Is Earl Legette Elementary a good school?

Earl Legette Elementary ranks 1639 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Earl Legette Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 546 students attended Earl Legette Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Earl Legette Elementary?

Students at Earl Legette Elementary are 70% White, 17% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Earl Legette Elementary attend?

Students who attend Earl Legette Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Andrew Carnegie Middle High : Bella Vista High

Earl Legette Elementary

Summary:

Earl Legette Elementary is a public elementary school located in Fair Oaks, CA, serving 546 students in grades K-6 and is part of the San Juan Unified School District. The school consistently outperforms the district and state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, with particularly strong performance for Hispanic students. However, the school faces challenges with increasing chronic absenteeism and uneven performance across different student subgroups.

Earl Legette Elementary outperforms most nearby schools in the San Juan Unified School District, including Trajan Elementary, Twin Lakes Elementary, and Skycrest Elementary, in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency. However, it lags behind higher-performing schools like Cambridge Heights Elementary, Gold River Discovery Center K-8, and Pershing Elementary in these metrics. This suggests that the school's strong academic performance may be influenced by its relatively more advantaged student population compared to some of the nearby schools.

While Earl Legette Elementary performs well overall, there are opportunities to improve the academic outcomes for specific student subgroups, such as White students and students with disabilities, who lag behind their peers. Additionally, the significant increase in chronic absenteeism at the school, from 5.1% in 2017-2018 to 17.7% in 2022-2023, is a concerning trend that warrants further investigation and targeted interventions to address the underlying causes. Addressing these challenges could help the school further enhance its educational outcomes and better serve all of its students.

Detail:

Public K-6

4623 Kenneth Ave.
Fair Oaks, CA 95628-6242

(916) 979-8430

District: San Juan Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1639^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,077

Students who attend Earl Legette Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Andrew Carnegie Middle
High:	Bella Vista High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.8

Number of students: 546

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.8%

Hispanic:

17.4%

Two or more races:

7.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 28.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Earl Legette Elementary ranks better than 72% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 9^th among 41 ranked elementary schools in the San Juan Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 68.91. (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: White (69.8%), Hispanic (17.4%), two or more races (7.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 28.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Earl Legette Elementary is 24.8. 26 elementary schools in the San Juan Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Earl Legette Elementary employs 22 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Earl Legette Elementary is $7,077. 24 elementary schools in the San Juan Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Earl Legette Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Earl Legette Elementary 1639^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Earl Legette Elementary in the ranking list.)

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San Juan Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks San Juan Unified 923^rd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Earl Legette Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Earl Legette Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	87.44	613^th	4809	87.3%
2005	87.61	613^th	4822	87.3%
2006	80.79	931^st	4818	80.7%
2007	81.28	926^th	5113	81.9%
2008	81.20	915^th	5113	82.1%
2009	84.84	757^th	5193	85.4%
2010	83.41	809^th	5314	84.8%
2011	73.66	1317^th	5377	75.5%
2012	66.14	1723^rd	5390	68.0%
2013	64.19	1880^th	5530	66.0%
2015	59.11	1987^th	5611	64.6%
2016	54.00	2295^th	5614	59.1%
2017	59.63	2030^th	5692	64.3%
2018	61.02	1995^th	5662	64.8%
2019	71.10	1554^th	5789	73.2%
2022	78.05	1286^th	5883	78.1%
2023	69.68	1594^th	5874	72.9%
2024	68.91	1639^th	5862	72.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Earl Legette Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	48.40	1011^th	2634	61.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Earl Legette Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	70.03	1183^rd	5084	76.7%
2019	71.85	1093^rd	5173	78.9%
2022	66.13	1353^rd	5264	74.3%
2023	67.83	1342^nd	5374	75.0%
2024	71.33	1198^th	5511	78.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Earl Legette Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	62.22	1870^th	5413	65.5%
2019	70.40	1482^nd	5492	73.0%
2022	75.90	1284^th	5635	77.2%
2023	67.85	1603^rd	5617	71.5%
2024	68.83	1537^th	5605	72.6%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Earl Legette Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	43.56	934^th	2128	56.1%
2019	47.04	1061^st	2585	59.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Earl Legette Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	58.00	2022^nd	5431	62.8%
2019	69.80	1528^th	5510	72.3%
2022	77.48	1217^th	5663	78.5%
2023	69.31	1534^th	5650	72.8%
2024	66.30	1686^th	5636	70.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Earl Legette Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	80.07	706^th	4963	85.8%
2022	84.42	574^th	5084	88.7%
2023	80.12	728^th	5098	85.7%
2024	75.71	913^th	5102	82.1%

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Rank History for White students at Earl Legette Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	36.10	1922^nd	2737	29.8%
2019	49.06	1580^th	2834	44.2%
2022	50.14	1457^th	2726	46.6%
2023	42.36	1651^st	2662	38.0%
2024	44.26	1581^st	2647	40.3%

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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

Review counts

All ratings (Avg rating: 1.3)

