Enrollment
93
California · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Mt. Baldy, CA
Mt. Baldy Joint Elementary
Federal NCES profile for Mt. Baldy Joint Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 32/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 062634003932
👥 S:T ratio 7
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 60
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Mt. Baldy Joint Elementary earns 32/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the California median.
- 32
- Resource Index · Typical
- 23.3:1
- students per teacher
- 37.6%
- free-lunch eligible
- 93
- students enrolled
Mt. Baldy Joint Elementary has class sizes near the California median. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Mt. Baldy Joint Elementary · California
NCES ID 062634003932 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
4.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
23.3:1
vs 21.5:1 California avg
+8% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
37.6%
vs 55.5% California avg
-32% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Mt. Baldy Joint Elementary compares with California and U.S. medians
What stands out at Mt. Baldy Joint Elementary
Mt. Baldy Joint Elementary is a small elementary school in Mt. Baldy, California, enrolling 93 students.
Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 23.3:1 puts it in the larger third of California schools by student-teacher ratio.
Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 37.6% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 93 puts it in the smaller third of California schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 9,998 scored California schools.
Against 168 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #102.
16.1% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
Mt. Baldy Joint Elementary operates only this one school, so Mt. Baldy Joint Elementary has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 93 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 Mt. Baldy Joint Elementary compares
Mt. Baldy Joint 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 | 23.3:1 | ▲ 8% | 21.5:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 37.6% | ▼ 32% | 55.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 93 | top 90% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
23.3:1
Leaner classes than 8% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
93
Bigger than 9% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
37.6%
free-lunch eligible
- 32% below the California average of 55.5%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
23.3:1
students per teacher
- 8% above state mean
Top 65% in California - lower ratio than 35% of state schools
Above 20:1, running heavier than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is comparatively stretched.
Engagement
16.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$16,622
per pupil, district-wide
- above California avg of $16,509
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 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.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Mt. Baldy Joint Elementary, which includes Mt. Baldy Joint Elementary.
$16,622
Per student
+1%
vs California
Avg $16,509
+0%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 27.5%
State 66.0%
Federal 6.5%
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 (~93 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~23.3:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Mt. Baldy Joint Elementary
How many students attend Mt. Baldy Joint Elementary?
Mt. Baldy Joint Elementary has 93 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Mt. Baldy, CA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mt. Baldy Joint Elementary?
The student-teacher ratio at Mt. Baldy Joint Elementary is 23.3:1, which is 8% higher than the California average of 21.5:1 and 48% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Mt. Baldy Joint Elementary?
37.6% of students at Mt. Baldy Joint Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Mt. Baldy Joint Elementary?
Mt. Baldy Joint Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 32/100 (typical 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 Mt. Baldy Joint Elementary a good school?
Mt. Baldy Joint Elementary earns 32/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the California median. 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 Mt. Baldy Joint Elementary?
None reported; Mt. Baldy Joint Elementary operates only Mt. Baldy Joint Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.
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