📍 15783 18th Ave., Lemoore, Kings County, 93245
Central Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lemoore, Kings County. The school has 250 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Tara Taylor. It is part of the Central Union Elementary school district. It serves grades K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.2:1.
Central Elementary enrolls 250 students across grades K–8. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 13 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% Hispanic or Latino, 26% American Indian or Alaska Native and 8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 150 | 60% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 64 | 26% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 8% |
| White | 15 | 6% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
144 of the school's 250 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Central Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Central Elementary is one of 4 schools in Central Union Elementary, based in Lemoore, California. The district serves 1,508 students district-wide and employs 90 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 250 students, Central Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 377 students per school.