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North Fork Elementary

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North Fork Elementary ranks 3579 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

3579^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of California elementary schools

Summary

North Fork Elementary is a K-8 public school serving 227 students in the rural Chawanakee Unified district, where a high percentage of families face economic challenges.

The school's academic performance has varied significantly over the years, but recent data shows it ranking in the 39th percentile statewide, with notable strengths in science and in upper-grade English Language Arts. However, performance varies widely by grade and subject, and the school faces a critical challenge with chronic student absenteeism, which at 26.4% is higher than both the district and state averages. Interestingly, the school spends more per student ($19,565) than many nearby schools like Spring Valley Elementary ($15,811) and Rivergold Elementary ($14,846), yet overall academic outcomes remain below state averages.

When compared to schools with similar demographics, such as Oakhurst Elementary, North Fork Elementary achieves higher proficiency rates, suggesting effective strategies for supporting students in need. The school's lower student-teacher ratio is a potential strength, but addressing attendance appears to be a key area for improvement to help students consistently benefit from the resources available.

227

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,933

Per pupil spending ?

79.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

33087 Road 228
North Fork, CA 93643-0707

(559) 877-2215

District: Chawanakee Unified

Students who attend North Fork Elementary usually attend:

High:

Mountain Oaks High

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.6%

Hispanic:

21.1%

American Indian:

15.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 3rd percentile in 2019 → 39th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 39th (2025) from a 3rd-percentile low (2019)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 19% California)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg35%

California avg41%

Elementary school

3,579^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

975^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Chawanakee Unified

764^th of 1,543Chawanakee Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	3579 of 5857	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.8	4128 of 5869	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	3574 of 5859	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.5	4698 of 5883	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	5640 of 5789	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	4795 of 5662	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.3	4494 of 5692	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.5	4299 of 5614	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	37.0	3204 of 5611	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.8	2517 of 5530	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.8	2058 of 5390	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	81.4	921 of 5377	82.9%	★★★★☆
2010	61.6	1904 of 5314	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.2	2471 of 5193	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	46.2	2601 of 5113	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	53.4	2140 of 5113	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.8	1887 of 4818	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	67.5	1438 of 4822	70.2%	★★★★☆
2004	64.3	1517 of 4809	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	3661 of 5597	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	10.4	5291 of 5492	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	4345 of 5413	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	24.7	4050 of 4963	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	4132 of 5460	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	4463 of 5517	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.0	3140 of 5363	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	3749 of 5264	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	4899 of 5173	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	4132 of 5084	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	44.6	2777 of 5643	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.9	2623 of 5638	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.3	4023 of 5663	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	5299 of 5510	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	4829 of 5431	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	2092 of 2598	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	2198 of 2651	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	2099 of 2661	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	2577 of 2726	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.4	2822 of 2834	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.9	2622 of 2737	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	975 of 2761	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.6	1722 of 2783	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.4	2233 of 2781	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	2154 of 2740	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.1	890 of 2715	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.5	1151 of 2480	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	42.6	1317 of 2508	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.7	1067 of 2497	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	32.9	1538 of 2477	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.5	1577 of 2379	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.1	1204 of 2063	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.0	1187 of 2005	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	46.7	964 of 1999	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	40.4	999 of 1804	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	48.5	832 of 1777	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	45.8	864 of 1769	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.7	489 of 2533	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	18.3	2144 of 2509	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	64.9	733 of 2380	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.0	959 of 2262	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	796 of 2542	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.2	1159 of 2579	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	22.8	2048 of 2531	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	1849 of 2458	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	63.4	647 of 2369	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	52.6	896 of 2230	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	842 of 2534	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.4	1335 of 2552	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.6	2155 of 2538	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	1896 of 2527	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.6	970 of 2407	59.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	556 of 1520	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	22.5	1210 of 1537	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	1402 of 1543	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	1374 of 1555	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	1201 of 1602	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.2	1023 of 1496	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Male (2024)51st percentile+21 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile-15 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-19 vs school

Hispanic (2019)18th percentile+16 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)81st percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)67th percentile~ school

White (2025)63rd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy44%-5 vs state

