Rocky Hill Elementary

Rocky Hill Elementary, a mid-tier elementary-level community in Exeter, California, operated by Exeter Unified, hosts 554 students, covering grades K through 5.

Rocky Hill Elementary is one of 7 schools operated by Exeter Unified, a district that hosts 2,597 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Rocky Hill Elementary shows that 70% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest looks like 29% White. That composition is broadly in line with Tulare County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Rocky Hill Elementary has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 78% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Rocky Hill Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.0%; this one delivers 41.6%.

In the surrounding community, Tulare County reports that median household income runs about $71,300, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. In all, Tulare County runs 196 public schools (combined enrollment of about 101,494 students), of which Rocky Hill Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Exeter Union High, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Rocky Hill Elementary. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Rocky Hill Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 29.7%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 7%: 598 students in 2018 compared to 554 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 26.6:1 in 2018 to 21.3:1 in 2025.

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