Enrollment
239
Elementary
DISTRICT 442 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·REEF-SUNSET UNIFIED·NCES 063227007336
Kettleman City Elementary
701 General Petroleum St., Kettleman City, CA 93239 · (559) 386-5702 · Kings County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL239 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 20% of California public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
20.4:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
230 students
DISTRICT 96% · 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 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 23 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 22 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 31 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 25 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 20% larger than its 8th grade class (25).
Student demographics
0%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 5% · 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
32.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.7pp since 2014
Math
8.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -9.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 4.7% | 28.0% | 20.0% | 47.3% |
| Math | 2.6% | 5.9% | 22.4% | 69.1% |
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 | 32.7% | 8.6% |
| 2023-24 | 30.1% | 10.4% |
| 2022-23 | 23.5% | 9.8% |
| 2021-22 | 25.1% | 9.9% |
| 2020-21 | 20.4% | 6.3% |
| 2018-19 | 39.2% | 19.2% |
| 2017-18 | 36.8% | 17.0% |
| 2016-17 | 26.1% | 19.6% |
| 2015-16 | 32.0% | 20.0% |
| 2014-15 | 27.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
20.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Kettleman City Elementary
Kettleman City Elementary's state test result (20.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kettleman City Elementary this school | 239 | 96.2% | 20.4% |
| King-Chavez Academy of Excellence San Diego | 242 | 94.2% | N/A |
| Huntington Park Elementary Huntington Park | 261 | 95.4% | 31.9% |
| Breed Street Elementary Los Angeles | 258 | 96.9% | 31.5% |
| Harrison Street Elementary Los Angeles | 229 | 95.2% | 27.8% |
| Extera Public Los Angeles | 236 | 97.9% | N/A |
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 Kettleman City Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.4% | #4,553 of 5,151 | #27 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.6% | #5,097 of 5,172 ▼ 88 | #29 of 30 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #3,711 of 5,172 ▲ 57 | #22 of 30 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.1pp | #2,248 of 5,116 | #19 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 239 | #5,174 of 5,915 | #29 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #1,171 of 5,352 | #11 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 0.0% | #5,353 of 5,354 | #31 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.2% | #292 of 5,625 | #2 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.4% | #2,233 of 3,837 | #11 of 25 |
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
239
-20 (-8%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 379
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 23.6:1
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 | 239 | 11.7 | 20.4:1 | 96% (230) |
| 2023-24 | 243 | 12 | 20.2:1 | 98% (237) |
| 2022-23 | 237 | 12 | 19.7:1 | 91% (216) |
| 2020-21 | 259 | 11 | 23.6:1 | 95% (245) |
| 2017-18 | 276 | 13.3 | 20.7:1 | 94% (259) |
| 2015-16 | 288 | 12 | 24.0:1 | 93% (268) |
| 2010-11 | 320 | N/A | N/A | 98% (314) |
| 2000-01 | 302 | 16 | 18.9:1 | 99% (299) |
| 1990-91 | 379 | 14 | 27.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kettleman City Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (276 to 239); teachers down 12% (13.3 to 11.7).
About Kettleman City Elementary
Kettleman City Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school located in Kettleman City, California. The school's enrollment of 239 students covers kindergarten through 8. Enrollment is 49% lower than the average for elementary schools in California, which is about 465.
Kettleman City Elementary is part of Reef-Sunset Unified, where 7 schools serve 2,663 students.
The large majority of students at Kettleman City Elementary, 100%, are Hispanic. The school's Hispanic share is 42 points above the 58% share among Kings County residents. By the diversity index, Kettleman City Elementary comes in at 0%.
Federal data list 11.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Kettleman City Elementary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 20.4:1. Among elementary schools in California, the typical ratio is 22.3:1. The lunch program counts 96% of students at Kettleman City Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Kings County average 74%.
The allk12 Grade for Kettleman City Elementary is C-. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 20% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Kettleman City Elementary would be expected to post about 23.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 20.4%.
Within Kings County, median household income is about $70,995, about 14% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 67 public schools in Kings County, with a combined enrollment of about 28,742.
Nearby, Reef-Sunset Secondary Community Day is about 9.2 miles away. Other public schools within ten miles number 6. Ranked by average proficiency, Kettleman City Elementary places 3rd out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
The federal government classifies Kettleman City Elementary's location as Rural: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 259 to 239. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 20.4:1, from 23.6:1.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Kings County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
153,298
Census ACS
Median income
$70,995
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
67
28,742 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Reef-Sunset Unified
- Avenal HighHigh · 762 students
- Avenal ElementaryElementary · 654 students
- Reef-Sunset MiddleMiddle · 554 students
- Tamarack ElementaryElementary · 433 students
- Sunrise Continuation HighHigh · 14 students
- Reef-Sunset Secondary Community DayHigh · 7 students
Nearby schools
- Reef-Sunset Secondary Community Day9.2 mi · 7
- Sunrise Continuation High9.2 mi · 14
- Tamarack Elementary9.2 mi · 433
- Avenal High9.4 mi · 762
- Avenal Elementary9.9 mi · 654
- Reef-Sunset Middle9.9 mi · 554
Frequently asked questions
About Kettleman City ElementaryHow large is Kettleman City Elementary?
Kettleman City Elementary enrolls approximately 239 students in grades KG-08.
Is Kettleman City Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kettleman City Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kettleman City Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kettleman City Elementary is approximately 20.4:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kettleman City Elementary?
At Kettleman City Elementary, the student body is approximately 100% Hispanic.
Is Kettleman City Elementary public or private?
Kettleman City Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Reef-Sunset Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.