Enrollment
294
Elementary
DISTRICT 377 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 060798000768
Stratford Elementary
20227 1st St., Stratford, CA 93266 · (559) 925-2605 · Kings County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL294 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 22% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
24.5:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
226 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 42 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (42).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
29.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.1pp since 2014
Math
22.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.4% | 21.7% | 29.6% | 41.3% |
| Math | 7.9% | 14.8% | 25.4% | 51.9% |
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 | 29.1% | 22.8% |
| 2023-24 | 27.0% | 21.8% |
| 2022-23 | 28.4% | 20.1% |
| 2021-22 | 24.5% | 17.2% |
| 2018-19 | 42.3% | 41.7% |
| 2017-18 | 43.6% | 33.3% |
| 2016-17 | 31.8% | 24.0% |
| 2015-16 | 29.0% | 22.0% |
| 2014-15 | 21.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
26.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Stratford Elementary
Stratford Elementary's state test result (26.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stratford Elementary this school | 294 | 76.9% | 26.2% |
| Palomar Elementary Chula Vista | 319 | 77.7% | 55.8% |
| Palm Lane Global Academy Anaheim | 288 | 76.0% | N/A |
| Kellogg (Karl H.) Elementary Chula Vista | 305 | 76.1% | 39.4% |
| Brook Hill Elementary Santa Rosa | 279 | 80.6% | 16.6% |
| Commonwealth Elementary Fullerton | 268 | 76.5% | 27.2% |
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 Stratford Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #3,942 of 5,151 | #22 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.8% | #4,023 of 5,172 ▼ 50 | #23 of 30 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #4,069 of 5,172 ▲ 52 | #26 of 30 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.1pp | #1,617 of 5,116 | #12 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 294 | #4,811 of 5,915 | #28 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.5:1 | #4,094 of 5,352 | #27 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.6% | #4,107 of 5,354 | #23 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.9% | #2,470 of 5,625 | #19 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.0% | #3,750 of 3,837 | #25 of 25 |
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
294
-7 (-2%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 255
Student : Teacher
24.5:1
was 20.1:1
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 | 294 | 12 | 24.5:1 | 77% (226) |
| 2023-24 | 290 | 14 | 20.7:1 | 80% (232) |
| 2022-23 | 295 | 15 | 19.7:1 | 85% (250) |
| 2020-21 | 301 | 15 | 20.1:1 | 80% (241) |
| 2017-18 | 297 | 17 | 17.5:1 | 80% (238) |
| 2015-16 | 276 | 15 | 18.4:1 | 84% (233) |
| 2010-11 | 284 | N/A | N/A | 92% (262) |
| 2000-01 | 325 | 18 | 18.1:1 | 86% (281) |
| 1990-91 | 255 | 10 | 25.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stratford Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (297 to 294); teachers down 29% (17 to 12).
About Stratford Elementary
Stratford Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school found in Stratford, California. Its 294 students are spread across kindergarten through 8. The typical figure for elementary schools in California is about 465 students.
Central Union Elementary operates 4 schools. Combined enrollment is 1,508 students.
The large majority of students at Stratford Elementary, 85%, are Hispanic. The next largest groups are 5% White, 4% Native American, and 3% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 27 points above the 58% share among Kings County residents. By the diversity index, Stratford Elementary comes in at 27%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 24.5:1, with 12 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is lower than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Stratford Elementary is 77%.
The allk12 Grade for Stratford Elementary is C-. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 22% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Stratford Elementary falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 26.2% actual against 34.5% predicted.
In the county around the school, Kings County, median household income is about $70,995, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 14% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. A total of 67 public schools operate in Kings County, serving about 28,742 students.
The nearest public school is Central Elementary, at about 4.2 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Stratford Elementary is 6th on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Stratford Elementary the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 301 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 294. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 20.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 24.5:1.
The Stratford Elementary community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Kings County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
153,298
Census ACS
Median income
$70,995
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
67
28,742 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Central Union Elementary
- Akers ElementaryElementary · 592 students
- R. J. NeutraElementary · 410 students
- Central ElementaryElementary · 212 students
Other Stratford Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Stratford Elementary. Stratford Elementary is the 4th largest of the 5.
- STRATFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBENNINGTON, NE · 379 students
- Stratford ElementaryStratford, WI · 328 students
- Stratford Elementary SchoolStratford, OK · 303 students
- Stratford ElementaryStratford, IA · 74 students
Nearby schools
- Central Elementary4.2 mi · 212
- Akers Elementary5.8 mi · 592
- R. J. Neutra5.9 mi · 410
- Lemoore Online College Preparatory High6.8 mi · 141
- Lemoore Middle College High6.8 mi · 255
- Lemoore University Elementary Charter6.9 mi · 155
Frequently asked questions
About Stratford ElementaryHow large is Stratford Elementary?
Stratford Elementary enrolls approximately 294 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Stratford Elementary serve?
Stratford Elementary serves grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Stratford Elementary?
Approximately 24.5:1 students per teacher at Stratford Elementary.
How diverse is Stratford Elementary?
Stratford Elementary reports a student body of 5% White, 85% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Stratford Elementary?
Stratford Elementary is overseen by Central Union Elementary in Kings County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.