J. E. Hester Elementary

Public K-1

477 East Ash St.
Farmersville, CA 93223-1209

(559) 594-5801

District: Farmersville Unified

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,005

Students who attend J. E. Hester Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Farmersville Junior High
	Freedom Elementary
High:	Farmersville High

Student/teacher ratio: 19.2

Number of students: 366

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.4%

White:

4.4%

Pacific Islander:

0.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 88%

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Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (93.4%), White (4.4%), Pacific Islander (0.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 88% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at J. E. Hester Elementary is 19.2. (See more...)

Compare J. E. Hester Elementary employs 19 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at J. E. Hester Elementary is $8,005.

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Farmersville Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Farmersville Unified 1388^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Enrollment information for J. E. Hester Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1994	108	3	2	363	5	n/a	n/a	0	481
1995	112	4	6	382	0	n/a	n/a	0	504
1996	112	4	6	382	0	n/a	n/a	0	504
1997	127	3	3	578	5	n/a	n/a	0	716
1998	115	0	9	605	0	n/a	n/a	0	729
1999	80	1	7	471	0	n/a	n/a	0	559
2000	64	1	4	479	3	n/a	n/a	0	551
2001	83	3	2	509	0	n/a	n/a	0	597
2002	80	3	2	521	1	n/a	n/a	12	619
2003	80	3	2	521	1	n/a	n/a	12	619
2004	60	0	6	581	1	n/a	n/a	9	657
2005	31	2	4	383	2	n/a	n/a	7	429
2006	26	3	3	375	1	n/a	n/a	6	414
2007	23	1	4	368	0	n/a	n/a	3	399
2008	21	1	5	361	2	n/a	n/a	0	390
2009	21	3	4	371	1	0	8	0	408
2010	41	2	5	386	0	1	1	0	436
2011	43	0	2	407	4	0	1	0	457
2012	23	0	2	413	2	0	1	0	441
2013	19	0	2	419	1	0	1	0	442
2014	23	1	2	383	3	0	1	0	413
2015	24	2	3	421	2	0	0	0	452
2016	13	0	3	408	1	0	0	0	425
2017	19	0	2	400	0	0	0	0	421
2018	8	1	2	400	0	0	0	0	411
2019	12	1	2	396	2	0	0	0	413
2020	8	0	4	403	2	0	0	0	417
2021	1	1	2	373	0	0	4	0	381
2022	0	1	0	341	0	0	13	0	355
2023	7	0	1	372	0	2	3	0	385
2024	16	0	1	342	2	3	2	0	366

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 J. E. Hester Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1994	481	20.5	23.5	86.1
1995	504	20.5	24.6	93.8
1996	504	20.5	24.6	93.8
1997	716	27.0	26.5	93
1998	729	34.0	21.4	94.9
1999	559	31.5	17.7	90.2
2000	551	33.0	16.7	89.8
2001	597	35.0	17.1	76.2
2002	619	36.0	17.2	79.7
2003	619	36.0	17.2	79.7
2004	657	37.0	17.8	71.3
2005	429	25.8	16.6	73.2
2006	414	24.8	16.7	87.3
2007	399	22.8	17.5	89.9
2008	390	24.8	15.7	91.3
2009	408	23.8	15.5	88.7
2010	436	24.8	17.5	91.1
2011	457	n/a	n/a	91
2012	441	19.8	22.2	n/a
2013	442	18.5	23.8	96.4
2014	413	20.0	20.6	86
2015	452	21.0	21.5	82.7
2016	425	17.0	25.0	88.9
2017	421	17.5	24.0	91
2018	411	16.5	24.9	83.9
2019	413	16.5	25.0	93.5
2020	417	n/a	n/a	89
2021	381	17.8	21.4	81.9
2022	355	17.9	19.8	76.3
2023	385	18.0	21.3	89.9
2024	366	19.0	19.2	88

