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Richgrove Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8Regional · 3 towns

Serves Richgrove, Jovista and Rodriguez Camp.

Richgrove’s School Grade B− better than 54% of California school districts

Students
477
Schools
1
Spent per student
$26,110
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
96%
The gist

What stands out about Richgrove Elementary School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 6% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 26 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 31 pts below the state
  • Spends 23% more per student than the CA average
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 14.4% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 6% 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 well below the state, 2021–22
D−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B−Richgrove 1,960Jovista 107Rodriguez Camp 45

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Richgrove. Grade by grade →

K–8Richgrove ElementaryThis district
9–123 high schoolsDelano Joint Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency7%
State average 33.1% · 354 students tested
Reading / language arts16%
State average 46.7% · 354 students tested

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 96% at Delano Joint 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
$26,110 per student · 23% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 35%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 10%State 71%Federal 19%

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

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

Enrollment over time
557’20
531’21
508’22
498’23
477’24

Down 14.4% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 99%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Richgrove Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Richgrove
D−
477 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.