Enrollment
345
Elementary
DISTRICT 203 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KIT CARSON UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 061989002386
Kit Carson Elementary
9895 Seventh Ave., Hanford, CA 93230 · (559) 582-2843 · Kings County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL345 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
234 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 28 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 36 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 44% larger than its 8th grade class (36).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
34.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.8pp since 2014
Math
21.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 9 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.9% | 22.9% | 31.3% | 33.9% |
| Math | 4.0% | 17.1% | 28.5% | 50.4% |
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 | 34.8% | 21.1% |
| 2023-24 | 29.9% | 15.5% |
| 2022-23 | 33.1% | 19.5% |
| 2021-22 | 32.2% | 21.9% |
| 2020-21 | 30.8% | 20.3% |
| 2018-19 | 36.7% | 21.5% |
| 2017-18 | 38.0% | 23.4% |
| 2016-17 | 34.1% | 18.3% |
| 2015-16 | 34.0% | 19.0% |
| 2014-15 | 26.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
24.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 40% 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 Kit Carson Elementary
Kit Carson Elementary's state test result (24.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kit Carson Elementary this school | 345 | 67.8% | 24.5% |
| Monroe Elementary Santa Barbara | 315 | 69.2% | 38.9% |
| First Street Elementary Lincoln | 381 | 69.8% | 50.6% |
| Gibson Elementary Woodland | 344 | 70.9% | 27.0% |
| Washington Elementary Kingsburg | 285 | 69.1% | N/A |
| Charleston Elementary Los Banos | 374 | 73.5% | 40.6% |
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 Kit Carson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.5% | #4,131 of 5,151 | #23 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.1% | #4,198 of 5,172 ▲ 440 | #24 of 30 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #3,458 of 5,172 ▲ 328 | #21 of 30 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.9pp | #3,048 of 5,116 | #24 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 345 | #4,327 of 5,915 | #27 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #70 of 5,352 | #1 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.6% | #2,936 of 5,354 | #10 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.8% | #3,083 of 5,625 | #22 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.4% | #2,636 of 3,837 | #19 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
345
-23 (-6%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 395
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 19.4:1
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 | 345 | 21.1 | 16.3:1 | 68% (234) |
| 2023-24 | 384 | 20.8 | 18.4:1 | 74% (285) |
| 2022-23 | 378 | 21 | 18.0:1 | 75% (282) |
| 2020-21 | 368 | 19 | 19.4:1 | 76% (281) |
| 2017-18 | 385 | 15 | 25.7:1 | 78% (299) |
| 2015-16 | 370 | 14 | 26.4:1 | 72% (268) |
| 2010-11 | 427 | N/A | N/A | 70% (300) |
| 2000-01 | 398 | 19 | 20.9:1 | 51% (203) |
| 1990-91 | 395 | 16 | 24.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kit Carson Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (385 to 345); teachers up 41% (15 to 21.1).
About Kit Carson Elementary
Kit Carson Elementary is an elementary school in Hanford, California, and it is part of Kit Carson Union Elementary. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 345 students in kindergarten through 8. The average for elementary schools in California is about 465 students, so this school is 26% smaller than average.
Kit Carson Elementary is one of 2 schools in Kit Carson Union Elementary, which enrolls 405 students in total.
Hispanic students are the majority at Kit Carson Elementary, with 68% of enrollment. Other groups include 25% White and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 58% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 48% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Kit Carson Elementary's 21.1 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 16.3:1. That is lower than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 68%.
Test results at Kit Carson Elementary are 15.3 points below what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate on state tests is 24.5%, compared with a predicted 39.8%, which ranks in the bottom 10% in California.
Kit Carson Elementary is located in Kings County, where the median household income is $70,995, roughly 14% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Kit Carson Elementary is one of 67 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, Mid Valley Alternative Charter, is less than a tenth of a mile from Kit Carson Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Kit Carson Elementary is 6th of 6 nearby schools with test data.
Locale data from NCES put Kit Carson Elementary in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
2024-25 enrollment was 345, a 6% decrease from 368 in 2020-21. The ratio was 19.4:1 in 2020-21 and 16.3:1 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Kit Carson Elementary can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Kit Carson Union Elementary
- Mid Valley Alternative CharterElementary · 60 students
Other schools in Hanford
- Hanford HighHigh · 1,498 students
- Hanford West HighHigh · 1,331 students
- Sierra Pacific HighHigh · 1,183 students
- Kings Valley Academy IICombined · 1,090 students
- Kings River-Hardwick ElementaryElementary · 860 students
- Martin Luther King Jr. ElementaryElementary · 624 students
Other Kit Carson Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Kit Carson Elementary. Kit Carson Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Kit Carson Elementary SchoolRichmond, KY · 445 students
- KIT CARSON ELEMENTARYALBUQUERQUE, NM · 395 students
- Kit Carson Elementary SchoolKIT CARSON, CO · 54 students
Nearby schools
- Mid Valley Alternative Charter0.0 mi · 60
- John F. Kennedy Junior High2.6 mi · 531
- Kings County Special Education2.7 mi · 393
- Hamilton Elementary2.8 mi · 418
- Lee Richmond Elementary2.8 mi · 402
- George Washington Elementary3.5 mi · 460
Frequently asked questions
About Kit Carson ElementaryHow large is Kit Carson Elementary?
Kit Carson Elementary enrolls approximately 345 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Kit Carson Elementary serve?
Kit Carson Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Kit Carson Elementary?
Approximately 16.3:1 students per teacher at Kit Carson Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kit Carson Elementary?
At Kit Carson Elementary, the student body is approximately 25% White, 68% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Kit Carson Elementary?
Kit Carson Elementary is overseen by Kit Carson Union Elementary in Kings County.
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