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 J. E. Hester Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1994	481	20.5	23.5	86.1
1995	504	20.5	24.6	93.8
1996	504	20.5	24.6	93.8
1997	716	27.0	26.5	93
1998	729	34.0	21.4	94.9
1999	559	31.5	17.7	90.2
2000	551	33.0	16.7	89.8
2001	597	35.0	17.1	76.2
2002	619	36.0	17.2	79.7
2003	619	36.0	17.2	79.7
2004	657	37.0	17.8	71.3
2005	429	25.8	16.6	73.2
2006	414	24.8	16.7	87.3
2007	399	22.8	17.5	89.9
2008	390	24.8	15.7	91.3
2009	408	23.8	15.5	88.7
2010	436	24.8	17.5	91.1
2011	457	n/a	n/a	91
2012	441	19.8	22.2	n/a
2013	442	18.5	23.8	96.4
2014	413	20.0	20.6	86
2015	452	21.0	21.5	82.7
2016	425	17.0	25.0	88.9
2017	421	17.5	24.0	91
2018	411	16.5	24.9	83.9
2019	413	16.5	25.0	93.5
2020	417	n/a	n/a	89
2021	381	17.8	21.4	81.9
2022	355	17.9	19.8	76.3
2023	385	18.0	21.3	89.9
2024	366	19.0	19.2	88

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.

Kindergarten Immunization Rates

J. E. Hester Elementary

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Year	Completely Immunized	Religious Exemption	Medical Exemption	Conditional	Polio	Hepatitis B	Varicella	DTP	MMR
2012	96.0%	0.0%	0.0%	4.0%	97.0%	99.0%	99.0%	98.0%	96.0%
2013	93.0%	1.0%	0.0%	6.0%	94.0%	98.0%	97.0%	98.0%	93.0%
2014	98.0%	0.0%	0.0%	2.0%	99.0%	99.0%	100.0%	98.0%	99.0%
2015	97.0%	0.0%	0.0%	3.0%	99.0%	100.0%	100.0%	98.0%	98.0%
2016	98.0%	1.0%	0.0%	2.0%	99.0%	99.0%	99.0%	99.0%	98.0%
2017	≥99.0%	≤1.0%	≤1.0%	≤1.0%	≥99.0%	≥99.0%	≥99.0%	≥99.0%	≥99.0%
2018	≥99.0%	≤1.0%	≤1.0%	≤1.0%	≥99.0%	≥99.0%	≥99.0%	≥99.0%	≥99.0%
2019	≥99.0%		≤1.0%	≤1.0%	≥99.0%	≥99.0%	≥99.0%	≥99.0%	≥99.0%
2020	97.4%		0.0%	2.6%				97.8%

Data source: California Department of Public Health

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for J. E. Hester Elementary

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2018	$8,005

Data source: California Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on J. E. Hester Elementary

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Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	413	385	6.8%
African American	1	0	100%
American Indian	2	0	100%
Asian	2	1	50%
Hispanic	396	372	6.1%
Pacific Islander	0	2
White	12	7	41.7%
Two or More Races	0	3
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	93.5%	89.9%	3.6%

