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Enrollment
554
Elementary
DISTRICT 538 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EXETER UNIFIED·NCES 060142301502
Rocky Hill Elementary
313 Sequoia Dr., Exeter, CA 93221 · (559) 592-5490 · Tulare County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL554 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
432 students
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 121 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (121) is 29% larger than its 5th grade class (94).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Rocky Hill Elementary→Wilson Middle
Based on grade levels within Exeter Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
51.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +17.1pp since 2014
Math
45.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +16.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 17 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 23.7% | 27.4% | 21.5% | 27.4% |
| Math | 20.3% | 24.7% | 24.7% | 30.3% |
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 | 51.1% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.7% | 39.5% |
| 2022-23 | 35.3% | 30.3% |
| 2021-22 | 31.5% | 28.9% |
| 2018-19 | 47.2% | 36.4% |
| 2017-18 | 45.5% | 40.9% |
| 2016-17 | 34.1% | 37.7% |
| 2015-16 | 43.0% | 38.0% |
| 2014-15 | 34.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
44.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Rocky Hill Elementary
Rocky Hill Elementary's state test result (44.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Hill Elementary this school | 554 | 78.0% | 44.9% |
| Dana Elementary Nipomo | 612 | 77.1% | 32.8% |
| Alice Shaw Elementary Santa Maria | 530 | 76.4% | 33.2% |
| Valley Elementary Yucaipa | 518 | 81.3% | 30.6% |
| Mesa Verde Elementary Oakdale | 529 | 81.7% | 18.1% |
| Winifred Pifer Elementary Paso Robles | 492 | 81.7% | 30.1% |
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 Rocky Hill Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Tulare County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #2,072 of 5,151 | #12 of 102 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #1,921 of 5,172 ▲ 306 | #13 of 102 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #1,947 of 5,172 ▲ 421 | #14 of 102 ▲ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +17.9pp | #87 of 5,116 | #2 of 102 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 554 | #1,811 of 5,915 | #38 of 110 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.3:1 | #1,695 of 5,352 | #37 of 100 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.1% | #3,242 of 5,354 | #23 of 100 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.0% | #2,364 of 5,625 | #71 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.4% | #3,009 of 3,837 | #59 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
554
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
was 22.1:1
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 | 554 | 26 | 21.3:1 | 78% (432) |
| 2023-24 | 531 | 25 | 21.2:1 | 71% (376) |
| 2022-23 | 537 | 25 | 21.5:1 | 70% (375) |
| 2020-21 | 553 | 25 | 22.1:1 | 71% (395) |
| 2017-18 | 598 | 22.5 | 26.6:1 | 71% (426) |
| 2015-16 | 610 | 25 | 24.4:1 | 72% (442) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rocky Hill Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (598 to 554); teachers up 16% (22.5 to 26).
About Rocky Hill Elementary
Families in Exeter, California, are served by Rocky Hill Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. The school counts 554 students across kindergarten through 5.
Exeter Unified runs Rocky Hill Elementary along with 6 other schools, enrolling 2,597 students in total.
A majority of students at Rocky Hill Elementary, 70%, are Hispanic. The remaining shares are 29% White. County-wide, about 67% of residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Rocky Hill Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 43%.
The count of teachers at Rocky Hill Elementary is 26 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 21.3:1. Among elementary schools in California, the typical ratio is 22.3:1. The school counts 432 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 78%. That is close to the 77% average for public schools in Tulare County.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 44.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 33.9%.
Census estimates describe Tulare County this way: median household income is about $71,300, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 196 public schools in Tulare County, with a combined enrollment of about 101,494.
The shortest distance from Rocky Hill Elementary to another public school is about 0.5 miles, to Exeter Union High. The five-mile area around Rocky Hill Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 44.9% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 6 nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, Rocky Hill Elementary is coded Town: Fringe, for schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 553 in 2020-21, 554 in 2024-25.
To ask about school safety, transportation, and start times, start a discussion on this page. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Exeter Unified
- Exeter Union HighHigh · 909 students
- Wilson MiddleMiddle · 523 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 522 students
- Exeter Independent Study (Alternative)Combined · 47 students
- Kaweah HighHigh · 29 students
- Exeter Community DayCombined · 13 students
Other schools in Exeter
- Exeter Union HighHigh · 909 students
- Wilson MiddleMiddle · 523 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 522 students
- Exeter Independent Study (Alternative)Combined · 47 students
- Kaweah HighHigh · 29 students
- Exeter Community DayCombined · 13 students
Other Rocky Hill Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Rocky Hill Elementary. Rocky Hill Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Rocky Hill ElementaryKnoxville, TN · 721 students
Nearby schools
- Exeter Union High0.5 mi · 909
- Lincoln Elementary0.7 mi · 522
- Exeter Independent Study (Alternative)0.8 mi · 47
- Kaweah High0.8 mi · 29
- Wilson Middle0.8 mi · 523
- Exeter Community Day0.8 mi · 13
Frequently asked questions
About Rocky Hill ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Rocky Hill Elementary?
Rocky Hill Elementary enrolls approximately 554 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Rocky Hill Elementary serve?
Rocky Hill Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Rocky Hill Elementary?
Approximately 21.3:1 students per teacher at Rocky Hill Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Rocky Hill Elementary?
Student demographics at Rocky Hill Elementary are roughly 29% White, 70% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Rocky Hill Elementary public or private?
Rocky Hill Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Exeter Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.