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What's one thing Kings River Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
389
Elementary
STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KINGS RIVER UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 061974002378
Kings River Elementary
3961 Avenue 400, Kingsburg, CA 93631 · (559) 897-7209 · Tulare County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL389 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% 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.
- 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.
- B-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
19.5:1
20 FTE teachers
STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
341 students
STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 45 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 22% larger than its 8th grade class (45).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
33.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.0pp since 2014
Math
23.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.4pp 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 23 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.3% | 23.6% | 26.4% | 40.7% |
| Math | 9.2% | 14.2% | 26.8% | 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 | 33.0% | 23.4% |
| 2023-24 | 28.3% | 19.2% |
| 2022-23 | 26.3% | 22.3% |
| 2021-22 | 32.3% | 19.5% |
| 2020-21 | 24.8% | 13.1% |
| 2018-19 | 39.1% | 42.7% |
| 2017-18 | 39.5% | 38.5% |
| 2016-17 | 34.1% | 32.9% |
| 2015-16 | 34.0% | 30.0% |
| 2014-15 | 26.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
25.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Kings River Elementary
Kings River Elementary's state test result (25.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings River Elementary this school | 389 | 87.7% | 25.9% |
| Kennedy Elementary Lindsay | 376 | 87.8% | 31.9% |
| Evergreen Elementary Whittier | 392 | 88.5% | 47.0% |
| King City Arts Magnet King City | 424 | 88.0% | 28.1% |
| Lincoln Elementary El Centro | 399 | 89.0% | 32.5% |
| Phillips Elementary Napa | 373 | 88.5% | 20.9% |
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 Kings River Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Tulare County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #3,971 of 5,151 | #75 of 102 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.4% | #3,956 of 5,172 ▲ 306 | #74 of 102 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #3,673 of 5,172 ▲ 303 | #67 of 102 ▲ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.2pp | #2,574 of 5,116 | #78 of 102 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 389 | #3,821 of 5,915 | #79 of 110 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.5:1 | #715 of 5,352 | #17 of 100 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.4% | #4,970 of 5,354 | #80 of 100 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.7% | #1,376 of 5,625 | #45 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.3% | #1,868 of 3,837 | #22 of 77 |
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
389
-8 (-2%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 534
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
was 19.9:1
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 | 389 | 20 | 19.5:1 | 88% (341) |
| 2023-24 | 401 | 20 | 20.1:1 | 89% (358) |
| 2022-23 | 405 | 20 | 20.3:1 | 88% (357) |
| 2020-21 | 397 | 20 | 19.9:1 | 89% (355) |
| 2017-18 | 465 | 20 | 23.3:1 | 92% (428) |
| 2015-16 | 449 | 21 | 21.4:1 | 91% (407) |
| 2010-11 | 491 | N/A | N/A | 89% (438) |
| 2000-01 | 474 | 24 | 19.8:1 | 82% (389) |
| 1990-91 | 534 | 25 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kings River Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (465 to 389); teachers unchanged (20 to 20).
About Kings River Elementary
Kings River Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school in California, with an address in Kingsburg. It teaches 389 students in kindergarten through 8.
Kings River Union Elementary is responsible for Kings River Elementary.
The share of Hispanic students at Kings River Elementary is 95%. Next come 4% White. The county population is about 67% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Kings River Elementary scores 9%.
Staffing at Kings River Elementary comes to 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 19.5:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1. Kings River Elementary counts 88% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 77% average for public schools in Tulare County is 11 points lower.
Kings River Elementary holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 26% of California public elementary schools.
The model predicts 28.2% for a school in California with Kings River Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Kings River Elementary posts 25.9%.
The school's county is Tulare County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $71,300, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Tulare County's 196 public schools enroll about 101,494 students and include Kings River Elementary.
Kings River Elementary's nearest public school is Clay Elementary (about 2.8 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Kings River Elementary places 6th out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's size has been steady, with 397 students in 2020-21 and 389 in 2024-25.
People who know Kings River Elementary can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Tulare County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
478,693
Census ACS
Median income
$71,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
196
101,494 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kingsburg
- Kingsburg HighHigh · 1,073 students
- Ronald W. Reagan ElementaryMiddle · 619 students
- Rafer Johnson Junior HighMiddle · 447 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 442 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 285 students
- Clay ElementaryElementary · 246 students
Nearby schools
- Clay Elementary2.8 mi · 246
- Kingsburg Independent Study High3.1 mi · 67
- Oasis Continuation High3.1 mi · 59
- Grand View Elementary3.1 mi · 356
- Kingsburg High3.4 mi · 1,073
- Lincoln Elementary3.4 mi · 442
Frequently asked questions
About Kings River ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Kings River Elementary?
Kings River Elementary enrolls approximately 389 students in grades KG-08.
Is Kings River Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kings River Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Kings River Elementary have?
Kings River Elementary employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Kings River Elementary?
Student demographics at Kings River Elementary are roughly 4% White, 95% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Kings River Elementary?
Kings River Elementary is overseen by Kings River Union Elementary in Tulare County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.