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Alpaugh Elementary

Public Grades K-8

5751^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of California elementary schools

Summary

Alpaugh Elementary is a public K-8 school serving 249 students in the rural Alpaugh Unified district, which ranks in the bottom 5% of all districts in California.

The school faces significant academic challenges, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science far below state averages, placing it in the 2nd percentile statewide; its academic performance is among the lowest in the region, similar only to Allensworth Elementary. Key factors include a chronic absenteeism rate of 22.2%, which is higher than the state average, and it operates with the lowest per-student spending ($11,281) and one of the highest student-teacher ratios (22.9:1) when compared to nearby schools like Mark Twain Elementary or Alila, which spend significantly more per student.

Despite these challenges, the school shows a relative strength in supporting English Language Learner students. The data also shows that improvement is possible, as some schools in the area with similar student populations, like Pioneer in the Delano Union Elementary district, achieve stronger academic results, and others, like Pond Elementary, maintain excellent attendance, suggesting targeted strategies in instruction and student engagement could help Alpaugh improve.

249

Students ?

22.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,281

Per pupil spending ?

78.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5313 Road 39
Alpaugh, CA 93201-0009

(559) 949-8413

District: Alpaugh Unified

Students who attend Alpaugh Elementary usually attend:

High:

Alpaugh -Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.8%

White:

7.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 8th percentile in 2013 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (12% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg13%

California avg41%

Elementary school

5,751^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

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Middle school

2,563^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 10 pts since 2019

From bottom 17% (2019) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1473^rd of 1,543Alpaugh 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	7.7	5751 of 5857	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	5692 of 5869	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	5759 of 5859	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	5823 of 5883	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	5076 of 5789	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	5275 of 5662	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.0	5366 of 5692	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.7	5065 of 5614	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.9	5356 of 5611	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.3	5090 of 5530	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.0	5338 of 5390	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	18.3	4784 of 5377	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.5	4745 of 5314	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	13.5	4829 of 5193	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	15.4	4633 of 5113	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	11.6	4841 of 5113	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.1	4786 of 4818	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	4.1	4804 of 4822	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	8.6	4730 of 4809	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.9	2493 of 3162	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	2686 of 3245	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	2938 of 3311	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.4	2381 of 3275	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.0	1872 of 3246	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	5491 of 5597	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	5449 of 5612	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	5419 of 5609	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	5559 of 5635	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	5372 of 5492	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	5252 of 5413	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	4969 of 5107	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	4888 of 5107	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	4955 of 5087	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	5038 of 5084	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	4175 of 4963	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	4423 of 4830	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	5229 of 5460	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	5284 of 5517	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	5199 of 5363	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	5214 of 5264	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	4338 of 5173	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	4622 of 5084	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	5499 of 5628	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	4652 of 5643	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	5552 of 5638	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	5583 of 5663	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	5384 of 5510	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	4917 of 5431	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	2563 of 2761	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	2691 of 2783	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	2703 of 2781	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	2516 of 2740	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	2248 of 2715	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.6	1100 of 1478	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	1347 of 1521	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	1192 of 1540	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	2331 of 2533	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	2461 of 2551	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.2	2531 of 2531	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	2473 of 2509	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	2133 of 2380	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	2162 of 2395	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	2273 of 2388	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	2271 of 2374	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	2049 of 2359	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	1731 of 2213	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	2349 of 2542	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	2515 of 2579	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	2436 of 2531	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	2193 of 2458	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	1918 of 2369	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	2160 of 2534	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	2496 of 2552	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	2211 of 2538	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	1947 of 2527	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2024)21st percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)26th percentile+22 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy15%-34 vs state

