Enrollment
301
Elementary
STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKFORD ELEMENTARY·NCES 063327005168
Rockford Elementary
14983 Road 208, Porterville, CA 93257 · (559) 784-5406 · Tulare County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL301 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 14% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-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
23.3:1
13 FTE teachers
STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
188 students
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 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 33 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 15% larger than its 8th grade class (33).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
40.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.4pp since 2014
Math
21.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -4.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.6% | 29.8% | 25.8% | 33.8% |
| Math | 5.0% | 16.7% | 35.9% | 42.4% |
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 | 40.4% | 21.7% |
| 2023-24 | 37.5% | 19.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.4% | 17.5% |
| 2021-22 | 47.9% | 22.4% |
| 2018-19 | 43.4% | 30.0% |
| 2017-18 | 41.5% | 28.9% |
| 2016-17 | 33.3% | 27.1% |
| 2015-16 | 37.0% | 25.0% |
| 2014-15 | 37.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
29.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Rockford Elementary
Rockford Elementary's state test result (29.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockford Elementary this school | 301 | 62.5% | 29.3% |
| Grover Heights Elementary Grover Beach | 290 | 59.3% | 39.2% |
| Victoria Elementary Costa Mesa | 301 | 57.1% | 47.4% |
| Del Mar Elementary Santa Cruz | 322 | 62.4% | 39.5% |
| Del Obispo Elementary San Juan Capistrano | 310 | 68.4% | 47.2% |
| Sunset Elementary Oak View | 357 | 66.1% | 33.7% |
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 Rockford Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Tulare County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.3% | #3,612 of 5,151 | #61 of 102 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.7% | #4,137 of 5,172 ▲ 148 | #80 of 102 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #2,893 of 5,172 ▲ 77 | #44 of 102 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.1pp | #720 of 5,116 | #3 of 102 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 301 | #4,760 of 5,915 | #94 of 110 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.3:1 | #3,243 of 5,352 | #70 of 100 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.2% | #2,318 of 5,354 | #7 of 100 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.5% | #3,358 of 5,625 | #88 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.7% | #1,948 of 3,837 | #23 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
301
-19 (-6%) vs 2020
+35% since 1990-91, when it was 223
Student : Teacher
23.3:1
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 | 301 | 12.9 | 23.3:1 | 62% (188) |
| 2023-24 | 282 | 13 | 21.7:1 | 56% (157) |
| 2022-23 | 310 | 13.9 | 22.3:1 | 63% (194) |
| 2020-21 | 320 | 14 | 22.9:1 | 57% (182) |
| 2017-18 | 357 | 17.6 | 20.3:1 | 60% (215) |
| 2015-16 | 370 | 17 | 21.8:1 | 54% (201) |
| 2010-11 | 355 | N/A | N/A | 55% (196) |
| 2000-01 | 336 | 17 | 19.8:1 | 51% (172) |
| 1990-91 | 223 | 9 | 24.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rockford Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (357 to 301); teachers down 27% (17.6 to 12.9).
About Rockford Elementary
Porterville, California, is home to Rockford Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary school. Its enrollment is 301 students, spread over kindergarten through 8. That compares with an average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Rockford Elementary operates as its own local education agency.
Federal enrollment data show Rockford Elementary is 53% Hispanic. Other groups make up 41% White and 3% Asian. Tulare County as a whole is about 67% Hispanic, so the school's share is lower. A diversity index of 55% means there is a 55% chance two randomly chosen students at Rockford Elementary are from different groups.
A staff of 12.9 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 23.3:1. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is 22.3:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 62%. The average for public schools in Tulare County is 77%.
Among California public elementary schools, Rockford Elementary outscored 14%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
A school with Rockford Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 42.9%. Rockford Elementary scores 29.3%, 13.7 points below that line.
In the wider Tulare County area, the median household earns about $71,300 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Rockford Elementary shares Tulare County with 195 other public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Jim Maples Academy is closest at about 2.2 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Rockford Elementary. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Rockford Elementary ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 6%.
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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
- 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
Other Rockford Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Rockford Elementary. Rockford Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Rockford ElementaryRockford, TN · 410 students
- Rockford ElementaryDobson, NC · 335 students
- ROCKFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBLACKFOOT, ID · 145 students
Nearby schools
- Jim Maples Academy2.2 mi · 466
- Burton Community Day2.2 mi · 1
- Burton Elementary2.2 mi · 437
- Buena Vista Community Day2.5 mi · 2
- Burton Middle2.5 mi · 586
- Summit Charter Academy2.6 mi · 2,423
Frequently asked questions
About Rockford ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Rockford Elementary?
Rockford Elementary enrolls approximately 301 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Rockford Elementary serve?
Rockford Elementary serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rockford Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rockford Elementary is approximately 23.3:1 (13 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Rockford Elementary?
Rockford Elementary reports a student body of 41% White, 53% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Rockford Elementary public or private?
Rockford Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rockford Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.