Armona Union Elementary Dist

What Armona Union Elementary Dist does

Armona Union Elementary School District (AUESD), doing business as AUESD, is a public K-8 school district headquartered at 11115 C Street, Armona, California, in the rural central San Joaquin Valley (Kings County). The district operates three campuses: Armona Elementary School (Transitional Kindergarten through 4th grade), Parkview Middle School (5th through 8th grade), and Crossroads Charter Academy (K-12), serving approximately 1,100 students. Its mission is to provide rigorous and relevant learning experiences that prepare all students to be productive citizens; its de facto operating motto is "Where Kids Come First." Differentiated programs include the Dual Language Academy (DLA) — a bilingual English/Spanish program launched in the 2023-2024 school year with a pathway to the Seal of Biliteracy — and the Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELOP) for before/after-school enrichment.

AUESD's technology stack is a standard K-12 SaaS ecosystem: Aeries provides the student information system (enrollment, grades, attendance), ParentSquare handles parent communication (with iOS/Android mobile app), Sprigeo enables anonymous safety tip reporting, SchoolBlocks powers the district website, and Google Workspace (Drive, Forms, Sheets) supports administrative workflows. The district does not build or own proprietary technology; it consumes third-party platforms configured for district operations. It is led by Superintendent Dr. Xavier Piña, Ed.D., who has served the district since 2007 and assumed the superintendency in July 2014.

As a public school district, AUESD is funded through California's Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), local property taxes, federal categorical grants, and program-specific categorical funding (e.g., ELOP). Educational services are provided free of charge to enrolled students; there is no commercial pricing, revenue capture, or transactional customer relationship. The customer base is geographically defined — families residing within the district's catchment area — and enrollment is handled directly through school sites and the Aeries online portal. The district is governed by a Board of Trustees, is a government entity, and has no parent company, private equity ownership, or venture funding.

Name

Armona Union Elementary Dist

Legal name

Armona Union Elementary School District

Website

https://auesd.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Armona Union Elementary School District is a public K-8 school district in rural Kings County, California, serving approximately 1,100 students across three campuses (Armona Elementary, Parkview Middle, Crossroads Charter Academy). It is funded by California's LCFF and operates standard K-12 SaaS tools (Aeries, ParentSquare, Sprigeo) with a recently launched Dual Language Academy bilingual program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Bilingual & Language-Immersion Early Learning Academies (EDACADAG)

Keywords

• Public elementary education
• K-8 school district
• Bilingual education programs
• Expanded learning programs
• Rural school services

Headquarters

HQ city

Armona, California

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Public School Funding: As a public school district, revenue comes from California state funding via Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), local property taxes, and categorical program funding. Services are provided free of charge to students.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Armona Union Elementary School District is a publicly funded K-8 school district providing free elementary and middle school education to approximately 1,100 students across three campuses in rural Armona, California. The district offers Transitional Kindergarten through 8th grade instruction, a Dual Language Academy for bilingual English-Spanish instruction, a Crossroads Charter Academy K-12 pathway, and an Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELOP) for before/after school enrichment. All instruction is delivered through physical school sites, supported by parent communication and student information systems.

Product overview

Armona Union Elementary School District operates as a K-8 public school district serving approximately 1,100 students across three campuses: Armona Elementary School (TK-4), Parkview Middle School (5-8), and Crossroads Charter Academy (K-12). The district's technology ecosystem includes Aeries as the core student information system providing enrollment, grades, and attendance management; ParentSquare for parent communication; Sprigeo for safety reporting; and the Dual Language Academy as an educational program offering bilingual instruction in English and Spanish. The district utilizes Google Drive and Forms for administrative workflows and document management, powered by the SchoolBlocks website platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Dual Language Academy: A program at Armona Elementary School developing bilingual and biliterate students, currently offering TK-2nd grade with goals including the Seal of Biliteracy
• Where Kids Come First

Products and services

• Armona Elementary School (TK-4) Public elementary school campus providing Transitional Kindergarten through 4th grade instruction to local families in the Armona, California community. Part of the Armona Union Elementary School District three-campus system.
• Parkview Middle School (5-8)
• Crossroads Charter Academy (K-12)
• Dual Language Academy (DLA) Bilingual education program at Armona Elementary School offering dual language instruction in English and Spanish to develop bilingual and biliterate college and career ready citizens. Currently serves TK through 2nd grade with plans to expand through higher grades and a goal of students earning the California Seal of Biliteracy.
• Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELOP)

Quantifiable outcome

• Dual Language Academy aims to eliminate achievement gap between English Learners and English-dominant peers
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• AeriescoreTechnology or IntegrationStudent information system used for parent/student login, online enrollment, grade tracking, and attendance management. Web portal at armona.aeries.net.
• ParentSquarecoreTechnology or IntegrationCommunication platform enabling district-to-parent and school-to-parent messaging. Available as mobile app for iOS and Android for staying involved with child's learning and activities.
• SprigeocoreTechnology or IntegrationSafety reporting platform enabling anonymous reporting of safety threats and concerns at school. Created to help people feel safer at school.
• Kings County Office of Education (KCOE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCounty office of education providing oversight, professional development support, and coordination of programs including Expanded Learning (ExL) in partnership with district schools.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Corcoran Joint Unified School District: Kings County-area unified district covering a similar rural Central Valley demographic; comparable as a public K-12 system with overlapping LCFF funding dynamics and small-district scale.
• Lemoore Union Elementary School District: Neighboring K-8 public elementary district in Kings County, California, serving a comparable rural/small-city Central Valley community; directly comparable in size, governance structure, and LCFF-funded operating model.
• Hanford Elementary School District: Kings County K-8 public elementary district operating multiple school sites under the same LCFF framework; comparable as a small California public elementary district with similar funding mechanics and student demographics.
• Pioneer Union Elementary School District: Small rural California public elementary district in a Central Valley / Kings County-adjacent area; structurally similar in scale, rural setting, and reliance on state and local education funding.
• Kingsburg Elementary Charter District (KECDC): Nearby Central Valley elementary district with an explicit charter pathway, mirroring AUESD's Crossroads Charter Academy model; useful peer for benchmarking K-8 plus charter configurations.
• Kit Carson Union Elementary School District: Small Central Valley California public elementary district with comparable multi-campus structure and rural-community footprint; relevant peer for benchmarking LCFF-funded operating performance.

Others

• Aeries Software: Student information system vendor whose platform AUESD uses for SIS, enrollment, grades, and attendance; included as an ecosystem/technology counterpart rather than a competitor, since AUESD is a buyer not a builder of SIS technology.
• ParentSquare: School-family communication platform deployed at AUESD across iOS/Android; relevant ecosystem peer for parent-engagement technology used district-wide rather than a direct competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Visalia Unified School District: Large Tulare County K-12 public district serving the broader Visalia area, including where Superintendent Piña began his career; broad incumbent with extensive program offerings and significantly greater scale than AUESD.
• Tulare City School District: Larger Tulare County K-8 public district operating multiple schools in a similar Central Valley region; broader incumbent with overlapping student demographics but greater scale and program breadth than AUESD.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/armona-union-elementary-dist

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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