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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Wakefield Elementary this year?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
601
Elementary
DISTRICT 748 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TURLOCK UNIFIED·NCES 060015811512
Wakefield Elementary
400 South Ave., Turlock, CA 95380 · (209) 667-0895 · Stanislaus County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL601 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
474 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 122 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 30 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (122) is 307% larger than its 6th grade class (30).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
Wakefield Elementary→Turlock Junior High
Based on grade levels within Turlock Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
23.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.1pp since 2014
Math
20.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 5.1% | 18.0% | 19.7% | 57.1% |
| Math | 6.3% | 14.0% | 28.0% | 51.7% |
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 | 23.1% | 20.3% |
| 2023-24 | 16.6% | 14.8% |
| 2022-23 | 13.5% | 9.6% |
| 2021-22 | 19.0% | 12.0% |
| 2020-21 | 12.8% | 5.6% |
| 2018-19 | 21.8% | 11.2% |
| 2017-18 | 22.5% | 12.8% |
| 2016-17 | 21.1% | 10.8% |
| 2015-16 | 22.0% | 11.0% |
| 2014-15 | 19.0% | 10.0% |
% 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
19.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Wakefield Elementary
Wakefield Elementary's state test result (19.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakefield Elementary this school | 601 | 78.9% | 19.3% |
| Roosevelt Elementary Dinuba | 604 | 79.5% | 43.2% |
| El Gabilan Elementary Salinas | 548 | 78.3% | 18.6% |
| Elmwood Elementary Stockton | 656 | 79.9% | 19.6% |
| Los Banos Elementary Los Banos | 622 | 78.6% | 24.9% |
| Dr. Reynaldo J. Carreon Jr. Academy Indio | 592 | 81.1% | 30.4% |
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 Wakefield Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Stanislaus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.3% | #4,629 of 5,151 | #86 of 100 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.3% | #4,272 of 5,172 ▲ 421 | #76 of 100 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #4,637 of 5,172 ▲ 314 | #87 of 100 ▲ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.2pp | #1,304 of 5,116 | #31 of 100 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 601 | #1,388 of 5,915 | #32 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.7:1 | #1,331 of 5,352 | #18 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.0% | #4,372 of 5,354 | #86 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.9% | #2,287 of 5,625 | #52 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.4% | #3,490 of 3,837 | #49 of 56 |
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
601
-93 (-13%) vs 2020
-11% since 2010-11, when it was 674
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
was 23.1:1
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 | 601 | 29 | 20.7:1 | 79% (474) |
| 2023-24 | 587 | 27 | 21.7:1 | 74% (437) |
| 2022-23 | 602 | 30 | 20.1:1 | 74% (443) |
| 2020-21 | 694 | 30 | 23.1:1 | 85% (593) |
| 2017-18 | 622 | 27 | 23.0:1 | 93% (581) |
| 2015-16 | 636 | 28 | 22.7:1 | 95% (605) |
| 2010-11 | 674 | N/A | N/A | 90% (608) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wakefield Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (622 to 601); teachers up 7% (27 to 29).
About Wakefield Elementary
Wakefield Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Turlock, California. It had 601 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 6. Elementary schools in California have about 465 students on average; enrollment here is 29% higher.
The district, Turlock Unified, has 13,478 students enrolled across 14 schools.
At Wakefield Elementary, 89% of students are Hispanic. The remaining students are 6% White and 3% Asian. Census figures show Stanislaus County is about 50% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 21%.
Classroom staffing at Wakefield Elementary totals 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 20.7:1. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Wakefield Elementary is about 79%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Wakefield Elementary is 14.1 points below its prediction. Actual: 19.3%. Predicted: 33.3%.
American Community Survey estimates for Stanislaus County show that median household income comes to about $81,468, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. The county's public schools total 190, with about 106,477 students.
Measured in a straight line, Fusion Charter is about 0.4 miles from Wakefield Elementary. The five-mile area around Wakefield Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Wakefield Elementary comes in 5th of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Wakefield Elementary is coded as Suburb: Small in federal locale data.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Wakefield Elementary had a net loss of 93 students, or 13%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 23.1:1 to 20.7:1 over the same years.
The allk12 page for Wakefield Elementary lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Stanislaus County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
553,990
Census ACS
Median income
$81,468
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
190
106,477 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Turlock Unified
- Turlock HighHigh · 2,479 students
- John H. Pitman HighHigh · 1,986 students
- Turlock Junior HighMiddle · 1,294 students
- Walnut Elementary Education CenterElementary · 900 students
- Osborn Two-Way Immersion AcademyElementary · 831 students
- Julien ElementaryElementary · 826 students
Other schools in Turlock
- Turlock HighHigh · 2,479 students
- John H. Pitman HighHigh · 1,986 students
- Turlock Junior HighMiddle · 1,294 students
- Walnut Elementary Education CenterElementary · 900 students
- Osborn Two-Way Immersion AcademyElementary · 831 students
- Julien ElementaryElementary · 826 students
Other Wakefield Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Wakefield Elementary. Wakefield Elementary is the largest of the 6.
- Wakefield ElementaryRaleigh, NC · 520 students
- WAKEFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLITTLE ROCK, AR · 493 students
- WAKEFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWAKEFIELD, NE · 341 students
- Wakefield Elementary SchoolSHERMAN, TX · 324 students
- Wakefield ElemWakefield, KS · 129 students
Nearby schools
- Fusion Charter0.4 mi · 142
- Cunningham Elementary0.5 mi · 597
- Osborn Two-Way Immersion Academy0.8 mi · 831
- eCademy Charter at Crane1.1 mi · 114
- Roselawn High1.4 mi · 181
- Turlock High1.5 mi · 2,479
Frequently asked questions
About Wakefield ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Wakefield Elementary?
Wakefield Elementary enrolls approximately 601 students in grades KG-06.
Is Wakefield Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wakefield Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Wakefield Elementary have?
Wakefield Elementary employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.7:1.
How diverse is Wakefield Elementary?
Wakefield Elementary reports a student body of 6% White, 89% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Wakefield Elementary public or private?
Wakefield Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Turlock Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.