Enrollment
328
Elementary
DISTRICT 331 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TAFT CITY·NCES 063870006507
Parkview Elementary
520 A St., Taft, CA 93268 · (661) 763-4164 · Kern County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL328 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
259 students
DISTRICT 91% · 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 | 109 | 33% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 23% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
28.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -4.6pp since 2014
Math
43.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.2pp 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 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.5% | 14.9% | 35.1% | 36.5% |
| Math | 12.2% | 31.1% | 24.3% | 32.4% |
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 | 28.4% | 43.2% |
| 2023-24 | 27.4% | 45.2% |
| 2022-23 | 32.9% | 43.4% |
| 2021-22 | 29.6% | 41.5% |
| 2018-19 | 48.0% | 45.3% |
| 2017-18 | 47.2% | 45.8% |
| 2016-17 | 51.4% | 57.5% |
| 2015-16 | 45.0% | 52.0% |
| 2014-15 | 33.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
36.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Parkview Elementary
Parkview Elementary's state test result (36.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkview Elementary this school | 328 | 79.0% | 36.1% |
| McKinley Elementary Gridley | 341 | 80.9% | N/A |
| Dana Gray Elementary Fort Bragg | 342 | 79.2% | 23.2% |
| Sierra Vista Elementary Norco | 395 | 80.3% | 40.2% |
| George Cirby Elementary Roseville | 370 | 77.3% | 37.4% |
| Los Molinos Elementary Los Molinos | 266 | 80.5% | 25.3% |
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 Parkview Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #2,858 of 5,151 | #49 of 148 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #2,052 of 5,172 ▼ 243 | #23 of 150 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #4,141 of 5,172 ▼ 59 | #105 of 150 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.3pp | #3,261 of 5,116 | #101 of 147 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 328 | #4,500 of 5,915 | #130 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.5:1 | #1,217 of 5,352 | #50 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.0% | #2,775 of 5,354 | #58 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.0% | #2,278 of 5,625 | #103 of 153 |
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
328
+44 (+15%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 350
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 328 | 16 | 20.5:1 | 79% (259) |
| 2023-24 | 317 | 15.9 | 20.0:1 | 82% (261) |
| 2022-23 | 330 | 14.9 | 22.2:1 | 81% (267) |
| 2020-21 | 284 | 15 | 18.9:1 | 77% (220) |
| 2017-18 | 328 | 13 | 25.2:1 | 71% (234) |
| 2015-16 | 305 | 14 | 21.8:1 | 68% (206) |
| 2010-11 | 249 | N/A | N/A | 60% (150) |
| 2000-01 | 335 | 18 | 18.6:1 | 57% (191) |
| 1990-91 | 350 | 12 | 29.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parkview Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (328 to 328); teachers up 23% (13 to 16).
About Parkview Elementary
Parkview Elementary runs as a small elementary school in Taft, California. It reported 328 students in kindergarten through 3 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Parkview Elementary is in Taft City, a district with 2,404 students across 6 schools.
About 62% of the student body at Parkview Elementary is Hispanic. The remaining students are 34% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 50, compared with 70 nationally.
Parkview Elementary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.5:1, with 16 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is higher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 79% at Parkview Elementary.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Parkview Elementary, the prediction is 33.3% and the result is 36.1%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Kern County show that the median household earns about $70,210 a year, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 15%. Across Kern County, 279 public schools serve about 197,431 students.
The closest school to Parkview Elementary is Conley Elementary, located about 0.9 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Parkview Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Parkview Elementary is Town: Distant, which covers schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 15%. The school's ratio increased from 18.9:1 to 20.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 Taft City
- Lincoln Junior HighMiddle · 748 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 520 students
- Conley ElementaryElementary · 306 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 271 students
- Taft PrimaryElementary · 231 students
Other schools in Taft
- Taft Union HighHigh · 1,064 students
- Lincoln Junior HighMiddle · 748 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 520 students
- Conley ElementaryElementary · 306 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 271 students
- Taft PrimaryElementary · 231 students
Other Parkview Elementary schools
40 other US public schools in 19 states are named Parkview Elementary. Parkview Elementary is the 32nd largest of the 41.
- Parkview ElementaryEl Monte, CA · 920 students
- Parkview ElementarySan Jose, CA · 549 students
- Parkview ElementaryPort Hueneme, CA · 525 students
- Parkview ElementaryGarden Grove, CA · 433 students
- Parkview ElementaryChico, CA · 406 students
Nearby schools
- Conley Elementary0.9 mi · 306
- Taft Union High0.9 mi · 1,064
- Buena Vista High (Continuation)1.0 mi · 85
- Roosevelt Elementary1.1 mi · 520
- Taft Primary1.1 mi · 231
- Lincoln Junior High1.1 mi · 748
Frequently asked questions
About Parkview ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Parkview Elementary?
Parkview Elementary enrolls approximately 328 students in grades KG-03.
What grades does Parkview Elementary serve?
Parkview Elementary serves grades KG-03.
How many students per teacher at Parkview Elementary?
Approximately 20.5:1 students per teacher at Parkview Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Parkview Elementary?
Student demographics at Parkview Elementary are roughly 34% White, 62% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Parkview Elementary in?
Parkview Elementary is part of Taft City.
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