Summary:
Chowchilla, California, has nine listed schools: four elementary, three middle, and two high schools, with test scores available for seven; the results show substantial differences among schools, rather than one achievement level that represents the whole area.
Alview Elementary leads all-grade English and math proficiency: 56% in English language arts (ELA) and 51% in math, respectively 7 and 13 points above state results. Dairyland Elementary is also a standout, with 53% in ELA, 44% in math, and the area’s highest science result, 35%—just 1 point below the state. At the other end, Gateway High (Continuation) has the lowest result in each subject: 21% in ELA, 0% in math, and 6% in science. Alview is 21 points above the other schools’ average in ELA and 28 points above it in math; Gateway is 20 points below the other schools’ average in ELA and 31 points below it in math.
Average results improved between the two available test years: by 2 points in ELA, 2 in math, and 5 in science, while the state improved by 0, 1, and 3 points, respectively. Individual results varied: Chowchilla Union High’s ELA result fell 12 points, while Gateway’s rose 18. SchoolDigger’s 2025–2026 percentile rankings also vary: Dairyland is at the 67th percentile, compared with 30th for Wilson Middle, 17th for Ronald Reagan Elementary, and 13th for Gateway. For context, free/reduced lunch eligible shares in 2024–2025 were 56% at Alview, 58% at Dairyland, and 92% at Gateway; student-teacher ratios were 20.4, 20.8, and 24.0, respectively. These are descriptive comparisons, not explanations for results; schools serve different grade spans, and Merle L. Fuller Elementary and Stephens Elementary have no test-score entries.
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