Is Cummings Valley Elementary a good school?

Cummings Valley Elementary ranks 2034 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Cummings Valley Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 545 students attended Cummings Valley Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Cummings Valley Elementary?

Students at Cummings Valley Elementary are 62% White, 29% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Cummings Valley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cummings Valley Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Jacobsen Middle High : Tehachapi High

Cummings Valley Elementary

Summary:

Cummings Valley Elementary is a public elementary school located in Tehachapi, California, serving 586 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Tehachapi Unified School District, which is ranked 920 out of 1568 districts in the state.

Cummings Valley Elementary consistently outperforms the Tehachapi Unified School District and the state of California in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 52.5% of Cummings Valley students were proficient or better in ELA/Literacy End of Course, compared to 37.36% for Tehachapi Unified and 47.04% for California. However, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 11.5% in 2018-2019 to 29.5% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the state average of 14.3%. Cummings Valley performs well across various student subgroups, with Hispanic and Special Education students ranking in the top 2,000 California elementary schools, but White students and Low Socioeconomic Status students rank lower, in the bottom 2,000 and 3,000 California elementary schools, respectively.

Compared to nearby schools, Cummings Valley Elementary generally outperforms the Tehachapi Unified School District schools, such as Tehachapi Independent Learning Academy and Tompkins Elementary, which have lower chronic absenteeism rates. However, schools outside the Tehachapi Unified District, such as those in the Arvin Union and Caliente Union Elementary districts, have significantly lower academic performance and higher rates of free and reduced lunch recipients, highlighting the relative advantage of Cummings Valley Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-5

24220 Bear Valley Rd. Hc80
Tehachapi, CA 93561-8308

(661) 822-2190

District: Tehachapi Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2034^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $514

Students who attend Cummings Valley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Jacobsen Middle
High:	Tehachapi High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.7

Number of students: 545

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.8%

Hispanic:

29.2%

Two or more races:

6.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 36.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Cummings Valley Elementary ranks better than 65.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks first among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Tehachapi Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 60.74. (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 Cummings Valley Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Tehachapi Unified School District. Racial makeup is: White (61.8%), Hispanic (29.2%), two or more races (6.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 36.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Tehachapi Unified School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Cummings Valley Elementary is 22.7, which is the lowest among 3 elementary schools in the Tehachapi Unified School District! (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Cummings Valley Elementary is $514, which is the lowest among 3 elementary schools in the Tehachapi Unified School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Cummings Valley Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Cummings Valley Elementary 2034^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Cummings Valley Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Tehachapi Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Tehachapi Unified 920^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Cummings Valley Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Cummings Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	60.21	1700^th	4809	64.6%
2005	58.26	1825^th	4822	62.2%
2006	60.23	1732^nd	4818	64.1%
2007	64.19	1633^rd	5113	68.1%
2008	63.27	1718^th	5113	66.4%
2009	59.72	1930^th	5193	62.8%
2010	64.80	1738^th	5314	67.3%
2011	51.35	2510^th	5377	53.3%
2012	50.88	2561^st	5390	52.5%
2013	59.71	2123^rd	5530	61.6%
2015	50.31	2424^th	5611	56.8%
2016	55.65	2201^st	5614	60.8%
2017	49.88	2546^th	5692	55.3%
2018	50.74	2532^nd	5662	55.3%
2019	44.30	2926^th	5789	49.5%
2021	56.14	560^th	1417	60.5%
2022	48.03	2640^th	5883	55.1%
2023	56.40	2218^th	5874	62.2%
2024	60.74	2034^th	5862	65.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Cummings Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	40.20	1315^th	2634	50.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Cummings Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.79	2829^th	5084	44.4%
2019	32.45	3687^th	5173	28.7%
2021	52.87	444^th	1110	60.0%
2022	44.86	2606^th	5264	50.5%
2023	54.16	2087^th	5374	61.2%
2024	43.42	2859^th	5511	48.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Cummings Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	43.61	2850^th	5413	47.3%
2019	44.05	2861^st	5492	47.9%
2021	51.57	556^th	1267	56.1%
2022	51.87	2329^th	5635	58.7%
2023	53.96	2209^th	5617	60.7%
2024	61.24	1899^th	5605	66.1%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Cummings Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	58.32	618^th	2128	71.0%
2019	32.70	1641^st	2585	36.5%
2022	54.27	714^th	2227	67.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Cummings Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	56.69	2087^th	5431	61.6%
2019	43.73	2791^st	5510	49.3%
2021	59.49	454^th	1272	64.3%
2022	43.40	2813^th	5663	50.3%
2023	57.46	2068^th	5650	63.4%
2024	57.91	2067^th	5636	63.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Cummings Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.77	3506^th	4830	27.4%
2019	41.21	2876^th	4963	42.1%
2022	48.73	2289^th	5084	55.0%
2023	56.11	1884^th	5098	63.0%
2024	54.45	1980^th	5102	61.2%

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Rank History for White students at Cummings Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.47	2068^th	2737	24.4%
2019	22.66	2331^st	2834	17.7%
2022	25.72	2127^th	2726	22.0%
2023	30.82	1965^th	2662	26.2%
2024	37.84	1759^th	2647	33.5%

