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Kings Canyon Joint Unified


At a glance
291stof 968 California districts▲ 240
Better than 69% of California districts
1801 Tenth St.
Reedley, CA 93654-2427
·(559) 305-7010·All California district rankings →
Statewide performance 2018–2026
2026: better than 70% of districts
23
Schools
9,696
Students
1
5-star school
Top rankedReedley Middle College High57th of 2,137 California high schools
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Biggest riser
Sheridan Elementary up 1,066 spots statewide this year
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Smallest classes
Kings Canyon Continuation 9.6 students per teacher
SchoolDigger ratings
4★
3★
2★
4 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)
Summary:

Kings Canyon Joint Unified has 21 schools: 12 elementary, 3 middle, 4 high and 2 alternative schools, serving students from elementary through high school. In 2025–2026, the schools’ equal-weighted average proficiency was above California’s in English language arts (ELA) and math, but just below it in science; the most important takeaway is that results vary widely from school to school, rather than showing uniform strength across the district.

Reedley Middle College High is the clearest standout: it had 95% proficiency in ELA, 56% in math and 75% in science—about 46, 17 and 39 points above state results, respectively—and led the six listed schools with 11th-grade results in all three subjects. SchoolDigger places it at the 97th percentile among California high schools. Among traditional middle schools, General Grant Middle led in ELA (67%) and math (56%); SchoolDigger ranks it at the 84th percentile among California middle schools. Alta Elementary led overall in math at 63%, including 82% in third grade versus 47% statewide. At the other end, Mountain View (Alternative) had the lowest all-grades results: 17% in ELA, 4% in math and 2% in science. Alternative and other schools serving different grade spans are not direct like-for-like comparisons.

Average proficiency improved from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026 by about 4 points in each subject, while state results rose by less in ELA and math and about 3 points in science; individual schools did not all improve. For example, Kings Canyon Continuation gained 37 points in ELA, while Washington Elementary fell 27 points in science. SchoolDigger percentile rankings rose from 2023–2024 to 2025–2026 at 15 of 19 schools with rank histories. The schools reporting free/reduced lunch eligible shares ranged from 69% to 98% in 2024–2025; these figures are context, not an explanation of results. Measures also do not fall into a simple pattern: Reedley Middle College High had a 31.8 student–teacher ratio and strong proficiency, while Kings Canyon Continuation had a 9.6 ratio but only 8% math proficiency.

Ranking:
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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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