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Sunset Elementary

Public Grades 4-5

4455^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of California elementary schools

Summary

Sunset Elementary serves 442 students in grades 4–5 in Coalinga, as part of Coalinga-Huron Unified. Its recent attendance is a bright spot, and its strongest academic distinction is that it had the highest reported scores among nearby schools in every available 4th- and 5th-grade subject comparison, even though it remains below state proficiency levels.

Among those nearby comparisons, Sunset’s advantage is clearest in same-grade results: in 4th-grade ELA, for example, it scored 32%, compared with 18% at Huron Elementary, 15% at Avenal Elementary and 4% at Tamarack Elementary. Still, Sunset’s 2025–2026 all-grades scores were 31% in ELA, 24% in math and 21% in science—19, 14 and 15 points below state results, respectively, but 6, 7 and 7 points above its district. Attendance compares especially well: chronic absenteeism was 13%, below the state’s 18% and district’s 26%; only Parkfield Elementary was lower among nearby schools with reported figures, at 7%.

Results have improved since 2022–2023: ELA rose from 25% to 31%, math from 16% to 24% and science from 15% to 21%, although science has fallen from its 2023–2024 high. SchoolDigger ranks Sunset in the 23rd percentile statewide with 1 star, up from the 9th percentile and 0 stars in 2021–2022, though down from the 27th percentile the previous year. Its 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 27.5, compared with an 18.4 average at nearby schools, and 72% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s English Language Learner ranking fell from the 25th percentile in 2022–2023 to the 4th in 2023–2024, a sharp decline in its relative ranking for serving that group. Its Special Education ranking fell from the 30th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 4th in 2024–2025, then rose to the 13th in 2025–2026—still below the school’s overall 23rd-percentile standing.

442

Students ?

27.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,278

Per pupil spending ?

72.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

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: Holding steady — 27th percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg20%

California avg42%

4,455^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 19% (2016) to bottom 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

1441^st of 1,530Coalinga-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
2026	24.1	4455 of 5817	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	19.9	4683 of 5581	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	29.6	3768 of 5094	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	28.1	4094 of 5423	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	29.9	3886 of 5603	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
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%	☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	40.0	41 of 67	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	22.2	2552 of 2927	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	19.0	2145 of 2536	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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)

Migrant (2026)39th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2026)31st percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)26th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)23rd percentile+14 vs school

Female (2026)16th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)15th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2026)13th percentile-11 vs school

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

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy30%-19 vs state

Mathematics24%-14 vs state

Science21%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				Vaccination (2024-25)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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%)	24.1	4455^th of 5817 public elementary schools	23.4%		26.3	4292^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	26.7%	163	21.3	21.3		31.9	29.4	30.5		24.2	24.1	24.1			$8,278	$794	$7,484
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)			27.6			26.7	31.6			30.7			$12,163	$931	$11,232
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)											≥ 98%		$10,926	$1,520	$9,406
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)											97%	0%	$11,911	$845	$11,066
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%)	17.6	5007^th of 5817 public elementary schools	13.9%		12.8	5437^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.2%	430	12.7	12.7	18.2	18.3	23.7	20.3	40.4	21.2	19.5	26.5	95%	0%	$10,647	$1,008	$9,639
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%)	8.8	5665^th of 5817 public elementary schools	2.6%		13.7	5374^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.2%	291	10.9	10.9	8.8	14.5	22.8	15.5	12.1	10.3	13.9	12.0	96%	0%	$20,435	$1,055	$19,380
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%)	7.1	5732^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	1.5%		6.3	5803^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	0.9%	71	3.7	3.7	16.9	4.0	16.7	13.0	20.3	8.0	3.7	11.3	≥ 98%		$21,291	$1,299	$19,992
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)													$25,911	$351	$25,560

Frequently Asked Questions about Sunset Elementary

What district is Sunset Elementary in?

Coalinga-Huron Unified

Is Sunset Elementary a good school?

Sunset Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.4% of California elementary schools.

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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