Summary
El Tejon Elementary serves 221 students in grades 5–8 in Lebec, California. In 2025–26, its proficiency rates were 39% in English language arts (ELA), 27% in math, and 31% in science; the most important takeaway is that all three remain below California’s rates.
Among the subjects, science is closest to the state average: 31% of students were proficient, compared with 36% statewide, a gap of 5 percentage points. Math is the school’s strongest subject compared with the district: 27% were proficient, just above the El Tejon Unified rate of 27%, though still below the state’s 38%. ELA was 39%, versus 40% in the district and 49% statewide. Results vary by grade: seventh-grade math was a standout at 40%, 2 points above the state rate, while fifth-grade math was 14%, 22 points below its state benchmark; eighth-grade ELA and science were also below their grade-level state rates. There are no other schools within 20 miles, so local-school comparisons are unavailable.
Results have improved since 2022–23, especially in math and science: proficiency rose 16 percentage points in math and 15 in science, while ELA increased 5 points. SchoolDigger ranks the school 1,525th of 2,703 statewide, at the 44th percentile with 2 stars; its percentile is up from 23 in 2022–23. SchoolDigger’s group rankings show a notable contrast: its ranking for serving homeless students is at the 73rd percentile, compared with 44th overall, while its ranking for serving White students is at the 17th percentile. The reported student-teacher ratio is 19.9 to 1 in 2024–25, and 84% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25; California provides free school meals statewide.
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