Science40%+7 vs state

Mathematics31%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th 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 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 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
North Fork Elementary	Public	K-8	33087 Road 228	North Fork	93643	Madera County	Chawanakee Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 877-2215	227	12	19.3	79.7%	108 (47.6%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (21.1%)	3 (1.3%)	35 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (14.5%)	35	3579^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.9%		27.8	4128^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.7%	549	50.0	33.3	40.0	34.8	31.6	33.3	29.4	64.0	59.3	44.2	39.1	15.8	27.8	29.4	44.0	25.9	31.0	72.4	75.9	86.2	93.1	75.9	79.3	$24,933	$23,506	$1,427
Oakhurst Elementary	Public	K-5	49495 Road 427	Oakhurst	93644	Madera County	Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 642-1555	333	18	18.5	81.7%	207 (62.2%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (27.9%)	8 (2.4%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.4%)	28.4	4100^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.0%		31.4	3816^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.0%	284	25.0		25.0	25.7	40.0	40.4				34.3	25.7	32.0	19.3				25.4	88.9	97.2			90.3		$26,060	$24,934	$1,126
Mountain Home Charter (Alternative)	Public, Charter	K-8	41267 Highway 41	Oakhurst	93644	Madera County	Mountain Home Charter (Alternative) District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 642-1422	213	8	26.6	42.7%	147 (69.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (18.3%)	7 (3.3%)	4 (1.9%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (7.0%)	52.2	2485^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.6%		35.9	3443^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	41.3%	958	48.0	65.0	55.6	45.8	43.5	52.0	54.6	50.0	80.0	53.6	37.5	39.1	16.0	40.9	38.5	65.0	38.6	44.1	52.9	55.9	44.1	50.0	47.1
Coarsegold Elementary	Public	K-8	45426 Road 415	Coarsegold	93614	Madera County	Yosemite Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 683-4842	290	17	17.0	73.1%	132 (45.5%)	2 (0.7%)	99 (34.1%)	4 (1.4%)	23 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.3%)	14.4	5316^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.2%		17.5	5074^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.5%	242	11.4	11.4	11.4	17.2	27.7	11.4	25.0	28.6	11.8	20.1	10.3	21.3	5.7	25.0	14.3	5.9	13.9	77.3	77.3	81.8		77.3	86.4	$21,536	$20,372	$1,164
Spring Valley Elementary	Public	K-8	46655 Road 200	O Neals	93645	Madera County	Chawanakee Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 868-3343	230	10	22.7	48.3%	158 (68.7%)	1 (0.4%)	51 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.7%)	41.6	3108^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.9%		35.6	3476^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.8%	368	29.0	12.0	21.4	34.5	43.3	38.7	52.9	46.2	40.0	41.8	31.0	46.7	19.4	41.2	36.0	25.0	32.7							$21,131	$20,222	$909
Foothill Elementary	Public	K-6	29147 Auberry Rd.	Prather	93651	Fresno County	Sierra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 855-3551	609	30	20.3	50.6%	328 (53.9%)	3 (0.5%)	139 (22.8%)	7 (1.1%)	87 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.4%)	37.2	3398^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.0%		41.8	3074^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.6%	324	22.7		22.7	38.4	48.8	39.0	36.5			40.6	33.7	43.0	18.1	27.4			30.3	88.9	91.7	98.2	97.2	93.5	94.4	$6,084	$4,840	$1,244
Pine Ridge Elementary	Public	K-8	45828 Auberry Rd.	Auberry	93602	Fresno County	Pine Ridge Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 841-2444	67	6	11.1	35.8%	54 (80.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (14.9%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)	55.8	2256^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.5%		59	2110^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.0%	146				27.3	75.0					53.2	27.3	63.6					35.6
Big Creek Elementary	Public	K-8	55190 Point Rd.	Big Creek	93605	Fresno County	Big Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 893-3314	21	2	9.3	38.1%	9 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (52.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)								(n/a)
Rivergold Elementary	Public	K-8	31800 Road 400	Coarsegold	93614	Madera County	Yosemite Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 658-7566	445	19	23.4	62.2%	284 (63.8%)	2 (0.4%)	100 (22.5%)	14 (3.1%)	10 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (7.2%)	37.8	3361^st of 5857 public elementary schools	42.6%		28.7	4050^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.0%	689	39.0	19.6	28.3	37.5	44.4	44.2	36.8	48.9	56.9	44.8	30.0	26.7	28.6	22.8	22.2	29.4	26.4	93.0		93.0				$14,161	$13,694	$467
Wasuma Elementary	Public	K-8	43109 Hwy. 49	Ahwahnee	93601	Madera County	Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 642-1585	270	13	20.6	61.1%	184 (68.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (23.7%)	3 (1.1%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.6%)	34.4	3629^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.0%		41.2	3108^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.0%	521	28.0	26.3	27.0	24.3	42.9	36.0	33.3	33.3	39.5	34.6	51.4	35.7	16.0	20.0	40.0	26.3	32.5	86.1	90.7	93.0		90.7		$23,685	$23,014	$671

Frequently Asked Questions about North Fork Elementary

What district is North Fork Elementary in?

Chawanakee Unified

What is the racial makeup of North Fork Elementary?

Students at North Fork Elementary are 48% White, 21% Hispanic, 15% American Indian, 15% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of North Fork Elementary attend?

Students who attend North Fork Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Mountain Oaks High

Is North Fork Elementary a good school?

North Fork Elementary ranks 3579^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend North Fork Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 227 students attended North Fork Elementary.

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