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R. J. Neutra

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R. J. Neutra ranks 953 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

953^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of California elementary schools

Summary

R. J. Neutra Elementary is a high-performing K-5 school serving 410 students in Lemoore, California, as part of the Central Union Elementary district, consistently earning a 4-star rating and ranking in the top 15% of schools statewide.

The school excels academically, with recent proficiency rates of 68% in English and 63% in math, significantly outpacing both district and state averages. This strong performance is consistent across student groups, and the school is particularly effective in supporting military-connected families, an important asset for the Lemoore community. A standout feature is the school's exceptional attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 3%, far below the state average, indicating a highly engaged student body and supportive school culture.

Within its own Central Union Elementary district, R. J. Neutra forms a high-performing cluster with nearby Akers Elementary, while other district schools like Central Elementary and Stratford Elementary show much lower academic results, highlighting stark differences in school performance even within the same local area.

410

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,945

Per pupil spending ?

24.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

Community Center Dr.
Lemoore, CA 93245-0001

(559) 998-6823

District: Central Union Elementary

Students who attend R. J. Neutra usually attend:

High:

Lemoore High

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.7%

Hispanic:

31.2%

Two or more races:

10.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 86th percentile in 2013 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (63% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Central Union Elementary

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg47%

California avg41%

953^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.1	953 of 5857	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	84.4	981 of 5869	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	88.5	793 of 5859	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	88.1	793 of 5883	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	80.9	1130 of 5789	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	75.9	1324 of 5662	76.6%	★★★★☆
2017	87.6	775 of 5692	86.4%	★★★★☆
2016	86.0	849 of 5614	84.9%	★★★★☆
2015	85.2	871 of 5611	84.5%	★★★★☆
2013	84.9	764 of 5530	86.2%	★★★★☆
2012	80.3	1010 of 5390	81.3%	★★★★☆
2011	82.4	870 of 5377	83.8%	★★★★☆
2010	88.0	576 of 5314	89.2%	★★★★☆
2009	87.3	627 of 5193	87.9%	★★★★☆
2008	82.6	853 of 5113	83.3%	★★★★☆
2007	84.9	757 of 5113	85.2%	★★★★☆
2006	81.2	915 of 4818	81.0%	★★★★☆
2005	78.2	1008 of 4822	79.1%	★★★★☆
2004	65.5	1463 of 4809	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.4	1481 of 5597	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	83.8	920 of 5612	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	83.4	966 of 5609	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	91.1	577 of 5635	89.8%	★★★★☆
2019	78.7	1144 of 5492	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	75.9	1249 of 5413	76.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.0	264 of 5107	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	95.2	166 of 5107	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.8	38 of 5087	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	86.1	503 of 5084	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	60.5	1660 of 4963	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	81.7	611 of 4830	87.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.1	479 of 5460	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	86.7	564 of 5517	89.8%	★★★★☆
2023	96.6	131 of 5363	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	95.5	160 of 5264	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	82.7	595 of 5173	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	78.2	763 of 5084	85.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.2	572 of 5628	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	80.3	1064 of 5643	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	86.2	804 of 5638	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	81.7	1028 of 5663	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	80.5	1045 of 5510	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	1356 of 5431	75.0%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	26 of 153	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	20 of 118	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	84.1	15 of 140	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	83.5	18 of 130	86.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	58.1	294 of 610	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.1	154 of 445	65.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	1090 of 2598	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.7	937 of 2651	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.2	1009 of 2661	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.1	696 of 2726	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	71.4	757 of 2834	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	58.2	1256 of 2737	54.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)90th percentile+6 vs school

Military Connected (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)74th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)58th percentile-26 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)52nd percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy68%+19 vs state

Mathematics63%+26 vs state

Science47%+14 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)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Island Elementary	Public, Charter	K-8	7799 21st Ave.	Lemoore	93245	Kings County	Island Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 924-6424	395	18	21.9	50.4%	201 (50.9%)	2 (0.5%)	166 (42.0%)	4 (1.0%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	68.1	1684^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.2%		78.4	1224^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.1%	460	48.0	18.2	32.4	44.7	53.3	62.0	66.0	75.7	67.3	61.2	38.3	31.1	56.0	74.5	56.8	54.6	52.0	91.7	93.8		$28,238	$27,188	$1,050

Frequently Asked Questions about R. J. Neutra

What schools do graduates of R. J. Neutra attend?

Students who attend R. J. Neutra usually go on to attend:

High : Lemoore High

How many students attend R. J. Neutra?

In the 2024-25 school year, 410 students attended R. J. Neutra.

What is the racial makeup of R. J. Neutra?

Students at R. J. Neutra are 41% White, 31% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 10% African American, 6% Asian.

What district is R. J. Neutra in?

Central Union Elementary

Is R. J. Neutra a good school?

R. J. Neutra ranks 953^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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