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

Loleta Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Loleta Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 63/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 062232002671
0/100100/10063/100
👥 S:T ratio
34
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
92
📋 Attendance
94
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Loleta Elementary earns 63/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 86% of California schools.

63
Resource Index · Higher
16.4:1
small classes for California
85.4%
free-lunch eligible
82
students enrolled

Loleta Elementary has class sizes smaller than 86% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

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

-28 students YoY

Loleta Elementary shrank from 103 students in 2022-23 to 75 in 2023-24 (-27.2%).

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).

Shrinking CCD campus

-28 students YoY 062232002671 · Loleta, CA Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

82 enr · 16.4:1 · 85.4% lunch · RII 63

Nearest enrollment peer: Aspire Academy Charter (100 students)

Loleta Elementary shrank from 103 students in 2022-23 to 75 in 2023-24 (-27.2%). Teacher FTE held 5.0 → 5.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · California schools → · Find another →

How Loleta Elementary compares

Loleta Elementary is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 16.4:1 ▼ 24% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 85.4% ▲ 54% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 82 top 91% - -

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

16.4:1
Leaner classes than 35% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
82
Bigger than 8% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
85.4%
free-lunch eligible - 54% above the California average of 55.5%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
16.4:1
students per teacher - 24% below state mean
Top 14% in California - lower ratio than 86% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
2.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$21,019
per pupil, district-wide - above California avg of $18,665
Somewhat 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.

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.

Student-body diversity index 63.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 63.0, Loleta Elementary is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

District finance for Loleta Union Elementary reports $21,019 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 Loleta Elementary

How many students attend Loleta Elementary?

Loleta Elementary has 82 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Loleta, CA. CCD year-over-year: 103 (2022-23) → 75 (2023-24), down 28.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Loleta Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Loleta Elementary is 16.4:1, which is 24% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 4% 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% of enrollment, in Loleta, CA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 63.0/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Loleta Elementary?

Loleta Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 63/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Loleta Union Elementary?

None reported; Loleta Union Elementary operates only Loleta 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.