Lamont Elementary School District, California

Lamont Elementary School District
Kern County, California
District details
Superintendent: Lori González
# of school board members: 5
Website: Link

Lamont Elementary School District is a school district in California.

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• Superintendent
• School board
• Elections
• Teacher salaries
• Academic performance
• Students
• Staff
• Schools
• Contact information

Superintendent

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Lori González is the superintendent of the Lamont Elementary School District. She started the role in July 2022.

Past superintendents

• Miguel A. Guerrero was the superintendent of the Lamont Elementary School District.

School board

The Lamont Elementary School District Board of Trustees consists of five members elected to four-year terms. Board members are elected at large.

Office	Name	Date assumed office
Lamont Elementary School District school board At-large	Jesse Atondo
Lamont Elementary School District school board At-large	Elizabeth Cisneros	December 13, 2024
Lamont Elementary School District school board At-large	Ernesto Garay
Lamont Elementary School District school board At-large	Gilberto Lopez Jr.
Lamont Elementary School District school board At-large	Pablo Trevino	December 9, 2022

Elections

See also: Lamont Elementary School District, California, elections

Board members are elected on a staggered basis in even-numbered years.

Two seats on the board were up for general election on November 5, 2024.

Ballotpedia covered school board elections in 367 school districts in 29 states in 2024. Those school districts had a total student enrollment of 12,203,404 students. Click here to read an analysis of those elections.

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Public participation in board meetings

The Lamont Elementary School District Board of Trustees maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:

