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Richgrove Elementary

Public Grades K-8

5474^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of California elementary schools

Summary

Richgrove Elementary is a public K-8 school serving 477 students in the rural community of Richgrove, California, which faces significant academic challenges within a district that ranks among the lowest in the state.

Academically, the school's proficiency rates are well below state averages, with only 19% of students meeting standards in English and 15% in math; science scores are particularly low at under 3%. While the school has struggled for many years, there are some positive signs, including a notable improvement in student attendance and a relatively strong track record of supporting English Language Learners compared to its overall performance. The school also benefits from a lower student-teacher ratio than several nearby schools and receives higher per-student funding, though this has not yet translated to higher test scores.

When compared to other local schools like Columbine Elementary, Harvest Elementary, and those in the higher-performing Delano Union Elementary district, Richgrove's academic results are significantly lower, even though these schools often serve student populations with similar economic backgrounds. This contrast suggests that the challenges at Richgrove Elementary are complex and may be influenced by broader systemic factors within the Richgrove Elementary district, but also indicates that improvement is possible with targeted strategies.

477

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

95.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20812 Grove Dr.
Richgrove, CA 93261

(661) 725-2424

District: Richgrove Elementary

Students who attend Richgrove Elementary usually attend:

High:

Cesar E. Chavez High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.5%

Asian:

1.3%

American Indian:

0.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (15% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Science scores 30 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg15%

California avg41%

Elementary school

5,474^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

2,402^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1483^rd of 1,543Richgrove 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	12.4	5474 of 5857	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	5349 of 5869	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	5507 of 5859	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	5643 of 5883	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	1390 of 1417	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	5566 of 5789	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	5397 of 5662	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.5	5571 of 5692	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.7	5459 of 5614	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.0	5474 of 5611	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.7	5456 of 5530	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	13.3	5057 of 5390	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	14.5	4976 of 5377	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.3	5040 of 5314	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	13.7	4816 of 5193	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	18.0	4461 of 5113	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.7	4518 of 5113	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	10.9	4585 of 4818	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	11.3	4575 of 4822	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	13.8	4426 of 4809	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.0	1896 of 3162	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.1	1613 of 3245	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.4	2418 of 3311	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	502 of 602	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.7	2010 of 3275	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	1805 of 3246	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	5174 of 5597	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	5001 of 5612	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	5055 of 5609	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	5262 of 5635	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	1231 of 1267	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	5342 of 5492	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	5201 of 5413	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	4641 of 5107	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	4447 of 5107	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	4685 of 5087	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	4851 of 5084	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	4750 of 4963	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	4536 of 4830	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	5015 of 5460	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	4862 of 5517	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	4943 of 5363	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	4954 of 5264	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	1077 of 1110	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	4946 of 5173	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	4760 of 5084	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	5297 of 5628	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	5210 of 5643	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	5404 of 5638	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	5535 of 5663	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	1256 of 1272	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	5207 of 5510	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	5131 of 5431	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	2402 of 2761	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	2360 of 2783	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	2543 of 2781	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	2650 of 2740	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	877 of 894	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	2553 of 2715	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	2387 of 2480	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.2	2423 of 2508	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.0	2392 of 2497	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.1	2370 of 2477	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	21.6	1961 of 2379	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.5	2080 of 2259	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	22.7	1838 of 2236	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.6	1965 of 2179	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	22.6	1675 of 2063	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.5	1822 of 2005	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	13.3	1815 of 1999	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	14.7	1607 of 1804	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.2	1585 of 1777	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.5	1459 of 1769	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	44.2	589 of 1478	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.0	924 of 1521	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.9	1026 of 1540	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.8	343 of 363	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	1246 of 1442	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	993 of 1364	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	2147 of 2533	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	2004 of 2551	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	2243 of 2531	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	2429 of 2509	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	731 of 738	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	2342 of 2380	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.5	2226 of 2262	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	1986 of 2395	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	1897 of 2388	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	2147 of 2374	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	2288 of 2359	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	2079 of 2213	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	2003 of 2072	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	2164 of 2542	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	2162 of 2579	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	2318 of 2531	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	2360 of 2458	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	706 of 721	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	2203 of 2369	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	2134 of 2230	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	2298 of 2534	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	2319 of 2552	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	2372 of 2538	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	2456 of 2527	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	751 of 763	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	2153 of 2407	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	2168 of 2273	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2024)40th percentile+31 vs school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)60th percentile+45 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy19%-30 vs state

