Enrollment
82
California · 2024-25 NCES data
2024-25 NCES data Elementary school (grades K-5) NCES 062232002671
Loleta Elementary — Loleta, CA
Federal NCES profile for Loleta Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators — Resource Investment Index 58/100.
👥 Class size 18
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 92
📋 Attendance 94
How this works: Each indicator above is scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC data, then averaged into the Resource Investment Index. This measures resource allocation — staffing, programs, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes. Full methodology →
The verdict
Loleta Elementary earns a C Resource Investment Index (58/100), with class sizes near the California median.
- C
- Resource Index · 58/100
- 20.6:1
- students per teacher
- 85.4%
- free-lunch eligible
- 82
- students enrolled
School address
District: Loleta Union Elementary · California
Public location data per NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) Common Core of Data. Verify the school's current address on the NCES CCD record.
Teachers (FTE)
5.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
20.6:1
vs 21.6:1 California avg
-5% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
85.4%
vs 55.5% California avg
+54% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Loleta Elementary compares with California and U.S. medians
The federal record — no proprietary index, no editorial formula.
PlainSchools publishes the actual federal measurements — enrollment, staffing, demographics, discipline, and finance — straight from the NCES Common Core of Data, CRDC, and F-33 surveys. No composite rating, no opinion-based score on top. You get the same raw numbers researchers and policymakers use, with benchmarks, spending context, and equity indicators computed from the same federal datasets. Full methodology linked below.
What this school's NCES data tells you
Loleta Elementary reports 82 enrolled students to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) alongside 5.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, producing a 20.6:1 student-teacher ratio. That figure sits 5% below the California state mean of 21.6:1, signalling more teacher attention per pupil than the state benchmark. Against the national 2024-25 average of 15.7:1, it is 31% higher, a useful calibration for families comparing districts across state lines.
Title I and federal lunch eligibility offer another window into the student body: 85.4% of pupils qualify for free meals, a proxy for household income that federal programs use to direct funding. The free-lunch share is 54% above the California average and 65% above the national baseline. Counselor coverage works out to roughly 41 students per counselor, meeting the American School Counselor Association recommendation of 250:1. Chronic absenteeism — missing 10% or more of school days — stands at 2.4% according to the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
On the finance side, the surrounding Loleta Union Elementary spends $24,741 per pupil district-wide, above the California average of $16,509 and above the national average of $16,593. Revenue comes 19.9% from local sources (property taxes), 42.9% from the state, and 37.2% from federal programs per the NCES F-33 finance survey. Taken together, these measurements produce a Resource Investment Index of 58/100 (C), calculated from 4 distinct NCES and CRDC indicators measuring resource allocation rather than academic outcomes.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Loleta Elementary compares
Cross-validating school-level NCES values against California state and U.S. national means lets readers see whether this school is an outlier or in line with peers.
| Metric | This school | vs California | California avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 20.6:1 | ▼ 5% | 21.6:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 85.4% | ▲ 54% | 55.5% | 51.8% |
| Enrollment | 82 | top 9% | — | — |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Class size vs. every US school
Students per teacher (lower means more individual attention)
21 smaller classes than 14% of 92,598 US schools
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US schools. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education — NCES Common Core of Data · 2024-25
School size vs. every US school
Total enrollment — where this school sits by size (neither large nor small is 'better')
82 larger than 8% of 95,891 US schools
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Source U.S. Department of Education — NCES Common Core of Data · 2024-25
What the federal data reveals about equity at this school
Federal measurements — not ratings — surface the resource and opportunity picture. Below are the indicators that researchers, civil-rights monitors, and funding formulas use to assess equity.
Economic need
85.4%
free-lunch eligible
— 54% 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
20.6:1
students per teacher
— 5% below state mean
Top 35% in California — lower ratio than 65% of state schools
Above 20:1 — larger class loads than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is stretched relative to enrollment.
Engagement
2.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 10% — strong attendance relative to the post-pandemic national landscape.
Funding equity
$24,741
per pupil, district-wide
— above California avg of $16,509
Above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 41 students — the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 7 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 8.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
Enrollment 82 Top 9% in California — larger than 91% of 10,006 state schools
Teachers (FTE) 5.0
Students per teacher 20.6:1 -5% vs state
Free-lunch eligible 85.4% +54% vs state
NCES ID 062232002671
Student demographics
Hispanic or Latino 46.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 36.6%
White 14.6%
Two or More 2.4%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 46.3% of enrollment.
Programs & staff
Counselors (FTE) 2.0
Students per counselor 41:1
Discipline & special education
Chronically absent 2.4%
In-school suspensions 0
Out-of-school suspensions 7
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Loleta Union Elementary, which includes Loleta Elementary.
$24,741
Per student
+50%
vs California
Avg $16,509
+49%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 19.9%
State 42.9%
Federal 37.2%
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.
Educator & family resources
In-depth guides on understanding NCES data, school choice, and education funding.
Understanding NCES data
How CCD, CRDC and EDFacts feed every public-school number you see.
Choose a school district
Eight signals that matter more than the overall ranking number.
How schools are funded
Title I, F-33, state aid formulas and what per-pupil spending really means.
Chronic absenteeism
Why missing 10% of school matters and how it varies by district.
Magnet vs charter vs traditional
Three school types, three funding models, three sets of trade-offs.
School discipline data
What CRDC suspension and expulsion records do and don't reveal.
Before you act on this record
Treat this page as the federal baseline — then verify locally.
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Frequently asked questions about Loleta Elementary
How many students attend Loleta Elementary?
Loleta Elementary has 82 students enrolled. It is a elementary school in Loleta, CA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Loleta Elementary?
The student-teacher ratio at Loleta Elementary is 20.6:1, which is 5% lower than the California average of 21.6:1 and 31% higher than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Loleta Elementary?
85.4% of students at Loleta Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Loleta Elementary?
The largest demographic group at Loleta Elementary is Hispanic or Latino at 46.3%. The school serves a diverse student body in Loleta, CA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Loleta Elementary?
Loleta Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 58/100 (C) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. This index measures federal resource allocation — staffing levels, program availability, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes.
Is Loleta Elementary a good school?
Loleta Elementary earns a C Resource Investment Index (58/100), with class sizes near the California median. The Resource Investment Index reflects staffing, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance reported to NCES, not test scores or academic outcomes, so treat it as a resource snapshot rather than an overall rating.