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Public Participation Members of the public are encouraged to attend Board meetings and to address the Board concerning any item on the agenda or within the Board's jurisdiction. So as not to inhibit public participation, persons attending Board meetings shall not be requested to sign in, complete a questionnaire, or otherwise provide their name or other information as a condition of attending the meeting, except that if the meeting is conducted using remote public participation or with a Board member attending remotely pursuant to Government Code 54953, a member of the public desiring to provide comment through the use of a third party internet website or online platform may be required to register as required by the third party provider. In order to conduct district business in an orderly and efficient manner, the Board requires that public presentations to the Board comply with the following procedures: 1. The Board shall give members of the public an opportunity to address the Board on any item of interest to the public that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board, before the Board's consideration of the item. (Education Code 35145.5; Government Code 54954.3) 2. At a time so designated on the agenda at a regular meeting, members of the public may bring before the Board matters that are not listed on the agenda. The Board shall take no action or discussion on any item not appearing on the posted agenda, except as authorized by law. (Education Code 35145.5; Government Code 54954.2) 3. Without taking action, Board members or district staff members may briefly respond to statements made or questions posed by the public about items not appearing on the agenda. Additionally, on their own initiative or in response to questions posed by the public, Board members or staff members may ask a question for clarification, make a brief announcement, or make a brief report on their own activities. (Government Code 54954.2) Furthermore, the Board or a Board member may provide a reference to staff or other resources for factual information, ask staff to report back to the Board at a subsequent meeting concerning any matter, or take action directing staff to place a matter of business on a future agenda. (Government Code 54954.2) 4. The Board need not allow the public to speak on any item that has already been considered by a committee composed exclusively of Board members at a public meeting where the public had the opportunity to address the committee on that item. However, if the Board determines that the item has been substantially changed since the committee heard the item, the Board shall provide an opportunity for the public to speak. (Government Code 54954.3) 5. A person wishing to be heard by the Board shall first be recognized by the president and shall then proceed to comment as briefly as the subject permits. In general, individual speakers will be allowed three minutes to address the Board on each agenda or nonagenda item, and the Board will limit the total time for public input on each item to 20 minutes. However, in exceptional circumstances when necessary to ensure full opportunity for public input, the Board president may, with Board consent, adjust the amount of time allowed for public input and/or the time allotted for each speaker. Any such adjustment shall be done equitably so as to allow a diversity of viewpoints. The president may also ask members of the public with the same viewpoint to select a few individuals to address the Board on behalf of that viewpoint. In order to ensure that non-English speakers receive the same opportunity to directly address the Board, any member of the public who utilizes a translator shall be provided at least twice the allotted time to address the Board, unless simultaneous translation equipment is used to allow the Board to hear the translated public testimony simultaneously. (Government Code 54954.3) 6. The Board president may rule on the appropriateness of a topic, subject to the following conditions: a. If a topic would be suitably addressed at a later time, the Board president may indicate the time and place when it should be presented. b. The Board shall not prohibit public criticism of its policies, procedures, programs, services, acts, or omissions. (Government Code 54954.3) c. The Board shall not prohibit public criticism of district employees. However, whenever a member of the public initiates specific complaints or charges against an individual employee, the Board president shall inform the complainant of the appropriate complaint procedure. 7. The Board president shall not permit actual disruption of Board meetings. Actual disruption by an individual or group or any conduct or statements that threaten the safety of any person(s) at the meeting shall be grounds for the president to terminate the privilege of addressing the Board and remove the individual from the meeting. The Board President or designee may remove an individual for actually disrupting the meeting. Prior to removal, the individual shall be warned that their behavior is disrupting the meeting and that failure to cease the disruptive behavior may result in removal. If, after being warned, the individual does not promptly cease the disruptive behavior, the Board president, or designee, may then remove the individual from the meeting. (Government Code 54957.95) When an individual's behavior constitutes the use of force or a true threat of force, the individual shall be removed from a Board meeting without a warning. (Government Code 54957.95) Disrupting means engaging in behavior during a Board meeting that actually disrupts, disturbs, impedes, or renders infeasible the orderly conduct of the meeting and includes, but is not limited to, a failure to comply with reasonable and lawful regulations adopted by a legislative body pursuant to Section 54954.3 or any other law, or engaging in behavior that constitutes use of force or a true threat of force. (Government Code 54957.95) True threat of force means a threat that has sufficient indicia of intent and seriousness, that a reasonable observer would perceive it to be an actual threat to use force by the person making the threat. (Government Code 54957.95) Additionally, the Board may order the room cleared if necessary. In this case, members of the media not participating in the disturbance shall be allowed to remain, and individuals not participating in such disturbances may be allowed to remain at the discretion of the Board. When the room is ordered cleared due to a disturbance, further Board proceedings shall concern only matters appearing on the agenda. (Government Code 54957.9) When disruptive conduct occurs, the Board may decide to recess the meeting to help restore order, or if removing the disruptive individual(s) or clearing the room is infeasible, move the meeting to another location. The Board may direct the Superintendent or designee to contact local law enforcement as necessary.

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District map

School district map

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Revenue
• Expenditures

Revenue, 2021-2022

SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$7,897,000	$2,818	14%
Local:	$5,538,000	$1,976	10%
State:	$40,981,000	$14,626	75%
Total:	$54,416,000	$19,420

Expenditures, 2021-2022

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$52,241,000	$18,644
Total Current Expenditures:	$42,895,000	$15,308
Instructional Expenditures:	$25,998,000	$9,278	50%
Student and Staff Support:	$5,045,000	$1,800	10%
Administration:	$4,960,000	$1,770	9%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$6,892,000	$2,459	13%
Total Capital Outlay:	$8,008,000	$2,857
Construction:	$7,970,000	$2,844
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$370,000	$132
Interest on Debt:	$340,000	$121

Teacher salaries

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year	Minimum	Maximum
2024-2025	$60,845	$109,886
2023-2024	$53,352	$96,354
2019-2020	$51,281	$92,614

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.

