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Lamont Elementary School District, California, elections
| Lamont Elementary School District |
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| District details |
| School board members: 5 |
| Students: 2,696 (2022-2023) |
| Schools: 4 (2022-2023) |
| Website: Link |
Lamont Elementary School District is a school district in California (Kern County). During the 2023 school year, 2,696 students attended one of the district's four schools.
This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.
Elections
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Lamont Elementary School District school board At-large
General election
General election for Lamont Elementary School District school board At-large (2 seats)
Elizabeth Cisneros and incumbent Ernesto Garay defeated Elizabeth Naty Santana Garibaldo and incumbent Evelyn Velasquez in the general election for Lamont Elementary School District school board At-large on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Elizabeth Cisneros (Nonpartisan) | 37.5 | 1,203 | |
| ✔ | Ernesto Garay (Nonpartisan) | 25.1 | 805 | |
| Elizabeth Naty Santana Garibaldo (Nonpartisan) | 22.0 | 705 | ||
| Evelyn Velasquez (Nonpartisan) | 15.4 | 492 | ||
| Total votes: 3,205 | |||
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Lamont Elementary School District school board At-large
General election
General election for Lamont Elementary School District school board At-large (3 seats)
Incumbent Gilberto Lopez Jr., incumbent Jesse Atondo, and Pablo Trevino defeated Alexsis Garay and incumbent Elizabeth Naty Santana Garibaldo in the general election for Lamont Elementary School District school board At-large on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Gilberto Lopez Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 21.9 | 554 | |
| ✔ | Jesse Atondo (Nonpartisan) | 20.9 | 529 | |
| ✔ | Pablo Trevino (Nonpartisan) | 19.7 | 500 | |
| Alexsis Garay (Nonpartisan) | 19.1 | 485 | ||
| Elizabeth Naty Santana Garibaldo (Nonpartisan) | 18.4 | 466 | ||
| Total votes: 2,534 | |||
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Lamont Elementary School District school board At-large
General election
General election for Lamont Elementary School District school board At-large (2 seats)
Incumbent Evelyn Velasquez and incumbent Ernesto Garay defeated Margie Peoples in the general election for Lamont Elementary School District school board At-large on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Evelyn Velasquez (Nonpartisan) | 36.9 | 1,227 | |
| ✔ | Ernesto Garay (Nonpartisan) | 34.5 | 1,149 | |
| Margie Peoples (Nonpartisan) | 28.6 | 950 | ||
| Total votes: 3,326 | |||
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Lamont Elementary School District school board At-large
General election
General election for Lamont Elementary School District school board At-large (3 seats)
Incumbent Jesse Atondo, Gilberto Lopez Jr., and incumbent Elizabeth Naty Santana Garibaldo defeated incumbent David Manriquez in the general election for Lamont Elementary School District school board At-large on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jesse Atondo (Nonpartisan) | 29.6 | 864 | |
| ✔ | Gilberto Lopez Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 26.8 | 784 | |
| ✔ | Elizabeth Naty Santana Garibaldo (Nonpartisan) | 25.6 | 747 | |
| David Manriquez (Nonpartisan) | 18.0 | 526 | ||
| Total votes: 2,921 | |||
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Recall elections
- See also: States that allow school board recalls
Recall procedures
| State | Specific grounds required? | Signature requirement | Petition circulation time | When recalls can start |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | No | 10% to 30% of registered voters (depending on population of jurisdiction) | 40 to 160 days (depending on population of jurisdiction) | Recalls cannot start until an official has been in office for 90 days, and they cannot start in the last six months of an officer's term |
Recall efforts
2024
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.[1] Ernesto Garay, Gilberto Lopez Jr., Pablo Trevino, and Evelyn Velasquez were named in the recall petitions.[2]
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.[3][4][5] The county did not verify enough signatures to put the recalls on the ballot.[1]
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.
About the district
School board
The Lamont Elementary School District consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.
| Name | Seat | Year assumed office | Year term ends |
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| Ernesto Garay | At Large | 2028 | |
| Elizabeth Cisneros | At Large | 2024 | 2028 |
| Jesse Atondo | At Large | 2026 | |
| Gilberto Lopez Jr. | At Large | 2026 | |
| Pablo Trevino | At Large | 2022 | 2026 |
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District map
Overlapping state house districts
The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.
Budget
The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[6]
| SOURCE | AMOUNT | AMOUNT PER STUDENT | PERCENT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal: | $15,101,000 | $5,300 | 22% |
| Local: | $4,748,000 | $1,667 | 7% |
| State: | $48,692,000 | $17,091 | 71% |
| Total: | $68,541,000 | $24,058 |
| TYPE | AMOUNT | AMOUNT PER STUDENT | PERCENT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Expenditures: | $51,627,000 | $18,121 | |
| Total Current Expenditures: | $40,146,000 | $14,091 | |
| Instructional Expenditures: | $25,659,000 | $9,006 | 50% |
| Student and Staff Support: | $4,547,000 | $1,595 | 9% |
| Administration: | $4,546,000 | $1,595 | 9% |
| Operations, Food Service, Other: | $5,394,000 | $1,893 | 10% |
| Total Capital Outlay: | $9,897,000 | $3,473 | |
| Construction: | $8,646,000 | $3,034 | |
| Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: | $344,000 | $120 | |
| Interest on Debt: | $314,000 | $110 |
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. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[7]
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 (%) |
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| 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
The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[8]
| Year | Enrollment | Year-to-year change (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| RACE | Lamont Elementary School District (%) | California K-12 STUDENTS (%) |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Black | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Hispanic | 98.5 | 0.0 |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Two or More Races | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| White | 0.9 | 0.0 |
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
The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[9]
As of the 2022-2023 school year, Lamont Elementary School District had 130.43 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 20.67.
| TYPE | NUMBER OF TEACHERS |
|---|---|
| Prekindergarten: | 0.00 |
| Kindergarten: | 15.79 |
| Elementary: | 114.64 |
| Secondary: | 0.00 |
| Total: | 130.43 |
Lamont Elementary School District employed 2.00 district administrators and 9.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.
| TYPE | NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS |
|---|---|
| District Administrators: | 2.00 |
| District Administrative Support: | 27.75 |
| School Administrators: | 9.00 |
| School Administrative Support: | 20.51 |
| TYPE | NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF |
|---|---|
| Instructional Aides: | 52.59 |
| Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: | 9.00 |
| 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: | 12.00 |
| Other Support Services: | 78.48 |
Schools
The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[10]
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See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 23 ABC Bakersfield, "Lamont school recall fails for a second time," June 19, 2024 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "novote" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ KGET, "‘This recall undermines our residents’: Lamont school board recall organized by Fresno man causes controversy among residents," April 2, 2024
- ↑ Bakersfield Now, "Lamont school board faces potential recall: Parents demand better leadership and accountability," October 12, 2023
- ↑ Lamont Elementary School District, "Board of Trustees," accessed October 16, 2023
- ↑ KGET, "Four Lamont School Board members named in recall," December 20, 2023
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
- ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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