Rockford Elementary

Located at 14983 Road 208, in Porterville, California, Rockford Elementary is a modestly sized elementary-level community that enrolls 301 students (grades K through 8), part of Rockford Elementary. That puts it 35% smaller than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Operationally, Rockford Elementary answers to Rockford Elementary, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Demographically, Rockford Elementary reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 53%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 41% White, 3% Asian. That is meaningfully less Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 67%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Rockford Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 62% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Tulare County (around 77%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Rockford Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 42.3%, the actual is 27.9%, a residual of -14.3 points.

Around the school, census data for Tulare County shows median household earnings sit near $71,300, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Rockford Elementary is one of 196 public schools in Tulare County (combined enrollment of about 101,494 students).

The closest other public school is Jim Maples Academy, roughly 2.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Rockford Elementary at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 31.9%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Rockford Elementary's enrollment has edged down 16% since 2018, when it stood at 357 (now 301). Class-load math has grew: from 20.3:1 in 2018 to 23.3:1 in 2025.

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