Monson-Sultana Elementary

As a medium-sized elementary-level community in Sultana, California, Monson-Sultana Elementary works with 440 students from grades K through 8, overseen by Monson-Sultana Joint Union Elementary.

Operationally, Monson-Sultana Elementary answers to Monson-Sultana Joint Union Elementary, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Looking at the student body, Monson-Sultana Elementary shows that 98% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 67% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Monson-Sultana Elementary has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Monson-Sultana Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 88% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Tulare County (around 77%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Monson-Sultana Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 27.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.4%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Tulare County put the typical household earns roughly $71,300 per year, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Monson-Sultana Elementary is one of 196 public schools in Tulare County (combined enrollment of about 101,494 students).

The closest other public school is Jefferson Elementary, roughly 2.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Monson-Sultana Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 38.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 7%: 475 students in 2018 compared to 440 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 6% to 2% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 22.6:1 in 2018 to 20.8:1 today.

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