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Central Elementary

Public Grades K-8

4954^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of California elementary schools

Summary

Central Elementary is a K-8 school serving 212 students in Lemoore, CA, as part of the Central Union Elementary district, and it currently faces significant academic challenges, ranking in the bottom 15% of all California schools.

The school's academic performance is notably lower than other schools in its own district, such as R. J. Neutra and Akers Elementary, which consistently rank in the top 20% statewide. For example, in English and Math, Central's proficiency rates are less than half of those at its higher-performing district peers, despite the school spending more per student. This creates a striking contrast within the same district and suggests school-specific factors are influencing outcomes. Performance also varies widely by grade level, with some middle school grades showing strength while others, particularly in science, are very low.

There are some positive signs, as the school has dramatically improved its chronic absenteeism rate from a pandemic-era high to a current rate of 4.4%. However, its statewide ranking has been volatile in recent years. When compared to schools in the neighboring Lemoore Union Elementary district, like Freedom Elementary, Central Elementary underperforms, indicating its challenges extend beyond just the local area.

212

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,768

Per pupil spending ?

58%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15783 18th Ave.
Lemoore, CA 93245-9742

(559) 924-7797

District: Central Union Elementary

Students who attend Central Elementary usually attend:

High:

Lemoore High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.3%

American Indian:

24.5%

Two or more races:

7.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2013 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Science scores 25 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg47%

California avg41%

Elementary school

4,954^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

1,997^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Central Union Elementary

783^rd of 1,543Central Union Elementary among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	4954 of 5857	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	5442 of 5869	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	3843 of 5859	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.3	5030 of 5883	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	4848 of 5789	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	3504 of 5662	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.3	3577 of 5692	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.2	3063 of 5614	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	14.4	5158 of 5611	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.7	5224 of 5530	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	15.3	4940 of 5390	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	16.3	4889 of 5377	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	16.9	4789 of 5314	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.1	5131 of 5193	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	16.8	4544 of 5113	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.2	4359 of 5113	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.6	3757 of 4818	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.0	3831 of 4822	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	24.6	3592 of 4809	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	5248 of 5597	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	5211 of 5612	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	4111 of 5609	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	4758 of 5635	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	4399 of 5492	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.4	3128 of 5413	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	3920 of 5107	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	4420 of 5107	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.6	2710 of 5087	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.0	3532 of 5084	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.0	3316 of 4963	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.3	2151 of 4830	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	4444 of 5460	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	4737 of 5517	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.3	3119 of 5363	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	3848 of 5264	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.0	3432 of 5173	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.6	2457 of 5084	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	4603 of 5628	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	5091 of 5643	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	35.5	3368 of 5638	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.9	4817 of 5663	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	4515 of 5510	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	3612 of 5431	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	29.4	10 of 11	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	16 of 18	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	1997 of 2761	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	2497 of 2783	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	2225 of 2781	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	2316 of 2740	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	2339 of 2715	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	2184 of 2480	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.1	2142 of 2508	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.8	2067 of 2497	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.0	2319 of 2477	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.0	2267 of 2379	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.4	2109 of 2259	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	30.8	1619 of 2236	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.7	1946 of 2179	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.3	1850 of 2063	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.2	1647 of 2005	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.0	1669 of 1999	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.9	1484 of 1804	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	13.1	1611 of 1777	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	28.1	1237 of 1769	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	12.7	2374 of 2531	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	2134 of 2509	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	2017 of 2380	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	2162 of 2262	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	1215 of 2395	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.7	2061 of 2388	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	1670 of 2374	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	1765 of 2359	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	1517 of 2213	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.2	1701 of 2072	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	1459 of 2542	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.9	2073 of 2579	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	1743 of 2531	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	1719 of 2458	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.9	2024 of 2369	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	1918 of 2230	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	1804 of 2534	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	2023 of 2552	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	1919 of 2538	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	2033 of 2527	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	2059 of 2407	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	1653 of 2273	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	32.9	13 of 19	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.3	10 of 18	44.4%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile+3 vs school

Native American (2022)9th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile-9 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+15 vs school

Native American (2019)32nd percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile~ school

Female (2023)6th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy26%-23 vs state