33%

67%

Reviews:

by a parent
Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Overrated. The academic level is much lower than average. Of course if your child is special! then treated diffenently. But on average it is two star. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Earl Legette Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	474	7	34	15	2	n/a	n/a	0	532
1989	510	9	36	12	5	n/a	n/a	0	572
1990	489	7	36	15	5	n/a	n/a	0	552
1991	490	8	37	18	8	n/a	n/a	0	561
1992	449	10	33	15	9	n/a	n/a	0	516
1993	457	10	37	19	8	n/a	n/a	0	531
1994	443	9	30	19	5	n/a	n/a	0	506
1995	432	10	22	20	6	n/a	n/a	0	490
1996	432	10	22	20	6	n/a	n/a	0	490
1997	419	8	30	19	4	n/a	n/a	0	480
1998	407	7	36	18	5	n/a	n/a	0	473
1999	399	11	37	25	7	n/a	n/a	0	479
2000	396	12	29	29	5	n/a	n/a	0	471
2001	391	8	38	30	10	n/a	n/a	0	477
2002	383	11	36	29	7	n/a	n/a	0	466
2003	383	11	36	29	7	n/a	n/a	0	466
2004	366	11	38	31	5	n/a	n/a	0	451
2005	408	21	39	50	8	n/a	n/a	0	526
2006	417	22	35	42	11	n/a	n/a	0	527
2007	405	22	33	40	9	n/a	n/a	8	517
2008	393	20	39	43	8	n/a	n/a	0	503
2009	385	22	36	48	9	4	0	0	504
2010	400	20	31	51	7	5	0	0	514
2011	461	17	32	61	6	4	3	0	584
2012	447	15	26	64	6	9	17	0	584
2013	461	13	23	63	4	10	17	0	591
2014	494	15	21	69	2	9	13	0	623
2015	478	17	17	71	1	9	21	0	614
2016	467	20	21	65	1	4	7	0	585
2017	404	11	26	66	2	3	31	0	543
2018	396	9	23	57	1	3	34	0	523
2019	381	6	23	76	1	2	34	0	523
2020	360	4	32	87	1	3	34	0	521
2021	303	4	19	93	0	0	32	0	451
2022	323	11	20	100	0	0	33	0	487
2023	381	2	23	95	1	1	42	1	546

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 Earl Legette Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	532	24.5	21.7	n/a
1989	572	24.5	23.3	n/a
1990	552	23.5	23.4	n/a
1991	561	23.3	24.0	n/a
1992	516	23.7	21.7	10.1
1993	531	20.0	26.6	9.6
1994	506	19.0	26.6	8.3
1995	490	19.5	25.1	14.3
1996	490	19.5	25.1	14.3
1997	480	21.0	22.9	17.1
1998	473	21.0	22.5	15.4
1999	479	23.0	20.8	13.2
2000	471	19.6	24.0	11.9
2001	477	23.6	20.2	11.3
2002	466	24.0	19.4	7.7
2003	466	24.0	19.4	7.7
2004	451	21.0	21.5	20.4
2005	526	26.0	20.2	16.7
2006	527	26.0	20.3	13.1
2007	517	26.0	19.9	16.1
2008	503	26.0	19.3	15.7
2009	504	25.0	19.4	16.3
2010	514	24.0	21.4	19.5
2011	584	n/a	n/a	23.1
2012	584	21.3	27.4	n/a
2013	591	19.2	30.6	27.9
2014	623	20.5	30.3	26.8
2015	614	20.0	30.7	25.9
2016	585	21.0	27.8	22.7
2017	543	18.8	28.8	21.9
2018	523	18.8	27.7	26
2019	523	18.8	27.7	23.1
2020	521	n/a	n/a	24.4
2021	451	20.0	22.5	18.4
2022	487	21.0	23.1	20.5
2023	546	22.0	24.8	28.8

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 Earl Legette Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	532	24.5	21.7	n/a
1989	572	24.5	23.3	n/a
1990	552	23.5	23.4	n/a
1991	561	23.3	24.0	n/a
1992	516	23.7	21.7	10.1
1993	531	20.0	26.6	9.6
1994	506	19.0	26.6	8.3
1995	490	19.5	25.1	14.3
1996	490	19.5	25.1	14.3
1997	480	21.0	22.9	17.1
1998	473	21.0	22.5	15.4
1999	479	23.0	20.8	13.2
2000	471	19.6	24.0	11.9
2001	477	23.6	20.2	11.3
2002	466	24.0	19.4	7.7
2003	466	24.0	19.4	7.7
2004	451	21.0	21.5	20.4
2005	526	26.0	20.2	16.7
2006	527	26.0	20.3	13.1
2007	517	26.0	19.9	16.1
2008	503	26.0	19.3	15.7
2009	504	25.0	19.4	16.3
2010	514	24.0	21.4	19.5
2011	584	n/a	n/a	23.1
2012	584	21.3	27.4	n/a
2013	591	19.2	30.6	27.9
2014	623	20.5	30.3	26.8
2015	614	20.0	30.7	25.9
2016	585	21.0	27.8	22.7
2017	543	18.8	28.8	21.9
2018	523	18.8	27.7	26
2019	523	18.8	27.7	23.1
2020	521	n/a	n/a	24.4
2021	451	20.0	22.5	18.4
2022	487	21.0	23.1	20.5
2023	546	22.0	24.8	28.8

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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