Enrollment
195
Elementary
DISTRICT 185 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARIPOSA COUNTY UNIFIED·NCES 062394008897
Lake Don Pedro Elementary
2411 Hidalgo, La Grange, CA 95329 · (209) 852-2144 · Mariposa County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL195 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 11% 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.
- 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
21.7:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
158 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 | 25 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 21 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 23 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 20 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 18 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 20 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 19 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is 32% larger than its 8th grade class (19).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
26.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -2.9pp since 2014
Math
19.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.8% | 18.3% | 28.7% | 45.2% |
| Math | 2.6% | 16.4% | 26.7% | 54.3% |
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 | 26.1% | 19.0% |
| 2023-24 | 27.4% | 14.3% |
| 2022-23 | 21.0% | 9.9% |
| 2021-22 | 34.5% | 18.2% |
| 2020-21 | 32.7% | 24.8% |
| 2018-19 | 45.6% | 36.0% |
| 2017-18 | 36.8% | 30.9% |
| 2016-17 | 41.7% | 35.0% |
| 2015-16 | 33.0% | 28.0% |
| 2014-15 | 29.0% | 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
21.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Lake Don Pedro Elementary
Lake Don Pedro Elementary's state test result (21.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Don Pedro Elementary this school | 195 | 81.0% | 21.9% |
| Guerneville Elementary (Charter) Guerneville | 171 | 80.7% | 28.2% |
| Inyokern Elementary Inyokern | 161 | 80.1% | 45.3% |
| Morongo Valley Elementary Morongo Valley | 170 | 75.3% | 42.7% |
| Juniper Redding | 227 | 84.6% | 33.1% |
| East Lake Clearlake Oaks | 195 | 79.5% | 20.0% |
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 Lake Don Pedro Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Mariposa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.9% | #4,397 of 5,151 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #4,397 of 5,172 ▲ 341 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #4,376 of 5,172 ▼ 301 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.8pp | #782 of 5,116 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 195 | #5,371 of 5,915 | #3 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.0% | #2,089 of 5,625 | N/A |
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
195
+40 (+26%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 212
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
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 | 195 | 9 | 21.7:1 | 81% (158) |
| 2023-24 | 178 | 8.2 | 21.8:1 | 79% (141) |
| 2022-23 | 181 | 8 | 22.5:1 | 70% (127) |
| 2020-21 | 155 | 8 | 19.4:1 | 83% (129) |
| 2017-18 | 176 | 8.8 | 20.0:1 | 68% (119) |
| 2015-16 | 167 | 8 | 20.9:1 | 62% (104) |
| 2010-11 | 185 | N/A | N/A | 58% (108) |
| 2000-01 | 229 | 10 | 22.9:1 | 50% (114) |
| 1990-91 | 212 | 7 | 30.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lake Don Pedro Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (176 to 195); teachers up 2% (8.8 to 9).
About Lake Don Pedro Elementary
Lake Don Pedro Elementary is a small elementary school in La Grange, California, one of the schools in Mariposa County Unified. The school counts 195 students across kindergarten through 8. The school's enrollment is 58% smaller than the 465 average for elementary schools in California.
Mariposa County Unified oversees Lake Don Pedro Elementary and 10 other schools, with 1,685 students in total.
Roughly 54% of students at Lake Don Pedro Elementary are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 34% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 77%. Lake Don Pedro Elementary's diversity index is 58%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Lake Don Pedro Elementary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 21.7:1. That matches the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California fairly closely. The lunch program counts 81% of students at Lake Don Pedro Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 67% for public schools in Mariposa County.
allk12 grades Lake Don Pedro Elementary a D. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Lake Don Pedro Elementary falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 21.9% actual against 32.1% predicted.
County data help place the school in context: in Mariposa County, the median household income is $68,412, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Mariposa County is home to 16 public schools and about 1,893 public school students.
The shortest distance from Lake Don Pedro Elementary to another public school is about 2.0 miles, to Don Pedro High. The school's 21.9% average proficiency ranks 5th among 6 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment at Lake Don Pedro Elementary climbed 26% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 155 to 195 students. The ratio was 19.4:1 in 2020-21 and 21.7:1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Mariposa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,082
Census ACS
Median income
$68,412
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
1,893 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mariposa County Unified
- Mariposa County HighHigh · 461 students
- Woodland ElementaryElementary · 435 students
- Mariposa ElementaryElementary · 386 students
- Sierra HomeCombined · 70 students
- Yosemite National Park El PortalElementary · 46 students
- Spring Hill High (Continuation)High · 33 students
Nearby schools
- Don Pedro High2.0 mi · 31
- Snelling-Merced Falls Elementary11.2 mi · 55
- Coulterville High13.5 mi · 7
- Greeley Hill Elementary13.5 mi · 25
- Tenaya Elementary13.5 mi · 188
- Chinese Camp Elementary14.1 mi · 30
Frequently asked questions
About Lake Don Pedro ElementaryHow large is Lake Don Pedro Elementary?
Lake Don Pedro Elementary enrolls approximately 195 students in grades KG-08.
Is Lake Don Pedro Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lake Don Pedro Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Lake Don Pedro Elementary have?
Lake Don Pedro Elementary employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Lake Don Pedro Elementary?
Student demographics at Lake Don Pedro Elementary are roughly 54% White, 34% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Lake Don Pedro Elementary in?
Lake Don Pedro Elementary is part of Mariposa County Unified.
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