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B+

Central Union Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Lemoore’s School Grade B+ better than 65% of California school districts

Students
1,508
Schools
4
Spent per student
$22,117
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
38%
The gist

What stands out about Central Union Elementary School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 69% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • 19 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 15.4% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 69% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math above the state, 2021–22
B+

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Lemoore. Grade by grade →

K–65 schoolsLemoore Union Elementary School District
7–8Liberty MiddleLemoore Union Elementary School District
9–12Lemoore HighLemoore Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency40%
State average 33.1% · 1,047 students tested
Reading / language arts47%
State average 46.7% · 1,046 students tested

97% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 94% at Lemoore Union High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$22,117 per student · 4% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 35%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 7%State 56%Federal 37%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,783’20
1,753’21
1,674’22
1,595’23
1,508’24

Down 15.4% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 44%White 28%Two or more races 11%Black 7%Asian 5%American Indian/Alaska Native 5%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Akers Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · N.A.S. Lemoore
592 students18:1
R. J. Neutra
Elementary · Grades K–5 · N.A.S. Lemoore
410 students17:1
Stratford Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Stratford
294 students24:1
Central Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Lemoore
212 students18:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.