Enrollment
54
California · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Bradley, CA
Bradley Elementary
Federal NCES profile for Bradley Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 34/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 060573000519
👥 S:T ratio 0
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 46
📋 Attendance 58
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Bradley Elementary earns 34/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 89% of California schools.
- 34
- Resource Index · Typical
- 27:1
- large classes for California
- 21.6%
- free-lunch eligible
- 54
- students enrolled
Bradley Elementary has class sizes larger than 89% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Bradley Union Elementary · California
NCES ID 060573000519 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
2.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
27:1
vs 21.5:1 California avg
+26% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
21.6%
vs 55.5% California avg
-61% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Bradley Elementary compares with California and U.S. medians
What stands out at Bradley Elementary
Bradley Elementary is a small elementary school in Bradley, California, enrolling 54 students.
Class loads run heavy: 27:1 is larger than about 89% of California schools and 26% above the 21.5:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.
Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 21.6% free-meal eligibility runs 61% below the California average.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 94% of California schools, with 54 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 9,998 scored California schools.
Against 72 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #48.
Its student body is led by White (61%) and Hispanic or Latino (33%) (diversity index 51/100).
Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 270 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.
16.7% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
Bradley Union Elementary operates only this one school, so Bradley Elementary has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 54 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of California's single-school districts.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Bradley Elementary compares
Bradley Elementary on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs California | California avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 27:1 | ▲ 26% | 21.5:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 21.6% | ▼ 61% | 55.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 54 | top 94% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
27:1
Leaner classes than 3% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
54
Bigger than 6% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
21.6%
free-lunch eligible
- 61% 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
27:1
students per teacher
- 26% above state mean
Top 89% in California - lower ratio than 11% of state schools
Well above 20:1, one of the more stretched staffing loads nationally relative to enrollment.
Engagement
16.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$17,828
per pupil, district-wide
- above California avg of $16,509
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.2 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
White 61.1%
Hispanic or Latino 33.3%
Two or More 5.6%
Largest group: White at 61.1% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 51.3/100
Simpson diversity index - at 51.3, Bradley Elementary is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Bradley Union Elementary, which includes Bradley Elementary.
$17,828
Per student
+8%
vs California
Avg $16,509
+7%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 37.7%
State 57.2%
Federal 5.1%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar elementary schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of California, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~54 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Bradley Elementary
How many students attend Bradley Elementary?
Bradley Elementary has 54 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Bradley, CA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bradley Elementary?
The student-teacher ratio at Bradley Elementary is 27:1, which is 26% higher than the California average of 21.5:1 and 72% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Bradley Elementary?
21.6% of students at Bradley Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Bradley Elementary?
The largest demographic group at Bradley Elementary is White at 61.1% of enrollment, in Bradley, CA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 51.3/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Bradley Elementary?
Bradley Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 34/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Bradley Elementary a good school?
Bradley Elementary earns 34/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 89% of California schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Bradley Union Elementary?
None reported; Bradley Union Elementary operates only Bradley Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.
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