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Wakefield Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5166^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of California elementary schools

Summary

Wakefield Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 601 students in the Turlock Unified School District, located in a high-need community where nearly 80% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with test scores in English, Math, and Science consistently below district and state averages, placing it in the bottom quartile of California elementary schools. However, Wakefield has made a remarkable turnaround in student attendance, reducing chronic absenteeism from over 50% to just 16.1%, which is now better than both the district and state averages. The school also receives more funding per student—over $21,700—than most nearby schools, including Walnut Elementary Education Center and Dennis G. Earl Elementary.

When compared to neighboring schools, Wakefield's performance is lower, but it shows a relative strength in supporting English Language Learners. Its closest schools, Cunningham Elementary and Osborn Two-Way Immersion Academy, present a contrast: Cunningham has similar demographics and challenges, while Osborn performs significantly better. The school's improved attendance is a promising foundation for potential future academic growth.

601

Students ?

20.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,733

Per pupil spending ?

78.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 South Ave.
Turlock, CA 95380-5646

(209) 667-0895

District: Turlock Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.7%

White:

5.7%

Asian:

2.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 26 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg32%

California avg41%

5,166^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Turlock Unified

1037^th of 1,543Turlock 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	5166 of 5857	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	5374 of 5869	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	5693 of 5859	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	5337 of 5883	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	1385 of 1417	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	5548 of 5789	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	5380 of 5662	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.5	5326 of 5692	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.8	5241 of 5614	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.9	5006 of 5611	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	8.7	5348 of 5530	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.3	5257 of 5390	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	17.8	4809 of 5377	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.4	4750 of 5314	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	12.1	4901 of 5193	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	14.4	4688 of 5113	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	14.0	4715 of 5113	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	19.0	2401 of 2585	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	1795 of 2128	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.4	2080 of 3162	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	2216 of 3245	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.0	2357 of 3311	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	553 of 602	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	2612 of 3275	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.8	2067 of 3246	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	4969 of 5597	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	5267 of 5612	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	5475 of 5609	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	5179 of 5635	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	1243 of 1267	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	5280 of 5492	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	5121 of 5413	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	4221 of 5107	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	4421 of 5107	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	4855 of 5087	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	4490 of 5084	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	4605 of 4963	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	4457 of 4830	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	4570 of 5460	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	5001 of 5517	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	5181 of 5363	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	4782 of 5264	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	1085 of 1110	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	4893 of 5173	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	4749 of 5084	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	4883 of 5628	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	4957 of 5643	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	5418 of 5638	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	5039 of 5663	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	1238 of 1272	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	5288 of 5510	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	5159 of 5431	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)34th percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)7th percentile+3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy23%-26 vs state

Mathematics20%-17 vs state

Science8%-25 vs state

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Schools Near Wakefield Elementary

