Best Public Schools in Laton, CA

Summary:

The city of Laton, California is home to 4 schools serving students from elementary through high school, including 1 alternative virtual school. Overall, the schools in the Laton Joint Unified School District are underperforming compared to state standards, with low test scores, high chronic absenteeism, and a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

The standout school is Laton Online Academy, an alternative virtual school that has the lowest chronic absenteeism rate and the lowest percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients among the Laton schools. In contrast, Laton High School has the highest 4-year graduation rate and lowest dropout rate, as well as the lowest student-teacher ratio.

However, the Laton schools as a whole face significant challenges. All the schools are ranked in the bottom half of their respective school types in California, with Laton Elementary and Laton Middle being in the bottom 10%. The schools consistently perform below the state average in standardized tests, and have high rates of chronic absenteeism and free/reduced lunch recipients, suggesting socioeconomic challenges in the Laton community that may be impacting the schools' performance.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				CAST Science (2023)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2023)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2023)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
Laton Middle	Public	6-8	6065 East Latonia	Laton	93242	Fresno County	Laton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 922-4030	172	7	24.5	84.3%	25 (14.5%)	3 (1.7%)	140 (81.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	15.5	2491^st of 2802 public middle schools	11.1%		8	2689^th of 2740 public middle schools	1.9%	198		12.2		12.2				18.3	8.0	26.5		17.6				18.3	7.8	6.0		11.2						$2,773
Laton Elementary	Public	K-5	6065 Latonia	Laton	93242	Fresno County	Laton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 922-4030	287	16	17.9	82.9%	28 (9.8%)	3 (1.0%)	253 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15.9	5240^th of 5874 public elementary schools	10.8%		11.5	5631^st of 5883 public elementary schools	4.3%	391	16.0			16.0	18.9	14.6	29.4					21.7	13.5	9.5	15.7					13.1	86.5	94.2	96.2	88.5	94.2	$6,554
Laton High	Public	9-12	6449 DeWoody	Laton	93242	Fresno County	Laton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 922-4080	159	13	12.1	83.0%	15 (9.4%)	1 (0.6%)	141 (88.7%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.8	1683^rd of 2348 public high schools	28.3%		48.5	964^th of 2123 public high schools	54.6%	719			6.3	8.3							25.0	25.0							12.5	12.5						$3,277
Laton Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	6259 Dewoody	Laton	93242	Fresno County	Laton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 922-4015	10	1	9.8	60.0%	3 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (70.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Laton

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hanford	4.9 mi	32	518^th
Riverdale	7.71 mi	6	613^th
Selma	7.77 mi	12	660^th
Lemoore	8.46 mi	18	330^th
Fresno	8.74 mi	203	594^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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