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Tipton Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Tipton, and parts of Pixley.

Tipton’s School Grade B− better than 51% of California school districts

Students
485
Schools
1
Spent per student
$20,283
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
95%
Debt
$3.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Tipton Elementary School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 30% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $3.5M, about $7,237 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 30% 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
C+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B−Tipton 2,851

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Tipton. Grade by grade →

K–8Tipton ElementaryThis district
9–123 high schoolsTulare Joint Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency22%
State average 33.1% · 369 students tested
Reading / language arts36%
State average 46.7% · 368 students tested

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

Graduation rate 96% at Tulare 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
$20,283 per student · 4% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 31%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 13%State 76%Federal 11%

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

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

Enrollment over time
527’20
536’21
519’22
501’23
485’24

Down 8% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 96%White 3%Black <1%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.

Tipton Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Tipton
485 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.