Enrollment
105
Elementary
DISTRICT 248 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KERNVILLE UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 061959002357
Kernville Elementary
13550 Sierra Way, Kernville, CA 93238 · (760) 376-2249 · Kern County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL105 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% 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.
- DThree-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
24.3:1
4 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
82 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 19 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 19 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 14 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (19) is 12% larger than its 5th grade class (17).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
Kernville Elementary→Woodrow Wallace Middle
Based on grade levels within Kernville Union Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
38.8%
CA avg 49.1% . -5.2pp since 2014
Math
26.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -6.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.3% | 24.5% | 32.6% | 28.6% |
| Math | 8.2% | 18.4% | 38.8% | 34.7% |
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 | 38.8% | 26.5% |
| 2023-24 | 39.6% | 32.1% |
| 2022-23 | 49.1% | 49.1% |
| 2021-22 | 54.4% | 44.6% |
| 2018-19 | 38.3% | 26.7% |
| 2017-18 | 37.1% | 12.9% |
| 2016-17 | 32.8% | 22.4% |
| 2015-16 | 49.0% | 37.0% |
| 2014-15 | 44.0% | 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Kernville Elementary
Kernville Elementary's state test result (34.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kernville Elementary this school | 105 | 78.1% | 34.4% |
| Lake County International Charter Middletown | 88 | 76.1% | N/A |
| Fletcher Walker Elementary Westwood | 128 | 76.6% | 28.8% |
| Yuba Feather Elementary Challenge | 96 | 86.5% | 29.6% |
| Bangor Union Elementary Bangor | 88 | 71.6% | 36.9% |
| West Point Elementary West Point | 114 | 69.3% | 34.4% |
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 Kernville Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #3,028 of 5,151 | #56 of 148 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.5% | #3,601 of 5,172 ▼ 729 | #71 of 150 ▼ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #3,061 of 5,172 ▼ 289 | #63 of 150 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -16.9pp | #13 of 5,116 | #1 of 147 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 105 | #5,629 of 5,915 | #153 of 163 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.1% | #2,353 of 5,625 | #105 of 153 |
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
105
-14 (-12%) vs 2020
-58% since 1990-91, when it was 249
Student : Teacher
24.3:1
was 19.8:1
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 | 105 | 4.3 | 24.3:1 | 78% (82) |
| 2023-24 | 100 | 5.3 | 18.8:1 | 71% (71) |
| 2022-23 | 123 | 6.3 | 19.4:1 | 68% (84) |
| 2020-21 | 119 | 6 | 19.8:1 | 67% (80) |
| 2017-18 | 135 | 6.1 | 22.1:1 | 73% (99) |
| 2015-16 | 124 | 5 | 24.8:1 | 71% (88) |
| 2010-11 | 131 | N/A | N/A | 54% (71) |
| 2000-01 | 218 | 11 | 19.8:1 | 56% (123) |
| 1990-91 | 249 | 14 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kernville Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (135 to 105); teachers down 29% (6.1 to 4.3).
About Kernville Elementary
Kernville Elementary is a small elementary school in Kernville, California, administered by Kernville Union Elementary. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 5, with 105 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in California is roughly 465 students; this school is 77% smaller than that.
Kernville Elementary is in Kernville Union Elementary, a district with 764 students across 3 schools.
Kernville Elementary's enrollment is 67% White. The next largest groups are 29% Hispanic and 3% Native American. In Kern County overall, about 44% of residents are White. Kernville Elementary has a diversity index of 47%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 4.3 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 24.3:1. Among elementary schools in California, the typical ratio is 22.3:1. Eligible students account for 78% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Across public schools in Kern County, the average is about the same, 76%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Kernville Elementary receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Kernville Elementary's results are within a point of predicted: 34.4% against 33.8%.
Census Bureau estimates for Kern County show that median household income is about $70,210, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Kernville Elementary is one of 279 public schools in Kern County, which together enroll about 197,431 students.
The closest public school, Woodrow W. Wallace Elementary, is about 10.6 miles from Kernville Elementary. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Kernville Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 119 in 2020-21 and 105 in 2024-25, a 12% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 19.8:1 in 2020-21 to 24.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Kern County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
915,075
Census ACS
Median income
$70,210
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
279
197,431 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kernville Union Elementary
- Woodrow W. Wallace ElementaryElementary · 390 students
- Woodrow Wallace MiddleMiddle · 269 students
Nearby schools
- Woodrow W. Wallace Elementary10.6 mi · 390
- Woodrow Wallace Middle10.6 mi · 269
- Kern Valley High10.7 mi · 516
- South Fork Elementary11.1 mi · 348
- Linns Valley-Poso Flat Elementary16.2 mi · 22
- Hot Springs Elementary17.8 mi · 10
Frequently asked questions
About Kernville ElementaryHow many students attend Kernville Elementary?
Kernville Elementary enrolls approximately 105 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Kernville Elementary serve?
Kernville Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kernville Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kernville Elementary is approximately 24.3:1 (4 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kernville Elementary?
At Kernville Elementary, the student body is approximately 67% White, 29% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Kernville Elementary?
Kernville Elementary is overseen by Kernville Union Elementary in Kern County.
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