Enrollment
274
Elementary
DISTRICT 151 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LATON JOINT UNIFIED·NCES 062115002536
Laton Elementary
6065 Latonia, Laton, CA 93242 · (559) 922-4030 · Fresno County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL274 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 19% 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.
- A-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
18.3:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
239 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 60 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 54% larger than its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
Based on grade levels within Laton Joint Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
24.8%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.2pp since 2014
Math
17.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -6.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 1 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 | 6.6% | 18.2% | 20.7% | 54.5% |
| Math | 4.0% | 13.6% | 23.2% | 59.2% |
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 | 24.8% | 17.6% |
| 2023-24 | 20.0% | 19.4% |
| 2022-23 | 21.7% | 13.1% |
| 2021-22 | 15.3% | 9.6% |
| 2020-21 | 15.2% | 17.0% |
| 2018-19 | 21.3% | 13.8% |
| 2017-18 | 23.6% | 13.6% |
| 2016-17 | 23.2% | 21.5% |
| 2015-16 | 23.0% | 19.0% |
| 2014-15 | 26.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
20.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% 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 Laton Elementary
Laton Elementary's state test result (20.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laton Elementary this school | 274 | 87.2% | 20.6% |
| McKevett Elementary Santa Paula | 300 | 87.0% | 40.6% |
| E. P. Foster Elementary Ventura | 299 | 90.3% | 20.7% |
| Rocketship Redwood City Redwood City | 275 | 87.6% | N/A |
| Buttonwillow Elementary Buttonwillow | 288 | 90.6% | 20.2% |
| Anatola Avenue Elementary Lake Balboa | 269 | 87.4% | 31.0% |
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 Laton Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.6% | #4,539 of 5,151 | #168 of 185 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.6% | #4,511 of 5,172 ▼ 276 | #168 of 185 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #4,497 of 5,172 ▲ 232 | #166 of 185 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.7pp | #796 of 5,116 | #43 of 182 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 274 | #4,965 of 5,915 | #182 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #325 of 5,352 | #29 of 190 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.6% | #4,493 of 5,354 | #153 of 190 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.2% | #1,441 of 5,625 | #93 of 199 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.0% | #1,087 of 3,837 | #16 of 135 |
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
274
-47 (-15%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 502
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 274 | 15 | 18.3:1 | 87% (239) |
| 2023-24 | 271 | 16 | 16.9:1 | 76% (205) |
| 2022-23 | 287 | 16 | 17.9:1 | 83% (238) |
| 2020-21 | 321 | 17 | 18.9:1 | 83% (267) |
| 2017-18 | 356 | 19 | 18.7:1 | 86% (306) |
| 2015-16 | 357 | 18 | 19.8:1 | 85% (304) |
| 2010-11 | 380 | N/A | N/A | 82% (310) |
| 2000-01 | 384 | 22 | 17.4:1 | 64% (244) |
| 1990-91 | 502 | 24 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Laton Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (356 to 274); teachers down 21% (19 to 15).
About Laton Elementary
Families in Laton, California, are served by Laton Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary school. Enrollment stands at 274 students, covering kindergarten through 5. That is 41% below the average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Laton Joint Unified serves 603 students across 4 schools.
The share of students at Laton Elementary who are Hispanic is 90%. Smaller groups are 9% White. County-wide, 55% of Fresno County residents are Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 19%.
On staff are 15 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 18.3:1. The average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. About 87% of students at Laton Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Fresno County report 75%.
Among California public elementary schools, Laton Elementary outscored 19%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Laton Elementary would be expected to post about 28.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 20.6%.
In Fresno County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $74,201, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and about 14% of people live in poverty. There are 368 public schools in the county, enrolling about 206,072, Laton Elementary among them.
Laton Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Laton Middle, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Laton Elementary, there are 5 other public schools. On proficiency, Laton Elementary is behind the 44.1% nearby average, ranking 8th of 8.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 321 (2020-21) to 274 (2024-25).
The Laton Elementary discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Fresno County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,016,725
Census ACS
Median income
$74,201
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
368
206,072 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Laton Joint Unified
- Laton HighHigh · 163 students
- Laton MiddleMiddle · 154 students
- Laton Online AcademyCombined · 12 students
Other schools in Laton
- Laton HighHigh · 163 students
- Laton MiddleMiddle · 154 students
- Laton Online AcademyCombined · 12 students
Nearby schools
- Laton Middle0.0 mi · 154
- Laton Online Academy0.2 mi · 12
- Laton High0.4 mi · 163
- Kings River-Hardwick Elementary3.3 mi · 860
- Pioneer Middle4.9 mi · 550
- Monroe Elementary5.9 mi · 611
Frequently asked questions
About Laton ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Laton Elementary?
Laton Elementary enrolls approximately 274 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Laton Elementary serve?
Laton Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Laton Elementary?
Approximately 18.3:1 students per teacher at Laton Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Laton Elementary?
At Laton Elementary, the student body is approximately 9% White, 90% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Two or more.
Is Laton Elementary public or private?
Laton Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Laton Joint Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.