Is Cypress Elementary a good school?

Cypress Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.2% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Cypress Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 549 students attended Cypress Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Cypress Elementary?

Students at Cypress Elementary are 81% Hispanic, 13% White, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Cypress Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cypress Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Cherry Avenue Middle High : Mission Oak High

Cypress Elementary

Summary:

Cypress Elementary is a public elementary school in Tulare, California, serving 490 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Tulare City School District, which is ranked 1258 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cypress Elementary faces several challenges, including consistently underperforming the Tulare City and California averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics. In 2023-2024, only 28.48% of Cypress Elementary students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 30.81% for Tulare City and 47.04% for California. In Mathematics, the proficiency rates were even lower, with only 19.12% of Cypress Elementary students being proficient or better, compared to 19.44% for Tulare City and 35.54% for California. Additionally, Cypress Elementary has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 2.7% in 2017-2018 to 14.8% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the state average of 14.3%.

However, Cypress Elementary's performance for specific student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and English Language Learners, is relatively better compared to the overall school performance, suggesting that the school may be providing targeted support for these groups. Additionally, the school's performance for students with special needs is relatively stronger, with the school ranking 1,307 out of 2,634 California elementary schools in 2023-2024. Nearby schools like Mission Valley Elementary and Garden Elementary have higher proficiency rates in both ELA and Mathematics, but Cypress Elementary still outperforms some lower-performing schools in the district, such as Maple Elementary, Wilson Elementary, and Roosevelt Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-6

1870 South Laspina St.
Tulare, CA 93274-6962

(559) 685-7290

District: Tulare City

SchoolDigger Rank:
4675^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,130

Students who attend Cypress Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cherry Avenue Middle
High:	Mission Oak High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.8

Number of students: 549

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.1%

White:

13.1%

African American:

3.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 82.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Cypress Elementary ranks worse than 79.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 7^th among 11 ranked elementary schools in the Tulare City School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 21.97. (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 (81.1%), White (13.1%), African American (3.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 82.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Cypress Elementary is 23.8. 8 elementary schools in the Tulare City School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Cypress Elementary is $11,130, which is the 6^th highest among 11 elementary schools in the Tulare City School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Cypress Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Cypress Elementary 4675^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Cypress Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Tulare City:

SchoolDigger ranks Tulare City 1258^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Cypress Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Cypress Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	47.42	2286^th	4809	52.5%
2005	50.38	2180^th	4822	54.8%
2006	60.98	1698^th	4818	64.8%
2007	58.99	1872^nd	5113	63.4%
2008	40.96	2885^th	5113	43.6%
2009	44.28	2806^th	5193	46.0%
2010	30.79	3787^th	5314	28.7%
2011	37.07	3460^th	5377	35.7%
2012	43.82	3018^th	5390	44.0%
2013	41.96	3185^th	5530	42.4%
2015	28.58	3818^th	5611	32.0%
2016	21.00	4535^th	5614	19.2%
2017	28.88	3922^nd	5692	31.1%
2018	28.33	3961^st	5662	30.0%
2019	26.93	4197^th	5789	27.5%
2021	32.23	908^th	1417	35.9%
2022	26.25	4227^th	5883	28.1%
2023	21.04	4754^th	5874	19.1%
2024	21.97	4675^th	5862	20.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Cypress Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	39.29	1801^st	3246	44.5%
2019	34.25	2186^th	3275	33.3%
2021	30.64	470^th	602	21.9%
2022	32.90	2374^th	3311	28.3%
2023	33.88	2250^th	3250	30.8%
2024	41.61	1706^th	3160	46.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Cypress Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	40.28	1307^th	2634	50.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Cypress Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	33.83	3496^th	5084	31.2%
2019	31.90	3724^th	5173	28.0%
2021	46.23	543^rd	1110	51.1%
2022	34.68	3459^th	5264	34.3%
2023	24.73	4328^th	5374	19.5%
2024	28.88	4045^th	5511	26.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Cypress Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	32.36	3581^st	5413	33.8%
2019	32.74	3611^th	5492	34.2%
2021	35.81	765^th	1267	39.6%
2022	28.56	3873^rd	5635	31.3%
2023	19.36	4758^th	5617	15.3%
2024	23.85	4359^th	5605	22.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Cypress Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	25.37	4074^th	5431	25.0%
2019	22.80	4397^th	5510	20.2%
2021	29.25	855^th	1272	32.8%
2022	25.32	4208^th	5663	25.7%
2023	24.51	4303^rd	5650	23.8%
2024	21.48	4566^th	5636	19.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Cypress Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	32.12	3403^rd	4830	29.5%
2019	31.87	3563^rd	4963	28.2%
2022	36.20	3198^th	5084	37.1%
2023	31.78	3567^th	5098	30.0%
2024	31.81	3586^th	5102	29.7%

