Enrollment
91
California · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Oro Grande, CA
Oro Grande Elementary
Federal NCES profile for Oro Grande Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 30/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 062895004480
👥 S:T ratio 9
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 82
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Oro Grande Elementary earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the California median.
- 30
- Resource Index · Lower
- 22.8:1
- students per teacher
- 79.8%
- free-lunch eligible
- 91
- students enrolled
Oro Grande Elementary has class sizes near the California median. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Oro Grande · California
NCES ID 062895004480 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
4.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
22.8:1
vs 21.5:1 California avg
+6% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
79.8%
vs 55.5% California avg
+44% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Oro Grande Elementary compares with California and U.S. medians
What stands out at Oro Grande Elementary
Oro Grande Elementary is a high-poverty, small elementary school in Oro Grande, California, enrolling 91 students.
Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 22.8:1 puts it in the larger third of California schools by student-teacher ratio.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 79.8% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 91 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 247 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #166.
Its student body is predominantly Hispanic or Latino (86% of enrollment) (diversity index 26/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 91 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 53.8% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Oro Grande operates only this one school, so Oro Grande Elementary has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 91 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 Oro Grande Elementary compares
Oro Grande 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 | 22.8:1 | ▲ 6% | 21.5:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 79.8% | ▲ 44% | 55.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 91 | top 90% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
22.8:1
Leaner classes than 9% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
91
Bigger than 9% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
79.8%
free-lunch eligible
- 44% 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
22.8:1
students per teacher
- 6% above state mean
Top 61% in California - lower ratio than 39% of state schools
Above 20:1, running heavier than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is comparatively stretched.
Engagement
53.8%
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.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 91 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 10 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 12.1 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 85.7%
White 6.6%
African American 2.2%
Asian 2.2%
Two or More 2.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.1%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 85.7% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 26.0/100
Simpson diversity index - at 26.0, Oro Grande Elementary is less mixed than the California school average of 46.0.
Programs
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 (~91 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Oro Grande Elementary
How many students attend Oro Grande Elementary?
Oro Grande Elementary has 91 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Oro Grande, CA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Oro Grande Elementary?
The student-teacher ratio at Oro Grande Elementary is 22.8:1, which is 6% higher than the California average of 21.5:1 and 45% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Oro Grande Elementary?
79.8% of students at Oro Grande Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Oro Grande Elementary?
The largest demographic group at Oro Grande Elementary is Hispanic or Latino at 85.7% of enrollment, in Oro Grande, CA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Oro Grande Elementary?
Oro Grande Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 30/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Oro Grande Elementary a good school?
Oro Grande Elementary earns 30/100 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 Oro Grande?
None reported; Oro Grande operates only Oro Grande Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.
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