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Enrollment
615
Elementary
DISTRICT 487 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TEHACHAPI UNIFIED·NCES 063888006530
Tompkins Elementary
1120 South Curry St., Tehachapi, CA 93561 · (661) 822-2170 · Kern County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL615 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 10% of California public elementary schools
- CTest 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.
- DThree-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
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
317 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 | 132 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 103 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 111 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
Tompkins Elementary→Jacobsen Middle
Based on grade levels within Tehachapi Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
32.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.7pp since 2014
Math
25.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.8% | 22.9% | 24.9% | 42.4% |
| Math | 9.8% | 15.9% | 32.4% | 41.9% |
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 | 32.7% | 25.7% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 25.8% |
| 2022-23 | 37.4% | 32.8% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 30.7% |
| 2020-21 | 31.8% | 26.0% |
| 2018-19 | 40.4% | 37.2% |
| 2017-18 | 40.9% | 33.3% |
| 2016-17 | 35.9% | 32.3% |
| 2015-16 | 32.0% | 25.0% |
| 2014-15 | 25.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
29.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 49% 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 Tompkins Elementary
Tompkins Elementary's state test result (29.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tompkins Elementary this school | 615 | 51.5% | 29.0% |
| Dent Elementary Escalon | 671 | 50.2% | 37.1% |
| Heritage Phelan | 563 | 53.8% | 59.1% |
| Rosedale-North Elementary Bakersfield | 537 | 49.7% | 44.3% |
| Mattie Washburn Elementary Santa Rosa | 535 | 52.5% | N/A |
| Rio Bravo Elementary Bakersfield | 589 | 48.2% | 48.8% |
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 Tompkins Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #3,641 of 5,151 | #78 of 148 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.7% | #3,696 of 5,172 ▼ 155 | #74 of 150 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #3,713 of 5,172 ▼ 268 | #83 of 150 ▼ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.2pp | #703 of 5,116 | #16 of 147 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 615 | #1,266 of 5,915 | #73 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.5:1 | #4,101 of 5,352 | #123 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.6% | #1,763 of 5,354 | #31 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.5% | #3,844 of 5,625 | #132 of 153 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.9% | #1,657 of 3,837 | #29 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
615
+7 (+1%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 678
Student : Teacher
24.5:1
was 21.0:1
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 | 615 | 25.1 | 24.5:1 | 52% (317) |
| 2023-24 | 658 | 26 | 25.3:1 | 50% (326) |
| 2022-23 | 642 | 27 | 23.8:1 | 43% (279) |
| 2020-21 | 608 | 29 | 21.0:1 | 45% (272) |
| 2017-18 | 749 | 28.8 | 26.0:1 | 53% (398) |
| 2015-16 | 739 | 29 | 25.5:1 | 55% (403) |
| 2010-11 | 724 | N/A | N/A | 47% (338) |
| 2000-01 | 675 | 33 | 20.4:1 | 44% (297) |
| 1990-91 | 678 | 31 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tompkins Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (749 to 615); teachers down 13% (28.8 to 25.1).
About Tompkins Elementary
Tompkins Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school located in Tehachapi, California. It has an enrollment of 615 students in kindergarten through 5. That compares with an average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Tompkins Elementary is one school in Tehachapi Unified, a system of 7 schools with 4,156 students.
The student body at Tompkins Elementary has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 47%. Other groups include 40% White, 8% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 57% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 61, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 25.1 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 24.5:1. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is 22.3:1. Roughly 52% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 76% average for public schools in Kern County, the school's rate is lower.
Among California public elementary schools, Tompkins Elementary outscored 10%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
Tompkins Elementary ranks in the bottom 10% of California schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 29.0%. Predicted: 49.3%. Difference: 20.4 points.
The school is in Kern County, where the median household earns about $70,210 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Tompkins Elementary shares Kern County with 278 other public schools.
Monroe High (Continuation) is the nearest public school to Tompkins Elementary, about 0.8 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 6 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Tompkins Elementary is 3rd of 6 on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Tompkins Elementary as Rural: Fringe.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 608 to 615. The number of students per teacher increased from 21.0 to 24.5 over 4 years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Tompkins Elementary. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Tehachapi Unified
- Tehachapi HighHigh · 1,260 students
- Jacobsen MiddleMiddle · 925 students
- Golden Hills ElementaryElementary · 663 students
- Cummings Valley ElementaryElementary · 560 students
- Tehachapi Independent Learning AcademyElementary · 108 students
- Monroe High (Continuation)High · 25 students
Other schools in Tehachapi
- Tehachapi HighHigh · 1,260 students
- Jacobsen MiddleMiddle · 925 students
- Golden Hills ElementaryElementary · 663 students
- EPIC de Cesar ChavezHigh · 614 students
- Cummings Valley ElementaryElementary · 560 students
- Tehachapi Independent Learning AcademyElementary · 108 students
Nearby schools
- Monroe High (Continuation)0.8 mi · 25
- Tehachapi High0.8 mi · 1,260
- EPIC de Cesar Chavez0.9 mi · 614
- Jacobsen Middle1.0 mi · 925
- Tehachapi Independent Learning Academy1.0 mi · 108
- Golden Hills Elementary2.4 mi · 663
Frequently asked questions
About Tompkins ElementaryHow large is Tompkins Elementary?
Tompkins Elementary enrolls approximately 615 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Tompkins Elementary serve?
Tompkins Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Tompkins Elementary?
Approximately 24.5:1 students per teacher at Tompkins Elementary.
How diverse is Tompkins Elementary?
Tompkins Elementary reports a student body of 40% White, 47% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Tompkins Elementary?
Tompkins Elementary is overseen by Tehachapi Unified in Kern County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.