Is Pixley Elementary a good school?

Pixley Elementary ranks 4344 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Pixley Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 552 students attended Pixley Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Pixley Elementary?

Students at Pixley Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 4% White.

What schools do graduates of Pixley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pixley Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Pixley Middle High : Mission Oak High

Pixley Elementary

Summary:

Pixley Elementary is a public elementary school serving 574 students in grades K-5 in Pixley, California. The school is part of the Pixley Union Elementary School District, which is ranked 1157 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating.

Pixley Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 25% of California elementary schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of this period, indicating poor performance. The school faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates (30.8% in 2021-2022, much higher than the state average of 14-15%), low academic achievement (only 27.99% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts in 2023-2024, compared to the state average of 47.04%), and a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds (96.17% qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023). Pixley Elementary's student-teacher ratio of 21.2 in 2022-2023 is also higher than the state average.

Interestingly, nearby schools such as Palo Verde Elementary and Columbine Elementary generally perform much better than Pixley Elementary across various metrics, including academic achievement, chronic absenteeism, and socioeconomic status. For example, Palo Verde Elementary ranked 2,234 out of 5,862 California elementary schools in 2023-2024, with 48.75% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, while Columbine Elementary ranked 1,182 out of 5,862 and had significantly higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts (71.05%) and Mathematics (64.91%) compared to Pixley.

Detail:

Public K-5

300 North School St.
Pixley, CA 93256-9557

(559) 757-3131

District: Pixley Union Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
4344^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,506

Students who attend Pixley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Pixley Middle
High:	Mission Oak High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.2

Number of students: 552

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.5%

White:

3.6%

African American:

0.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 96.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Pixley Elementary ranks worse than 74.1% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 25.17. (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 (95.5%), White (3.6%), African American (0.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 96.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pixley Elementary is 21.2. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pixley Elementary is $13,506.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Pixley Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Pixley Elementary 4344^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Pixley Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Pixley Union Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Pixley Union Elementary 1157^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Pixley Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Pixley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	17.32	4172^nd	4809	13.2%
2005	15.02	4336^th	4822	10.1%
2006	16.43	4257^th	4818	11.6%
2007	18.35	4424^th	5113	13.5%
2008	14.41	4689^th	5113	8.3%
2009	11.77	4922^nd	5193	5.2%
2010	9.93	5153^rd	5314	3.0%
2011	12.51	5103^rd	5377	5.1%
2012	15.05	4954^th	5390	8.1%
2013	10.47	5273^rd	5530	4.6%
2015	11.13	5411^th	5611	3.6%
2016	8.16	5522^nd	5614	1.6%
2017	8.81	5552^nd	5692	2.5%
2018	12.98	5260^th	5662	7.1%
2019	21.65	4655^th	5789	19.6%
2021	18.01	1206^th	1417	14.9%
2022	25.98	4248^th	5883	27.8%
2023	26.41	4238^th	5874	27.9%
2024	25.17	4344^th	5862	25.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Pixley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	25.67	2674^th	3246	17.6%
2019	26.18	2766^th	3275	15.5%
2021	26.56	543^rd	602	9.8%
2022	38.79	1888^th	3311	43.0%
2023	44.36	1525^th	3250	53.1%
2024	40.20	1805^th	3160	42.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Pixley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	17.63	4623^rd	5084	9.1%
2019	29.82	3871^st	5173	25.2%
2021	30.41	810^th	1110	27.0%
2022	37.41	3224^th	5264	38.8%
2023	37.58	3266^th	5374	39.2%
2024	34.01	3617^th	5511	34.4%

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Rank History for Migrant students at Pixley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	39.24	47^th	74	36.5%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Pixley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	35.17	244^th	356	31.5%
2024	39.15	224^th	364	38.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Pixley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	14.32	4952^nd	5413	8.5%
2019	21.44	4506^th	5492	18.0%
2021	18.73	1078^th	1267	14.9%
2022	27.75	3957^th	5635	29.8%
2023	24.95	4237^th	5617	24.6%
2024	21.47	4559^th	5605	18.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Pixley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	13.32	5071^st	5431	6.6%
2019	23.61	4324^th	5510	21.5%
2021	18.76	1065^th	1272	16.3%
2022	25.97	4135^th	5663	27.0%
2023	28.74	3892^nd	5650	31.1%
2024	29.98	3814^th	5636	32.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Pixley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	17.39	4408^th	4830	8.7%
2019	29.12	3750^th	4963	24.4%
2022	35.65	3244^th	5084	36.2%
2023	36.77	3161^st	5098	38.0%
2024	35.76	3285^th	5102	35.6%

