Is Alpaugh Elementary a good school?

Alpaugh Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.0% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Alpaugh Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 263 students attended Alpaugh Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Alpaugh Elementary?

Students at Alpaugh Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 8% White, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Alpaugh Elementary attend?

Students who attend Alpaugh Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Alpaugh -Senior High

Alpaugh Elementary

Summary:

Alpaugh Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades K-8 in the small town of Alpaugh, California. With 271 students, the school is part of the Alpaugh Unified School District, which is ranked 1391 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Alpaugh Elementary faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, low academic achievement, and a student population with high levels of economic disadvantage. The school's chronic absenteeism rate has risen from 11.5% in 2018-2019 to a concerning 46.1% in 2021-2022, much higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Mark Twain Elementary (27.3%) and Pond Elementary (18.3%). Academically, Alpaugh Elementary consistently performs well below the state and district averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics, with only 14.55% of students proficient or better in ELA and just 7.88% in Math, compared to 47.04% and 35.54% statewide, respectively.

The school's struggles extend across different student groups, with Alpaugh Elementary ranking in the bottom 10-20% of California elementary schools for female, male, Hispanic, and low-socioeconomic status students. Additionally, the school has an extremely high rate of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 81.94% to 84.77% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. These underlying issues, combined with a relatively high student-teacher ratio, suggest that Alpaugh Elementary faces deep-rooted challenges that the school and district have struggled to address, and that a comprehensive, data-driven approach may be necessary to improve student outcomes.

Detail:

Public K-8

5313 Road 39
Alpaugh, CA 93201-0009

(559) 949-8413

District: Alpaugh Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5685^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend Alpaugh Elementary usually attend:

High:

Alpaugh -Senior High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.2

Number of students: 263

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.9%

White:

8.0%

Asian:

1.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 76%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Alpaugh Elementary ranks worse than 97% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 9.86. (See more...)

Compare Details Alpaugh Elementary ranks worse than 96.7% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 9.13. (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 (90.9%), White (8%), Asian (1.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 76% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Alpaugh Elementary is 23.2. (See more...)

Compare Alpaugh Elementary employs 11.2 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Alpaugh Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Alpaugh Elementary 5685^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Alpaugh Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Alpaugh Elementary 2685^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Alpaugh Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Alpaugh Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Alpaugh Unified 1391^st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Alpaugh Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Alpaugh Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	8.65	4730^th	4809	1.6%
2005	4.07	4804^th	4822	0.4%
2006	5.13	4786^th	4818	0.7%
2007	11.65	4841^st	5113	5.3%
2008	15.45	4633^rd	5113	9.4%
2009	13.46	4829^th	5193	7.0%
2010	17.47	4745^th	5314	10.7%
2011	18.27	4784^th	5377	11.0%
2012	5.00	5338^th	5390	1.0%
2013	14.27	5090^th	5530	8.0%
2015	11.88	5356^th	5611	4.5%
2016	14.69	5065^th	5614	9.8%
2017	11.95	5366^th	5692	5.7%
2018	12.81	5275^th	5662	6.8%
2019	17.02	5076^th	5789	12.3%
2022	7.73	5823^rd	5883	1.0%
2023	8.63	5773^rd	5874	1.7%
2024	9.86	5685^th	5862	3.0%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Alpaugh Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	37.99	1872^nd	3246	42.3%
2019	31.42	2381^st	3275	27.3%
2022	25.10	2938^th	3311	11.3%
2023	27.77	2689^th	3250	17.3%
2024	30.94	2491^st	3160	21.2%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	17.64	4622^nd	5084	9.1%
2019	23.37	4338^th	5173	16.1%
2022	8.60	5214^th	5264	0.9%
2023	12.02	5209^th	5374	3.1%
2024	12.82	5278^th	5511	4.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Alpaugh Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	9.40	5252^nd	5413	3.0%
2019	8.69	5372^nd	5492	2.2%
2022	9.39	5559^th	5635	1.3%
2023	11.46	5427^th	5617	3.4%
2024	10.53	5442^nd	5605	2.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Alpaugh Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	15.62	4917^th	5431	9.5%
2019	8.96	5384^th	5510	2.3%
2022	9.05	5583^rd	5663	1.4%
2023	9.08	5563^rd	5650	1.5%
2024	20.62	4646^th	5636	17.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Alpaugh Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	16.90	4423^rd	4830	8.4%
2019	22.95	4175^th	4963	15.9%
2022	8.92	5038^th	5084	0.9%
2023	11.72	4965^th	5098	2.6%
2024	12.83	4883^rd	5102	4.3%

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

Rank History for Alpaugh Elementary

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Rank History for all middle school students at Alpaugh Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	18.54	2248^th	2715	17.2%
2022	13.55	2516^th	2740	8.2%
2023	9.12	2722^nd	2802	2.9%
2024	9.13	2685^th	2777	3.3%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Alpaugh Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	31.17	1192^nd	1540	22.6%
2023	28.21	1354^th	1529	11.4%
2024	32.56	1100^th	1477	25.5%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	23.39	1918^th	2369	19.0%
2022	17.83	2193^rd	2458	10.8%
2023	11.27	2452^nd	2549	3.8%
2024	8.93	2511^th	2575	2.5%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Alpaugh Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	14.40	2133^rd	2380	10.4%
2022	8.03	2473^rd	2509	1.4%
2023	5.18	2547^th	2547	0.0%
2024	10.11	2456^th	2546	3.5%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Alpaugh Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	22.85	1947^th	2527	23.0%
2023	17.36	2225^th	2558	13.0%
2024	9.00	2491^st	2547	2.2%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Alpaugh Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	24.43	1731^st	2213	21.8%
2022	19.05	2049^th	2359	13.1%
2023	11.74	2285^th	2391	4.4%
2024	11.92	2269^th	2383	4.8%

