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Woodrow W. Wallace Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5239^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of California elementary schools

Summary

Woodrow W. Wallace Elementary is a public elementary school in Lake Isabella, California, serving 405 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Kernville Union Elementary District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Woodrow W. Wallace Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to state and district averages in academic assessments, with only 25.86% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 9.77% proficient in Mathematics in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's performance in Science is also below the district and state averages. This persistent challenge in improving student outcomes may be linked to the high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 87.16% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, significantly higher than the nearby Kernville Elementary at 71%.

Another concern is the school's high chronic absenteeism rate, reaching as high as 46.4% in the 2022-2023 school year, notably higher than the 20.4% rate at Kernville Elementary. Despite the relatively high per-student spending of $21,953 and a student-teacher ratio of 19.4, Woodrow W. Wallace Elementary continues to struggle, indicating that the allocation and utilization of resources may need to be examined more closely.

390

Students ?

20.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,304

Per pupil spending ?

87.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3240 Erskine Creek Rd.
Lake Isabella, CA 93240-9608

(760) 379-2621

District: Kernville Union Elementary

Students who attend Woodrow W. Wallace Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Woodrow Wallace Middle
High:	Kern Valley High

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.2%

Hispanic:

24.6%

African American:

3.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 61st percentile in 2013 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg22%

California avg41%

5,239^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Kernville Union Elementary

1262^nd of 1,543Kernville Union 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	15.3	5239 of 5857	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	5296 of 5869	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	4477 of 5859	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	5078 of 5883	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	4470 of 5789	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	4971 of 5662	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.6	3955 of 5692	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.5	3887 of 5614	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.5	3670 of 5611	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	58.9	2182 of 5530	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.1	2270 of 5390	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.4	1998 of 5377	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	28.2	3988 of 5314	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.2	3042 of 5193	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.6	3028 of 5113	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	31.9	3435 of 5113	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	34.9	3004 of 4818	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	29.0	3346 of 4822	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	26.3	3464 of 4809	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	22.4	1894 of 2227	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	2222 of 2585	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	4068 of 5597	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	4999 of 5612	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	3915 of 5609	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.9	5011 of 5635	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	4451 of 5492	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	4733 of 5413	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	4392 of 5107	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	4266 of 5107	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	3671 of 5087	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	4403 of 5084	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.6	2704 of 4963	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	2736 of 4830	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	4774 of 5460	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	5094 of 5517	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	3825 of 5363	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	4357 of 5264	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	4285 of 5173	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	4640 of 5084	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	5457 of 5628	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	5055 of 5643	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	4677 of 5638	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	4675 of 5663	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	4100 of 5510	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	4851 of 5431	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	2458 of 2847	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	2614 of 2635	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	2235 of 2420	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.4	2528 of 2598	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.7	2601 of 2651	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	2527 of 2661	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.6	2654 of 2726	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	2701 of 2834	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.7	2695 of 2737	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)27th percentile+17 vs school

Disabled (2022)15th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy26%-23 vs state

Science21%-11 vs state

Mathematics10%-28 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)	% 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	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	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Woodrow W. Wallace Elementary	Public	K-5	3240 Erskine Creek Rd.	Lake Isabella	93240	Kern County	Kernville Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 379-2621	390	19	20.5	87.4%	262 (67.2%)	12 (3.1%)	96 (24.6%)	4 (1.0%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	15.3	5239^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.6%		15.1	5296^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.8%	57	21.3		21.3	17.5	27.3	32.3				25.9	8.8	14.3	6.6				9.8	96.0	97.3	97.3	97.3	96.0	$23,304	$20,814	$2,490
Kernville Elementary	Public	K-5	13550 Sierra Way	Kernville	93238	Kern County	Kernville Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 376-2249	105	4	24.2	78.1%	70 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (28.6%)	1 (1.0%)	3 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	39.8	3231^st of 5857 public elementary schools	44.8%		41.2	3112^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.0%	119	46.7		46.7	43.8	27.8	46.7				38.8	43.8	11.1	26.7				26.5						$22,743	$20,240	$2,503
South Fork Elementary	Public	K-8	5225 Kelso Valley Rd.	Weldon	93283	Kern County	South Fork Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 378-4000	348	18	19.4	79.0%	219 (62.9%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (24.7%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.3%)	27.6	4162^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	28.9%		37.1	3355^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.8%	807	28.9	36.7	31.7	20.0	33.3	36.5	35.3	49.0	53.3	38.9	24.0	23.8	17.3	26.5	41.2	53.3	30.3	85.7	89.3	89.3	89.3	85.7	$18,845	$16,938	$1,907
Linns Valley-Poso Flat Elementary	Public	K-8	158 White River Rd.	Glennville	93226	Kern County	Linns Valley-Poso Flat Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 536-8811	22	2	11.0	72.7%	17 (77.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.5%)								(n/a)										54.6							18.2
Piute Mountain Elementary	Public	K-8	12400 Caliente Creek Rd.	Caliente	93518	Kern County	Caliente Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 867-2301	44	4	11.0	84.1%	26 (59.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (31.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)								(n/a)										40.7							25.9						$31,078	$27,740	$3,338

Frequently Asked Questions about Woodrow W. Wallace Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Woodrow W. Wallace Elementary?

Students at Woodrow W. Wallace Elementary are 67% White, 25% Hispanic, 3% African American, 2% American Indian, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Woodrow W. Wallace Elementary in?

Kernville Union Elementary

How many students attend Woodrow W. Wallace Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 390 students attended Woodrow W. Wallace Elementary.

Is Woodrow W. Wallace Elementary a good school?

Woodrow W. Wallace Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.6% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Woodrow W. Wallace Elementary attend?

Students who attend Woodrow W. Wallace Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Woodrow Wallace Middle
High : Kern Valley High

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