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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 Cypress Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	354	26	9	144	2	n/a	n/a	0	535
1989	342	26	9	177	0	n/a	n/a	0	554
1990	262	30	6	158	0	n/a	n/a	0	456
1991	304	31	5	194	0	n/a	n/a	0	534
1992	294	26	7	189	6	n/a	n/a	0	522
1993	315	37	11	267	1	n/a	n/a	0	631
1994	313	49	12	250	2	n/a	n/a	0	626
1995	271	42	13	269	13	n/a	n/a	0	608
1996	271	42	13	269	13	n/a	n/a	0	608
1997	277	45	14	274	5	n/a	n/a	0	615
1998	239	42	13	249	6	n/a	n/a	0	549
1999	211	39	12	265	0	n/a	n/a	0	527
2000	232	44	13	294	0	n/a	n/a	0	583
2001	238	44	8	309	0	n/a	n/a	1	600
2002	224	43	12	309	3	n/a	n/a	11	602
2003	224	43	12	309	3	n/a	n/a	11	602
2004	215	39	7	336	3	n/a	n/a	7	607
2005	215	35	11	331	4	n/a	n/a	7	603
2006	211	35	10	365	4	n/a	n/a	7	632
2007	199	24	9	394	4	n/a	n/a	7	637
2008	193	24	10	400	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	627
2009	177	31	8	411	0	0	0	0	627
2010	188	31	6	446	0	0	1	0	672
2011	196	29	6	454	0	0	1	0	686
2012	188	25	10	442	1	1	2	0	669
2013	164	18	9	445	1	1	2	0	640
2014	93	11	5	380	0	0	3	0	492
2015	121	16	3	490	0	0	4	0	634
2016	80	15	3	486	1	0	4	0	589
2017	61	13	4	482	2	0	3	0	565
2018	63	19	8	480	2	1	4	0	577
2019	68	15	7	475	2	0	4	0	571
2020	64	9	5	495	3	0	4	0	580
2021	61	15	4	451	1	0	4	0	536
2022	65	11	5	427	3	2	7	0	520
2023	63	17	4	396	1	1	8	0	490
2024	72	19	4	445	0	0	9	0	549

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 Cypress Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	535	21.0	25.4	n/a
1989	554	22.0	25.1	n/a
1990	456	19.0	24.0	n/a
1991	534	21.0	25.4	n/a
1992	522	21.3	24.5	54.2
1993	631	24.0	26.3	55.3
1994	626	26.0	24.1	62.5
1995	608	24.0	25.3	63.5
1996	608	24.0	25.3	63.5
1997	615	26.0	23.7	61.8
1998	549	27.0	20.3	61.9
1999	527	27.0	19.5	59.4
2000	583	31.8	18.3	64
2001	600	31.6	19.0	55.8
2002	602	29.8	20.2	62.3
2003	602	29.8	20.2	62.3
2004	607	29.8	20.4	63.3
2005	603	28.8	20.9	68
2006	632	30.8	20.5	54.2
2007	637	33.0	19.3	59
2008	627	34.0	18.4	63
2009	627	31.0	19.0	67.6
2010	672	31.0	21.6	65.6
2011	686	n/a	n/a	71
2012	669	30.0	22.3	67.7
2013	640	30.0	21.3	71.9
2014	492	22.0	22.3	82.1
2015	634	26.0	24.3	83.3
2016	589	25.0	23.5	86.2
2017	565	25.0	22.6	87.8
2018	577	24.0	24.0	87.3
2019	571	23.0	24.8	85.5
2020	580	n/a	n/a	85.9
2021	536	21.0	25.5	83
2022	520	22.0	23.6	84.6
2023	490	21.0	23.3	86.5
2024	549	23.0	23.8	82.7

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 Cypress Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	535	21.0	25.4	n/a
1989	554	22.0	25.1	n/a
1990	456	19.0	24.0	n/a
1991	534	21.0	25.4	n/a
1992	522	21.3	24.5	54.2
1993	631	24.0	26.3	55.3
1994	626	26.0	24.1	62.5
1995	608	24.0	25.3	63.5
1996	608	24.0	25.3	63.5
1997	615	26.0	23.7	61.8
1998	549	27.0	20.3	61.9
1999	527	27.0	19.5	59.4
2000	583	31.8	18.3	64
2001	600	31.6	19.0	55.8
2002	602	29.8	20.2	62.3
2003	602	29.8	20.2	62.3
2004	607	29.8	20.4	63.3
2005	603	28.8	20.9	68
2006	632	30.8	20.5	54.2
2007	637	33.0	19.3	59
2008	627	34.0	18.4	63
2009	627	31.0	19.0	67.6
2010	672	31.0	21.6	65.6
2011	686	n/a	n/a	71
2012	669	30.0	22.3	67.7
2013	640	30.0	21.3	71.9
2014	492	22.0	22.3	82.1
2015	634	26.0	24.3	83.3
2016	589	25.0	23.5	86.2
2017	565	25.0	22.6	87.8
2018	577	24.0	24.0	87.3
2019	571	23.0	24.8	85.5
2020	580	n/a	n/a	85.9
2021	536	21.0	25.5	83
2022	520	22.0	23.6	84.6
2023	490	21.0	23.3	86.5
2024	549	23.0	23.8	82.7

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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