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Enrollment
410
Elementary
DISTRICT 377 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 060798000767
R. J. Neutra
Community Center Dr., N.A.S. Lemoore, CA 93245 · (559) 998-6823 · Kings County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL410 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of California public elementary schools
- A-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.
- DThree-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
17.1:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
101 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 139 | 34% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (139) is 173% larger than its 5th grade class (51).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
68.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.2pp since 2014
Math
63.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 36.9% | 31.2% | 15.3% | 16.6% |
| Math | 36.7% | 26.6% | 24.1% | 12.7% |
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 | 68.2% | 63.3% |
| 2023-24 | 66.7% | 67.2% |
| 2022-23 | 66.1% | 67.8% |
| 2021-22 | 70.1% | 71.6% |
| 2018-19 | 63.0% | 65.1% |
| 2017-18 | 64.6% | 56.5% |
| 2016-17 | 73.0% | 61.5% |
| 2015-16 | 69.0% | 60.0% |
| 2014-15 | 64.0% | 55.0% |
% 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
66.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 R. J. Neutra
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| R. J. Neutra this school | 410 | 24.6% | 66.7% |
| Creative Arts Charter San Francisco | 440 | 28.4% | N/A |
| Crestview Elementary Vandenberg Air Force Base | 373 | 28.4% | 47.2% |
| Odyssey Charter Altadena | 463 | 25.5% | N/A |
| Timber Point Elementary Discovery Bay | 362 | 26.0% | 44.9% |
| OCS - South Altadena | 392 | 28.6% | 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 R. J. Neutra ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #802 of 5,151 | #1 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.3% | #909 of 5,172 ▼ 187 | #2 of 30 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.2% | #843 of 5,172 ▲ 37 | #3 of 30 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.1pp | #544 of 5,116 | #3 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 410 | #3,553 of 5,915 | #23 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #141 of 5,352 | #2 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.2% | #495 of 5,354 | #2 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.6% | #4,984 of 5,625 | #30 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.1% | #1,514 of 3,837 | #7 of 25 |
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
410
-79 (-16%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 713
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 19.6:1
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 | 410 | 24 | 17.1:1 | 25% (101) |
| 2023-24 | 424 | 25 | 17.0:1 | 38% (160) |
| 2022-23 | 438 | 27 | 16.2:1 | 36% (159) |
| 2020-21 | 489 | 25 | 19.6:1 | 30% (145) |
| 2017-18 | 507 | 26 | 19.5:1 | 54% (273) |
| 2015-16 | 496 | 25 | 19.8:1 | 62% (309) |
| 2010-11 | 565 | N/A | N/A | 45% (256) |
| 2000-01 | 480 | 29 | 16.6:1 | 45% (214) |
| 1990-91 | 713 | 33 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for R. J. Neutra.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (507 to 410); teachers down 8% (26 to 24).
About R. J. Neutra
R. J. Neutra is a public elementary school run by Central Union Elementary in N.A.S. Lemoore, California. It educates 410 students in kindergarten through 5.
Central Union Elementary enrolls 1,508 students, and its 4 schools include R. J. Neutra.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at R. J. Neutra is White (41%). The remaining students are 31% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 10% Black, and 6% Asian. For comparison, Kings County is about 38% White. By the diversity index, R. J. Neutra comes in at 71%.
R. J. Neutra counts 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 17.1 students for each one. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is higher than this school's figure. About 25% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Public schools in Kings County average 74%.
R. J. Neutra is graded B by allk12, scoring above 64% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
R. J. Neutra's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (66.7%) and its predicted rate (65.1%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
Census estimates describe Kings County this way: median household income is about $70,995, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 14% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Federal data list 67 public schools in Kings County, with a combined enrollment of about 28,742.
Akers Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.5 miles away in a straight line. There are 4 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, R. J. Neutra is 1st among 6 schools close by.
Locale: Town: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
R. J. Neutra saw enrollment fall 16% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 19.6:1 to 17.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The R. J. Neutra community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Kings County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
153,298
Census ACS
Median income
$70,995
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
67
28,742 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Central Union Elementary
- Akers ElementaryElementary · 592 students
- Stratford ElementaryElementary · 294 students
- Central ElementaryElementary · 212 students
Nearby schools
- Akers Elementary0.5 mi · 592
- Lemoore University Elementary Charter3.8 mi · 155
- Lemoore Online College Preparatory High4.0 mi · 141
- Lemoore Middle College High4.0 mi · 255
- P. W. Engvall Elementary5.3 mi · 534
- Bridges Academy5.6 mi · 1
Frequently asked questions
About R. J. NeutraHow many students attend R. J. Neutra?
R. J. Neutra enrolls approximately 410 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does R. J. Neutra serve?
R. J. Neutra serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does R. J. Neutra have?
R. J. Neutra employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
How diverse is R. J. Neutra?
R. J. Neutra reports a student body of 41% White, 31% Hispanic, 10% Black, 6% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees R. J. Neutra?
R. J. Neutra is overseen by Central Union Elementary in Kings County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.