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What's something Lemoore Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
508
Elementary
DISTRICT 479 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEMOORE UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 062136002557
Lemoore Elementary
573 Bush St., Lemoore, CA 93245 · (559) 924-6820 · Kings County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL508 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
404 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 82 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 10% smaller than its 6th grade class (82).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
Lemoore Elementary→Liberty Middle
Based on grade levels within Lemoore Union Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
38.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.2pp since 2014
Math
31.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.9% | 26.3% | 25.6% | 36.2% |
| Math | 9.9% | 21.8% | 27.9% | 40.5% |
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 | 38.2% | 31.6% |
| 2023-24 | 46.3% | 33.6% |
| 2022-23 | 44.0% | 33.2% |
| 2021-22 | 48.6% | 38.1% |
| 2020-21 | 43.7% | 28.9% |
| 2018-19 | 41.1% | 36.2% |
| 2017-18 | 41.0% | 32.6% |
| 2016-17 | 33.9% | 27.5% |
| 2015-16 | 42.0% | 32.0% |
| 2014-15 | 38.0% | 34.0% |
% 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
37.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Lemoore Elementary
Lemoore Elementary's state test result (37.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lemoore Elementary this school | 508 | 79.5% | 37.6% |
| Charles Wright Elementary Merced | 527 | 80.3% | 25.8% |
| Willow Glen Elementary Visalia | 506 | 77.1% | 31.0% |
| Meadow Lane Elementary Lemoore | 464 | 81.9% | 36.6% |
| College Park Elementary Costa Mesa | 473 | 78.4% | 34.7% |
| Palm Avenue Elementary San Bernardino | 479 | 77.9% | 46.4% |
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 Lemoore Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #2,708 of 5,151 | #17 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #3,063 of 5,172 ▼ 347 | #20 of 30 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #3,114 of 5,172 ▼ 948 | #20 of 30 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.4pp | #196 of 5,116 | #1 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 508 | #2,334 of 5,915 | #12 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #213 of 5,352 | #3 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.7% | #3,399 of 5,354 | #15 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.5% | #2,231 of 5,625 | #17 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.3% | #1,611 of 3,837 | #8 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
508
-110 (-18%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 889
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 20.6:1
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 | 508 | 28.8 | 17.6:1 | 80% (404) |
| 2023-24 | 511 | 25.7 | 19.9:1 | 81% (415) |
| 2022-23 | 542 | 26.3 | 20.6:1 | 80% (435) |
| 2020-21 | 618 | 30 | 20.6:1 | 74% (457) |
| 2017-18 | 622 | 27.7 | 22.5:1 | 73% (452) |
| 2015-16 | 596 | 25 | 23.8:1 | 71% (422) |
| 2010-11 | 659 | N/A | N/A | 72% (475) |
| 2000-01 | 803 | 40 | 20.1:1 | 63% (503) |
| 1990-91 | 889 | 38 | 23.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lemoore Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (622 to 508); teachers up 4% (27.7 to 28.8).
About Lemoore Elementary
Lemoore Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in California, located in Lemoore. It is open to students in kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 508 students.
Lemoore Union Elementary enrolls 3,186 students, and its 8 schools include Lemoore Elementary.
Of every 100 students at Lemoore Elementary, about 76 are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 12% White, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 2% Native American. Among all residents of Kings County, the Hispanic share is about 58%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 41%.
Lemoore Elementary lists 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 17.6 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1. About 80% of students at Lemoore Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Lemoore Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 37.6% and a predicted 32.9%.
Kings County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $70,995 a year, roughly 14% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Lemoore Elementary shares Kings County with 66 other public schools.
About 0.5 miles separate Lemoore Elementary from the closest public school, Lemoore High. The five-mile area around Lemoore Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Lemoore Elementary ranks 6th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 37.6% against a local average of 43.5%.
Lemoore Elementary is in a town close to an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Fringe.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 508, from 618 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 17.6 students per teacher, compared with 20.6 in 2020-21.
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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 Lemoore Union Elementary
- Liberty MiddleMiddle · 636 students
- P. W. Engvall ElementaryElementary · 534 students
- Meadow Lane ElementaryElementary · 464 students
- Cinnamon ElementaryElementary · 454 students
- Freedom ElementaryElementary · 434 students
- Lemoore University Elementary CharterMiddle · 155 students
Other schools in Lemoore
- Lemoore HighHigh · 1,798 students
- Liberty MiddleMiddle · 636 students
- P. W. Engvall ElementaryElementary · 534 students
- Meadow Lane ElementaryElementary · 464 students
- Cinnamon ElementaryElementary · 454 students
- Freedom ElementaryElementary · 434 students
Nearby schools
- Lemoore High0.5 mi · 1,798
- Jamison (Donald C.) High (Continuation)0.6 mi · 90
- P. W. Engvall Elementary0.7 mi · 534
- Bridges Academy0.9 mi · 1
- Freedom Elementary0.9 mi · 434
- Liberty Middle0.9 mi · 636
Frequently asked questions
About Lemoore ElementaryHow many students attend Lemoore Elementary?
Lemoore Elementary enrolls approximately 508 students in grades KG-06.
Is Lemoore Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lemoore Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lemoore Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lemoore Elementary is approximately 17.6:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lemoore Elementary?
At Lemoore Elementary, the student body is approximately 12% White, 76% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Lemoore Elementary public or private?
Lemoore Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lemoore Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.