Enrollment
197
Elementary
DISTRICT 142 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LONE PINE UNIFIED·NCES 062244002692
Lo-Inyo Elementary
223 East Locust St., Lone Pine, CA 93545 · (760) 876-5581 · Inyo County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL197 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
117 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2023-24 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
37.1%
CA avg 47.1% . +10.1pp since 2014
Math
38.8%
CA avg 35.6% . +23.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 47 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 24 points.
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
38.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
197
-12 (-6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 19.7:1
% White
20%
was 25%
% Hispanic
57%
was 54%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Lo-Inyo Elementary
Lo-Inyo Elementary is a modestly sized K-5 school in Lone Pine, California, overseen by Lone Pine Unified. The school instructs 197 students in grades K through 8. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Lo-Inyo Elementary sits 58% below that benchmark.
Lone Pine Unified runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 283 students. Lo-Inyo Elementary is one of those campuses.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Lo-Inyo Elementary records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 57% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 20% White, 13% multiracial, 8% Native American, 2% Asian. By comparison, Inyo County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lo-Inyo Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.4%.
In the area at large, community-level numbers for Inyo County indicate median household income runs about $73,991, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lo-Inyo Elementary is one of 23 public schools in Inyo County (combined enrollment of about 2,539 students).
Nearest neighbor: Lone Pine High, around 0.5 miles off.
The campus sits in a small-town setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 6%: 209 students in 2018 compared to 197 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 25% to 20% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 19.7:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 today.
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Inyo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,739
Census ACS
Median income
$73,991
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
2,539 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lone Pine Unified
- Lone Pine HighHigh · 86 students
- Sierra Alternative Learning AcademyHigh
Other schools in Lone Pine
- Lone Pine HighHigh · 86 students
- Sierra Alternative Learning AcademyHigh
Nearby schools
- Lone Pine High0.5 mi · 86
- Owens Valley High15.3 mi · 23
- Owens Valley Elementary15.3 mi · 76
Frequently asked questions
About Lo-Inyo ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Lo-Inyo Elementary?
Lo-Inyo Elementary enrolls approximately 197 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Lo-Inyo Elementary serve?
Lo-Inyo Elementary serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lo-Inyo Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lo-Inyo Elementary is approximately 16.4:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Lo-Inyo Elementary?
Student demographics at Lo-Inyo Elementary are roughly 20% White, 57% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is Lo-Inyo Elementary in?
Lo-Inyo Elementary is part of Lone Pine Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.