# J. E. Hester Elementary

J. E. Hester Elementary is badly underperforming. Reading and math results average to the 9th percentile among comparable California schools. Only 12.8% of students met California's reading standard. 21.5% of students met California's math standard.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/schools/j-e-hester-elementary-farmersville |
| District | [Farmersville Unified](https://caschooltrends.com/districts/farmersville-unified) |
| Address | 477 East Ash Street, Farmersville, CA, 93223-1209 |
| City | [Farmersville](https://caschooltrends.com/cities/farmersville) |
| Grade span | K-2 |
| Charter status | Non-charter |
| Student Enrollment | 333 |
| Current Reading Proficiency | 12.8% |
| Current Math Proficiency | 21.5% |
| Reading State Rank | 4,597/4,657 (1st percentile) |
| Math State Rank | 3,836/4,657 (18th percentile) |
| Student / teacher ratio | 17:1 |
| Per-student spending | $22,054 |
| Low-Income Students | 316 (94.9%) |
| English Learners | 104 (31.2%) |

Based on California’s CALPADS student-group data (2025).

## Quick Links

| Label | URL |
| --- | --- |
| School Website | [School Website](https://www.google.com/search?q=J.%20E.%20Hester%20Elementary%20Farmersville%20school%20website) |
| Great Schools | [Great Schools](https://www.greatschools.org/search/search.page?state=CA&q=J.%20E.%20Hester%20Elementary%20Farmersville) |
| Niche | [Niche](https://www.niche.com/k12/j-e-hester-elementary-school-farmersville-ca/) |
| Ed-Data | [Ed-Data](https://www.ed-data.org/school/tulare/farmersville-unified/j-e-hester-elementary) |
| CAASPP | [CAASPP](https://caaspp-elpac.ets.org/caaspp/DashViewReportSB?ps=true&lstTestYear=2026&lstTestType=B&lstCounty=54&lstDistrict=75325-000&lstSchool=6054084&lstGroup=1&lstSubGroup=1&lstSchoolType=A&lstGrade=13&lstFocus=a) |

## 2-Year Trends

| Subject | From year | To year | 2-year change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Reading | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Math | N/A | N/A | N/A |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 12.8% | 78 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 21.5% | 79 |

## Performance details

Race, economic status, English learner status, and distribution of scores by grade.

### Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 12.5% | N/A |

| Group | From year | To year | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Low-Income | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Non-Low-Income | N/A | N/A | N/A |

### Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 20.8% | N/A |

| Group | From year | To year | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Low-Income | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Non-Low-Income | N/A | N/A | N/A |

### Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 12.5% | 10.9% |

| Group | From year | To year | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| English Learners | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| English Native | N/A | N/A | N/A |

### Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 11.8% | 23.6% |

| Group | From year | To year | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| English Learners | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| English Native | N/A | N/A | N/A |

### Reading Performance by Race and Ethnicity

| Group | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13.9% | 72 |

### Math Performance by Race and Ethnicity

| Group | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hispanic or Latino | 21.9% | 73 |

### Reading Score Distribution by Grade

| Grade | Tested Students | Minimal | Developing | Proficient | Advanced |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 | 78 | 59.0% | 28.2% | 10.3% | 2.6% |

### Math Score Distribution by Grade

| Grade | Tested Students | Minimal | Developing | Proficient | Advanced |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 | 79 | 51.9% | 26.6% | 19.0% | 2.5% |