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Earlimart Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5335^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of California elementary schools

Summary

Earlimart Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 481 students in the rural community of Earlimart, California, operating within the Earlimart Elementary district, which ranks among the lowest in the state.

Academic performance at Earlimart Elementary is significantly below state averages, with less than a quarter of students proficient in English and less than one-fifth proficient in math; this performance is also lower than many nearby schools, such as Harvest Elementary and Morningside in the higher-performing Delano Union Elementary district. However, the school has achieved a remarkable and recent success by dramatically reducing chronic student absenteeism from over 34% to under 10%, now outperforming both its district and the state in this important area.

Despite spending over $24,000 per student—which is notably higher than spending at many surrounding schools—these resources have not translated to stronger academic results, creating a notable paradox. The school shows a relative strength in supporting its English Language Learner students compared to other student groups. For context, other local schools like Allensworth Elementary and Alila face similar challenges, while the exceptional performance of schools like Columbine Elementary demonstrates what is possible in the region.

481

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,137

Per pupil spending ?

88.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

192 South Church Rd.
Earlimart, CA 93219-1970

(661) 849-2651

District: Earlimart Elementary

Students who attend Earlimart Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Earlimart Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.8%

Asian:

3.1%

African American:

0.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2016 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 25 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg17%

California avg41%

5,335^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 5% (2016) to bottom 9% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Earlimart Elementary

1480^th of 1,543Earlimart Elementary 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	14.1	5335 of 5857	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	5449 of 5869	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	5496 of 5859	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	5540 of 5883	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	5491 of 5789	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	4906 of 5662	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.2	4582 of 5692	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.9	5310 of 5614	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.5	2298 of 3162	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	2799 of 3245	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	2888 of 3311	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	2153 of 3275	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.4	1057 of 3246	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	5175 of 5597	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	5103 of 5612	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	5175 of 5609	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	5237 of 5635	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	5300 of 5492	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	4430 of 5413	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	4546 of 5107	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	4651 of 5107	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	4721 of 5087	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	4702 of 5084	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	4615 of 4963	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	3968 of 4830	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	5003 of 5460	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	4989 of 5517	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	4977 of 5363	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	4849 of 5264	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	4813 of 5173	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	3985 of 5084	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	4918 of 5628	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	5285 of 5643	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	5292 of 5638	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	5368 of 5663	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	5118 of 5510	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	4922 of 5431	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)27th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile~ school

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

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy24%-25 vs state

Mathematics18%-20 vs state

Science9%-24 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)	% Varicella (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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
Columbine Elementary	Public	K-8	2240 Road 160	Delano	93215	Tulare County	Columbine Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 725-8501	172	10	17.8	56.4%	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	152 (88.4%)	17 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	79.1	1190^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.7%		79.3	1185^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.8%	5	52.2	45.5	48.9	50.0	30.8	69.6	72.7	83.3	81.8	67.9	57.1	53.9	65.2	63.6	66.7	81.8	66.1							$14,283	$1,153	$13,130
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
Morningside	Public	K-5	2100 Summer Dr.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 720-2700	477	22	22.0	75.3%	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	374 (78.4%)	87 (18.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.7%)	53.9	2370^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.5%		61.8	1992^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	66.1%	378	34.1		34.1	36.2	58.4	51.1				50.2	40.7	48.3	29.6				39.4	94.4	96.7		96.7		96.7	$17,870	$2,763	$15,107
Terrace Elementary	Public	K-5	1999 Norwalk St.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-5060	363	18	20.1	90.9%	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	318 (87.6%)	31 (8.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	38.2	3333^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	43.1%		47.6	2693^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	54.1%	640	22.6		22.6	41.3	49.2	31.7				40.7	29.8	45.9	21.0				32.4							$18,752	$2,776	$15,976
Princeton Street Elementary	Public	K-5	1959 Princeton St.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-5080	308	16	19.6	89.6%	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	266 (86.4%)	32 (10.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	29.5	3994^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.8%		35	3522^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	40.0%	472	20.0		20.0	36.5	33.3	24.1				31.3	33.9	34.4	25.5				31.4	96.6			96.6			$19,562	$3,239	$16,323
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
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

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Earlimart Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.9% of California elementary schools.

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Students at Earlimart Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

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Students who attend Earlimart Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Earlimart Middle

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Earlimart Elementary

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In the 2024-25 school year, 481 students attended Earlimart Elementary.

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