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McFarland Unified

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At a glance

769^thof 968 California districts▲ 403

Better than 20% of California districts

Elementary 3 Middle 1 High 2 Alternative 1Grades K-12

601 Second St.
Mc Farland, CA 93250-1121·(661) 792-3081·All California district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 20.6% of districts

Schools

3,282

Students

Top rankedMcFarland High School Early College672^nd of 2,137 California high schools

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Biggest riser

McFarland Junior High up 339 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

McFarland Junior High 22.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The seven schools in McFarland Unified include three elementary schools, one middle school, two high schools and one alternative school, serving students from elementary through high school in McFarland. Across the six schools with reported results, average proficiency was 35% in English language arts (ELA), 21% in math and 17% in science, compared with state averages of 49%, 38% and 36%. The group trailed the state in all three subjects, with science showing the largest gap: 19 percentage points. McFarland Independent has no proficiency result available for comparison, so the subject averages reflect the other six schools. The most important takeaway is that school results vary sharply, and the group average falls below the state in every subject.

McFarland High School Early College leads ELA and science, with 64% and 41% proficiency—15 and 5 points above the state, respectively. Its math result is 29%, below the state. Horizon Elementary leads all-grades math at 32%, just over McFarland Junior High at 30%. At the other end, San Joaquin High (Continuation) reports 18% in ELA and 0% in math and science. Its graduation rate is 39% and chronic absenteeism is 70%, compared with 18% statewide chronic absenteeism; Early College’s graduation rate is 100% and its chronic absenteeism is not identified here.

Recent progress is mixed: Junior High improved by 7 points in ELA, 7 in math and 9 in science, while the six-school averages rose by 1 point in ELA and 2 in science but fell by 2 in math. Among elementary schools, Horizon leads ELA and math in grades 3–5, while Kern Avenue Elementary leads both subjects in grade 6—a useful distinction alongside the all-grades comparisons. SchoolDigger’s rankings also rose 17 percentile points for Early College and 16 for Junior High over three years; these are relative rankings, not test-score gains. All schools report the same low-income measure, free/reduced lunch eligible, for 2024–2025, ranging from 82% to 90%; this is context, not a consistent pattern that explains the results.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 All Grades	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 All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Browning Road STEAM Academy	Public	K-6	410 East Perkins	Mc Farland	93250	Kern County	McFarland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 792-2113	453	18	25.1	89.8%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	451 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.2	5276^th of 5804 public elementary schools	9.1%		21.1	4731^st of 5857 public elementary schools	19.2%	545	12.1				12.1	25.0	23.5	31.6	25.7				26.5	16.1	13.7	12.3	12.9				13.7	82.3	85.4	95.8	94.8	84.4	89.6	$23,021	$20,242	$2,779
Kern Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	356 West Kern Ave.	Mc Farland	93250	Kern County	McFarland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 792-3033	700	28	25.0	82.7%	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	678 (96.9%)	12 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	17	5057^th of 5804 public elementary schools	12.9%		19.7	4847^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.2%	210	5.3				5.3	16.4	22.5	29.3	34.3				25.5	18.5	19.1	13.3	25.9				19.7	81.0	81.0	92.2	91.4	81.9	85.3	$19,724	$17,246	$2,478
McFarland High School Early College	Public	9-12	259 West Sherwood Ave.	Mc Farland	93250	Kern County	McFarland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 792-3126	1,027	45	22.9	82.2%	6 (0.6%)	6 (0.6%)	1,007 (98.1%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	67	672^nd of 2137 public high schools	68.6%		58.1	874^th of 2162 public high schools	59.6%	202			41.7		40.9							64.0	64.0							29.3	29.3							$22,847	$20,050	$2,797
McFarland Independent	Public, Alternative	K-12	599 Fifth St.	Mc Farland	93250	Kern County	McFarland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 792-6312	23	2	12.0	87.0%	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.3%)	21 (91.3%)	1 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																												$25,915	$24,160	$1,755
San Joaquin High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	599 Fifth St.	Mc Farland	93250	Kern County	McFarland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 792-6312	43	2	19.5	88.4%	1 (2.3%)	1 (2.3%)	41 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9	2000^th of 2137 public high schools	6.4%		15.6	1788^th of 2162 public high schools	17.3%	212			0.0		0.0							18.2	18.2							0.0	0.0							$52,083	$50,328	$1,755
McFarland Junior High	Public	7-8	405 Mast Ave.	Mc Farland	93250	Kern County	McFarland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 792-3340	494	22	22.1	88.1%	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	488 (98.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	34.4	1646^th of 2703 public middle schools	39.1%		25.3	1985^th of 2761 public middle schools	28.1%	339		22.5			22.5					41.0	33.2		37.2					29.4	30.7		30.0							$22,337	$19,674	$2,663
Horizon Elementary	Public	K-6	800 South Garzoli Ave.	Mc Farland	93250	Kern County	McFarland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 792-3081	542	21	26.4	87.8%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	528 (97.4%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35.3	3555^th of 5804 public elementary schools	38.7%		39.5	3256^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.4%	299	18.2				18.2	41.2	43.9	36.4	31.7				38.1	47.1	40.9	28.6	13.4				32.3	77.1	80.7	89.2	90.4	80.7	86.8	$21,272	$18,828	$2,444

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Pond Union Elementary	5.63 mi	1	823^rd
Delano Union Elementary	5.75 mi	12	419^th
Delano Joint Union High	5.8 mi	4	351^st
Wonderful College Prep Academy District	7.07 mi	1
Kern County Office of Education	7.08 mi	7

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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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