Enrollment
140
Elementary
STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEMITROPIC ELEMENTARY·NCES 063633006192
Semitropic Elementary
25300 Highway 46, Wasco, CA 93280 · (661) 758-6412 · Kern County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL140 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 7% of California public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
14.6:1
10 FTE teachers
STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
86 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 | 19 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 12 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 12 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 13 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 7 | 5% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 18 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 17 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 20 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (19) is 5% smaller than its 8th grade class (20).
Student demographics
6%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
30.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.1pp since 2014
Math
10.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.8pp 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 11 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 11 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 2.1% | 28.0% | 35.5% | 34.4% |
| Math | 2.1% | 8.6% | 31.2% | 58.1% |
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 | 30.1% | 10.8% |
| 2023-24 | 20.8% | 17.8% |
| 2022-23 | 25.0% | 16.4% |
| 2021-22 | 24.2% | 15.0% |
| 2018-19 | 18.2% | 5.6% |
| 2017-18 | 23.6% | 7.4% |
| 2016-17 | 20.3% | 10.8% |
| 2015-16 | 20.0% | 12.0% |
| 2014-15 | 19.0% | 9.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
20.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-23.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 44% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Semitropic Elementary
Semitropic Elementary's state test result (20.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semitropic Elementary this school | 140 | 61.4% | 20.3% |
| Westside Elementary Five Points | 135 | 64.4% | 26.0% |
| Shandon Elementary Shandon | 167 | 65.3% | 25.2% |
| Imperial Valley Home School Academy El Centro | 131 | 58.0% | 34.7% |
| Columbine Elementary Delano | 172 | 56.4% | 66.8% |
| Howard Gardner Community Charter Chula Vista | 178 | 73.0% | N/A |
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 Semitropic Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.3% | #4,557 of 5,151 | #116 of 148 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.8% | #5,011 of 5,172 ▼ 595 | #137 of 150 ▼ 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #3,970 of 5,172 ▲ 701 | #92 of 150 ▲ 34 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.8pp | #3,098 of 5,116 | #95 of 147 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 140 | #5,541 of 5,915 | #150 of 163 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.4% | #3,409 of 5,625 | #127 of 153 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.9% | #298 of 3,837 | #5 of 95 |
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
140
-30 (-18%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 125
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 140 | 9.6 | 14.6:1 | 61% (86) |
| 2023-24 | 142 | 10.1 | 14.1:1 | 58% (83) |
| 2022-23 | 151 | 10.1 | 14.9:1 | 63% (95) |
| 2020-21 | 170 | 11 | 15.4:1 | 74% (125) |
| 2017-18 | 215 | 11 | 19.6:1 | 87% (187) |
| 2015-16 | 214 | 9 | 23.8:1 | 89% (190) |
| 2010-11 | 243 | N/A | N/A | 91% (221) |
| 2000-01 | 259 | 10 | 25.9:1 | 81% (210) |
| 1990-91 | 125 | 5 | 25.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Semitropic Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (215 to 140); teachers down 13% (11 to 9.6).
About Semitropic Elementary
Semitropic Elementary is a small elementary school with its address in Wasco, California. Students in kindergarten through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 140 students. For comparison, elementary schools in California average about 465 students.
In federal data, the district for Semitropic Elementary is the school itself.
Most students at Semitropic Elementary are Hispanic: 97% of enrollment. Other groups make up 2% Black. Kern County as a whole is about 57% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at Semitropic Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 6%.
Dividing enrollment by its 9.6 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 14.6:1. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 61%. On average, public schools in Kern County report 76%.
The allk12 Grade for Semitropic Elementary is D. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 7% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Semitropic Elementary is a bottom-10% school in California on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 20.3% against a predicted 43.5%.
Across Kern County, median household income is about $70,210, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 15%. The public schools of Kern County number 279 and enroll about 197,431.
The closest public school to Semitropic Elementary is John L. Prueitt Elementary, about 8.1 miles away. Other public schools within ten miles number at least 8. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Semitropic Elementary ranks 7th on proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Semitropic Elementary went from 170 students to 140.
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Kern County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
915,075
Census ACS
Median income
$70,210
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
279
197,431 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wasco
- Wasco HighHigh · 1,672 students
- Palm Avenue MiddleMiddle · 631 students
- John L. Prueitt ElementaryElementary · 621 students
- Thomas Jefferson MiddleMiddle · 591 students
- James A. Forrest ElementaryElementary · 576 students
- Karl F. Clemens ElementaryElementary · 551 students
Nearby schools
- John L. Prueitt Elementary8.1 mi · 621
- Palm Avenue Middle8.9 mi · 631
- Wasco High9.1 mi · 1,672
- Wasco Independence High9.4 mi · 109
- James A. Forrest Elementary9.4 mi · 576
- Thomas Jefferson Middle9.4 mi · 591
Frequently asked questions
About Semitropic ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Semitropic Elementary?
Semitropic Elementary enrolls approximately 140 students in grades KG-08.
Is Semitropic Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Semitropic Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Semitropic Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Semitropic Elementary is approximately 14.6:1 (10 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Semitropic Elementary?
At Semitropic Elementary, the student body is approximately 1% White, 97% Hispanic, 2% Black.
What district is Semitropic Elementary in?
Semitropic Elementary is part of Semitropic Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.