Is Cutler Elementary a good school?

Cutler Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.1% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Cutler Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 607 students attended Cutler Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Cutler Elementary?

Students at Cutler Elementary are 99% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Cutler Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cutler Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : El Monte Middle High : Orosi High

Cutler Elementary

Summary:

Cutler Elementary is a public elementary school serving 609 students in grades K-5 in the Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified School District in Cutler, California. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of California elementary schools, with a current statewide rank of 4510 out of 5862 schools and a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cutler Elementary's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is significantly below state and district averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 30.57% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 47.04% statewide, and just 22.58% were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 35.54% statewide. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching 32.5% in the 2021-2022 school year. Cutler Elementary serves a high-poverty student population, with 96.88% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year.

Interestingly, the nearby Palm Elementary and Golden Valley Elementary schools, which are also part of the Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified School District, perform significantly better than Cutler Elementary on academic measures. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 47.6% of Palm Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, and 42.44% were proficient or better in Mathematics.

Detail:

Public K-5

40532 Road 128
Cutler, CA 93615-2109

(559) 528-6931

District: Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4510^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,603

Students who attend Cutler Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	El Monte Middle
High:	Orosi High

Student/teacher ratio: 20.1

Number of students: 607

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.8%

Asian:

0.7%

White:

0.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 94.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Cutler Elementary ranks worse than 76.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks last among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 23.58. (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 (98.8%), Asian (0.7%), White (0.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 94.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Cutler Elementary is 20.1, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified School District! (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Cutler Elementary is $8,603, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Cutler Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Cutler Elementary 4510^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Cutler Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified 988^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Cutler Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Cutler Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	11.71	4576^th	4809	4.8%
2005	11.08	4593^rd	4822	4.7%
2006	21.98	3856^th	4818	20.0%
2007	19.31	4350^th	5113	14.9%
2008	28.43	3714^th	5113	27.4%
2009	27.36	3891^st	5193	25.1%
2010	28.59	3956^th	5314	25.6%
2011	33.21	3749^th	5377	30.3%
2012	31.04	3873^rd	5390	28.1%
2013	23.20	4517^th	5530	18.3%
2015	21.02	4523^rd	5611	19.4%
2016	19.75	4646^th	5614	17.2%
2017	28.17	3984^th	5692	30.0%
2018	30.87	3763^rd	5662	33.5%
2019	28.45	4065^th	5789	29.8%
2021	23.96	1071^st	1417	24.4%
2022	32.17	3685^th	5883	37.4%
2023	29.38	3948^th	5874	32.8%
2024	23.58	4510^th	5862	23.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Cutler Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	32.49	2217^th	3246	31.7%
2019	29.33	2547^th	3275	22.2%
2021	37.48	350^th	602	41.9%
2022	56.30	914^th	3311	72.4%
2023	58.56	839^th	3250	74.2%
2024	42.98	1619^th	3160	48.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Cutler Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	17.92	2500^th	2634	5.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Cutler Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	43.89	2759^th	5084	45.7%
2019	41.96	2977^th	5173	42.5%
2021	40.39	639^th	1110	42.4%
2022	44.66	2630^th	5264	50.0%
2023	42.05	2904^th	5374	46.0%
2024	31.72	3802^nd	5511	31.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Cutler Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.09	3761^st	5413	30.5%
2019	29.30	3876^th	5492	29.4%
2021	20.54	1040^th	1267	17.9%
2022	26.60	4062^nd	5635	27.9%
2023	28.55	3908^th	5617	30.4%
2024	24.05	4333^rd	5605	22.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Cutler Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.88	3559^th	5431	34.5%
2019	28.67	3884^th	5510	29.5%
2021	29.31	853^rd	1272	32.9%
2022	39.09	3062^nd	5663	45.9%
2023	31.33	3661^st	5650	35.2%
2024	25.38	4235^th	5636	24.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Cutler Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	43.95	2620^th	4830	45.8%
2019	42.07	2822^nd	4963	43.1%
2022	46.12	2446^th	5084	51.9%
2023	42.82	2698^th	5098	47.1%
2024	34.07	3413^th	5102	33.1%