Schools Near J. E. Hester Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts (2024)		CAST Science (2024)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% DTP (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts End of Course	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% DTP KG	Total
J. E. Hester Elementary	Public	K-1	477 East Ash St.	Farmersville	93223	Tulare County	Farmersville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 594-5801	366	19	19.2	88.0%	16 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	342 (93.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)								(n/a)																						$8,005
George L. Snowden Elementary	Public	2-3	301 South Farmersville Blvd.	Farmersville	93223	Tulare County	Farmersville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 747-0781	319	16	19.9	94.0%	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	310 (97.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	25.0	25.0				24.2						24.2	24.2						24.2			$8,392
Blue Oak Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	28050 Rd. 148	Visalia	93292	Tulare County	Blue Oak Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7422	414	16	25.8	40.3%	144 (34.8%)	1 (0.2%)	245 (59.2%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	26	4277^th of 5862 public elementary schools	27.0%		29.3	3957^th of 5874 public elementary schools	32.6%	320			32.5	32.3	32.4	15.9	38.1	40.0	24.1	50.0	64.5	36.2	25.0	16.7	25.0	13.0	18.8	19.4	19.3
Outside Creek Elementary	Public	K-8	26452 Road 164	Visalia	93292	Tulare County	Outside Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 747-0710	141	5	29.3	61.0%	24 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	116 (82.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	36.4	3403^rd of 5862 public elementary schools	41.9%		36.2	3417^th of 5874 public elementary schools	41.8%	14			11.1	15.0	13.2	40.0	38.9	27.8		50.0	65.0	43.6	46.7	50.0	11.1		26.7	70.0	41.5
Mineral King Elementary	Public	K-6	3333 East Kaweah Ave.	Visalia	93292	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7779	563	24	23.0	74.2%	65 (11.5%)	10 (1.8%)	441 (78.3%)	21 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.4%)	34	3595^th of 5862 public elementary schools	38.7%		34.8	3518^th of 5874 public elementary schools	40.1%	77			20.7		20.7	43.0	45.2	32.5	39.3			39.9	26.7	27.4	19.3	21.4			23.6	96.4		$7,440
Rocky Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	313 Sequoia Dr.	Exeter	93221	Tulare County	Exeter Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 592-5490	531	25	21.2	70.8%	164 (30.9%)	1 (0.2%)	355 (66.9%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	50.7	2521^st of 5862 public elementary schools	57.0%		37.6	3305^th of 5874 public elementary schools	43.7%	784			33.8		33.8	43.2	41.8	46.8				43.7	44.2	36.3	37.7				39.5			$7,761
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	333 South D St.	Exeter	93221	Tulare County	Exeter Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 592-2141	547	25	21.8	75.3%	132 (24.1%)	3 (0.5%)	399 (72.9%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	39.3	3214^th of 5862 public elementary schools	45.2%		36.9	3358^th of 5874 public elementary schools	42.8%	144			27.9		27.9	31.3	29.8	41.4				34.3	41.0	32.5	35.6				36.4			$8,332
Annie R. Mitchell	Public	K-6	2121 East Laura Ave.	Visalia	93292	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 622-3195	773	31	25.0	64.2%	96 (12.4%)	9 (1.2%)	568 (73.5%)	42 (5.4%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.9%)	49 (6.3%)	46.9	2731^st of 5862 public elementary schools	53.4%		45.8	2773^rd of 5874 public elementary schools	52.8%	42			31.9		31.9	39.6	39.3	50.0	47.0			44.1	37.0	30.4	28.3	36.0			32.8	97.5	97.5	$6,853
Pinkham Elementary	Public	K-6	2200 East Tulare Ave.	Visalia	93292	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7853	477	22	21.7	73.8%	81 (17.0%)	17 (3.6%)	353 (74.0%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.6%)	21.8	4687^th of 5862 public elementary schools	20.0%		18.9	4968^th of 5874 public elementary schools	15.4%	281			14.8		14.8	23.8	21.4	27.4	47.4			29.8	17.7	8.9	12.9	22.8			15.6			$8,937
Golden Oak Elementary	Public	K-6	1700 North Lovers Ln.	Visalia	93292	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7851	644	32	20.4	74.7%	96 (14.9%)	13 (2.0%)	447 (69.4%)	32 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (8.4%)	37.1	3359^th of 5862 public elementary schools	42.7%		21.6	4699^th of 5874 public elementary schools	20.0%	1340			23.2		23.2	48.2	33.0	46.5	35.0			40.5	40.0	17.6	22.2	25.2			25.9			$7,748

Frequently Asked Questions about J. E. Hester Elementary

What district is J. E. Hester Elementary in?

Farmersville Unified

What schools do graduates of J. E. Hester Elementary attend?

Students who attend J. E. Hester Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Farmersville Junior High
Middle : Freedom Elementary
High : Farmersville High

What is the racial makeup of J. E. Hester Elementary?

Students at J. E. Hester Elementary are 93% Hispanic, 4% White.

How many students attend J. E. Hester Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 366 students attended J. E. Hester Elementary.

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