Mathematics15%-22 vs state

Science3%-30 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)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Richgrove Elementary	Public	K-8	20812 Grove Dr.	Richgrove	93261	Tulare County	Richgrove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 725-2424	477	26	18.2	95.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	470 (98.5%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.4	5474^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.5%		14.5	5349^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.9%	125	2.1	3.6	2.9	10.3	10.8	8.3	32.7	22.2	32.1	19.1	27.6	18.5	8.3	17.3	8.9	5.4	14.8
Columbine Elementary	Public	K-8	2240 Road 160	Delano	93215	Tulare County	Columbine Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 725-8501	172	10	17.8	56.4%	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	152 (88.4%)	17 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	79.1	1190^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.7%		79.3	1185^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.8%	5	52.2	45.5	48.9	50.0	30.8	69.6	72.7	83.3	81.8	67.9	57.1	53.9	65.2	63.6	66.7	81.8	66.1					$14,283	$1,153	$13,130
Morningside	Public	K-5	2100 Summer Dr.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 720-2700	477	22	22.0	75.3%	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	374 (78.4%)	87 (18.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.7%)	53.9	2370^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.5%		61.8	1992^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	66.1%	378	34.1		34.1	36.2	58.4	51.1				50.2	40.7	48.3	29.6				39.4	94.4	96.7	96.7	96.7	$17,870	$2,763	$15,107
Harvest Elementary	Public	K-5	1320 Vassar Ave.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 720-2725	365	21	17.7	81.1%	14 (3.8%)	3 (0.8%)	294 (80.5%)	47 (12.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	59.9	2076^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.6%		64.9	1824^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.9%	252	39.7		39.7	42.9	64.1	41.3				47.5	46.4	59.0	44.4				48.7					$20,675	$4,178	$16,497
Ducor Union Elementary	Public	K-8	23761 Avenue 56	Ducor	93218	Tulare County	Ducor Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 534-2261	136	9	15.1	77.2%	7 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	127 (93.4%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18	5011^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.4%		10	5687^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.1%	676	7.1	11.8	9.7	26.7	36.4	28.6	8.3	8.3	29.4	23.5	20.0	45.5	7.1	0.0	16.7	17.7	17.3					$20,632	$2,427	$18,205
Princeton Street Elementary	Public	K-5	1959 Princeton St.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-5080	308	16	19.6	89.6%	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	266 (86.4%)	32 (10.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	29.5	3994^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.8%		35	3522^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	40.0%	472	20.0		20.0	36.5	33.3	24.1				31.3	33.9	34.4	25.5				31.4	96.6		96.6		$19,562	$3,239	$16,323
Del Vista Math and Science Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	710 Quincy St.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-5040	526	26	20.5	89.9%	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	486 (92.4%)	27 (5.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	45.4	2857^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.2%		49.7	2573^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	56.2%	284	26.0		26.0	39.8	48.1	42.6				43.4	35.7	39.5	40.6				38.7	98.0		98.0		$24,139	$3,152	$20,987
Terrace Elementary	Public	K-5	1999 Norwalk St.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-5060	363	18	20.1	90.9%	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	318 (87.6%)	31 (8.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	38.2	3333^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	43.1%		47.6	2693^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	54.1%	640	22.6		22.6	41.3	49.2	31.7				40.7	29.8	45.9	21.0				32.4					$18,752	$2,776	$15,976
Fremont Elementary	Public	K-5	1318 Clinton St.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-5050	440	22	20.3	91.8%	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	404 (91.8%)	23 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	29	4039^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.0%		26.8	4226^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.0%	187	30.2		30.2	32.4	19.4	50.0				33.5	20.8	17.4	30.2				22.6					$19,387	$3,176	$16,211
Nueva Vista Language Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	120 Garces Hwy.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-5070	684	35	19.8	80.4%	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	624 (91.2%)	40 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	56.6	2227^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.0%		53.7	2363^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	59.7%	136	37.8		37.8	49.5	41.4	54.1				48.9	56.0	34.1	36.9				42.9					$22,433	$2,985	$19,448

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Richgrove Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.5% of California elementary schools.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 477 students attended Richgrove Elementary.

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Students who attend Richgrove Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Cesar E. Chavez High

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Students at Richgrove Elementary are 99% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

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