary school in Paso Robles, California, reachable at (805) 769-1700. It enrolls 507 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 6.
The 12 schools in Paso Robles Joint Unified enroll 6,902 students altogether, Kermit King Elementary among them.
The share of White students at Kermit King Elementary is 55%, a majority. Other students are 34% Hispanic and 8% multiracial. That is lower than the 69% White share among all San Luis Obispo County residents. A diversity index of 57% means there is a 57% chance two randomly chosen students at Kermit King Elementary are from different groups.
Kermit King Elementary reported 18.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 26.9:1. Elementary schools in California average 22.3:1, 4.5 fewer students per teacher than here. There are 283 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 56% of enrollment. The average for public schools in San Luis Obispo County is similar, at 54%.
On the allk12 Grade, Kermit King Elementary lands at B+, ahead of 65% of California public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 46.8% at Kermit King Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 53.5%.
Looking at the county, San Luis Obispo County, median household income comes to about $97,446, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 40% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The county's public schools total 83, with about 33,339 students.
Paso Robles Independent Study Center is about 1.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Kermit King Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Kermit King Elementary ranks 1st of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 53.5% against a local average of 34.7%.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
From 420 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 507 by 2024-25.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Kermit King Elementary. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
San Luis Obispo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
281,555
Census ACS
Median income
$97,446
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
33,339 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Paso Robles Joint Unified
- Paso Robles HighHigh · 1,986 students
- Lewis Flamson Junior HighMiddle · 884 students
- Georgia Brown Dual Immersion Magnet ElementaryElementary · 682 students
- Daniel Lewis MiddleMiddle · 619 students
- Winifred Pifer ElementaryElementary · 492 students
- Pat Butler ElementaryElementary · 472 students
Other schools in Paso Robles
- Paso Robles HighHigh · 1,986 students
- Lewis Flamson Junior HighMiddle · 884 students
- Georgia Brown Dual Immersion Magnet ElementaryElementary · 682 students
- Daniel Lewis MiddleMiddle · 619 students
- Winifred Pifer ElementaryElementary · 492 students
- Almond Acres Charter AcademyElementary · 478 students
Nearby schools
- Paso Robles Independent Study Center1.2 mi · 37
- Lewis Flamson Junior High1.2 mi · 884
- Glen Speck Elementary1.6 mi · 454
- Georgia Brown Dual Immersion Magnet Elementary1.8 mi · 682
- Daniel Lewis Middle1.8 mi · 619
- Paso Robles High2.3 mi · 1,986
Frequently asked questions
About Kermit King ElementaryHow large is Kermit King Elementary?
Kermit King Elementary enrolls approximately 507 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Kermit King Elementary serve?
Kermit King Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kermit King Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kermit King Elementary is approximately 26.9:1 (19 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Kermit King Elementary?
Kermit King Elementary reports a student body of 55% White, 34% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Kermit King Elementary public or private?
Kermit King Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Paso Robles Joint Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.