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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 Cutler Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	28	0	4	831	0	n/a	n/a	0	863
1989	29	0	10	807	0	n/a	n/a	0	846
1990	25	0	4	809	0	n/a	n/a	0	838
1991	18	0	3	870	0	n/a	n/a	0	891
1992	25	1	9	919	0	n/a	n/a	0	954
1993	17	0	11	1205	0	n/a	n/a	0	1233
1994	19	1	13	1173	0	n/a	n/a	0	1206
1995	16	2	16	992	0	n/a	n/a	0	1026
1996	16	2	16	992	0	n/a	n/a	0	1026
1997	16	0	10	812	0	n/a	n/a	0	838
1998	12	2	9	821	0	n/a	n/a	0	844
1999	19	3	6	821	0	n/a	n/a	0	849
2000	15	5	7	827	0	n/a	n/a	0	854
2001	19	6	7	805	0	n/a	n/a	0	837
2002	13	7	6	808	0	n/a	n/a	0	834
2003	13	7	6	808	0	n/a	n/a	0	834
2004	14	5	6	827	0	n/a	n/a	3	855
2005	14	5	7	799	0	n/a	n/a	0	825
2006	9	4	6	748	0	n/a	n/a	0	767
2007	16	3	6	738	0	n/a	n/a	0	763
2008	12	n/a	4	643	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	659
2009	15	0	6	692	1	0	0	0	714
2010	11	0	7	681	1	0	0	0	700
2011	44	0	5	667	0	0	0	0	716
2012	13	0	3	673	0	0	0	0	689
2013	17	0	4	678	0	0	1	0	700
2014	12	0	5	656	0	0	0	0	673
2015	7	1	6	696	1	1	0	0	712
2016	9	1	4	687	1	1	0	0	703
2017	15	1	5	645	0	1	0	0	667
2018	11	1	5	646	1	0	0	0	664
2019	8	1	8	661	0	0	0	0	678
2020	7	0	5	652	0	0	0	0	664
2021	5	0	5	614	0	0	0	0	624
2022	5	0	4	607	0	0	0	0	616
2023	2	1	5	601	0	0	0	0	609
2024	2	1	4	600	0	0	0	0	607

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 Cutler Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	863	36.8	23.4	n/a
1989	846	37.5	22.5	n/a
1990	838	39.3	21.3	n/a
1991	891	39.8	22.3	n/a
1992	954	40.4	23.6	95
1993	1233	47.0	26.2	95
1994	1206	50.0	24.1	94.9
1995	1026	41.8	24.5	94.9
1996	1026	41.8	24.5	94.9
1997	838	33.6	24.9	92.5
1998	844	43.6	19.4	94.9
1999	849	46.6	18.2	94.9
2000	854	48.8	17.5	98.9
2001	837	48.6	17.2	91.4
2002	834	42.0	19.9	87.2
2003	834	42.0	19.9	87.2
2004	855	42.0	20.4	89.3
2005	825	40.0	20.6	99.6
2006	767	40.0	19.2	92
2007	763	39.0	19.6	93.1
2008	659	39.0	16.9	99.5
2009	714	37.0	17.4	92.4
2010	700	40.0	17.5	99.6
2011	716	n/a	n/a	99.6
2012	689	35.0	19.6	n/a
2013	700	35.0	20.0	99.6
2014	673	34.0	19.7	95.4
2015	712	33.0	21.5	95.9
2016	703	31.0	22.6	94.3
2017	667	29.0	23.0	95.8
2018	664	29.0	22.8	94.7
2019	678	30.5	22.2	95.9
2020	664	n/a	n/a	95.2
2021	624	29.0	21.5	94.9
2022	616	29.2	21.0	95.1
2023	609	29.7	20.4	96.9
2024	607	30.1	20.1	94.9

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 Cutler Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	863	36.8	23.4	n/a
1989	846	37.5	22.5	n/a
1990	838	39.3	21.3	n/a
1991	891	39.8	22.3	n/a
1992	954	40.4	23.6	95
1993	1233	47.0	26.2	95
1994	1206	50.0	24.1	94.9
1995	1026	41.8	24.5	94.9
1996	1026	41.8	24.5	94.9
1997	838	33.6	24.9	92.5
1998	844	43.6	19.4	94.9
1999	849	46.6	18.2	94.9
2000	854	48.8	17.5	98.9
2001	837	48.6	17.2	91.4
2002	834	42.0	19.9	87.2
2003	834	42.0	19.9	87.2
2004	855	42.0	20.4	89.3
2005	825	40.0	20.6	99.6
2006	767	40.0	19.2	92
2007	763	39.0	19.6	93.1
2008	659	39.0	16.9	99.5
2009	714	37.0	17.4	92.4
2010	700	40.0	17.5	99.6
2011	716	n/a	n/a	99.6
2012	689	35.0	19.6	n/a
2013	700	35.0	20.0	99.6
2014	673	34.0	19.7	95.4
2015	712	33.0	21.5	95.9
2016	703	31.0	22.6	94.3
2017	667	29.0	23.0	95.8
2018	664	29.0	22.8	94.7
2019	678	30.5	22.2	95.9
2020	664	n/a	n/a	95.2
2021	624	29.0	21.5	94.9
2022	616	29.2	21.0	95.1
2023	609	29.7	20.4	96.9
2024	607	30.1	20.1	94.9

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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