Raymond-Knowles Elementary

Raymond-Knowles Elementary operates as a minimally staffed K-5 school in Raymond, California, overseen by Raymond-Knowles Union Elementary. Current enrollment sits at 88 students spanning grades K through 8. That puts it 81% smaller than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Raymond-Knowles Elementary sits inside Raymond-Knowles Union Elementary, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Looking at the student body, Raymond-Knowles Elementary lists that 45% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 34% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 7% Native American.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 60% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Madera County's rate of about 81%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Raymond-Knowles Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.9%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Madera County indicate median household earnings sit near $76,627, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Madera County runs 81 public schools (combined enrollment of about 32,251 students), of which Raymond-Knowles Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Raymond Granite High, around 0.3 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Raymond-Knowles Elementary at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 33.5%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Raymond-Knowles Elementary has expanded 9%, going from 81 students in 2018 to 88 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 58% to 45%. Class-load math has tightened: from 20.3:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 in 2025.

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