Is Del Rey Elementary a good school?

Del Rey Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.3% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Del Rey Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 617 students attended Del Rey Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Del Rey Elementary?

Students at Del Rey Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 3% White, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Del Rey Elementary attend?

Students who attend Del Rey Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Chalone Peaks Middle High : King City High

Del Rey Elementary

Summary:

Del Rey Elementary is a public elementary school located in King City, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 617 students. The school is part of the King City Union District, which is ranked 1394 out of 1568 districts in California and is rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Del Rey Elementary faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, with consistently lower test scores compared to the district and state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, only 24.29% of Del Rey students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 25.4% for the district and 47.04% for the state. The school's performance in mathematics and science is also notably lower than the district and state. Additionally, Del Rey Elementary has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 11.8% in 2017-2018 to 29.1% in 2022-2023, which is significantly higher than the state average of 13.5% in 2020-2021.

Interestingly, the nearby Mission Union Elementary District and its Mission Elementary School outperform Del Rey Elementary and the King City Union District in both academic achievement and student subgroup performance. This suggests that there may be opportunities for collaboration and learning from successful strategies employed by higher-performing neighboring schools. Additionally, the high concentration of students from low-income families at Del Rey Elementary, with over 84% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, likely contributes to the school's overall academic struggles and challenges in addressing the needs of its diverse student population.

Detail:

Public K-5

502 King St.
King City, CA 93930-3232

(831) 385-4884

District: King City Union

SchoolDigger Rank:
4787^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,571

Students who attend Del Rey Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Chalone Peaks Middle
High:	King City High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.6

Number of students: 617

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.2%

White:

3.4%

Asian:

1.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 84.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Del Rey Elementary ranks worse than 81.7% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 2^nd among 3 ranked elementary schools in the King City Union School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 20.71. (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 (94.2%), White (3.4%), Asian (1.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 84.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the King City Union School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Del Rey Elementary is 22.6. 1 elementary schools in the King City Union School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Del Rey Elementary employs 27.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Del Rey Elementary is $11,571, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the King City Union School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Del Rey Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Del Rey Elementary 4787^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Del Rey Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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King City Union:

SchoolDigger ranks King City Union 1394^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Del Rey Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Del Rey Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	22.04	3775^th	4809	21.5%
2005	29.51	3314^th	4822	31.3%
2006	42.12	2611^th	4818	45.8%
2007	37.48	3072^nd	5113	39.9%
2009	29.22	3766^th	5193	27.5%
2010	32.74	3642^nd	5314	31.5%
2011	22.68	4490^th	5377	16.5%
2012	46.52	2850^th	5390	47.1%
2013	57.53	2267^th	5530	59.0%
2015	34.04	3394^th	5611	39.5%
2016	28.69	3873^rd	5614	31.0%
2017	24.42	4311^th	5692	24.3%
2018	27.10	4071^st	5662	28.1%
2019	24.43	4415^th	5789	23.7%
2022	18.59	5000^th	5883	15.0%
2023	20.87	4773^rd	5874	18.7%
2024	20.71	4787^th	5862	18.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Del Rey Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.15	2514^th	3246	22.6%
2019	31.58	2370^th	3275	27.6%
2022	34.02	2277^th	3311	31.2%
2023	33.61	2271^st	3250	30.1%
2024	37.22	2020^th	3160	36.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Del Rey Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	24.13	1947^th	2420	19.5%
2024	42.03	1236^th	2634	53.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Del Rey Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	33.87	3492^nd	5084	31.3%
2019	31.19	3776^th	5173	27.0%
2022	21.80	4514^th	5264	14.2%
2023	24.13	4377^th	5374	18.6%
2024	24.54	4408^th	5511	20.0%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Del Rey Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	30.62	273^rd	356	23.3%
2023	46.94	157^th	336	53.3%
2024	22.30	323^rd	364	11.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Del Rey Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.23	4358^th	5413	19.5%
2019	19.25	4686^th	5492	14.7%
2022	25.17	4195^th	5635	25.6%
2023	24.32	4296^th	5617	23.5%
2024	15.35	5087^th	5605	9.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Del Rey Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	27.78	1543^rd	2128	27.5%
2019	28.94	1855^th	2585	28.2%
2022	25.57	1714^th	2227	23.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Del Rey Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	33.30	3445^th	5431	36.6%
2019	31.93	3625^th	5510	34.2%
2022	15.10	5205^th	5663	8.1%
2023	19.52	4763^rd	5650	15.7%
2024	27.35	4061^st	5636	27.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Del Rey Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	35.92	3154^th	4830	34.7%
2019	34.38	3358^th	4963	32.3%
2022	22.75	4294^th	5084	15.5%
2023	24.69	4136^th	5098	18.9%
2024	27.18	3943^rd	5102	22.7%

