School district · California

Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified

Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified in California: 8 public schools with 3,815 students and 19.3 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $20,342 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 8
Students: 3,815
Students per teacher: 19.3; CA 21.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $20,342; CA $20.7K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 198
Counselors (FTE): 13.0
Students per counselor: 294; CA 407 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 8.0; Librarians (FTE): 0.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

California: 47%

43%proficient

+4.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 51% of school districts in California

Median 42% · 854 school districts compared

1,663 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

California: 38%

32%proficient

+5.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 52% of school districts in California

Median 32% · 854 school districts compared

1,682 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$10.4K15

$11.2K16

$11.8K17

$12.5K18

$13.9K19

$13.3K20

$14.6K21

$16.9K22

$19.6K23

$20.3K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 21% · $24.4M
State: 69% · $81.3M
Local: 9.9% · $11.6M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $10,472
Support services: $8,608
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $19.9M
Long-term debt: $21.9M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 1High schools: 3Other schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Cutler ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	607	20.0	37%	36%	Cutler
Golden Valley ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	603	19.2	46%	40%	Orosi
Palm ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	573	20.2	51%	47%	Orosi
El Monte MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	844	19.9	42%	23%	Orosi
Cutler-Orosi Community DayAlternative	7–12	7	6.5	—	—	Cutler
Lovell HighAlternativeFree meals for all	9–12	54	9.8	—	—	Cutler
Orosi HighFree meals for all	9–12	1,108	19.2	—	—	Orosi
Esperanza HighAlternative	K–12	19	18.8	—	—	Cutler

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 12623 Avenue 416, Orosi, CA 93647
Phone: (559)528-4763

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.