Is Island Elementary a good school?

Island Elementary ranks 1221 st of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Island Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 367 students attended Island Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Island Elementary?

Students at Island Elementary are 57% White, 38% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Island Elementary attend?

Students who attend Island Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Lemoore High

Island Elementary

Summary:

Island Elementary is a public charter school located in Lemoore, CA that serves grades K-8 with a student population of 392. It is part of the Island Union Elementary District, which is ranked 172 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Island Elementary consistently performs above the state average in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. In 2023-2024, 67.06% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 47.04%, and 55.95% were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 35.54%. The school also performs particularly well for its Hispanic and low socioeconomic status students, ranking 1179 and 1054 out of over 5,000 California elementary schools, respectively, in 2023-2024. However, Island Elementary has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 2.8% in 2017-2018 to 9.5% in 2022-2023, which is still higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Island Elementary outperforms most in academic achievement, particularly in ELA and Mathematics. For example, in 2023-2024, Island Elementary's ELA proficiency rate of 67.06% was significantly higher than R.J. Neutra (66.67%), Akers Elementary (57.8%), and Cinnamon Elementary (44.58%). However, some schools, such as Pioneer Elementary, perform comparably to Island Elementary in certain subject areas.

Detail:

Public, Charter K-8

7799 21st Ave.
Lemoore, CA 93245-9673

(559) 924-6424

District: Island Union Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
1221^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,255

Students who attend Island Elementary usually attend:

High:

Lemoore High

Student/teacher ratio: 20.3

Number of students: 367

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.7%

Hispanic:

38.1%

Two or more races:

4.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 45%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Island Elementary ranks better than 79.2% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 78.36. (See more...)

Compare Details Island Elementary ranks better than 89.4% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 89.12. (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: White (56.7%), Hispanic (38.1%), two or more races (4.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 45% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Island Elementary is 20.3. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Island Elementary is $9,255.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Island Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Island Elementary 1221^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Island Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Island Elementary 295^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Island Elementary in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Island Union Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Island Union Elementary 172^nd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Island Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	49.11	2194^th	4809	54.4%
2005	49.19	2234^th	4822	53.7%
2006	52.97	2047^th	4818	57.5%
2007	45.60	2592^nd	5113	49.3%
2008	41.75	2839^th	5113	44.5%
2009	48.33	2588^th	5193	50.2%
2010	59.42	2014^th	5314	62.1%
2011	50.82	2549^th	5377	52.6%
2012	60.82	1996^th	5390	63.0%
2013	52.92	2511^th	5530	54.6%
2015	64.69	1722^nd	5611	69.3%
2016	63.26	1846^th	5614	67.1%
2017	73.73	1399^th	5692	75.4%
2018	72.86	1445^th	5662	74.5%
2019	82.24	1058^th	5789	81.7%
2021	73.73	344^th	1417	75.7%
2022	77.82	1295^th	5883	78.0%
2023	75.22	1365^th	5874	76.8%
2024	78.36	1221^st	5862	79.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Island Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.46	1880^th	5084	63.0%
2019	83.16	580^th	5173	88.8%
2021	74.08	196^th	1110	82.3%
2022	80.63	734^th	5264	86.1%
2023	80.89	745^th	5374	86.1%
2024	75.10	1054^th	5511	80.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Island Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	70.42	1484^th	5413	72.6%
2019	82.39	958^th	5492	82.6%
2021	67.10	372^nd	1267	70.6%
2022	75.58	1299^th	5635	76.9%
2023	79.51	1116^th	5617	80.1%
2024	83.92	914^th	5605	83.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Island Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	73.20	1358^th	5431	75.0%
2019	79.28	1117^th	5510	79.7%
2021	78.09	267^th	1272	79.0%
2022	77.11	1238^th	5663	78.1%
2023	64.04	1767^th	5650	68.7%
2024	68.12	1598^th	5636	71.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Island Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	73.68	961^st	4830	80.1%
2019	84.88	514^th	4963	89.6%
2022	87.51	454^th	5084	91.1%
2023	75.56	939^th	5098	81.6%
2024	70.05	1179^th	5102	76.9%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Island Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	58.28	1251^st	2737	54.3%
2019	65.92	974^th	2834	65.6%
2022	56.53	1272^nd	2726	53.3%
2023	59.31	1140^th	2662	57.2%
2024	66.66	918^th	2647	65.3%