Mathematics23%-14 vs state

Science7%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Central Elementary	Public	K-8	15783 18th Ave.	Lemoore	93245	Kings County	Central Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 924-7797	212	12	18.1	58.0%	12 (5.7%)	2 (0.9%)	130 (61.3%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (24.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.5%)	18.6	4954^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.4%		13.4	5442^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	7.3%	488	9.7	4.4	7.4	17.4	28.6	29.0	23.5	42.9	8.7	25.9	13.0	42.9	19.4	5.9	42.9	8.7	23.1					$36,768	$35,948	$820
P. W. Engvall Elementary	Public	K-6	1055 Cedar Ln.	Lemoore	93245	Kings County	Lemoore Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 924-6850	534	27	19.9	74.2%	109 (20.4%)	21 (3.9%)	359 (67.2%)	13 (2.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.2%)	57.7	2186^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.7%		57.4	2175^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.9%	11	19.7		19.7	53.5	63.2	39.5	53.0			52.3	50.7	55.3	30.3	43.4			44.8	94.0		95.5		$20,900	$20,192	$708
Lemoore Elementary	Public	K-6	573 Bush St.	Lemoore	93245	Kings County	Lemoore Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 924-6820	508	29	17.6	79.5%	60 (11.8%)	8 (1.6%)	385 (75.8%)	16 (3.1%)	11 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.5%)	36.3	3455^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.0%		46.9	2734^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.4%	721	21.0		21.0	25.6	43.8	41.9	42.5			38.2	35.9	39.7	17.7	30.9			31.6	98.1		98.1		$22,964	$22,152	$812
Stratford Elementary	Public	K-8	20227 1st St.	Stratford	93266	Kings County	Central Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 925-2605	294	12	24.5	76.9%	15 (5.1%)	4 (1.4%)	251 (85.4%)	4 (1.4%)	12 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	34.6	3617^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.2%		23.7	4498^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.4%	881	35.7	7.3	18.8	41.7	10.7	53.6	25.7	30.3	19.5	29.1	41.7	14.3	46.4	11.4	15.2	17.1	22.8					$31,122	$29,770	$1,352
Cinnamon Elementary	Public	K-6	500 East Cinnamon Dr.	Lemoore	93245	Kings County	Lemoore Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 924-6870	454	23	19.4	80.6%	45 (9.9%)	24 (5.3%)	334 (73.6%)	21 (4.6%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.3%)	48.8	2654^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.7%		48.4	2645^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.9%	9	33.3		33.3	37.9	48.4	50.8	50.9			46.8	36.9	37.1	38.1	29.8			35.6					$23,675	$22,802	$873
Freedom Elementary	Public	K-6	755 North 19Th Ave.	Lemoore	93245	Kings County	Lemoore Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 924-6800	434	19	22.3	73.3%	50 (11.5%)	17 (3.9%)	325 (74.9%)	19 (4.4%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.1%)	60	2070^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.7%		45.5	2834^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.7%	764	12.1		12.1	71.2	42.7	56.9	62.8			57.2	75.0	39.1	41.4	35.3			47.0					$18,538	$17,788	$750
Meadow Lane Elementary	Public	K-6	325 Meadow Ln.	Lemoore	93245	Kings County	Lemoore Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 924-6840	464	25	18.2	81.9%	54 (11.6%)	10 (2.2%)	356 (76.7%)	8 (1.7%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.0%)	43.4	2980^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.1%		36	3438^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.4%	458	25.4		25.4	35.2	26.3	51.7	54.6			41.5	31.4	19.3	35.6	63.6			36.9	95.2		95.2		$23,949	$22,888	$1,061
Akers Elementary	Public	K-8	Constellation Ave.	Lemoore	93245	Kings County	Central Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 998-5707	592	32	18.5	21.5%	225 (38.0%)	64 (10.8%)	159 (26.9%)	41 (6.9%)	4 (0.7%)	6 (1.0%)	93 (15.7%)	82.3	1057^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.0%		78.7	1213^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.3%	156	55.1	53.3	54.0	69.1	75.0	75.5	56.9	67.5	72.2	67.9	61.9	66.1	55.1	49.0	47.0	49.4	53.0					$28,804	$28,508	$296
R. J. Neutra	Public	K-5	Community Center Dr.	Lemoore	93245	Kings County	Central Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 998-6823	410	24	17.0	24.6%	167 (40.7%)	41 (10.0%)	128 (31.2%)	25 (6.1%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	43 (10.5%)	84.1	953^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	83.7%		84.4	981^st of 5869 public elementary schools	83.3%	28	47.1		47.1	62.1	70.8	72.6				68.2	58.6	75.5	56.9				63.3					$32,945	$32,644	$301
Armona Elementary	Public	K-4	14045 Pimo St.	Armona	93202	Kings County	Armona Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 583-5010	571	29	19.6	84.9%	37 (6.5%)	17 (3.0%)	481 (84.2%)	14 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.7%)	46.1	2828^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.7%		43.7	2946^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.8%	118				44.4	42.7					43.6	45.7	31.3					39.2	94.0	96.6	95.7	96.6	$26,946	$26,378	$568

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Is Central Elementary a good school?

Central Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.4% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Central Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 212 students attended Central Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Central Elementary?

Students at Central Elementary are 61% Hispanic, 25% American Indian, 8% Two or more races, 6% White.

What district is Central Elementary in?

Central Union Elementary

What schools do graduates of Central Elementary attend?

Students who attend Central Elementary usually go on to attend:

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