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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 Alpaugh Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	104	0	0	53	0	n/a	n/a	0	157
1989	91	0	0	70	1	n/a	n/a	0	162
1990	110	5	0	73	0	n/a	n/a	0	188
1991	92	0	0	104	0	n/a	n/a	0	196
1992	104	0	0	116	0	n/a	n/a	0	220
1993	104	0	0	133	0	n/a	n/a	0	237
1994	61	0	0	130	0	n/a	n/a	0	191
1995	47	2	2	108	0	n/a	n/a	0	159
1996	47	2	2	108	0	n/a	n/a	0	159
1997	50	1	1	116	0	n/a	n/a	0	168
1998	43	3	2	113	0	n/a	n/a	0	161
1999	32	2	0	94	0	n/a	n/a	3	131
2000	44	4	0	105	0	n/a	n/a	0	153
2001	42	1	0	104	0	n/a	n/a	0	147
2002	29	4	0	108	0	n/a	n/a	0	141
2003	29	4	0	108	0	n/a	n/a	0	141
2004	26	5	0	119	0	n/a	n/a	0	150
2005	20	0	3	136	0	n/a	n/a	0	159
2006	21	0	1	148	1	n/a	n/a	0	171
2007	20	1	5	161	1	n/a	n/a	0	188
2008	21	4	6	157	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	188
2009	18	7	1	156	1	3	0	0	186
2010	16	5	4	154	0	1	0	0	180
2011	12	3	6	161	0	1	0	0	183
2012	19	3	6	163	0	0	0	0	191
2013	15	0	5	156	0	0	0	0	176
2014	9	0	5	149	0	0	0	0	163
2015	9	0	6	174	0	0	1	0	190
2016	11	0	5	187	0	0	1	0	204
2017	16	0	4	191	1	0	1	0	213
2018	17	0	4	176	1	0	1	0	199
2019	14	0	5	223	1	0	1	0	244
2020	18	0	5	230	0	0	1	0	254
2021	19	0	4	203	0	0	1	0	227
2022	19	0	4	232	0	0	1	0	256
2023	18	0	3	249	0	0	1	0	271
2024	21	0	3	239	0	0	0	0	263

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 Alpaugh Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	157	7.0	22.4	n/a
1989	162	5.6	28.9	n/a
1990	188	6.5	28.9	n/a
1991	196	9.0	21.7	n/a
1992	220	9.1	24.1	76.4
1993	237	9.0	26.3	78.1
1994	191	9.0	21.2	92.1
1995	159	7.6	20.9	95
1996	159	7.6	20.9	95
1997	168	10.2	16.5	94
1998	161	9.6	16.8	89.4
1999	131	10.0	13.1	96.9
2000	153	10.4	14.7	96.1
2001	147	8.0	18.4	95.2
2002	141	7.0	20.1	97.9
2003	141	7.0	20.1	97.9
2004	150	6.0	25.0	95.3
2005	159	8.0	19.9	98.1
2006	171	10.0	17.1	98.2
2007	188	8.5	22.1	92
2008	188	9.0	20.9	98.4
2009	186	9.0	20.7	98.4
2010	180	10.0	18.0	98.3
2011	183	n/a	n/a	98.4
2012	191	10.0	19.1	n/a
2013	176	9.0	19.5	98.3
2014	163	8.0	20.3	91.4
2015	190	10.0	19.0	96.8
2016	204	11.0	18.5	88.2
2017	213	10.5	20.2	94.4
2018	199	8.6	22.9	92.5
2019	244	10.2	23.8	94.7
2020	254	n/a	n/a	76.8
2021	227	10.3	21.9	81.9
2022	256	10.2	24.9	84.8
2023	271	10.7	25.2	84.1
2024	263	11.2	23.2	76

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 Alpaugh Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	157	7.0	22.4	n/a
1989	162	5.6	28.9	n/a
1990	188	6.5	28.9	n/a
1991	196	9.0	21.7	n/a
1992	220	9.1	24.1	76.4
1993	237	9.0	26.3	78.1
1994	191	9.0	21.2	92.1
1995	159	7.6	20.9	95
1996	159	7.6	20.9	95
1997	168	10.2	16.5	94
1998	161	9.6	16.8	89.4
1999	131	10.0	13.1	96.9
2000	153	10.4	14.7	96.1
2001	147	8.0	18.4	95.2
2002	141	7.0	20.1	97.9
2003	141	7.0	20.1	97.9
2004	150	6.0	25.0	95.3
2005	159	8.0	19.9	98.1
2006	171	10.0	17.1	98.2
2007	188	8.5	22.1	92
2008	188	9.0	20.9	98.4
2009	186	9.0	20.7	98.4
2010	180	10.0	18.0	98.3
2011	183	n/a	n/a	98.4
2012	191	10.0	19.1	n/a
2013	176	9.0	19.5	98.3
2014	163	8.0	20.3	91.4
2015	190	10.0	19.0	96.8
2016	204	11.0	18.5	88.2
2017	213	10.5	20.2	94.4
2018	199	8.6	22.9	92.5
2019	244	10.2	23.8	94.7
2020	254	n/a	n/a	76.8
2021	227	10.3	21.9	81.9
2022	256	10.2	24.9	84.8
2023	271	10.7	25.2	84.1
2024	263	11.2	23.2	76

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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