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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 Pixley Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	364	44	9	296	6	n/a	n/a	0	719
1989	358	56	13	307	6	n/a	n/a	0	740
1990	319	63	22	344	3	n/a	n/a	0	751
1991	327	58	9	377	0	n/a	n/a	0	771
1992	323	56	8	412	4	n/a	n/a	0	803
1993	286	60	18	449	0	n/a	n/a	0	813
1994	276	67	14	499	5	n/a	n/a	0	861
1995	221	71	6	590	2	n/a	n/a	0	890
1996	221	71	6	590	2	n/a	n/a	0	890
1997	199	58	5	585	0	n/a	n/a	0	847
1998	167	64	8	593	4	n/a	n/a	0	836
1999	172	57	6	616	1	n/a	n/a	0	852
2000	127	60	9	675	0	n/a	n/a	0	871
2001	110	46	7	679	0	n/a	n/a	0	842
2002	102	42	5	759	0	n/a	n/a	0	908
2003	102	42	5	759	0	n/a	n/a	0	908
2004	95	28	10	804	1	n/a	n/a	0	938
2005	78	32	12	817	0	n/a	n/a	0	939
2006	67	29	10	841	0	n/a	n/a	0	947
2007	63	14	3	780	1	n/a	n/a	26	887
2008	73	16	9	821	3	n/a	n/a	0	922
2009	35	9	9	567	1	0	2	0	623
2010	48	9	1	635	0	0	0	0	693
2011	43	12	2	662	0	0	0	0	719
2012	54	14	8	721	0	0	1	0	798
2013	55	14	7	716	0	0	0	0	792
2014	24	13	3	719	0	0	0	0	759
2015	25	13	3	735	0	0	2	0	778
2016	28	16	3	692	1	0	0	0	740
2017	30	14	4	699	0	0	0	0	747
2018	19	8	4	664	0	0	0	0	695
2019	15	12	3	664	0	0	1	0	695
2020	16	10	3	615	0	0	2	0	646
2021	11	7	3	568	0	0	3	0	592
2022	13	5	3	552	0	0	1	0	574
2023	22	6	5	537	1	0	3	0	574
2024	20	3	1	527	1	0	0	0	552

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 Pixley Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	719	34.3	20.9	n/a
1989	740	31.9	23.1	n/a
1990	751	31.4	23.9	n/a
1991	771	34.9	22.0	n/a
1992	803	35.5	22.6	88.5
1993	813	37.9	21.5	86.2
1994	861	35.5	24.3	93
1995	890	39.5	22.5	91.9
1996	890	39.5	22.5	91.9
1997	847	40.2	21.1	91.3
1998	836	39.6	21.1	93.7
1999	852	42.1	20.2	95
2000	871	46.0	18.9	91.5
2001	842	48.2	17.5	93.7
2002	908	53.0	17.1	95.8
2003	908	53.0	17.1	95.8
2004	938	49.5	18.9	96.3
2005	939	51.0	18.4	94.7
2006	947	51.6	18.4	95.9
2007	887	49.0	18.1	102.7
2008	922	54.7	16.9	97.3
2009	623	27.8	19.0	95.8
2010	693	35.0	19.8	89.6
2011	719	n/a	n/a	99.6
2012	798	33.5	23.8	96.9
2013	792	34.0	23.2	99.6
2014	759	34.0	22.3	98.7
2015	778	34.0	22.8	95.2
2016	740	34.0	21.7	95.1
2017	747	34.0	21.9	94.9
2018	695	34.0	20.4	96
2019	695	33.0	21.0	95.7
2020	646	n/a	n/a	96.4
2021	592	28.0	21.1	97.5
2022	574	28.5	20.1	97.4
2023	574	27.0	21.2	96.2
2024	552	26.0	21.2	96.2

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 Pixley Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	719	34.3	20.9	n/a
1989	740	31.9	23.1	n/a
1990	751	31.4	23.9	n/a
1991	771	34.9	22.0	n/a
1992	803	35.5	22.6	88.5
1993	813	37.9	21.5	86.2
1994	861	35.5	24.3	93
1995	890	39.5	22.5	91.9
1996	890	39.5	22.5	91.9
1997	847	40.2	21.1	91.3
1998	836	39.6	21.1	93.7
1999	852	42.1	20.2	95
2000	871	46.0	18.9	91.5
2001	842	48.2	17.5	93.7
2002	908	53.0	17.1	95.8
2003	908	53.0	17.1	95.8
2004	938	49.5	18.9	96.3
2005	939	51.0	18.4	94.7
2006	947	51.6	18.4	95.9
2007	887	49.0	18.1	102.7
2008	922	54.7	16.9	97.3
2009	623	27.8	19.0	95.8
2010	693	35.0	19.8	89.6
2011	719	n/a	n/a	99.6
2012	798	33.5	23.8	96.9
2013	792	34.0	23.2	99.6
2014	759	34.0	22.3	98.7
2015	778	34.0	22.8	95.2
2016	740	34.0	21.7	95.1
2017	747	34.0	21.9	94.9
2018	695	34.0	20.4	96
2019	695	33.0	21.0	95.7
2020	646	n/a	n/a	96.4
2021	592	28.0	21.1	97.5
2022	574	28.5	20.1	97.4
2023	574	27.0	21.2	96.2
2024	552	26.0	21.2	96.2

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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