Elementary school (grades K-5) · Alta, CA

Alta-Dutch Flat Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Alta-Dutch Flat Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 10/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 060225000099
0/100100/10010/100
👥 S:T ratio
1
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Alta-Dutch Flat Elementary earns 10/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 78% of California schools.

10
Resource Index · Lower
24.8:1
large classes for California
14.4%
free-lunch eligible
99
students enrolled

Alta-Dutch Flat Elementary has class sizes larger than 78% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+0 students YoY

Alta-Dutch Flat Elementary held near 90 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+0 headcount).

Teacher FTE held 5.0 → 5.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+0 students YoY 060225000099 · Alta, CA Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

99 enr · 24.8:1 · 14.4% lunch · RII 10

Nearest enrollment peer: Aspire Academy Charter (100 students)

Alta-Dutch Flat Elementary held near 90 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+0 headcount). Teacher FTE held 5.0 → 5.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · California schools → · Find another →

How Alta-Dutch Flat Elementary compares

Alta-Dutch Flat Elementary held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 24.8:1 ▲ 15% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 14.4% ▼ 74% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 99 top 90% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

24.8:1
Leaner classes than 5% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
99
Bigger than 10% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
14.4%
free-lunch eligible - 74% below the California average of 55.5%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
24.8:1
students per teacher - 15% above state mean
Top 78% in California - lower ratio than 22% of state schools
Well above 20:1, one of the more stretched staffing loads nationally relative to enrollment.
Engagement
43.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$17,856
per pupil, district-wide - below California avg of $18,665
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 3 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 80.8%
Hispanic or Latino 14.1%
Two or More 3.0%
African American 1.0%
Asian 1.0%

Largest group: White at 80.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 32.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 32.6, Alta-Dutch Flat Elementary is less mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

District finance for Alta-Dutch Flat Union Elementary reports $17,856 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Alta-Dutch Flat Elementary

How many students attend Alta-Dutch Flat Elementary?

Alta-Dutch Flat Elementary has 99 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Alta, CA. CCD year-over-year: 90 (2022-23) → 90 (2023-24), nearly flat (+0).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Alta-Dutch Flat Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Alta-Dutch Flat Elementary is 24.8:1, which is 15% higher than the California average of 21.5:1 and 58% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Alta-Dutch Flat Elementary?

14.4% of students at Alta-Dutch Flat Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Alta-Dutch Flat Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Alta-Dutch Flat Elementary is White at 80.8% of enrollment, in Alta, CA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Alta-Dutch Flat Elementary?

Alta-Dutch Flat Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 10/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Alta-Dutch Flat Union Elementary?

None reported; Alta-Dutch Flat Union Elementary operates only Alta-Dutch Flat Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.