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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 (2024)
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 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 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 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
Wakefield Elementary	Public	K-6	400 South Ave.	Turlock	95380	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 667-0895	601	29	20.7	78.9%	34 (5.7%)	4 (0.7%)	533 (88.7%)	15 (2.5%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	16.3	5166^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.8%		14.2	5374^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.4%	208	8.1	8.1	13.0	31.8	22.4	31.0	23.1	22.8	25.6	11.6	21.9	20.3	97.4	98.3			97.4		$21,733	$3,254	$18,479
Cunningham Elementary	Public	K-6	324 West Linwood Ave.	Turlock	95380	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(350) 206-2700	597	28	21.3	79.4%	56 (9.4%)	9 (1.5%)	477 (79.9%)	32 (5.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.2%)	12.8	5439^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.1%		15.8	5232^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	10.9%	207	8.8	8.8	8.8	20.2	18.8	24.7	18.3	15.0	18.3	11.3	21.6	16.7	95.8	95.8		95.8	95.8	95.8	$21,692	$2,637	$19,055
Osborn Two-Way Immersion Academy	Public	K-5	201 North Soderquist Rd.	Turlock	95380	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(350) 206-3200	831	35	23.7	56.8%	28 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	775 (93.3%)	5 (0.6%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.0%)	23.8	4521^st of 5857 public elementary schools	22.8%		21.6	4710^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.7%	189	14.5	14.5	32.5	33.3	27.6		31.2	38.7	24.6	8.6		24.3	97.9				97.9		$16,531	$1,588	$14,943
Crowell Elementary	Public	K-6	118 North Ave.	Turlock	95382	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(350) 206-2800	758	33	22.9	78.1%	173 (22.8%)	23 (3.0%)	470 (62.0%)	60 (7.9%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.8%)	22 (2.9%)	17	5100^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.9%		15.3	5281^st of 5869 public elementary schools	10.0%	181	13.0	13.0	26.2	35.3	22.7	21.7	26.7	18.1	22.9	14.0	11.7	16.8							$19,949	$2,324	$17,625
Julien Elementary	Public	K-6	1924 East Canal Dr.	Turlock	95380	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 667-0891	826	35	23.6	56.7%	331 (40.1%)	4 (0.5%)	427 (51.7%)	32 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	28 (3.4%)	43.6	2975^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.2%		44.3	2910^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.4%	65	31.9	31.9	42.5	42.4	46.0	33.0	41.1	50.0	36.7	31.9	21.9	35.5	98.4				98.4		$15,957	$1,564	$14,393
Walter M. Brown Elementary	Public	K-6	1400 Georgetown St.	Turlock	95382	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 634-7231	645	29	22.2	72.9%	173 (26.8%)	25 (3.9%)	351 (54.4%)	54 (8.4%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	32 (5.0%)	19.5	4872^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	16.8%		18.5	4984^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.1%	112	9.4	9.4	31.1	20.2	21.7	32.5	26.4	37.1	21.2	4.2	21.2	21.3	97.3	97.3		97.3	97.3	97.3	$19,018	$2,145	$16,873
Dennis G. Earl Elementary	Public	K-6	4091 North Olive Ave.	Turlock	95382	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 634-1090	817	35	23.2	66.3%	259 (31.7%)	15 (1.8%)	409 (50.1%)	83 (10.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (5.8%)	26.3	4297^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.6%		36	3435^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.5%	862	21.7	21.7	23.8	31.9	31.1	35.9	31.0	22.1	35.5	17.0	26.3	25.0	91.5	95.7	94.9	94.0	94.0	95.7	$16,581	$2,077	$14,504
Walnut Elementary Education Center	Public	K-6	4219 North Walnut Rd.	Turlock	95382	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 664-9907	900	35	25.5	40.2%	397 (44.1%)	9 (1.0%)	273 (30.3%)	159 (17.7%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	56 (6.2%)	82	1078^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.6%		82	1074^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.7%	4	54.4	54.4	67.7	57.0	60.8	73.3	64.6	66.9	59.8	44.0	64.7	58.7							$14,155	$1,464	$12,691
Sandra Tovar Medeiros Elementary	Public	K-6	651 West Springer Dr.	Turlock	95382	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 668-9600	753	33	22.8	59.2%	239 (31.7%)	22 (2.9%)	356 (47.3%)	77 (10.2%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (6.9%)	52.1	2490^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.5%		49.1	2603^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	55.6%	113	36.6	36.6	42.0	27.7	52.1	55.1	45.3	50.0	30.1	35.5	40.5	39.6							$19,993	$1,842	$18,151
Denair Elementary	Public	K-5	3773 Madera Ave.	Denair	95316	Stanislaus County	Denair Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 632-8887	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Wakefield Elementary

How many students attend Wakefield Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 601 students attended Wakefield Elementary.

Is Wakefield Elementary a good school?

Wakefield Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.8% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Wakefield Elementary?

Students at Wakefield Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 6% White, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Wakefield Elementary in?

Turlock Unified

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