Lange (Dorothea) Elementary
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 6 · Nipomo, California
Lange (Dorothea) Elementary in Nipomo, California enrolled 577 students in 2024-25 with 25.7 full-time teachers, 22.5 students per teacher against the California elementary-school median of 22.4. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 39-43% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 31% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 6%
594 students in 2022-23, 566 students in 2023-24, 577 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 27.4 to 25.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 594 | 27.4 | 21.7 |
| 2023-24 | 566 | 26.2 | 21.6 |
| 2024-25 | 577 | 25.7 | 22.5 |
22.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 51 of every 100 California elementary schools
Among the 5,878 California elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 22.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 1,096 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lange (Dorothea) Elementary enrolled 548 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 10 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 1,096 of the 548 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions10
- Chronically absent18.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
58.9% of students were Hispanic, 36.2% White, 4.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic58.9%
- White36.2%
- Two or more races4.3%
- American Indian0.3%
- Asian0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Lange (Dorothea) Elementary scored proficient or above: 39-43% in reading in 2021-22 and 31% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | California |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 39‑43% | 49% | 45% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 31% | 34% (2021-22) | 34.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Nipomo
3 public elementary schools in Nipomo report 2024-25 enrollment; Lange (Dorothea) Elementary is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dana Elementary | 612 | 19.9 | 66.8% |
| Lange (Dorothea) Elementary | 577 | 22.5 | 52.5% |
| Nipomo Elementary | 436 | 20.0 | 74.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Lange (Dorothea) Elementary
- Dana ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 612 students, 19.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
- Nipomo ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.1 miles away: 436 students, 20.0 per teacher (2024-25).3.1 mi
- Compare Lange (Dorothea) Elementary with Dana ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Lucia Mar Unified spends per student$15,856 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,856
- The largest public schools in CaliforniaLange (Dorothea) Elementary is the number 1,578 by size of 5,904 California elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,578 of 5,904
- California schools by students per teacher22.5 students per teacher here against the California median of 22.4 for elementary schools.22.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Lange (Dorothea) Elementary
How many students attend Lange (Dorothea) Elementary?
577 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 594 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Nipomo, CA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Lange (Dorothea) Elementary?
22.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for elementary schools is 22.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Lange (Dorothea) Elementary a Title I school?
Lange (Dorothea) Elementary has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.How do students at Lange (Dorothea) Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Lange (Dorothea) Elementary scored proficient or above: 39-43% in reading in 2021-22 and 31% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Lange (Dorothea) Elementary in?
Lucia Mar Unified, NCES district ID 0623080. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 062308011785 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.