Tipton Elementary

Tipton Elementary is an elementary campus of moderately sized scale in Tipton, California, run under Tipton Elementary, caters to 485 students in grades K through 8.

Tipton Elementary is the operating authority for Tipton Elementary, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Demographically, Tipton Elementary records that 96% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 3% White. By comparison, Tulare County as a whole is about 67% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Tipton Elementary has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.8:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 95% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Tulare County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Tipton Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 23.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.6%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Tulare County) logs that median household earnings sit near $71,300, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Tipton Elementary is one of 196 public schools in Tulare County (combined enrollment of about 101,494 students).

Nearest neighbor: Palo Verde Elementary, around 6.3 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Tipton Elementary at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 27.2%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Five-year trend. Tipton Elementary's enrollment has contracted 18% since 2018, when it stood at 589 (now 485). The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 90% to 96% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 21.8:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 today.

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