Lemoore University Elementary Charter, Lemoore CA

Original Research by School Decision on Lemoore University Elementary Charter

Lemoore University Elementary Charter is a middle school charter serving grades six through eight in Lemoore, a small agricultural city in Kings County anchored by Naval Air Station and major dairy processing plants. The school enrolls a small cohort of students, with enrollment drawn substantially from families who qualify for free or reduced price lunch and a student body that is roughly half Hispanic and half white, with small populations of other racial and ethnic groups.

The school's academic profile shows a split picture across subjects. In English Language Arts, students demonstrate mid-range performance, with proficiency solid in seventh grade and somewhat lower in sixth and eighth grades. Mathematics presents a steeper challenge, with proficiency markedly lower across all three grades, and Science performance on the California Science Test falls below mid-range. The one prior assessment on record, from social studies in 2012, showed strength. Across tested subjects and grades, the school's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile among districts in Kings County, a meaningful position that reflects the strength of the ELA results.

The school sits within Lemoore Union Elementary School District, which underwent substantial expansion when voters approved a bond measure to build Freedom Elementary, a new campus that opened in 2021 and expanded district capacity. The district is now carrying repayment obligations for that bond, financed through property taxes on local owners. This context matters for families evaluating schools in the district: the system has made a recent capital commitment to growth and facility improvement.

Lemoore itself is a compact city with a walkable historic downtown core where schools, parks, and civic facilities cluster together, and newer suburban neighborhoods on the periphery. Housing values are moderate relative to California as a whole, and rental stock serves both long-term residents and transient populations tied to military service nearby. The city's economy rests on the naval air station, large-scale dairy processing, and agriculture, and the population has grown modestly in recent years. Parks, a recreation center, and regional transit via KART connect residents to employment and services, though the Lemoore Branch Library closed in September 2025 for renovation and is expected to reopen in late 2026.

A parent or resident weighing this school should know that it operates as a charter within a traditional elementary district, that math results show room for improvement, and that the school's strength lies in English Language Arts. Because the data does not include chronic absenteeism, detailed program offerings, staffing depth, or English learner and special education enrollment counts, a parent may want to inquire directly with the school about how it serves those populations and what specific academic supports are available in math.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 632%

School 32% · District 39% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▲ 2 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 744%

School 44% · District 39% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Grade 826%

School 26% · District 36% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 660%

School 60% · District 53% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

Grade 771%

School 71% · District 63% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▲ 26 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

Grade 862%

School 62% · District 60% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

Science

Grade 831%

School 31% · District 24% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 863%

School 63% · District 42% · ▲ 21 pts above district

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 20 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-income40%Higher-income60%20 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income65%Higher-income46%20 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income66%Higher-income80%14 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income53%Higher-income74%21 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 5Lower-income20%Higher-income40%20 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income31%Higher-income36%6 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income34%Higher-income60%26 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income23%Higher-income30%7 pp gap