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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 Del Rey Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	124	3	11	285	4	n/a	n/a	0	427
1989	129	1	12	302	1	n/a	n/a	0	445
1990	139	2	6	290	0	n/a	n/a	0	437
1991	157	5	3	366	0	n/a	n/a	0	531
1992	194	1	5	479	4	n/a	n/a	0	683
1993	219	2	5	523	0	n/a	n/a	0	749
1994	228	2	13	642	3	n/a	n/a	0	888
1995	221	3	2	621	1	n/a	n/a	0	848
1996	221	3	2	621	1	n/a	n/a	0	848
1997	222	4	3	639	0	n/a	n/a	0	868
1998	218	3	7	725	3	n/a	n/a	0	956
1999	218	1	7	768	1	n/a	n/a	0	995
2000	209	1	13	750	0	n/a	n/a	0	973
2001	187	3	14	756	1	n/a	n/a	0	961
2002	170	2	15	684	1	n/a	n/a	13	885
2003	170	2	15	684	1	n/a	n/a	13	885
2004	167	2	16	693	3	n/a	n/a	8	889
2005	156	2	9	700	4	n/a	n/a	10	881
2006	146	1	12	698	2	n/a	n/a	6	865
2007	123	0	13	677	2	n/a	n/a	4	819
2008	54	n/a	5	459	1	n/a	n/a	0	519
2009	75	4	8	649	1	0	4	0	741
2010	77	0	10	655	3	0	2	0	747
2011	64	0	13	660	1	0	3	0	741
2012	152	0	13	574	14	0	4	0	757
2013	59	0	19	655	0	0	6	0	739
2014	57	1	14	673	0	2	3	0	750
2015	46	1	17	681	1	2	2	0	750
2016	38	2	12	665	0	0	2	0	719
2017	28	0	12	670	0	0	4	0	714
2018	30	0	15	648	0	0	6	0	699
2019	24	1	18	651	0	0	4	0	698
2020	28	2	16	656	0	0	7	0	709
2021	25	0	18	587	0	0	6	0	636
2022	23	0	8	577	0	0	6	0	614
2023	23	0	6	581	0	0	7	0	617
2024	21	0	8	581	0	0	7	0	617

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 Del Rey Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	427	18.0	23.7	n/a
1989	445	16.0	27.8	n/a
1990	437	17.0	25.7	n/a
1991	531	23.0	23.0	n/a
1992	683	23.4	29.1	55.3
1993	749	30.0	25.0	53.9
1994	888	36.0	24.7	63.7
1995	848	35.0	24.2	68.5
1996	848	35.0	24.2	68.5
1997	868	35.0	24.8	66.5
1998	956	41.0	23.3	64.1
1999	995	47.0	21.2	48.3
2000	973	49.0	19.9	58.2
2001	961	48.0	20.0	64.3
2002	885	44.6	19.8	68.2
2003	885	44.6	19.8	68.2
2004	889	45.0	19.8	79.2
2005	881	45.9	19.2	79.3
2006	865	45.5	19.0	70.1
2007	819	45.0	18.2	100.1
2008	519	32.0	16.2	0
2009	741	43.0	16.5	98.7
2010	747	33.0	22.6	78.2
2011	741	n/a	n/a	83.5
2012	757	41.9	18.0	n/a
2013	739	43.0	17.1	87.6
2014	750	35.0	21.4	88.9
2015	750	35.0	21.4	88.7
2016	719	32.0	22.4	87.6
2017	714	32.0	22.3	89.2
2018	699	32.0	21.8	89.6
2019	698	32.0	21.8	89
2020	709	n/a	n/a	84.5
2021	636	26.6	23.9	85.4
2022	614	27.2	22.5	86.3
2023	617	27.6	22.3	84.1
2024	617	27.2	22.6	84.4

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 Del Rey Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	427	18.0	23.7	n/a
1989	445	16.0	27.8	n/a
1990	437	17.0	25.7	n/a
1991	531	23.0	23.0	n/a
1992	683	23.4	29.1	55.3
1993	749	30.0	25.0	53.9
1994	888	36.0	24.7	63.7
1995	848	35.0	24.2	68.5
1996	848	35.0	24.2	68.5
1997	868	35.0	24.8	66.5
1998	956	41.0	23.3	64.1
1999	995	47.0	21.2	48.3
2000	973	49.0	19.9	58.2
2001	961	48.0	20.0	64.3
2002	885	44.6	19.8	68.2
2003	885	44.6	19.8	68.2
2004	889	45.0	19.8	79.2
2005	881	45.9	19.2	79.3
2006	865	45.5	19.0	70.1
2007	819	45.0	18.2	100.1
2008	519	32.0	16.2	0
2009	741	43.0	16.5	98.7
2010	747	33.0	22.6	78.2
2011	741	n/a	n/a	83.5
2012	757	41.9	18.0	n/a
2013	739	43.0	17.1	87.6
2014	750	35.0	21.4	88.9
2015	750	35.0	21.4	88.7
2016	719	32.0	22.4	87.6
2017	714	32.0	22.3	89.2
2018	699	32.0	21.8	89.6
2019	698	32.0	21.8	89
2020	709	n/a	n/a	84.5
2021	636	26.6	23.9	85.4
2022	614	27.2	22.5	86.3
2023	617	27.6	22.3	84.1
2024	617	27.2	22.6	84.4

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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