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El Camino Real Elementary

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El Camino Real Elementary ranks 4105 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

4105^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of California elementary schools

Summary

El Camino Real Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 771 students in Arvin, CA, and stands out as the strongest performer within the Arvin Union school district, which is ranked in the bottom 15% of all districts in the state.

While the school's academic proficiency rates are below state averages, it consistently outperforms its closest district peers, Sierra Vista Elementary and Bear Mountain Elementary, in English, math, and science. A major success story is its dramatic reduction in chronic absenteeism, now at 10.8%, which is the best among comparable local schools and well below the state average. The school also shows exceptional effectiveness with English Language Learners and migrant students, ranking in the 70th percentile for these groups statewide.

El Camino Real has shown clear improvement, moving from the 13th to the 30th percentile in statewide ranking over three years. However, comparisons with some nearby schools, like General Shafter Elementary and the charter school Grow Academy Arvin, indicate that further academic growth may be possible. The data suggests the school is on a positive trajectory, with key strengths in improving attendance and supporting specific student populations.

771

Students ?

22.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,627

Per pupil spending ?

88.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

911 El Camino Real Rd.
Arvin, CA 93203-9451

(661) 854-6661

District: Arvin Union

Students who attend El Camino Real Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Haven Drive Middle
High:	Arvin High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.9%

White:

12.8%

African American:

0.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 13th percentile in 2022 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 30th (2025) from a 13th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 16 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg25%

California avg41%

4,105^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Arvin Union

1318^th of 1,543Arvin Union 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	28.4	4105 of 5857	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	4536 of 5869	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	4579 of 5859	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	5117 of 5883	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	3946 of 5789	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.5	3506 of 5662	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.0	3758 of 5692	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.8	4027 of 5614	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.5	3737 of 5611	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.2	3581 of 5530	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	31.1	3863 of 5390	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.3	3736 of 5377	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.2	3540 of 5314	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	19.3	4477 of 5193	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.2	2156 of 2227	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	56.3	867 of 3162	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	54.5	991 of 3245	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.4	1713 of 3311	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.5	1027 of 3275	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.1	886 of 3246	72.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	3454 of 5597	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.2	4047 of 5612	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	3858 of 5609	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.2	4791 of 5635	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	3709 of 5492	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	3270 of 5413	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	2937 of 5107	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	3408 of 5107	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	3655 of 5087	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	4220 of 5084	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.4	2861 of 4963	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.4	2447 of 4830	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	3521 of 5460	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	4012 of 5517	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	3962 of 5363	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	4339 of 5264	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.9	3047 of 5173	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.1	2487 of 5084	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	4391 of 5628	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	4575 of 5643	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	4883 of 5638	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	5076 of 5663	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	3935 of 5510	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	3577 of 5431	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.3	19 of 78	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	57.0	25 of 74	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.1	15 of 68	77.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	1416 of 2847	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.8	1475 of 2635	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.8	2113 of 2420	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Migrant (2025)76th percentile+46 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)73rd percentile+50 vs school

Special Education (2025)50th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)3rd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy32%-16 vs state

