Enrollment
13
California · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Trinity Center, CA
Trinity Center Elementary
Federal NCES profile for Trinity Center Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 53/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 063975006603
👥 S:T ratio 48
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 81
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Trinity Center Elementary earns 53/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% of California schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in California.
- 53
- Resource Index · Higher
- 13:1
- small classes for California
- 76.9%
- free-lunch eligible
- 13
- students enrolled
Trinity Center Elementary has class sizes smaller than 92% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Trinity Center Elementary · California
NCES ID 063975006603 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
1.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
13:1
vs 21.5:1 California avg
-40% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
76.9%
vs 55.5% California avg
+39% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Trinity Center Elementary compares with California and U.S. medians
What stands out at Trinity Center Elementary
Trinity Center Elementary is a high-poverty, small elementary school in Trinity Center, California, enrolling 13 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 13:1, Trinity Center Elementary is leaner than roughly 92% of California schools and 40% under the state's 21.5:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 76.9% of students eligible for free meals.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 98% of California schools, with 13 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 94% of the 9,998 California schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Against 78 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #35.
Its student body is predominantly White (92% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 14/100).
Attendance holds up well here: only 7.7% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
The surrounding Trinity Center Elementary spends $38,222 per pupil, 132% above the California average, a better-resourced district than most.
Among Trinity Center's elementary schools, it stands alongside Coffee Creek Elementary (7 students): Trinity Center Elementary is larger than that campus by headcount and runs heavier classes (13:1 vs 7:1).
Trinity Center Elementary operates only this one school, so Trinity Center Elementary has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 13 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 Trinity Center Elementary compares
Trinity Center 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 | 13:1 | ▼ 40% | 21.5:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 76.9% | ▲ 39% | 55.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 13 | top 98% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
13:1
Leaner classes than 67% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
13
Bigger than 2% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
76.9%
free-lunch eligible
- 39% 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
13:1
students per teacher
- 40% below state mean
Top 8% in California - lower ratio than 92% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
7.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$38,222
per pupil, district-wide
- above California avg of $16,509
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
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.
Student demographics
White 92.3%
Two or More 7.7%
Largest group: White at 92.3% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 14.2/100
Simpson diversity index - at 14.2, Trinity Center Elementary is less mixed than the California school average of 46.0.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Trinity Center Elementary, which includes Trinity Center Elementary.
$38,222
Per student
+132%
vs California
Avg $16,509
+130%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 26.7%
State 68.1%
Federal 5.2%
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.
Similar elementary schools in Trinity Center
1 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.
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 (~13 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~13:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Trinity Center Elementary
How many students attend Trinity Center Elementary?
Trinity Center Elementary has 13 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Trinity Center, CA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Trinity Center Elementary?
The student-teacher ratio at Trinity Center Elementary is 13:1, which is 40% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 17% lower 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 Trinity Center Elementary?
76.9% of students at Trinity Center Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Trinity Center Elementary?
The largest demographic group at Trinity Center Elementary is White at 92.3% of enrollment, in Trinity Center, CA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Trinity Center Elementary?
Trinity Center Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 53/100 (higher 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 Trinity Center Elementary a good school?
Trinity Center Elementary earns 53/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% of California schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in California. 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 Trinity Center Elementary?
None reported; Trinity Center Elementary operates only Trinity Center Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.
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