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Sunset Elementary

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Sunset Elementary ranks 4292 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 4-5

4292^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of California elementary schools

Summary

Sunset Elementary is a public school serving 442 students in grades 4 and 5 in Coalinga, part of the Coalinga-Huron Unified district, which faces significant educational challenges in a high-poverty region.

Despite operating with larger class sizes than many nearby schools, Sunset consistently outperforms other schools in its district in English, math, and science, and it has been more successful at reducing chronic student absences since the pandemic. For example, it achieves better academic results than Huron Elementary (which serves similar grades) and maintains much lower absenteeism than neighboring schools like Henry F. Bishop Elementary.

As an upper-elementary school, its specialized grade configuration may help it focus on the needs of 4th and 5th graders. While the school shows strong recovery and effective use of resources compared to district peers, performance for students in special education has declined recently, indicating an area needing attention. Within a difficult regional context, Sunset stands out as the highest-performing among comparable high-need schools.

442

Students ?

27.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,756

Per pupil spending ?

72.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

985 Sunset Ave.
Coalinga, CA 93210-1347

(559) 935-7590

District: Coalinga-Huron Unified

Students who attend Sunset Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Coalinga Middle
High:	Coalinga High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.6%

White:

13.6%

Two or more races:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2013 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 17 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg18%

California avg41%

4,292^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Coalinga-Huron Unified

1466^th of 1,543Coalinga-Huron 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	26.3	4292 of 5857	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	4171 of 5869	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	4980 of 5859	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	5340 of 5883	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	5081 of 5789	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	5017 of 5662	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.0	5030 of 5692	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.9	4542 of 5614	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.6	4078 of 5611	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.3	4511 of 5530	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.7	4196 of 5390	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.7	4624 of 5377	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.3	4516 of 5314	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.6	4529 of 5193	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	12.0	4819 of 5113	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	22.9	4070 of 5113	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.8	3659 of 4818	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	23.3	3746 of 4822	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.4	3841 of 4809	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	25.7	1706 of 2227	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	1787 of 2585	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.5	1511 of 2128	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	21.2	3025 of 3162	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	2422 of 3245	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	2406 of 3311	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	2303 of 3275	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	2714 of 3246	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	4372 of 5597	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	4239 of 5612	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	4999 of 5609	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	5208 of 5635	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	4740 of 5492	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	4393 of 5413	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	3537 of 5107	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	3428 of 5107	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.5	4297 of 5087	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	4687 of 5084	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	4369 of 4963	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	4382 of 4830	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	4417 of 5460	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	3948 of 5517	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	4669 of 5363	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	4891 of 5264	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	4605 of 5173	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	4677 of 5084	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	3867 of 5628	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.9	3825 of 5643	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.1	4526 of 5638	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	4947 of 5663	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	4907 of 5510	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	5148 of 5431	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	2721 of 2847	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	1853 of 2635	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	1653 of 2420	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	2174 of 2598	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	2100 of 2651	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	2351 of 2661	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	2473 of 2726	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	2678 of 2834	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	2560 of 2737	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)31st percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)23rd percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile-22 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)4th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy32%-17 vs state

Mathematics24%-14 vs state

Science23%-10 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)	% 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	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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sunset Elementary	Public	4-5	985 Sunset Ave.	Coalinga	93210	Fresno County	Coalinga-Huron Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 935-7590	442	16	27.5	72.2%	60 (13.6%)	4 (0.9%)	365 (82.6%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	26.3	4292^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	26.7%		27.3	4171^st of 5869 public elementary schools	28.9%	121	22.8	22.8		27.4	37.4	32.2		24.8	22.3	23.6				$15,756	$14,962	$794
Nell Dawson Elementary	Public	1-3	1303 Sunset Ave.	Coalinga	93210	Fresno County	Coalinga-Huron Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 935-7580	405	22	18.3	71.6%	47 (11.6%)	3 (0.7%)	339 (83.7%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)								(n/a)			26.0			26.0	26.3			26.3				$23,389	$22,458	$931
Henry F. Bishop Elementary	Public	K-1	615 Baker St.	Coalinga	93210	Fresno County	Coalinga-Huron Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 935-7600	412	22	18.7	72.8%	50 (12.1%)	3 (0.7%)	337 (81.8%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)								(n/a)											96.8		98.2	$22,971	$22,126	$845
Annie E. Cheney Kindergarten	Public	K	149 Adams St.	Coalinga	93210	Fresno County	Coalinga-Huron Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 935-7515	74	4	18.5	70.3%	9 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (82.4%)	3 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)								(n/a)														$20,326	$18,806	$1,520
Huron Elementary	Public	K-5	36131 N St.	Huron	93234	Fresno County	Coalinga-Huron Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 945-2236	723	36	20.1	90.6%	8 (1.1%)	13 (1.8%)	679 (93.9%)	14 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.2%)	12.8	5437^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.2%		10.6	5658^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.6%	221	10.0	10.0	19.8	19.1	12.7	17.2	29.4	20.5	7.5	18.8	96.6	97.5	98.3	$20,280	$19,272	$1,008
Avenal Elementary	Public	K-5	500 South First Ave.	Avenal	93204	Kings County	Reef-Sunset Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 386-5173	654	31	21.4	94.6%	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	630 (96.3%)	14 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13.7	5374^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.2%		13.9	5396^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.1%	22	17.9	17.9	9.7	9.9	29.5	16.5	14.8	10.8	22.3	16.1	96.6	97.4		$23,621	$22,566	$1,055
Reef-Sunset Primary Community Day	Public	3-6	500 South First St.	Avenal	93204	Kings County	Reef-Sunset Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 386-1441	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Tamarack Elementary	Public	K-5	1000 Union Ave.	Avenal	93204	Kings County	Reef-Sunset Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 386-4051	433	21	21.1	95.2%	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	415 (95.8%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6.3	5803^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	0.9%		9.9	5691^st of 5869 public elementary schools	3.0%	112	8.6	8.6	9.4	14.3	8.5	10.8	4.7	11.1	3.5	6.5	94.9	97.4	97.4	$25,089	$23,790	$1,299
Parkfield Elementary	Public	K-6	70585 Parkfield Coalinga Rd.	San Miguel	93451	Monterey County	Shandon Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 463-2331	11	1	11.0	45.5%	1 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$30,973	$30,622	$351

Frequently Asked Questions about Sunset Elementary

What district is Sunset Elementary in?

Coalinga-Huron Unified

Is Sunset Elementary a good school?

Sunset Elementary ranks 4292^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Sunset Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sunset Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Coalinga Middle
High : Coalinga High

How many students attend Sunset Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 442 students attended Sunset Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Sunset Elementary?

Students at Sunset Elementary are 83% Hispanic, 14% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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