Enrollment
101
Elementary
DISTRICT 67 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EASTERN SIERRA UNIFIED·NCES 061187001327
Lee Vining Elementary
132 Lee Vining Ave., Lee Vining, CA 93541 · (760) 647-6460 · Mono County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL101 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of California public elementary schools
- BTest 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
17.5:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
47 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 | 10 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 9 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 15 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 10 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 10 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 13 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 10 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 12 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 12 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (10) is 17% smaller than its 8th grade class (12).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
60.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +13.7pp since 2014
Math
37.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 14 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 | 19.7% | 41.0% | 16.4% | 22.9% |
| Math | 17.7% | 19.4% | 22.6% | 40.3% |
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 | 60.7% | 37.1% |
| 2023-24 | 54.5% | 35.8% |
| 2022-23 | 54.8% | 38.7% |
| 2021-22 | 58.9% | 40.4% |
| 2020-21 | 61.4% | 45.6% |
| 2018-19 | 46.3% | 20.4% |
| 2017-18 | 33.3% | 30.0% |
| 2016-17 | 42.6% | 25.0% |
| 2015-16 | 38.0% | 22.0% |
| 2014-15 | 47.0% | 36.0% |
% 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
49.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Lee Vining Elementary
Lee Vining Elementary's state test result (49.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Vining Elementary this school | 101 | 46.5% | 49.0% |
| Plainsburg Union Elementary Merced | 113 | 47.8% | 41.1% |
| Mark West Charter Santa Rosa | 124 | 49.2% | 42.8% |
| Vina Elementary Vina | 80 | 52.5% | 56.8% |
| Encinal Elementary Live Oak | 111 | 52.3% | 54.4% |
| Antelope Elementary Coleville | 105 | 49.5% | 32.8% |
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 Lee Vining Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,786 of 5,151 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #2,537 of 5,172 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #1,282 of 5,172 ▲ 298 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.8pp | #1,532 of 5,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 101 | #5,636 of 5,915 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.5% | #4,060 of 5,625 |
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
101
+12 (+13%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 111
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 101 | 5.8 | 17.5:1 | 47% (47) |
| 2023-24 | 96 | 5.7 | 17.0:1 | 48% (46) |
| 2022-23 | 100 | 5.6 | 18.0:1 | 34% (34) |
| 2020-21 | 89 | 6 | 14.8:1 | 66% (59) |
| 2017-18 | 100 | 5.9 | 16.9:1 | 55% (55) |
| 2015-16 | 94 | 6 | 15.7:1 | 49% (46) |
| 2010-11 | 107 | N/A | N/A | 69% (74) |
| 2000-01 | 85 | 6 | 14.2:1 | 58% (49) |
| 1990-91 | 111 | 5 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lee Vining Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (100 to 101); teachers down 2% (5.9 to 5.8).
About Lee Vining Elementary
Lee Vining Elementary is an elementary school in Lee Vining, California, according to federal school records. The school enrolls 101 students in kindergarten through 8. Elementary schools in California average about 465 students, which makes this school 78% below average.
Eastern Sierra Unified has 348 students spread across 6 schools.
The largest group at Lee Vining Elementary is White students, at 51%. Other students are 46% Hispanic and 4% Native American. By comparison, Mono County residents are about 71% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 54%.
With 5.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 17.5:1. Statewide, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Roughly 47% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Mono County is similar, at 44%.
On the allk12 Grade, Lee Vining Elementary lands at B-, ahead of 50% of California public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Lee Vining Elementary is 3.3 points below its prediction. Actual: 49.0%. Predicted: 52.3%.
In Mono County, median household income comes to about $99,415, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Mono County counts 15 public schools with about 1,446 students.
Lee Vining High is about 0.4 miles away, making it the nearest public school. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 44.1%; Lee Vining Elementary's is 49.0%, ranking 2nd of 6.
In the federal locale system, Lee Vining Elementary is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Lee Vining Elementary had a net gain of 12 students, or 13%. By 2024-25, the school had 17.5 students per teacher, compared with 14.8 in 2020-21.
On allk12, people connected to Lee Vining Elementary can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Mono County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,148
Census ACS
Median income
$99,415
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
1,446 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Eastern Sierra Unified
- Antelope ElementaryElementary · 105 students
- Bridgeport ElementaryElementary · 50 students
- Coleville HighHigh · 45 students
- Lee Vining HighHigh · 35 students
- Edna Beaman ElementaryElementary · 12 students
Nearby schools
- Lee Vining High0.4 mi · 35
- Bridgeport Elementary21.5 mi · 50
- Mammoth High23.3 mi · 330
- Mammoth Middle23.4 mi · 243
- Mammoth Elementary23.4 mi · 505
- Jan Work Community23.5 mi · 11
Frequently asked questions
About Lee Vining ElementaryHow many students attend Lee Vining Elementary?
Lee Vining Elementary enrolls approximately 101 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Lee Vining Elementary serve?
Lee Vining Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Lee Vining Elementary?
Approximately 17.5:1 students per teacher at Lee Vining Elementary.
How diverse is Lee Vining Elementary?
Lee Vining Elementary reports a student body of 51% White, 46% Hispanic.
Is Lee Vining Elementary public or private?
Lee Vining Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Eastern Sierra Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.