Vandalia Elementary

Set in Porterville, California, Vandalia Elementary is a mid-tier elementary-level community, one of the schools within Porterville Unified. It enrolls 556 students across grades K through 5.

Vandalia Elementary is one of 22 schools operated by Porterville Unified, a district that hosts 13,893 students overall.

On demographics, Vandalia Elementary lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 73%. The remainder is composed of 16% Native American, 6% White, 3% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 25.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Vandalia Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 97% of students at Vandalia Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Tulare County's rate of about 77%.

After controlling for student poverty, Vandalia Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 21.5%; this one delivers 34.5%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Tulare County indicate median household income runs about $71,300, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. In all, Tulare County runs 196 public schools (combined enrollment of about 101,494 students), of which Vandalia Elementary is one.

Pioneer Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Vandalia Elementary. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Vandalia Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 33.2%.

Vandalia Elementary operates from a suburban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Vandalia Elementary's enrollment has fell 10% since 2018, when it stood at 617 (now 556). White enrollment moved from 12% to 6% across the same window.

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