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

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Rank History for all middle school students at Island Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	41.88	942^nd	1769	46.7%
2005	42.40	949^th	1777	46.6%
2006	47.81	860^th	1804	52.3%
2007	52.52	844^th	1999	57.8%
2008	46.85	999^th	2005	50.2%
2009	65.25	618^th	2063	70.0%
2010	74.46	442^nd	2179	79.7%
2011	75.83	391^st	2236	82.5%
2012	65.23	694^th	2259	69.3%
2013	65.15	737^th	2379	69.0%
2015	73.50	562^nd	2477	77.3%
2016	72.16	610^th	2497	75.6%
2017	72.10	623^rd	2508	75.2%
2018	64.70	749^th	2480	69.8%
2019	68.80	717^th	2715	73.6%
2021	87.22	86^th	894	90.4%
2022	88.13	317^th	2740	88.4%
2023	84.03	394^th	2802	85.9%
2024	89.12	295^th	2777	89.4%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Island Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	43.38	1162^nd	2230	47.9%
2019	55.95	850^th	2369	64.1%
2021	86.77	48^th	721	93.3%
2022	92.35	110^th	2458	95.5%
2023	85.19	243^rd	2549	90.5%
2024	85.68	253^rd	2575	90.2%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Island Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	56.38	885^th	2262	60.9%
2019	69.89	624^th	2380	73.8%
2021	77.84	129^th	738	82.5%
2022	79.53	439^th	2509	82.5%
2023	76.48	500^th	2547	80.4%
2024	87.80	285^th	2546	88.8%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Island Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	70.35	580^th	2273	74.5%
2019	66.11	680^th	2407	71.7%
2021	90.35	60^th	763	92.1%
2022	90.73	228^th	2527	91.0%
2023	88.42	286^th	2558	88.8%
2024	84.34	351^st	2547	86.2%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Island Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	66.76	519^th	2072	75.0%
2019	69.07	498^th	2213	77.5%
2022	91.81	112^th	2359	95.3%
2023	85.10	219^th	2391	90.8%
2024	82.89	265^th	2383	88.9%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Island Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	51.65	717^th	1496	52.1%
2019	53.65	726^th	1602	54.7%
2022	73.49	357^th	1555	77.0%
2023	70.10	417^th	1552	73.1%
2024	80.87	213^th	1535	86.1%

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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 Island Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	169	8	0	47	0	n/a	n/a	224
1989	165	6	3	50	0	n/a	n/a	224
1990	157	5	1	53	0	n/a	n/a	216
1991	155	6	2	61	0	n/a	n/a	224
1992	148	12	0	70	0	n/a	n/a	230
1993	176	10	0	79	0	n/a	n/a	265
1994	174	10	0	79	0	n/a	n/a	263
1995	155	4	0	76	0	n/a	n/a	235
1996	155	4	0	76	0	n/a	n/a	235
1997	154	7	0	88	3	n/a	n/a	252
1998	171	7	0	88	0	n/a	n/a	266
1999	151	6	0	89	0	n/a	n/a	246
2000	169	7	1	74	0	n/a	n/a	251
2001	160	6	1	58	0	n/a	n/a	225
2002	149	8	1	79	0	n/a	n/a	237
2003	149	8	1	79	0	n/a	n/a	237
2004	166	9	2	73	0	n/a	n/a	250
2005	156	11	4	66	0	n/a	n/a	237
2006	164	8	3	79	1	n/a	n/a	255
2007	160	7	5	77	0	n/a	n/a	249
2008	167	6	2	90	n/a	n/a	n/a	265
2009	177	5	3	88	0	1	3	277
2010	155	4	0	110	0	2	3	274
2011	154	4	2	132	0	1	11	304
2012	159	4	2	131	0	1	12	309
2013	168	2	3	127	0	0	14	314
2014	182	0	1	151	0	0	14	348
2015	200	1	0	156	0	0	16	373
2016	204	3	0	150	0	0	18	375
2017	215	2	0	151	0	0	19	387
2018	239	4	2	154	0	0	16	415
2019	261	3	0	154	0	0	17	435
2020	255	1	1	130	1	0	12	400
2021	240	1	1	141	1	0	14	398
2022	249	1	2	137	1	0	15	405
2023	234	0	1	139	1	0	17	392
2024	208	0	1	140	3	0	15	367

