Meadow Lane Elementary, Lemoore CA

Original Research by School Decision on Meadow Lane Elementary

Meadow Lane Elementary serves kindergarten through sixth grade in Lemoore, a small agricultural city in the San Joaquin Valley with a historic downtown core and strong ties to Naval Air Station Lemoore. The school draws roughly evenly across these grades, with enrollment tilted toward the lower end for the upper grades.

The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a substantial share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Data on English learners and special education enrollment was not available from the sources reviewed. Most families in the Lemoore area live in single-family homes or rental apartments, with housing values and rental costs slightly below the state benchmark. The broader community is anchored by Leprino Foods dairy plants and the naval base, with downtown civic life centered on parks, the library, and schools clustered near the historic grid.

On California's state assessments for 2024-25, Meadow Lane's results show a pattern of lower proficiency in the tested grades, with some recovery at the upper end. In grade three, math and English language arts proficiency both sit in the low-to-mid range. Grade four shows notably lower performance in both subjects. By grade five, proficiency rises substantially in English language arts but remains lower in math; science proficiency at grade five is also below typical benchmarks. Grade six shows strong proficiency in both English language arts and math, representing a marked improvement over grade five. Across all tested grades, the school's overall proficiency index places it above the midpoint among other elementary schools in Kings County, suggesting that while proficiency gaps exist within the grade span, the school's results are not the lowest in the county.

A parent may want to look into the school's approaches to early math instruction in grades three and four, where proficiency dips significantly, and to understand how the marked improvement in grade six comes about and whether that trajectory can be extended downward. Prior-year trend data was not available to show whether these results represent change or stability.

The Lemoore Union Elementary School District recently completed construction of a new campus, Freedom Elementary, which opened in 2021 following passage of a bond measure. This expansion reflects the district's investment in capacity and facilities. The school is located in Lemoore proper, in a town of roughly fourteen thousand residents that has grown modestly over the past decade. The town's small-town identity and proximity to civic amenities in the downtown, including parks and the library, create a residential setting oriented toward families. Walkability is highest in the historic core; newer residential areas follow suburban street patterns and are more car-dependent.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 331%

School 31% · District 44% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

Grade 419%

School 19% · District 39% · ▼ 20 pts below district

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

Grade 536%

School 36% · District 32% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 664%

School 64% · District 39% · ▲ 24 pts above district

▲ 33 pts above state median · ▲ 31 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 335%

School 35% · District 43% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Grade 426%

School 26% · District 46% · ▼ 19 pts below district

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

Grade 552%

School 52% · District 48% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 6 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 655%

School 55% · District 53% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Science

Grade 525%

School 25% · District 22% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

This schoolLemoore Union Elementary, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 5Lower-income52%Higher-income50%2 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income55%Higher-income55%0 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 5Lower-income36%Higher-income36%0 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income64%Higher-income64%0 pp gap