Is Winifred Pifer Elementary a good school?

Winifred Pifer Elementary ranks 3792 nd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Winifred Pifer Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 400 students attended Winifred Pifer Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Winifred Pifer Elementary?

Students at Winifred Pifer Elementary are 68% Hispanic, 26% White, 6% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Winifred Pifer Elementary attend?

Students who attend Winifred Pifer Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Daniel Lewis Middle High : Paso Robles High

Winifred Pifer Elementary

Summary:

Winifred Pifer Elementary is a public elementary school located in Paso Robles, California, serving grades K-5 with a student population of 388. The school is part of the Paso Robles Joint Unified School District, which is ranked 841 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Winifred Pifer Elementary faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, lower academic performance compared to district and state averages, and significant disparities in subgroup performance. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics were 36.99% and 23.5% respectively in 2023-2024, compared to the district's 42.27% and 28.77%, and the state's 47.04% and 35.54%. Additionally, the school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with Hispanic students and English Language Learners performing notably lower than their White and non-English Language Learner peers. Winifred Pifer Elementary also has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, reaching 73.45% in 2022-2023, and a relatively high student-teacher ratio compared to the district and state averages.

When compared to other nearby elementary schools within the Paso Robles Joint Unified School District, such as Kermit King Elementary and Pat Butler Elementary, Winifred Pifer Elementary generally performs worse academically. However, the school's homeless student population performs relatively well, ranking 153 out of 364 California elementary schools in 2023-2024, suggesting that the school may be providing effective support and resources for this subgroup.

Detail:

Public K-5

1350 Creston Rd.
Paso Robles, CA 93446-3075

(805) 769-1300

District: Paso Robles Joint Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3792^nd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend Winifred Pifer Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Daniel Lewis Middle
High:	Paso Robles High

Student/teacher ratio: 25.0

Number of students: 400

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.3%

White:

25.8%

Two or more races:

5.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 74.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Winifred Pifer Elementary ranks worse than 64.7% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 4^th among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Paso Robles Joint Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 31.75. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (68.3%), White (25.8%), two or more races (5.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 74.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Winifred Pifer Elementary is 25, which is the 3^rd best among 6 elementary schools in the Paso Robles Joint Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Winifred Pifer Elementary employs 16 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Winifred Pifer Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Winifred Pifer Elementary 3792^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Winifred Pifer Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Paso Robles Joint Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Paso Robles Joint Unified 841^st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Winifred Pifer Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Winifred Pifer Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	56.43	1853^rd	4809	61.5%
2005	51.36	2123^rd	4822	56.0%
2006	46.88	2332^nd	4818	51.6%
2007	44.00	2672^nd	5113	47.7%
2008	41.91	2832^nd	5113	44.6%
2009	42.46	2913^th	5193	43.9%
2010	55.17	2266^th	5314	57.4%
2011	56.04	2241^st	5377	58.3%
2012	51.44	2527^th	5390	53.1%
2013	38.05	3453^rd	5530	37.6%
2015	50.09	2440^th	5611	56.5%
2016	65.24	1749^th	5614	68.8%
2017	52.45	2407^th	5692	57.7%
2018	48.24	2649^th	5662	53.2%
2019	31.94	3782^nd	5789	34.7%
2022	20.49	4801^st	5883	18.4%
2023	31.51	3764^th	5874	35.9%
2024	31.75	3792^nd	5862	35.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Winifred Pifer Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	18.00	3144^th	3246	3.1%
2019	24.06	2930^th	3275	10.5%
2022	27.66	2773^rd	3311	16.2%
2023	27.25	2726^th	3250	16.1%
2024	39.96	1824^th	3160	42.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Winifred Pifer Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	17.92	2273^rd	2420	6.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Winifred Pifer Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	53.71	2125^th	5084	58.2%
2019	39.45	3165^th	5173	38.8%
2022	28.27	3975^th	5264	24.5%
2023	36.48	3359^th	5374	37.5%
2024	39.41	3179^th	5511	42.3%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Winifred Pifer Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	51.81	153^rd	364	58.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Winifred Pifer Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	48.13	2589^th	5413	52.2%
2019	39.40	3148^th	5492	42.7%
2022	25.48	4165^th	5635	26.1%
2023	33.26	3481^st	5617	38.0%
2024	29.45	3838^th	5605	31.5%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Winifred Pifer Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	31.91	1408^th	2227	36.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Winifred Pifer Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.33	2612^th	5431	51.9%
2019	24.43	4238^th	5510	23.1%
2022	17.70	4949^th	5663	12.6%
2023	30.47	3739^th	5650	33.8%
2024	34.12	3470^th	5636	38.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Winifred Pifer Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	54.15	1953^rd	4830	59.6%
2019	30.75	3642^nd	4963	26.6%
2022	19.39	4552^nd	5084	10.5%
2023	35.79	3256^th	5098	36.1%
2024	29.70	3760^th	5102	26.3%

