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Denair Elementary Charter Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-5

4908^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of California elementary schools

Summary

Denair Elementary Charter Academy is a public charter school serving 554 students in grades K-5 in the Denair Unified school district, which serves a community with significant economic need.

The school faces considerable academic challenges, with test scores in English and Math significantly below state averages, placing it in the bottom 25% of California schools. While it spends more per student than many nearby schools in the Turlock Unified district, this has not led to higher performance, creating a notable disconnect between resources and results. For example, nearby Walnut Elementary Education Center spends less per student but achieves proficiency rates nearly three times higher. The school has made recent progress in reducing chronic student absenteeism, which is now slightly better than the district average.

Performance varies widely among different student groups and has been inconsistent from year to year for English learners and students experiencing homelessness. An interesting pattern shows math scores tend to drop in 4th and 5th grades after a relatively stronger 3rd grade performance. Despite being a charter school, which sometimes allows for innovative approaches, Denair Elementary's academic outcomes are lower than many traditional public schools in the area, including the high-performing Gratton Charter. The school's struggle stands in contrast to several high-achieving schools geographically close by, suggesting opportunities for learning from neighboring best practices.

554

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,002

Per pupil spending ?

64.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3773 Madera Ave.
Denair, CA 95316-9428

(209) 632-8887

District: Denair Unified

Students who attend Denair Elementary Charter Academy usually attend:

Middle:	Denair Middle
High:	Denair High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.1%

White:

33.9%

Two or more races:

4.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 12th percentile in 2017 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 22 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg20%

California avg41%

4,908^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 4 pts since 2017

From bottom 12% (2017) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1311^th of 1,543Denair 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	19.1	4908 of 5857	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	4711 of 5869	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	4914 of 5859	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	4669 of 5883	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	1232 of 1417	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	5222 of 5789	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	5126 of 5662	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	16.2	5015 of 5692	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	34.7	1282 of 2227	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.1	2441 of 2585	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	1610 of 2128	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.5	2384 of 3162	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.5	1769 of 3245	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.7	2837 of 3311	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	584 of 602	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.0	1608 of 3275	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	22.5	2889 of 3246	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	4899 of 5597	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	4522 of 5612	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	4242 of 5609	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	4438 of 5635	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	1079 of 1267	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	5021 of 5492	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	4622 of 5413	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	4531 of 5107	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	4355 of 5107	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	4452 of 5087	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	4471 of 5084	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	4880 of 4963	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	4763 of 4830	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	261 of 429	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.9	305 of 364	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	4874 of 5460	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	4532 of 5517	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	4846 of 5363	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	4404 of 5264	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	992 of 1110	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	4806 of 5173	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	4832 of 5084	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	4201 of 5628	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	4501 of 5643	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	5045 of 5638	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	4481 of 5663	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	1083 of 1272	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	4901 of 5510	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	5060 of 5431	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	35.8	1393 of 2420	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	2389 of 2598	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	2457 of 2651	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	2547 of 2661	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	2585 of 2726	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	2638 of 2834	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	2562 of 2737	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2023)42nd percentile+26 vs school

Disabled (2022)42nd percentile+22 vs school

Homeless (2025)39th percentile+23 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)25th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-22 vs state

Science20%-13 vs state

Mathematics20%-18 vs state

Listening15%-11 vs state

Writing11%-6 vs state

Overall7%-3 vs state

Reading5%-3 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)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (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 All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th 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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Denair Elementary Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	3773 Madera Ave.	Denair	95316	Stanislaus County	Denair Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 632-8887	554	30	18.6	64.8%	188 (33.9%)	3 (0.5%)	333 (60.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	26 (4.7%)	19.1	4908^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.2%		21.6	4711^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.7%	197	10.7	6.5	3.5	6.8	25.0	6.5	13.8	14.8	14.3	16.1	3.5	11.4	7.1	6.5	0.0	4.6	19.8		19.8	23.6	25.6	32.6				27.2	25.8	15.1	17.4				19.5	94.3	98.1			97.1		$30,002	$29,864	$138
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)
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	$16,093	$14,868	$1,225
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		$15,069	$14,186	$883
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							$16,577	$15,156	$1,421
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							$16,185	$15,076	$1,109
Gratton Elementary	Public	K-8	4500 South Gratton Rd.	Denair	95316	Stanislaus County	Gratton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 632-0505	24	4	5.7	29.2%	19 (79.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (16.7%)	1 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																										41.7							50.0							$35,296	$33,846	$1,450
Gratton Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	4500 South Gratton Rd.	Denair	95316	Stanislaus County	Gratton Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 632-0505	111	6	17.8	12.6%	87 (78.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (18.0%)	4 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78.1	1237^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.9%		81.2	1105^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.2%	132																	66.7	50.0	58.3	66.7	30.8	75.0	78.6	66.7	58.3	62.7	66.7	30.8	83.3	71.4	75.0	41.7	61.3							$35,296	$33,846	$1,450
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	$17,012	$15,694	$1,318
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							$17,310	$16,490	$820

Frequently Asked Questions about Denair Elementary Charter Academy

How many students attend Denair Elementary Charter Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 554 students attended Denair Elementary Charter Academy.

What schools do graduates of Denair Elementary Charter Academy attend?

Students who attend Denair Elementary Charter Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Denair Middle
High : Denair High

What is the racial makeup of Denair Elementary Charter Academy?

Students at Denair Elementary Charter Academy are 60% Hispanic, 34% White, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Denair Elementary Charter Academy in?

Denair Unified

Is Denair Elementary Charter Academy a good school?

Denair Elementary Charter Academy ranks in the bottom 16.2% of California elementary schools.

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