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Lemoore, California - 1 schools
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Island Union Elementary operates 1 public schools serving 392 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Kings County.
The funding mix is 11.9% local, 77.1% state, and 11.0% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
and 20.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 50.9% White, 42.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Island Elementary, enrolling 395 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Island Elementary accounts for 100.0% of all Island Union Elementary student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Island Union Elementary a distant remainder — means Island Union Elementary-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Island Union Elementary chronic absenteeism rate is 20.5% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Island Union Elementary is typically wider than the Island Union Elementary-aggregate figure suggests.
Island Union Elementary has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 392 students.
What is the demographic composition of Island Union Elementary?
Island Union Elementary students are 50.9% White, 42.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% Asian, 0.5% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.