Washington Elementary

Set in Lindsay, California, Washington Elementary is a well-populated elementary campus, one of the schools within Lindsay Unified. It enrolls 730 students across grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 57% bigger than the state mean of about 465.

Across the 10 schools in Lindsay Unified (3,928 students total), Washington Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Washington Elementary records that nearly all students (97%) are Hispanic. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 67%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Washington Elementary has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Washington Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. About 92% of enrolled students meet the income threshold 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 above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Washington Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 25.0%; this one delivers 39.9%, a residual of +14.9 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Tulare County indicate median household income runs about $71,300, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across Tulare County's 196 public schools (combined enrollment of about 101,494 students), Washington Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Lindsay Community Day, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Washington Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 26.1%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 4%: 699 students in 2018 compared to 730 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 25.9:1 in 2018 to 24.3:1 in 2025.

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