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

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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 Island Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	224	10.0	22.4	n/a
1989	224	9.0	24.8	n/a
1990	216	9.0	24.0	n/a
1991	224	9.5	23.5	n/a
1992	230	9.7	23.7	51.3
1993	265	9.0	29.4	47.2
1994	263	10.0	26.3	48.7
1995	235	10.0	23.5	51.1
1996	235	10.0	23.5	51.1
1997	252	11.0	22.9	52.4
1998	266	11.5	23.1	53.4
1999	246	11.5	21.4	43.9
2000	251	11.5	21.8	42.6
2001	225	12.5	18.0	44.4
2002	237	12.8	18.5	41.4
2003	237	12.8	18.5	41.4
2004	250	11.0	22.7	39.6
2005	237	12.0	19.8	39.7
2006	255	11.0	23.2	0
2007	249	11.0	22.6	35.3
2008	265	11.0	24.1	40
2009	277	11.0	25.2	39.7
2010	274	11.0	24.9	40.1
2011	304	n/a	n/a	42.4
2012	309	14.0	22.0	n/a
2013	314	14.0	22.4	35.4
2014	348	15.0	23.2	37.9
2015	373	16.0	23.3	35.7
2016	375	17.0	22.0	36.8
2017	387	18.0	21.5	38.8
2018	415	18.0	23.0	36.9
2019	435	19.0	22.8	35.2
2020	400	n/a	n/a	37
2021	398	18.0	22.1	44.2
2022	405	18.0	22.5	41.7
2023	392	18.0	21.7	42.9
2024	367	18.0	20.3	45

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 Island Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	224	10.0	22.4	n/a
1989	224	9.0	24.8	n/a
1990	216	9.0	24.0	n/a
1991	224	9.5	23.5	n/a
1992	230	9.7	23.7	51.3
1993	265	9.0	29.4	47.2
1994	263	10.0	26.3	48.7
1995	235	10.0	23.5	51.1
1996	235	10.0	23.5	51.1
1997	252	11.0	22.9	52.4
1998	266	11.5	23.1	53.4
1999	246	11.5	21.4	43.9
2000	251	11.5	21.8	42.6
2001	225	12.5	18.0	44.4
2002	237	12.8	18.5	41.4
2003	237	12.8	18.5	41.4
2004	250	11.0	22.7	39.6
2005	237	12.0	19.8	39.7
2006	255	11.0	23.2	0
2007	249	11.0	22.6	35.3
2008	265	11.0	24.1	40
2009	277	11.0	25.2	39.7
2010	274	11.0	24.9	40.1
2011	304	n/a	n/a	42.4
2012	309	14.0	22.0	n/a
2013	314	14.0	22.4	35.4
2014	348	15.0	23.2	37.9
2015	373	16.0	23.3	35.7
2016	375	17.0	22.0	36.8
2017	387	18.0	21.5	38.8
2018	415	18.0	23.0	36.9
2019	435	19.0	22.8	35.2
2020	400	n/a	n/a	37
2021	398	18.0	22.1	44.2
2022	405	18.0	22.5	41.7
2023	392	18.0	21.7	42.9
2024	367	18.0	20.3	45

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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