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Rank History for White students at Winifred Pifer Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	39.65	1830^th	2737	33.1%
2019	32.95	2072^nd	2834	26.9%
2022	14.35	2412^th	2726	11.5%
2023	25.13	2096^th	2662	21.3%
2024	37.46	1768^th	2647	33.2%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Winifred Pifer Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1998	340	41	12	213	13	n/a	n/a	0	619
1999	348	28	7	209	13	n/a	n/a	1	606
2000	336	17	19	215	4	n/a	n/a	1	592
2001	370	18	10	254	7	n/a	n/a	4	663
2002	277	17	14	275	7	n/a	n/a	2	592
2003	277	17	14	275	7	n/a	n/a	2	592
2004	268	12	11	263	4	n/a	n/a	20	578
2005	228	10	11	275	12	n/a	n/a	13	549
2006	212	10	5	281	7	n/a	n/a	22	537
2007	187	10	5	285	6	n/a	n/a	12	505
2008	187	9	7	281	4	n/a	n/a	0	488
2009	187	8	6	266	2	0	16	0	485
2010	172	3	4	298	2	0	15	0	494
2011	181	3	5	302	2	1	13	0	507
2012	186	6	5	286	3	1	10	0	497
2013	163	5	7	283	2	1	16	0	477
2014	147	6	6	281	2	1	15	0	458
2015	121	5	7	292	1	2	19	0	447
2016	128	9	7	280	0	1	17	0	442
2017	149	8	7	305	3	0	14	0	486
2018	151	6	7	302	3	0	19	0	488
2019	141	3	4	296	0	0	18	0	462
2020	133	6	4	272	0	0	16	0	431
2021	118	4	3	254	1	0	24	0	404
2022	130	3	3	268	1	0	24	0	429
2023	119	1	2	245	1	0	20	0	388
2024	103	0	1	273	0	0	23	0	400

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Winifred Pifer Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1998	619	29.0	21.3	48
1999	606	30.0	20.2	49.8
2000	592	30.5	19.4	50.3
2001	663	34.3	19.3	49.3
2002	592	32.3	18.3	51.2
2003	592	32.3	18.3	51.2
2004	578	31.3	18.5	48.7
2005	549	30.8	17.8	48.7
2006	537	29.5	18.2	54.6
2007	505	30.0	16.8	62.3
2008	488	34.0	14.4	63.9
2009	485	29.3	16.0	0
2010	494	21.6	22.8	65.6
2011	507	n/a	n/a	66.3
2012	497	20.5	24.2	n/a
2013	477	16.0	29.8	58.3
2014	458	16.0	28.6	61.6
2015	447	16.0	27.9	59.1
2016	442	18.0	24.5	60.2
2017	486	18.0	27.0	58.4
2018	488	19.0	25.6	59.8
2019	462	20.0	23.1	65.4
2020	431	n/a	n/a	61
2021	404	15.0	26.9	56.9
2022	429	15.0	28.6	71.6
2023	388	16.0	24.2	73.5
2024	400	16.0	25.0	74.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Winifred Pifer Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1998	619	29.0	21.3	48
1999	606	30.0	20.2	49.8
2000	592	30.5	19.4	50.3
2001	663	34.3	19.3	49.3
2002	592	32.3	18.3	51.2
2003	592	32.3	18.3	51.2
2004	578	31.3	18.5	48.7
2005	549	30.8	17.8	48.7
2006	537	29.5	18.2	54.6
2007	505	30.0	16.8	62.3
2008	488	34.0	14.4	63.9
2009	485	29.3	16.0	0
2010	494	21.6	22.8	65.6
2011	507	n/a	n/a	66.3
2012	497	20.5	24.2	n/a
2013	477	16.0	29.8	58.3
2014	458	16.0	28.6	61.6
2015	447	16.0	27.9	59.1
2016	442	18.0	24.5	60.2
2017	486	18.0	27.0	58.4
2018	488	19.0	25.6	59.8
2019	462	20.0	23.1	65.4
2020	431	n/a	n/a	61
2021	404	15.0	26.9	56.9
2022	429	15.0	28.6	71.6
2023	388	16.0	24.2	73.5
2024	400	16.0	25.0	74.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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