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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 Cummings Valley Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1991	376	1	2	32	0	n/a	n/a	0	411
1992	485	8	3	43	0	n/a	n/a	0	539
1993	530	9	3	21	0	n/a	n/a	0	563
1994	605	9	10	24	4	n/a	n/a	0	652
1995	628	17	4	29	5	n/a	n/a	0	683
1996	628	17	4	29	5	n/a	n/a	0	683
1997	637	14	3	41	2	n/a	n/a	0	697
1998	613	12	0	51	3	n/a	n/a	0	679
1999	592	13	1	52	4	n/a	n/a	0	662
2000	530	8	1	53	9	n/a	n/a	45	646
2001	559	13	5	44	6	n/a	n/a	0	627
2002	567	16	4	67	4	n/a	n/a	7	665
2003	567	16	4	67	4	n/a	n/a	7	665
2004	537	18	6	148	5	n/a	n/a	0	714
2005	552	11	6	138	5	n/a	n/a	5	717
2006	582	7	12	155	7	n/a	n/a	20	783
2007	546	3	16	137	5	n/a	n/a	28	735
2008	546	4	14	122	3	n/a	n/a	0	689
2009	515	0	4	122	5	1	43	0	690
2010	535	7	6	115	5	2	11	0	681
2011	468	9	5	146	5	2	4	0	639
2012	454	7	6	133	6	2	0	0	608
2013	473	7	6	161	6	3	1	0	657
2014	429	3	6	129	9	0	3	0	579
2015	420	8	5	118	5	1	2	0	559
2016	391	8	6	138	5	1	5	0	554
2017	445	5	7	152	10	2	6	0	627
2018	482	10	6	161	6	3	6	0	674
2019	397	7	5	159	6	4	5	0	583
2020	405	3	11	170	4	1	8	0	602
2021	384	4	10	161	2	1	13	0	575
2022	382	2	13	186	2	1	20	0	606
2023	372	5	9	166	2	0	32	0	586
2024	337	9	4	159	1	0	35	0	545

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 Cummings Valley Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1991	411	17.0	24.1	n/a
1992	539	17.3	31.1	7.6
1993	563	22.5	25.0	11.5
1994	652	24.0	27.2	13.2
1995	683	28.5	24.0	12.3
1996	683	28.5	24.0	12.3
1997	697	30.0	23.2	0
1998	679	34.0	20.0	8.4
1999	662	32.0	20.7	9.4
2000	646	31.0	20.8	11.5
2001	627	30.0	20.9	8.5
2002	665	31.8	20.9	59.4
2003	665	31.8	20.9	59.4
2004	714	29.5	24.2	31
2005	717	31.0	23.1	28.1
2006	783	34.0	23.0	0
2007	735	34.6	21.2	27.6
2008	689	34.5	20.0	26
2009	690	32.6	20.5	25.8
2010	681	29.6	23.0	30.1
2011	639	n/a	n/a	26.4
2012	608	24.0	25.3	n/a
2013	657	23.4	28.0	34.1
2014	579	23.0	25.1	33.7
2015	559	21.0	26.6	33.1
2016	554	23.0	24.0	35
2017	627	20.5	30.5	34.9
2018	674	26.5	25.4	36.2
2019	583	23.5	24.8	36
2020	602	n/a	n/a	37.9
2021	575	26.9	21.3	30.4
2022	606	25.6	23.6	28.1
2023	586	24.0	24.4	24.1
2024	545	24.0	22.7	36.5

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 Cummings Valley Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1991	411	17.0	24.1	n/a
1992	539	17.3	31.1	7.6
1993	563	22.5	25.0	11.5
1994	652	24.0	27.2	13.2
1995	683	28.5	24.0	12.3
1996	683	28.5	24.0	12.3
1997	697	30.0	23.2	0
1998	679	34.0	20.0	8.4
1999	662	32.0	20.7	9.4
2000	646	31.0	20.8	11.5
2001	627	30.0	20.9	8.5
2002	665	31.8	20.9	59.4
2003	665	31.8	20.9	59.4
2004	714	29.5	24.2	31
2005	717	31.0	23.1	28.1
2006	783	34.0	23.0	0
2007	735	34.6	21.2	27.6
2008	689	34.5	20.0	26
2009	690	32.6	20.5	25.8
2010	681	29.6	23.0	30.1
2011	639	n/a	n/a	26.4
2012	608	24.0	25.3	n/a
2013	657	23.4	28.0	34.1
2014	579	23.0	25.1	33.7
2015	559	21.0	26.6	33.1
2016	554	23.0	24.0	35
2017	627	20.5	30.5	34.9
2018	674	26.5	25.4	36.2
2019	583	23.5	24.8	36
2020	602	n/a	n/a	37.9
2021	575	26.9	21.3	30.4
2022	606	25.6	23.6	28.1
2023	586	24.0	24.4	24.1
2024	545	24.0	22.7	36.5

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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