Enrollment
386
Elementary
DISTRICT 185 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARIPOSA COUNTY UNIFIED·NCES 062394003603
Mariposa Elementary
5044 Jones St., Mariposa, CA 95338 · (209) 742-0340 · Mariposa County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL386 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 41% 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.
- B-Beats 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
22.5:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
292 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 39 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 47 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 11% larger than its 8th grade class (47).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
35.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.1pp since 2014
Math
32.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +11.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.4% | 21.8% | 20.9% | 43.9% |
| Math | 12.6% | 20.1% | 25.5% | 41.8% |
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 | 35.1% | 32.6% |
| 2023-24 | 38.1% | 35.6% |
| 2022-23 | 33.6% | 26.7% |
| 2021-22 | 35.2% | 28.7% |
| 2020-21 | 43.7% | 25.2% |
| 2018-19 | 42.5% | 36.3% |
| 2017-18 | 45.6% | 33.7% |
| 2016-17 | 40.9% | 26.9% |
| 2015-16 | 37.0% | 24.0% |
| 2014-15 | 28.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
35.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Mariposa Elementary
Mariposa Elementary's state test result (35.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mariposa Elementary this school | 386 | 75.6% | 35.1% |
| South Fork Elementary Weldon | 348 | 79.0% | 34.7% |
| Jamestown Elementary Jamestown | 409 | 71.6% | 27.4% |
| Alturas Elementary Alturas | 333 | 73.0% | 29.4% |
| C. Roy Carmichael Elementary Portola | 344 | 70.6% | 29.9% |
| Oakhurst Elementary Oakhurst | 333 | 81.7% | 30.2% |
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 Mariposa Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Mariposa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #2,951 of 5,151 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #2,954 of 5,172 ▼ 410 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #3,418 of 5,172 ▼ 513 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.9pp | #2,684 of 5,116 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 386 | #3,858 of 5,915 | #2 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.5:1 | #2,624 of 5,352 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.7% | #2,270 of 5,354 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.6% | #2,576 of 5,625 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.4% | #3,016 of 3,837 | N/A |
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
386
+2 (+1%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 509
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
was 24.0:1
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 | 386 | 17.1 | 22.5:1 | 76% (292) |
| 2023-24 | 383 | 17.1 | 22.4:1 | 74% (282) |
| 2022-23 | 368 | 14 | 26.3:1 | 76% (280) |
| 2020-21 | 384 | 16 | 24.0:1 | 78% (301) |
| 2017-18 | 417 | 16.7 | 25.1:1 | 68% (283) |
| 2015-16 | 393 | 19 | 20.7:1 | 67% (262) |
| 2010-11 | 293 | N/A | N/A | 69% (201) |
| 2000-01 | 366 | 17 | 21.5:1 | 50% (184) |
| 1990-91 | 509 | 22 | 23.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mariposa Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (417 to 386); teachers up 3% (16.7 to 17.1).
About Mariposa Elementary
Mariposa Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Mariposa, California. Its enrollment is 386 students, spread over kindergarten through 8.
Besides Mariposa Elementary, Mariposa County Unified runs 10 other schools. The district enrolls 1,685 students.
The largest group at Mariposa Elementary is White students, at 60%. Other groups include 26% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 3% Native American. By comparison, Mariposa County residents are about 77% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Mariposa Elementary scores 56%.
Staffing at Mariposa Elementary comes to 17.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 22.5:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is similar, at 22.3:1. Mariposa Elementary counts 76% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 67% average among public schools in Mariposa County.
Among California public elementary schools, Mariposa Elementary outscored 41%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
A school with Mariposa Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 35.2%. Mariposa Elementary scores 35.1%, within a point of that line.
The county, Mariposa County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $68,412, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Mariposa Elementary shares Mariposa County with 15 other public schools.
Mariposa Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Mariposa County High, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Mariposa Elementary, there are 5 other public schools.
For locale, NCES codes Mariposa Elementary as Rural: Remote.
Mariposa Elementary had 384 students in 2020-21 and 386 in 2024-25, nearly the same. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (22.5:1) than in 2020-21 (24.0:1).
This page is set up for the Mariposa Elementary community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Mariposa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,082
Census ACS
Median income
$68,412
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
1,893 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mariposa County Unified
- Mariposa County HighHigh · 461 students
- Woodland ElementaryElementary · 435 students
- Lake Don Pedro ElementaryElementary · 195 students
- Sierra HomeCombined · 70 students
- Yosemite National Park El PortalElementary · 46 students
- Spring Hill High (Continuation)High · 33 students
Other schools in Mariposa
- Mariposa County HighHigh · 461 students
- Woodland ElementaryElementary · 435 students
- Sierra HomeCombined · 70 students
- Monarch AcademyCombined · 48 students
- Spring Hill High (Continuation)High · 33 students
- County CommunityCombined · 5 students
Other Mariposa Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 2 states are named Mariposa Elementary. Mariposa Elementary is the 6th largest of the 6.
- Mariposa ElementaryLancaster, CA · 732 students
- Mariposa ElementaryOntario, CA · 537 students
- Mariposa ElementaryBrea, CA · 504 students
- Mariposa ElementaryRedlands, CA · 432 students
- MARIPOSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPORT ST LUCIE, FL · 792 students
Nearby schools
- Mariposa County High0.2 mi · 461
- Monarch Academy0.2 mi · 48
- Spring Hill High (Continuation)3.5 mi · 33
- Sierra Home3.5 mi · 70
- County Community3.5 mi · 5
- Woodland Elementary6.8 mi · 435
Frequently asked questions
About Mariposa ElementaryHow many students attend Mariposa Elementary?
Mariposa Elementary enrolls approximately 386 students in grades KG-08.
Is Mariposa Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mariposa Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Mariposa Elementary?
Approximately 22.5:1 students per teacher at Mariposa Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mariposa Elementary?
At Mariposa Elementary, the student body is approximately 60% White, 26% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Mariposa Elementary public or private?
Mariposa Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mariposa County Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.