Science15%-18 vs state

Mathematics8%-29 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)	% 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 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	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Alpaugh Elementary	Public	K-8	5313 Road 39	Alpaugh	93201	Tulare County	Alpaugh Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 949-8413	249	11	22.9	78.7%	18 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	231 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.7	5751^st of 5857 public elementary schools	1.8%		9.9	5692^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	3.0%	59	12.0	16.7	14.6	10.7	7.4	16.0	13.8	21.7	20.0	14.8	3.6	11.5	12.0	6.9	8.7	6.7	8.1						$11,281	$2,301	$8,980
Allensworth Elementary	Public	K-8	3320 Young Rd.	Earlimart	93219	Tulare County	Allensworth Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 849-2401	118	7	16.8	97.5%	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	116 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.3	5720^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.3%		4.9	5860^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.2%	140	15.4	15.4	15.4			15.4	0.0	7.1	15.4	9.1			7.7	0.0	7.1	15.4	6.1						$19,040	$3,264	$15,776
Alila	Public	K-5	850 West Washington Ave.	Earlimart	93219	Tulare County	Earlimart Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 849-4202	423	27	15.6	80.1%	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	403 (95.3%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.7%)	14.5	5309^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.4%		17.5	5068^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.6%	241	11.1		11.1	21.4	23.3	30.5				24.8	15.9	15.1	17.0				15.9						$25,637	$4,262	$21,375
Earlimart Elementary	Public	K-5	192 South Church Rd.	Earlimart	93219	Tulare County	Earlimart Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 849-2651	481	29	16.5	88.4%	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	461 (95.8%)	15 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	14.1	5335^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.9%		13.4	5449^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.2%	114	9.1		9.1	24.0	22.0	24.7				23.5	22.7	15.9	14.3				17.5						$24,137	$4,111	$20,026
Pixley Elementary	Public	K-5	300 North School St.	Pixley	93256	Tulare County	Pixley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 757-3131	530	27	19.6	96.4%	24 (4.5%)	4 (0.8%)	496 (93.6%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25.4	4359^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.6%		25.2	4350^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.9%	9	17.7		17.7	32.6	32.6	34.1				33.1	32.6	24.7	17.7				25.2	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	$21,778	$2,270	$19,508
Albany Park Elementary	Public	K-5	235 West 20th Ave.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-5020	319	17	19.1	87.5%	5 (1.6%)	4 (1.3%)	257 (80.6%)	46 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.6%)	36	3495^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.3%		29.1	4001^st of 5869 public elementary schools	31.8%	506	35.7		35.7	37.3	21.6	58.2				39.4	22.0	11.8	33.9				22.9						$20,740	$3,667	$17,073
Mark Twain Elementary	Public	4-5	1500 Oregon Ave.	Corcoran	93212	Kings County	Corcoran Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 992-8888	454	21	21.6	90.3%	19 (4.2%)	9 (2.0%)	421 (92.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	19.5	4873^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	16.8%		20.2	4848^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.4%	25	14.4		14.4		29.1	30.6				29.9		23.3	14.0				18.4						$17,057	$2,599	$14,458
Pioneer	Public	K-8	1001 Hiett Ave.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 474-4911	1,043	50	20.7	87.4%	15 (1.4%)	9 (0.9%)	961 (92.1%)	45 (4.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.0%)	47.1	2755^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.0%		38.5	3271^st of 5869 public elementary schools	44.3%	516	18.9	22.1	20.6	51.1	38.5	34.0	53.7	62.4	53.3	50.0	46.8	32.7	26.4	46.8	44.0	44.7	40.8						$17,277	$3,092	$14,185
Bret Harte Elementary	Public	K-1	1300 Letts Ave.	Corcoran	93212	Kings County	Corcoran Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 992-8881	546	26	21.4	94.5%	32 (5.9%)	14 (2.6%)	495 (90.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)								(n/a)																		97.1			97.4		$17,848	$3,409	$14,439
Fremont Elementary	Public	K-5	1318 Clinton St.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-5050	440	22	20.3	91.8%	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	404 (91.8%)	23 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	29	4039^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.0%		26.8	4226^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.0%	187	30.2		30.2	32.4	19.4	50.0				33.5	20.8	17.4	30.2				22.6						$19,387	$3,176	$16,211

Frequently Asked Questions about Alpaugh Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Alpaugh Elementary?

Students at Alpaugh Elementary are 93% Hispanic, 7% White.

Is Alpaugh Elementary a good school?

Alpaugh Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.8% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Alpaugh Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 249 students attended Alpaugh Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Alpaugh Elementary attend?

Students who attend Alpaugh Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Alpaugh -Senior High

What district is Alpaugh Elementary in?

Alpaugh Unified

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