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George L. Snowden Elementary · Farmersville

George L. Snowden Elementary: The state doesn't publish enough data to score this school fairly.

George L. Snowden is an elementary school in Farmersville. The state doesn't publish enough data to score it fairly — so we won't. Here's what we can show.

No Scope Score available

California doesn't publicly report per-grade test results when fewer than 11 students are tested in a grade — a privacy protection for small schools. We can't compute a Scope Score without that data.

Worth a school visit

With little published data, a visit does the heavy lifting: ask about class sizes, teacher tenure, and where last year's students went next.

  • Ask about typical class sizes and the student-teacher ratio.
  • Ask how long teachers have stayed at the school.
  • Ask where recent graduates or transfers went next.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom, and watch how a lesson actually runs.

How every group of students does here

At George L. Snowden Elementary in Farmersville, 20.4% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 28.1% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. George L. Snowden Elementary trails its district average for low-income students by 7.7 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (19.9% Math proficient); Hispanic students (19.8% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 20.3 percentage points for disabilities students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 152 students tested.

All students at this school: 20% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 20%, district —, state 43%20%
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 19%, district 22%, state 32%19% · −1 vs school
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 20%, district 21%, state 32%20% · +0 vs school
MaleMale: this school 20%, district 21%, state 42%20% · +0 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 19%, district 22%, state 44%19% · −0 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 13%, district 6%, state 11%13% · −7 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 3%, district 3%, state 15%3% · −16 vs school
WhiteWhite: too few students to report‹11
AsianAsian: too few students to report‹11
Foster YouthFoster Youth: too few students to report‹11
HomelessHomeless: too few students to report‹11
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Subgroup growth by grade

Change in proficiency from the lowest tested grade — which groups gain ground the longer they stay. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path
Elementary
George L. Snowden Elementary
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This school

Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 21:1, district 21:121:1
Teaching staff19 teachers
Avg. experience13.3 years
Fully credentialed79%
Intern / emergency permit4.6%

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $21,556, CA average $14,815$21,556 · spent at this school
Federal share$564 per student

$564 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$20,985 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction54%
Instruction support15%
Student services12%
Administration7%
Buildings & maintenance10%
Other2%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$14,730 per pupil
2019$13,782 per pupil
2018$14,092 per pupil
2017$13,268 per pupil
2016$12,640 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Hispanic96.1%
District 96.3% · CA 56.1%
White2.3%
District 2.5% · CA 19.9%
Other1.1%
District 0.6% · CA 9.0%
Asian0.6%
District 0.6% · CA 10.2%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 93.0% (29pp above CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$61K · CA $85K
Median home value$249K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+6% · CA 35%
ZIP population10,405
Median age28 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Your other options

Private alternatives nearby

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