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

Penryn Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Penryn Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 24/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 062256011704
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0/100100/10024/100
👥 S:T ratio
0
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
64
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Penryn Elementary earns 24/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 79% of California schools.

24
Resource Index · Lower
25:1
large classes for California
9.1%
free-lunch eligible
250
students enrolled

Penryn Elementary has class sizes larger than 79% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

School address

Penryn, CA 95663
District: Loomis Union Elementary · California

NCES ID 062256011704 Verify on NCES CCD record →

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

+5 students YoY

Penryn Elementary held near 247 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+5 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 10.3 → 11.3 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+5 students YoY 062256011704 · Penryn, CA Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

250 enr · 25:1 · 9.1% lunch · RII 24

Nearest enrollment peer: Placer Elementary (505 students)

Penryn Elementary held near 247 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+5 headcount). Teacher FTE added 10.3 → 11.3 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · California schools → · Find another →

Penryn Elementary in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Penryn Elementary reports 250 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Penryn Elementary compares

Penryn Elementary held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 25:1 ▲ 16% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 9.1% ▼ 84% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 250 top 79% - -

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

25:1
Leaner classes than 5% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
250
Bigger than 25% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
9.1%
free-lunch eligible - 84% below the California average of 55.5%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
25:1
students per teacher - 16% above state mean
Top 79% in California - lower ratio than 21% of state schools
Well above 20:1, one of the more stretched staffing loads nationally relative to enrollment.
Engagement
14.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$11,712
per pupil, district-wide - below California avg of $18,665
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.2 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
2
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.8 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 86.8%
Hispanic or Latino 8.8%
Two or More 3.2%
African American 0.8%
Asian 0.4%

Largest group: White at 86.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 23.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 23.8, Penryn Elementary is less mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

District finance for Loomis Union Elementary reports $11,712 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Penryn Elementary Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Placer Elementary Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Loomis Basin Charter Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
H. Clarke Powers Elementary Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Loomis Elementary Larger Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio
Franklin Elementary Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Penryn Elementary's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Loomis Union Elementary · 5 sibling schools

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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.

Similar enrollment (~250 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~25:1)

Frequently asked questions about Penryn Elementary

How many students attend Penryn Elementary?

Penryn Elementary has 250 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Penryn, CA. CCD year-over-year: 242 (2022-23) → 247 (2023-24), nearly flat (+5).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Penryn Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Penryn Elementary is 25:1, which is 16% higher than the California average of 21.5:1 and 59% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Penryn Elementary?

9.1% of students at Penryn Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Penryn Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Penryn Elementary is White at 86.8% of enrollment, in Penryn, CA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Penryn Elementary?

Penryn Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 24/100 (lower 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 Loomis Union Elementary?

Besides Penryn Elementary, Loomis Union Elementary also operates Placer Elementary (505 students), Loomis Basin Charter (505 students), and H. Clarke Powers Elementary (495 students). See the Loomis Union Elementary district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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.

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