Enrollment
201
Elementary
DISTRICT 146 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOST HILLS UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 062295003505
Lost Hills Elementary
14821 Primary Ct., Lost Hills, CA 93249 · (661) 797-2626 · Kern County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL201 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 62% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
18.1:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
198 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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 | 45 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 32% larger than its 5th grade class (34).
Student demographics
3%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 3% · 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
Lost Hills Elementary→A. M. Thomas Middle
Based on grade levels within Lost Hills Union Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
41.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +29.9pp since 2014
Math
36.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +27.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 42 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 30 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 28 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 19.4% | 22.6% | 31.2% | 26.9% |
| Math | 12.9% | 23.7% | 35.5% | 28.0% |
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 | 41.9% | 36.6% |
| 2023-24 | 38.2% | 26.7% |
| 2022-23 | 43.9% | 35.4% |
| 2021-22 | 39.2% | 34.2% |
| 2020-21 | 26.6% | 17.7% |
| 2018-19 | 29.4% | 17.0% |
| 2017-18 | 28.3% | 11.3% |
| 2016-17 | 17.7% | 9.6% |
| 2015-16 | 16.0% | 12.0% |
| 2014-15 | 12.0% | 9.0% |
% 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
35.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Lost Hills Elementary
Lost Hills Elementary's state test result (35.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lost Hills Elementary this school | 201 | 98.5% | 35.8% |
| La Vina Elementary Madera | 203 | 96.6% | 28.6% |
| Primary Academy for Success Panorama City | 192 | 97.4% | N/A |
| Cantua Elementary Cantua Creek | 184 | 98.9% | 22.4% |
| Bridge Street Elementary Los Angeles | 180 | 97.2% | 24.8% |
| Di Giorgio Elementary Arvin | 231 | 99.6% | 17.6% |
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 Lost Hills Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #2,882 of 5,151 | #50 of 148 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #2,589 of 5,172 ▲ 837 | #43 of 150 ▲ 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #2,729 of 5,172 ▲ 171 | #47 of 150 ▲ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #2,477 of 5,116 | #78 of 147 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 201 | #5,348 of 5,915 | #145 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #280 of 5,352 | #9 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.0% | #5,294 of 5,354 | #141 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.5% | #60 of 5,625 | #8 of 153 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -38.0% | #197 of 3,837 | #4 of 95 |
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
201
+26 (+15%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 263
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
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 | 201 | 11.1 | 18.1:1 | 99% (198) |
| 2023-24 | 193 | 10.4 | 18.5:1 | 73% (140) |
| 2022-23 | 180 | 10.3 | 17.5:1 | 76% (136) |
| 2020-21 | 175 | 9 | 19.4:1 | 98% (171) |
| 2017-18 | 324 | 15.1 | 21.5:1 | 73% (235) |
| 2015-16 | 384 | 19 | 20.2:1 | 98% (376) |
| 2010-11 | 413 | N/A | N/A | 99% (410) |
| 2000-01 | 341 | 19 | 17.9:1 | 99% (338) |
| 1990-91 | 263 | 13 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lost Hills Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 38% (324 to 201); teachers down 26% (15.1 to 11.1).
About Lost Hills Elementary
This page covers Lost Hills Elementary, a small elementary school in Lost Hills, California. The school enrolls 201 students, from kindergarten through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in California) has about 465 students.
The 2 schools in Lost Hills Union Elementary enroll 291 students altogether, Lost Hills Elementary among them.
At Lost Hills Elementary, Hispanic students make up 99% of the student body. County-wide, 57% of Kern County residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, Lost Hills Elementary comes in at 3%.
A ratio of 18.1:1 comes from the school's 11.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 99% in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Kern County is 76%.
The allk12 Grade for Lost Hills Elementary is B. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 62% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The model predicts 21.8% for a school in California with Lost Hills Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Lost Hills Elementary posts 35.8%.
Census Bureau estimates for Kern County show that median household income is about $70,210, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 279 public schools operate in Kern County, serving about 197,431 students.
The next-closest public school is A. M. Thomas Middle, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Lost Hills Elementary ranks 3rd of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 35.8% against a local average of 29.6%.
Lost Hills Elementary falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 201, 15% above the 175 of 2020-21. The number of students per teacher fell from 19.4 to 18.1 over 4 years.
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Kern County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
915,075
Census ACS
Median income
$70,210
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
279
197,431 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lost Hills Union Elementary
- A. M. Thomas MiddleMiddle · 90 students
Other schools in Lost Hills
- Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost HillsCombined · 535 students
- A. M. Thomas MiddleMiddle · 90 students
Nearby schools
- A. M. Thomas Middle0.1 mi · 90
- Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills0.9 mi · 535
- Semitropic Elementary10.8 mi · 140
- John L. Prueitt Elementary18.9 mi · 621
- Buttonwillow Elementary19.5 mi · 288
- Palm Avenue Middle19.8 mi · 631
Frequently asked questions
About Lost Hills ElementaryHow many students attend Lost Hills Elementary?
Lost Hills Elementary enrolls approximately 201 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Lost Hills Elementary serve?
Lost Hills Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Lost Hills Elementary have?
Lost Hills Elementary employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Lost Hills Elementary?
Student demographics at Lost Hills Elementary are roughly 1% White, 99% Hispanic, 1% Asian.
What district is Lost Hills Elementary in?
Lost Hills Elementary is part of Lost Hills Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.