Enrollment
76
Elementary
DISTRICT 50 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OWENS VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 062919007097
Owens Valley Elementary
202 South Clay St., Independence, CA 93526 · (760) 878-2405 · Inyo County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL76 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 7% 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.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
12.8:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
36 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 12 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 6 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 6 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 7 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 9 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 12 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 8 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 8 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 7 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 1 | 1% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
Owens Valley Elementary→Owens Valley High
Based on grade levels within Owens Valley Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
27.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +10.8pp since 2014
Math
11.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -11.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 11 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 5.6% | 22.2% | 27.8% | 44.4% |
| Math | 5.6% | 5.6% | 22.2% | 66.7% |
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 | 27.8% | 11.1% |
| 2023-24 | 29.1% | 23.6% |
| 2022-23 | 21.9% | 17.1% |
| 2021-22 | 32.3% | 19.4% |
| 2018-19 | 47.5% | 35.0% |
| 2017-18 | 27.9% | 30.2% |
| 2016-17 | 22.9% | 25.0% |
| 2015-16 | 21.0% | 21.0% |
| 2014-15 | 17.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
21.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-30.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 52% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Owens Valley Elementary
Owens Valley Elementary's state test result (21.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owens Valley Elementary this school | 76 | 47.4% | 21.8% |
| Barona Indian Charter Lakeside | 86 | 54.7% | N/A |
| Leona Valley Elementary Leona Valley | 79 | 45.6% | 47.1% |
| Mulberry Elementary Brawley | 61 | 45.9% | 50.5% |
| Big Pine Elementary Big Pine | 121 | 52.9% | 27.8% |
| International School for Science and Culture Costa Mesa | 97 | 41.2% | N/A |
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 Owens Valley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Inyo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 76 | #5,690 of 5,915 | #4 of 7 |
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
76
+32 (+73%) vs 2020
-8% since 2000-01, when it was 83
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 8.8:1
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 | 76 | 5.9 | 12.8:1 | 47% (36) |
| 2023-24 | 76 | 5 | 15.2:1 | 30% (23) |
| 2022-23 | 69 | 5.7 | 12.1:1 | 55% (38) |
| 2020-21 | 44 | 5 | 8.8:1 | 43% (19) |
| 2017-18 | 62 | 3.3 | 19.1:1 | 60% (37) |
| 2015-16 | 53 | 5 | 10.6:1 | 49% (26) |
| 2010-11 | 26 | N/A | N/A | 88% (23) |
| 2000-01 | 83 | 4 | 20.8:1 | 35% (29) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Owens Valley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (62 to 76); teachers up 82% (3.3 to 5.9).
About Owens Valley Elementary
Owens Valley Elementary is an elementary school in Independence, California, reachable at (760) 878-2405. Enrolled students number 76 students, in kindergarten through 8. Enrollment is 84% lower than the average for elementary schools in California, which is about 465.
Owens Valley Unified counts 2 schools and 99 students, including Owens Valley Elementary.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at Owens Valley Elementary, at 41%. Other groups make up 24% White, 17% Native American, 16% multiracial, and 3% Asian. County-wide, 24% of Inyo County residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 72% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 12.8 students per teacher and 5.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 9.5 below the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 47%. That rate is below the 57% average among public schools in Inyo County.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Owens Valley Elementary receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Owens Valley Elementary would score about 51.8%. It scores 21.8%, a bottom-10% result among California schools on BeatsExpectations.
Inyo County has about 18,739 residents, and the median household income is $73,991, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Owens Valley Elementary, Inyo County has 22 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Owens Valley High, is less than a tenth of a mile away. Among the 4 closest schools with test data, this one included, Owens Valley Elementary ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Federal data place Owens Valley Elementary in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
In 2020-21 the school reported 44 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 76. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large. Federal data show the ratio rising from 8.8:1 to 12.8:1.
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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
Nearby schools
- Owens Valley High0.0 mi · 23
- Lo-Inyo Elementary15.3 mi · 197
- Lone Pine High15.8 mi · 86
- Bishop Independent Study25.2 mi · 13
- Palisade Glacier High (Continuation)25.2 mi · 25
- Big Pine Elementary25.3 mi · 121
Frequently asked questions
About Owens Valley ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Owens Valley Elementary?
Owens Valley Elementary enrolls approximately 76 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Owens Valley Elementary serve?
Owens Valley Elementary serves grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Owens Valley Elementary have?
Owens Valley Elementary employs 6 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Owens Valley Elementary?
Student demographics at Owens Valley Elementary are roughly 24% White, 41% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 16% Two or more.
Who oversees Owens Valley Elementary?
Owens Valley Elementary is overseen by Owens Valley Unified in Inyo County.
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