Enrollment
333
Elementary
DISTRICT 302 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BASS LAKE JOINT UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 060408009306
Oakhurst Elementary
49495 Road 427, Oakhurst, CA 93644 · (559) 642-1555 · Madera County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL333 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
272 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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 | 64 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
Oakhurst Elementary→Oak Creek Intermediate
Based on grade levels within Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
34.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.8pp since 2014
Math
25.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.7% | 21.6% | 28.7% | 37.0% |
| Math | 7.7% | 17.7% | 30.4% | 44.2% |
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 | 34.3% | 25.4% |
| 2023-24 | 32.5% | 27.1% |
| 2022-23 | 40.4% | 34.9% |
| 2021-22 | 39.5% | 30.3% |
| 2020-21 | 32.9% | 22.2% |
| 2018-19 | 48.7% | 37.1% |
| 2017-18 | 53.5% | 42.4% |
| 2016-17 | 40.3% | 40.8% |
| 2015-16 | 40.0% | 32.0% |
| 2014-15 | 35.0% | 31.0% |
% 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
30.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Oakhurst Elementary
Oakhurst Elementary's state test result (30.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakhurst Elementary this school | 333 | 81.7% | 30.2% |
| South Fork Elementary Weldon | 348 | 79.0% | 34.7% |
| Grand Oaks Elementary Shasta Lake | 320 | 83.8% | 32.7% |
| Meadow View Susanville | 318 | 78.6% | 31.4% |
| Mariposa Elementary Mariposa | 386 | 75.6% | 35.1% |
| Alturas Elementary Alturas | 333 | 73.0% | 29.4% |
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 Oakhurst Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Madera County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #3,488 of 5,151 | #15 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #3,724 of 5,172 ▼ 358 | #18 of 30 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #3,524 of 5,172 ▼ 17 | #18 of 30 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.1pp | #542 of 5,116 | #5 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 333 | #4,445 of 5,915 | #23 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #391 of 5,352 | #5 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.2% | #2,506 of 5,354 | #8 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.7% | #2,007 of 5,625 | #20 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.8% | #1,803 of 3,837 | #5 of 22 |
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
333
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 438
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 23.7:1
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 | 333 | 18 | 18.5:1 | 82% (272) |
| 2023-24 | 347 | 17.8 | 19.5:1 | 80% (276) |
| 2022-23 | 352 | 17.8 | 19.8:1 | 64% (225) |
| 2020-21 | 332 | 14 | 23.7:1 | 64% (211) |
| 2017-18 | 400 | 17 | 23.5:1 | 68% (271) |
| 2015-16 | 385 | 16 | 24.1:1 | 67% (259) |
| 2010-11 | 348 | N/A | N/A | 58% (203) |
| 2000-01 | 410 | 22 | 18.6:1 | 49% (202) |
| 1990-91 | 438 | 20 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oakhurst Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (400 to 333); teachers up 6% (17 to 18).
About Oakhurst Elementary
The public elementary school Oakhurst Elementary is located in Oakhurst, California. It covers kindergarten through 5, with a total enrollment of 333 students. Enrollment is 28% lower than the average for elementary schools in California, which is about 465.
Oakhurst Elementary is one of 4 schools in Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary, which enrolls 793 students in total.
White students account for 62% of enrollment at Oakhurst Elementary. Smaller groups are 28% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian, and 2% Native American. For comparison, the population of Madera County is roughly 38% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Oakhurst Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 53%.
Oakhurst Elementary's 18 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 18.5:1. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 82%. Across public schools in Madera County, the average is about the same, 81%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Oakhurst Elementary would be expected to post about 31.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 30.2%.
Within Madera County, median household income is about $76,627, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Madera County number 81 and enroll about 32,251.
Nearby, Oak Creek Intermediate is about 0.3 miles away. Oakhurst Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with 7 others within five miles.
The NCES locale for Oakhurst Elementary is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 332 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 333. Students per teacher fell from 23.7 in 2020-21 to 18.5 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Madera County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
160,940
Census ACS
Median income
$76,627
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
81
32,251 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary
- Wasuma ElementaryElementary · 270 students
- Oak Creek IntermediateMiddle · 187 students
- Fresno Flats Community DayMiddle · 3 students
Other schools in Oakhurst
- Yosemite HighHigh · 542 students
- Mountain Home Charter (Alternative)Elementary · 213 students
- Oak Creek IntermediateMiddle · 187 students
- Glacier High School CharterHigh · 82 students
- Evergreen HighHigh · 46 students
- Ahwahnee HighHigh · 35 students
Other Oakhurst Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Oakhurst Elementary. Oakhurst Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- OAKHURST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLARGO, FL · 677 students
- Oakhurst Elementary SchoolFORT WORTH, TX · 466 students
- Oakhurst Elementary SchoolDecatur, GA · 233 students
Nearby schools
- Oak Creek Intermediate0.3 mi · 187
- Yosemite High0.7 mi · 542
- Evergreen High0.7 mi · 46
- Yosemite Falls Education Center0.7 mi · 25
- Ahwahnee High0.9 mi · 35
- Mountain Home Charter (Alternative)1.3 mi · 213
Frequently asked questions
About Oakhurst ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Oakhurst Elementary?
Oakhurst Elementary enrolls approximately 333 students in grades KG-05.
Is Oakhurst Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Oakhurst Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Oakhurst Elementary have?
Oakhurst Elementary employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oakhurst Elementary?
At Oakhurst Elementary, the student body is approximately 62% White, 28% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Oakhurst Elementary in?
Oakhurst Elementary is part of Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary.
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