Enrollment
334
Elementary
DISTRICT 526 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORTERVILLE UNIFIED·NCES 060006404874
Roche Elementary
388 North Roche St., Porterville, CA 93257 · (559) 782-7250 · Tulare County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL334 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.8:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
327 students
DISTRICT 92% · 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 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 46 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 15% larger than its 6th grade class (46).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
30.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +13.5pp since 2014
Math
26.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +12.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 13 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.7% | 19.8% | 32.0% | 37.6% |
| Math | 8.5% | 17.5% | 29.0% | 45.0% |
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 | 30.5% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.3% | 29.8% |
| 2022-23 | 26.2% | 23.4% |
| 2021-22 | 27.3% | 22.2% |
| 2018-19 | 36.6% | 26.6% |
| 2017-18 | 41.8% | 30.9% |
| 2016-17 | 28.0% | 19.3% |
| 2015-16 | 28.0% | 22.0% |
| 2014-15 | 17.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
29.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Roche Elementary
Roche Elementary's state test result (29.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roche Elementary this school | 334 | 97.9% | 29.2% |
| Julie Korenstein Elementary North Hollywood | 311 | 96.5% | 26.9% |
| Sybil N. Crookham Elementary Winton | 362 | 95.6% | 42.0% |
| Bellingham Elementary North Hollywood | 390 | 97.2% | 38.0% |
| Herbert Hoover Elementary Indio | 326 | 96.9% | 18.2% |
| Belleview Elementary Porterville | 377 | 95.2% | 26.6% |
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 Roche Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Tulare County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #3,616 of 5,151 | #62 of 102 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #3,664 of 5,172 ▼ 566 | #63 of 102 ▼ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #3,942 of 5,172 ▼ 296 | #78 of 102 ▼ 16 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #2,108 of 5,116 | #70 of 102 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 334 | #4,428 of 5,915 | #89 of 110 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.8:1 | #2,808 of 5,352 | #61 of 100 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.3% | #4,349 of 5,354 | #56 of 100 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.9% | #106 of 5,625 | #4 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.0% | #2,814 of 3,837 | #52 of 77 |
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
334
+13 (+4%) vs 2020
+2% since 2000-01, when it was 328
Student : Teacher
22.8:1
was 22.9:1
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 | 334 | 14.7 | 22.8:1 | 98% (327) |
| 2023-24 | 337 | 15.2 | 22.2:1 | 81% (274) |
| 2022-23 | 319 | 15 | 21.3:1 | 92% (292) |
| 2020-21 | 321 | 14 | 22.9:1 | 94% (303) |
| 2017-18 | 367 | 14 | 26.2:1 | 93% (342) |
| 2015-16 | 382 | 14 | 27.3:1 | 91% (346) |
| 2010-11 | 378 | N/A | N/A | 94% (356) |
| 2000-01 | 328 | 22 | 14.9:1 | 77% (253) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Roche Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (367 to 334); teachers up 5% (14 to 14.7).
About Roche Elementary
Roche Elementary is a small elementary school located in Porterville, California. The school runs kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 334 students. Elementary schools in California have about 465 students on average; enrollment here is 28% lower.
The district for Roche Elementary is Porterville Unified, with 22 schools and 13,893 students.
Hispanic students account for 88% of the school's enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 8% White. Among all residents of Tulare County, the Hispanic share is about 67%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 21%.
The school's 14.7 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.8:1. It is about the same as the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. At Roche Elementary, 98% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. On average, public schools in Tulare County report 77%.
Roche Elementary's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (29.2%) and its predicted rate (22.2%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
In Tulare County, the median household earns about $71,300 a year, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 15%. Across Tulare County, 196 public schools serve about 101,494 students.
Roche Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Belleview Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. The five-mile area around Roche Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Roche Elementary ranks 4th of 8 nearby schools, at 29.2% versus a 34.5% average.
Under the NCES locale system, Roche Elementary is Suburb: Small.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 13 students, from 321 to 334.
This page is set up for the Roche Elementary community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Tulare County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
478,693
Census ACS
Median income
$71,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
196
101,494 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Porterville Unified
- Porterville HighHigh · 2,125 students
- Monache HighHigh · 1,855 students
- Granite Hills HighHigh · 1,206 students
- Santa Fe ElementaryElementary · 809 students
- Pioneer MiddleMiddle · 754 students
- Westfield ElementaryElementary · 661 students
Other schools in Porterville
- Summit Charter AcademyCombined · 2,423 students
- Porterville HighHigh · 2,125 students
- Monache HighHigh · 1,855 students
- Monarch River AcademyCombined · 1,338 students
- Granite Hills HighHigh · 1,206 students
- Santa Fe ElementaryElementary · 809 students
Nearby schools
- Belleview Elementary0.6 mi · 377
- Bartlett Middle0.7 mi · 443
- Citrus High0.7 mi · 155
- Santa Fe Elementary0.8 mi · 809
- Los Robles Elementary0.9 mi · 424
- Olive Street Elementary0.9 mi · 624
Frequently asked questions
About Roche ElementaryHow large is Roche Elementary?
Roche Elementary enrolls approximately 334 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Roche Elementary serve?
Roche Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Roche Elementary?
Approximately 22.8:1 students per teacher at Roche Elementary.
How diverse is Roche Elementary?
Roche Elementary reports a student body of 8% White, 88% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Roche Elementary?
Roche Elementary is overseen by Porterville Unified in Tulare County.
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