Enrollment
118
California · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Gorman, CA
Gorman Elementary
Federal NCES profile for Gorman Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 25/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 061560001979
👥 S:T ratio 0
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 45
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Gorman Elementary earns 25/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 99% of California schools.
- 25
- Resource Index · Lower
- 39.3:1
- large classes for California
- 60.2%
- free-lunch eligible
- 118
- students enrolled
Gorman Elementary has class sizes larger than 99% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Gorman Joint · California
NCES ID 061560001979 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
3.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
39.3:1
vs 21.5:1 California avg
+83% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
60.2%
vs 55.5% California avg
+8% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Gorman Elementary compares with California and U.S. medians
What stands out at Gorman Elementary
Gorman Elementary is a higher-need, small elementary school in Gorman, California, enrolling 118 students.
Class loads run heavy: 39.3:1 is larger than about 99% of California schools and 83% above the 21.5:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 60.2% lands close to the California typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 118 puts it in the smaller third of California schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 9,998 scored California schools.
Among 323 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need California schools statewide, it ranks #265, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (51%) and White (45%) (diversity index 54/100).
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 22.0% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
The surrounding Gorman Joint spends $23,316 per pupil, 41% above the California average, a better-resourced district than most.
Gorman Joint operates only this one school, so Gorman Elementary has no district-mates to compare against locally.
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 Gorman Elementary compares
Gorman 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 | 39.3:1 | ▲ 83% | 21.5:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 60.2% | ▲ 8% | 55.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 118 | top 88% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
39.3:1
Leaner classes than 1% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
118
Bigger than 12% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
60.2%
free-lunch eligible
- 8% above the California average of 55.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
39.3:1
students per teacher
- 83% above state mean
Top 99% in California - lower ratio than 1% of state schools
Well above 20:1, one of the more stretched staffing loads nationally relative to enrollment.
Engagement
22.0%
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
$23,316
per pupil, district-wide
- above California avg of $16,509
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.8 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
Hispanic or Latino 50.8%
White 44.9%
Two or More 2.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.7%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 50.8% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 53.9/100
Simpson diversity index - at 53.9, Gorman Elementary is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Gorman Joint, which includes Gorman Elementary.
$23,316
Per student
+41%
vs California
Avg $16,509
+41%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 21.6%
State 75.2%
Federal 3.2%
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 (~118 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Gorman Elementary
How many students attend Gorman Elementary?
Gorman Elementary has 118 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Gorman, CA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gorman Elementary?
The student-teacher ratio at Gorman Elementary is 39.3:1, which is 83% higher than the California average of 21.5:1 and 150% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Gorman Elementary?
60.2% of students at Gorman Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Gorman Elementary?
The largest demographic group at Gorman Elementary is Hispanic or Latino at 50.8% of enrollment, in Gorman, CA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 53.9/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Gorman Elementary?
Gorman Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 25/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Gorman Elementary a good school?
Gorman Elementary earns 25/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 99% 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 Gorman Joint?
None reported; Gorman Joint operates only Gorman Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.
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