• Mathematics
• Reading/language arts
• Graduation rates

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2018-2019	23	PS	PS	23		PS	21-39
2017-2018	21	<50		21		PS	21-39
2016-2017	20	PS	PS	20		PS	21-39
2015-2016	18	PS	PS	18		PS	<=20
2014-2015	15	<50	PS	15	PS	PS	<=20
2013-2014	>=50			>=50
2012-2013	46	<50	PS	47	PS	PS	40-59
2011-2012	52	<50		52	PS	PS	40-59
2010-2011	52	>=50	PS	53	PS	PS	40-49

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2018-2019	34	PS	PS	33		PS	21-39
2017-2018	30	<50	PS	30		PS	21-39
2016-2017	27	PS	PS	27		PS	21-39
2015-2016	26	PS	PS	27		PS	<=20
2014-2015	19	PS	PS	19	PS	PS	21-39
2013-2014	>=50			>=50
2012-2013	33	<50	PS	33	PS	PS	21-39
2011-2012	35	<50		35	PS	PS	21-39
2010-2011	36	<50	PS	36	PS	PS	30-39

Ballotpedia has not located graduation data for this district.

Students

• Enrollment
• Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024	2,613	-3.2
2022-2023	2,696	-3.9
2021-2022	2,802	-1.7
2020-2021	2,849	-3.6
2019-2020	2,951	-2.4
2018-2019	3,023	-2.7
2017-2018	3,106	1.0
2016-2017	3,075	1.3
2015-2016	3,034	2.5
2014-2015	2,958	0.8
2013-2014	2,933	2.4
2012-2013	2,862	0.7
2011-2012	2,842	1.1
2010-2011	2,811	3.0
2009-2010	2,727	3.7
2008-2009	2,625	-1.1
2007-2008	2,654	-3.2
2006-2007	2,739	-4.9
2005-2006	2,873	-0.3
2004-2005	2,881	2.4
2003-2004	2,813	3.3
2002-2003	2,719	1.8
2001-2002	2,670	0.3
2000-2001	2,661	0.4
1999-2000	2,651	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2023-2024

RACE	Lamont Elementary School District (%)	California K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.0	0.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	0.2	12.1
Black	0.2	4.9
Hispanic	98.9	56.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.0	0.4
Two or More Races	0.0	5.8
White	0.8	20.2

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

• Teachers
• Administrators
• Other staff

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Lamont Elementary School District had 123.97 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 21.08.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	0.00
Kindergarten:	15.63
Elementary:	108.34
Secondary:	0.00
Total:	123.97

Lamont Elementary School District employed 3.00 district administrators and 8.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	3.00
District Administrative Support:	32.19
School Administrators:	8.00
School Administrative Support:	14.45

Other staff, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	61.27
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	2.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00
Student Support Services:	9.00
Other Support Services:	78.81

Schools

The Lamont Elementary School District operates four schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Alicante Avenue Elementary	953	KG-6
Lamont Elementary	602	KG-3
Mountain View Middle	615	7-8
Myrtle Avenue Elementary	443	4-6

Noteworthy events

2023 school board recall effort

See also: Lamont Elementary School District recall, California (2023)

An effort to recall four of the five members of the Lamont Elementary School District board of trustees in California did not go to a vote in 2024. The county did not verify enough signatures to put the recalls on the ballot. Ernesto Garay, Gilberto Lopez Jr., Pablo Trevino, and Evelyn Velasquez were named in the recall petitions.

An earlier recall effort against the same four members also did not go to a vote. Recall supporters filed petition signatures with the Kern County Elections Division on December 4, 2023. The county did not verify enough signatures to put the recalls on the ballot.

Lopez was first elected to the board on November 6, 2018, and was re-elected to a four-year term on November 8, 2022. Trevino was first elected to the board in the same 2022 election. Garay and Velasquez both won re-election to four-year terms on the board on November 3, 2020.

Contact information

Lamont Elementary School District
7915 Burgundy Ave.
Lamont, CA 93241
Phone: 661-845-0751
Fax: 661-219-7667

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List of school districts in California School board elections in California Public education in California	School board elections, 2025 California school board elections, 2025	School board election data analysis, 2024 United States school shootings, 1990-present

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