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Tompkins Elementary

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Tompkins Elementary ranks 3938 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3938^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of California elementary schools

Summary

Tompkins Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 615 students in the Tehachapi Unified district, which serves a community with significant economic need, as over half of Tompkins' students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces challenges, with proficiency rates in English and math below state averages, and a particular need for improvement in 4th-grade mathematics. Its statewide ranking has declined in recent years. However, the school shows a relative strength in science instruction, outperforming both district and state averages. When compared to other schools in Tehachapi Unified, Tompkins sits in the middle; it performs better than Golden Hills Elementary but significantly behind the high-achieving Cummings Valley Elementary, which excels despite similar per-student funding.

A major concern for Tompkins is chronic absenteeism, affecting nearly one-third of students, which is higher than the state average and similar to some district peers. The school spends about $14,400 per student, which is comparable to others in the district. While Tompkins' performance is below average statewide, it is stronger than some neighboring schools facing similar economic challenges, such as Mojave Elementary in the Mojave Unified district.

615

Students ?

24.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

51.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1120 South Curry St.
Tehachapi, CA 93561-2300

(661) 822-2170

District: Tehachapi Unified

Students who attend Tompkins Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Jacobsen Middle
High:	Tehachapi High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.3%

White:

40.3%

Two or more races:

8.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 35th percentile in 2015 → 33rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 19% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg29%

California avg41%

3,938^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Tehachapi Unified

1140^th of 1,543Tehachapi Unified 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	30.3	3938 of 5857	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	3880 of 5869	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	3025 of 5859	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.1	3220 of 5883	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.5	874 of 1417	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.2	3443 of 5789	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.2	3392 of 5662	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.5	3343 of 5692	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.8	3546 of 5614	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.8	3645 of 5611	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.1	3587 of 5530	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.5	3296 of 5390	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	34.8	3637 of 5377	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	32.8	3638 of 5314	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.2	2597 of 5193	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	52.2	2253 of 5113	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	49.1	2382 of 5113	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	44.7	2458 of 4818	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	44.5	2466 of 4822	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	46.7	2327 of 4809	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	27.3	1620 of 2227	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	1709 of 2585	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.7	2109 of 2128	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	45.7	1430 of 3162	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.4	2012 of 3311	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.4	2175 of 3275	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.7	1781 of 3246	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	4273 of 5597	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	4088 of 5612	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.1	2956 of 5609	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.1	2993 of 5635	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.2	755 of 1267	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.5	3143 of 5492	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.1	2828 of 5413	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	3662 of 5107	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	4168 of 5107	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	3461 of 5087	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.7	3242 of 5084	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.8	3498 of 4963	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	3753 of 4830	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	4328 of 5460	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	4938 of 5517	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	4270 of 5363	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.6	3465 of 5264	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.7	823 of 1110	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.8	2908 of 5173	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.0	3555 of 5084	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	3318 of 5628	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	3392 of 5643	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.9	2922 of 5638	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	3290 of 5663	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.9	777 of 1272	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.7	3486 of 5510	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.5	3660 of 5431	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.3	1495 of 2635	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	2224 of 2598	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	2093 of 2651	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.2	1880 of 2661	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	2002 of 2726	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	2322 of 2834	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	2237 of 2737	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)55th percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2024)43rd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)27th percentile-18 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-16 vs state

Science31%~ state avg

Mathematics26%-12 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)	% Hepatitis B (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 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Tompkins Elementary	Public	K-5	1120 South Curry St.	Tehachapi	93561	Kern County	Tehachapi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 822-2170	615	25	24.5	51.5%	248 (40.3%)	8 (1.3%)	291 (47.3%)	14 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (8.1%)	30.3	3938^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.8%		30.7	3880^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.9%	58	31.4		31.4	29.7	26.4	41.0			32.7	35.0	13.2	27.6			25.7	91.8	96.4	98.2	98.2	94.6
Tehachapi Independent Learning Academy	Public	K-8	126 South Snyder Ave.	Tehachapi	93561	Kern County	Tehachapi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 822-2266	108	6	18.7	38.0%	58 (53.7%)	2 (1.9%)	38 (35.2%)	2 (1.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.5%)	17.8	5030^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.1%		35.2	3497^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.4%	1533	23.1	33.3	28.0		16.7	26.7	36.8	40.0	29.1		8.3	20.0	15.8	20.0	19.0
Golden Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	20215 Park Rd.	Tehachapi	93561	Kern County	Tehachapi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 822-2180	663	29	22.8	50.4%	317 (47.8%)	8 (1.2%)	315 (47.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.2%)	23.9	4512^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.0%		23.3	4553^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	22.4%	41	30.3		30.3	22.9	21.5	35.8			26.9	21.9	14.0	28.4			21.8	83.3	89.1	95.7	88.4	87.0	90.6
Cummings Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	24220 Bear Valley Rd. Hc80	Tehachapi	93561	Kern County	Tehachapi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 822-2190	560	21	26.6	39.6%	330 (58.9%)	2 (0.4%)	182 (32.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.5%)	71.4	1539^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.7%		60.7	2038^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.3%	499	38.3		38.3	61.5	56.3	58.5			59.0	63.1	47.7	45.7			52.7	93.2	97.4	96.6	98.3	96.6	95.7
Piute Mountain Elementary	Public	K-8	12400 Caliente Creek Rd.	Caliente	93518	Kern County	Caliente Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 867-2301	44	4	11.0	84.1%	26 (59.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (31.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)								(n/a)									40.7						25.9							$31,078	$27,740	$3,338
Mojave Elementary	Public	K-5	15800 O St.	Mojave	93501	Kern County	Mojave Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 824-2456	420	19	22.0	90.7%	43 (10.2%)	113 (26.9%)	212 (50.5%)	22 (5.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.7%)	7	5779^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.3%		5.3	5855^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.2%	76	6.5		6.5	8.3	14.3	19.5			14.5	5.1	12.9	1.3			6.3	86.7	90.7			86.7	94.7	$24,598	$23,128	$1,470

Frequently Asked Questions about Tompkins Elementary

Is Tompkins Elementary a good school?

Tompkins Elementary ranks 3938^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Tompkins Elementary in?

Tehachapi Unified

What is the racial makeup of Tompkins Elementary?

Students at Tompkins Elementary are 47% Hispanic, 40% White, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Tompkins Elementary attend?

Students who attend Tompkins Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jacobsen Middle
High : Tehachapi High

How many students attend Tompkins Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 615 students attended Tompkins Elementary.

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