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How has Thomas Law Reed Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
558
Elementary
DISTRICT 413 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KINGS CANYON JOINT UNIFIED·NCES 061970010781
Thomas Law Reed Elementary
1400 North Frankwood Ave., Reedley, CA 93654 · (559) 305-7300 · Fresno County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL558 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 74% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
25.1:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
478 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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 | 67 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 64 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 64 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (64).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
51.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.6pp since 2014
Math
45.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +12.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 52 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 23.3% | 28.3% | 26.2% | 22.3% |
| Math | 21.5% | 23.8% | 25.9% | 28.8% |
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 | 51.6% | 45.3% |
| 2023-24 | 45.3% | 37.2% |
| 2022-23 | 49.0% | 40.7% |
| 2021-22 | 48.6% | 44.5% |
| 2020-21 | 47.9% | 32.4% |
| 2018-19 | 54.3% | 50.9% |
| 2017-18 | 50.7% | 44.7% |
| 2016-17 | 50.2% | 39.8% |
| 2015-16 | 49.0% | 38.0% |
| 2014-15 | 44.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
44.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 29% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in California's top 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 Thomas Law Reed Elementary
Thomas Law Reed Elementary's state test result (44.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Law Reed Elementary this school | 558 | 85.7% | 44.8% |
| California Avenue Elementary Riverbank | 540 | 85.9% | 13.9% |
| Juniper Elementary Escondido | 588 | 87.1% | 29.8% |
| Elkhorn Elementary Castroville | 550 | 83.5% | 20.7% |
| French Camp Elementary French Camp | 581 | 83.8% | 18.5% |
| Ward (E. W.) Elementary Downey | 543 | 87.3% | 39.7% |
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 Thomas Law Reed Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #2,085 of 5,151 | #59 of 185 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #1,894 of 5,172 ▲ 511 | #56 of 185 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #1,913 of 5,172 ▲ 341 | #58 of 185 ▲ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.9pp | #2,679 of 5,116 | #134 of 182 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 558 | #1,778 of 5,915 | #91 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.1:1 | #4,462 of 5,352 | #169 of 190 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.0% | #4,329 of 5,354 | #146 of 190 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.7% | #1,591 of 5,625 | #102 of 199 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.3% | #1,867 of 3,837 | #51 of 135 |
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
558
-67 (-11%) vs 2020
-17% since 2010-11, when it was 671
Student : Teacher
25.1:1
was 25.0:1
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 | 558 | 22.3 | 25.1:1 | 86% (478) |
| 2023-24 | 540 | 23.3 | 23.2:1 | 82% (445) |
| 2022-23 | 559 | 24.3 | 23.0:1 | 82% (460) |
| 2020-21 | 625 | 25 | 25.0:1 | 81% (504) |
| 2017-18 | 667 | 24.3 | 27.4:1 | 68% (456) |
| 2015-16 | 663 | 24 | 27.6:1 | 71% (471) |
| 2010-11 | 671 | N/A | N/A | 65% (433) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thomas Law Reed Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (667 to 558); teachers down 8% (24.3 to 22.3).
About Thomas Law Reed Elementary
Thomas Law Reed Elementary is an elementary school in Reedley, California, reachable at (559) 305-7300. The school had 558 students in kindergarten through 8 in 2024-25.
Besides Thomas Law Reed Elementary, Kings Canyon Joint Unified runs 20 other schools. The district enrolls 9,696 students.
Thomas Law Reed Elementary enrolls a student body that is 88% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 7% White and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Fresno County is about 55% Hispanic. Thomas Law Reed Elementary has a diversity index of 22%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 22.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Thomas Law Reed Elementary and a ratio of 25.1:1. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 86%. The rate at public schools in Fresno County averages 75%, lower than here.
The allk12 Grade for Thomas Law Reed Elementary is B+. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 74% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Thomas Law Reed Elementary beats its 29.4% prediction with 44.8%, a top-10% result in California.
Fresno County has about 1,016,725 residents, and median household income is about $74,201, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Fresno County number 368 and enroll about 206,072.
The nearest public school is Lincoln Elementary, at about 0.6 miles. Thomas Law Reed Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 44.8% average proficiency ranks 7th among 8 nearby schools.
The school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Distant).
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 11%, from 625 to 558.
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Fresno County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,016,725
Census ACS
Median income
$74,201
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
368
206,072 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kings Canyon Joint Unified
- Reedley HighHigh · 1,804 students
- Orange Cove HighHigh · 635 students
- Silas BartschElementary · 606 students
- Citrus MiddleMiddle · 602 students
- General Grant MiddleMiddle · 526 students
- Riverview ElementaryElementary · 509 students
Other schools in Reedley
- Reedley HighHigh · 1,804 students
- Silas BartschElementary · 606 students
- General Grant MiddleMiddle · 526 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 477 students
- Alta ElementaryElementary · 364 students
- Mountain View (Alternative)Combined · 318 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Elementary0.6 mi · 303
- Reedley High0.7 mi · 1,804
- General Grant Middle0.7 mi · 526
- Mountain View (Alternative)0.7 mi · 318
- Reedley Middle College High0.8 mi · 255
- Washington Elementary1.2 mi · 288
Frequently asked questions
About Thomas Law Reed ElementaryHow many students attend Thomas Law Reed Elementary?
Thomas Law Reed Elementary enrolls approximately 558 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Thomas Law Reed Elementary serve?
Thomas Law Reed Elementary serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Thomas Law Reed Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Thomas Law Reed Elementary is approximately 25.1:1 (22 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Thomas Law Reed Elementary?
Thomas Law Reed Elementary reports a student body of 7% White, 88% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Thomas Law Reed Elementary public or private?
Thomas Law Reed Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kings Canyon Joint Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.