Mathematics27%-10 vs state

Science23%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)					CSA Spanish Listening (2025)					CSA Spanish Writing (2025)					CSA Spanish Reading (2025)					CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
El Camino Real Elementary	Public	K-6	911 El Camino Real Rd.	Arvin	93203	Kern County	Arvin Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 854-6661	771	34	22.6	88.5%	99 (12.8%)	5 (0.6%)	662 (85.9%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28.4	4105^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.9%		23.4	4536^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.7%	431																					22.6		22.6	21.4	33.6	38.8	36.1			32.4	30.5	29.2	28.1	20.4			27.2					$24,627	$20,880	$3,747
Sierra Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	300 Franklin St.	Arvin	93203	Kern County	Arvin Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 854-6560	690	31	22.6	96.2%	13 (1.9%)	5 (0.7%)	670 (97.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21.8	4686^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.0%		18.5	4986^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.0%	300																					21.6		21.6	18.1	20.0	27.6	35.1			25.7	26.6	24.7	20.7	22.5			23.6	97.5	98.4		97.5	$28,619	$23,882	$4,737
Bear Mountain Elementary	Public	K-6	1501 Hood St.	Arvin	93203	Kern County	Arvin Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 854-6590	728	36	20.2	95.2%	24 (3.3%)	7 (1.0%)	690 (94.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	13	5422^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	7.4%		14.6	5342^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	9.0%	80																					12.9		12.9	14.4	17.5	12.9	26.3			18.0	15.4	23.7	12.9	14.7			16.9	94.4		97.2		$30,616	$26,522	$4,094
Grow Academy Arvin	Public, Charter	K-8	901 Nectarine Ct.	Arvin	93203	Kern County	Grow Academy Arvin District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 855-8200	87	4	19.5	85.1%	1 (1.1%)	2 (2.3%)	84 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																						30.2	30.2						57.0	57.0						22.1	22.1
Vineland Elementary	Public	K-4	14327 S. Vineland Rd.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Vineland Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 845-3719	336	17	19.7	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	336 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.3	5073^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	13.4%		11.6	5576^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.0%	503																								23.3	24.3					23.9	33.3	12.7					22.1					$26,981	$25,538	$1,443
Di Giorgio Elementary	Public	K-8	19405 Buena Vista Blvd.	Arvin	93203	Kern County	Di Giorgio Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 854-2604	231	10	23.1	99.6%	7 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	223 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8	5736^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.1%		10	5689^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.1%	47																					3.7	29.2	15.7	16.1	12.5	11.1	20.0	22.2	47.8	20.9	19.4	8.0	0.0	10.0	0.0	41.7	13.5					$42,396	$36,380	$6,016
Lamont Elementary	Public	K-3	8201 Palm Ave.	Lamont	93241	Kern County	Lamont Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 845-4404	586	28	20.9	79.7%	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	578 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	8.9				8.9	24.4				24.4	11.1				11.1	2.2				2.2				23.7						23.7	21.0						21.0					$22,450	$20,302	$2,148
Alicante Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	7998 Alicante Ave.	Lamont	93241	Kern County	Lamont Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 845-1452	959	44	21.7	81.9%	7 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	946 (98.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.3	5331^st of 5857 public elementary schools	9.0%		18.7	4958^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.5%	373	9.5	15.1	4.8	4.4	8.6	35.1	21.9	34.9	10.3	25.5	13.5	32.9	3.2	13.2	16.2	5.4	17.8	6.4	5.9	9.0	11.6		11.6	20.3	21.2	25.8	28.1			23.7	20.9	16.3	9.7	15.9			15.7					$19,474	$17,228	$2,246
General Shafter Elementary	Public	K-8	1825 Shafter Rd.	Bakersfield	93313	Kern County	General Shafter Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 837-1931	169	10	16.9	88.8%	45 (26.6%)	1 (0.6%)	122 (72.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	58.8	2126^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.7%		35.1	3506^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.3%	1380																					43.8	35.0	38.9	47.8	36.8	37.5	63.2	30.8	50.0	43.9	58.3	42.1	37.5	42.1	34.6	60.0	46.0					$27,687	$25,270	$2,417
Crescent Elementary	Public	K-5	6600 Crescent School Dr.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Greenfield Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 527-6516	496	24	20.5	93.8%	26 (5.2%)	11 (2.2%)	447 (90.1%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	28.4	4108^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.9%		21.8	4694^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.0%	586																					14.5		14.5	42.7	44.3	24.2				37.4	35.5	22.0	9.8				23.5					$39,174	$37,202	$1,972

Frequently Asked Questions about El Camino Real Elementary

What schools do graduates of El Camino Real Elementary attend?

Students who attend El Camino Real Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Haven Drive Middle
High : Arvin High

What is the racial makeup of El Camino Real Elementary?

Students at El Camino Real Elementary are 86% Hispanic, 13% White.

How many students attend El Camino Real Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 771 students attended El Camino Real Elementary.

What district is El Camino Real Elementary in?

Arvin Union

Is El Camino Real Elementary a good school?

El Camino Real Elementary ranks 4105^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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