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Kit Carson Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
9895 Seventh Ave.
Hanford, CA 93230
Phone
(559) 582-2843
District
Kit Carson Union Elementary
County
KINGS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
384
Classroom Teachers
21

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to California

3

(10 is best)

Better than 22.4% of all CA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Kit Carson Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
16%
44%
16%
43%
16%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
15%
43%
21%
44%
9%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
17%
41%
21%
47%
12%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
22%
40%
36%
46%
8%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
27%
40%
34%
47%
19%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
36%
39%
44%
46%
27%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
18
19
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 47 12.2%
Grade 1 35 9.1%
Grade 2 30 7.8%
Grade 3 44 11.5%
Grade 4 43 11.2%
Grade 5 35 9.1%
Grade 6 54 14.1%
Grade 7 49 12.8%
Grade 8 47 12.2%
Total 384 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 26.4% 25.5% 22.0%
Black 2.2% 2.8% 5.2%
Hispanic 69.5% 69.1% 58.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.5% 0.9% 13.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.4% 1.6% 0.9%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 74.2% 72.0% 61.5%
Free lunch eligible 68.8% 67.0% 53.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.5% 5.0% 7.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 2,786 38,965,193
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 40.1 247
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.2% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 23.6% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.5% 35.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.6% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 11.1% 15.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 719 13,434,847
Single Parent Households With Children 3.4% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 72.6% 84.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 9.2% 36.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 20.3% 30.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.0% 17.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.7% 11.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 12.8% 13.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 27.7% 11.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 5.3% 8.0%
$15,000 or less 4.2% 7.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,147 $3,723,000 61.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $168 $77,000 1.3%
Staff $503 $230,000 3.8%
General Administration $379 $173,000 2.8%
School Administration $560 $256,000 4.2%
Operation $1,505 $688,000 11.3%
Transportation $503 $230,000 3.8%
Other $545 $249,000 4.1%
Total Support $4,164 $1,903,000 31.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $993 $454,000 7.5%
Total Expenditures $13,304 $6,080,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,792 $57,171,955,000 48.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,305 $7,621,589,000 6.4%
Staff $1,038 $6,060,606,000 5.1%
General Administration $268 $1,564,258,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,087 $6,348,022,000 5.4%
Operation $1,559 $9,102,997,000 7.7%
Transportation $331 $1,933,983,000 1.6%
Other $886 $5,174,697,000 4.4%
Total Support $6,475 $37,806,152,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,051 $23,650,179,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $20,319 $118,628,286,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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