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Great Western Elementary

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Great Western Elementary ranks 2053 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2053^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of California elementary schools

Summary

Great Western Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 309 students in Reedley, part of the Kings Canyon Joint Unified School District, and it stands out as a remarkable success story of rapid academic improvement over the past two years.

The school has made impressive gains, climbing from well below average to above average in statewide rankings, a turnaround that coincides with a dramatic drop in chronic absenteeism. It excels at serving specific student groups, with exceptional results for English Language Learners and strong performance for students from low-income families. While its overall ranking is in the 65th percentile, it is important to note that the school faces a challenge in science proficiency, where scores lag behind the state average and behind some district peers like Washington Elementary and Silas Bartsch.

Compared to other schools, Great Western's improvement trajectory is steeper than nearby schools. Within its own district, it performs similarly to Riverview Elementary and achieves strong results with a high-needs population, much like higher-performing Lincoln Elementary. Furthermore, being in the Kings Canyon Joint Unified district is a significant advantage, as all its schools vastly outperform those with similar demographics in neighboring districts like Parlier Unified (e.g., Cesar E Chavez Elementary) and Sanger Unified (e.g., Centerville Elementary).

309

Students ?

20.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,117

Per pupil spending ?

82.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5051 South Frankwood Ave.
Reedley, CA 93654-9779

(559) 305-7220

District: Kings Canyon Joint Unified

Students who attend Great Western Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Navelencia Middle
High:	Reedley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.4%

White:

9.1%

Two or more races:

4.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 38th percentile in 2015 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (47% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (65th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg46%

California avg41%

2,053^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Kings Canyon Joint Unified

531^st of 1,543Kings Canyon Joint 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	60.3	2053 of 5857	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.0	2511 of 5869	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.7	3741 of 5859	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.1	2579 of 5883	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.1	776 of 1417	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.2	2166 of 5789	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.5	3124 of 5662	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.1	2918 of 5692	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.5	2982 of 5614	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.1	3458 of 5611	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.9	2510 of 5530	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	47.2	2791 of 5390	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.4	2927 of 5377	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.8	2340 of 5314	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	34.7	3381 of 5193	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.8	2444 of 5113	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	47.0	2495 of 5113	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	53.3	2034 of 4818	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	59.5	1767 of 4822	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	48.4	2243 of 4809	53.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	81.1	227 of 3162	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	48.5	1272 of 3245	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.5	441 of 3311	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	41.1	291 of 602	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.9	651 of 3275	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	38.4	1851 of 3246	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	2207 of 5597	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.4	2394 of 5612	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.6	3799 of 5609	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.2	2800 of 5635	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.2	757 of 1267	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.8	2508 of 5492	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.3	3064 of 5413	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	1296 of 5107	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	65.3	1398 of 5107	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	38.2	3043 of 5087	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.3	1561 of 5084	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.8	1020 of 4963	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	51.5	2137 of 4830	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.5	1137 of 5460	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	57.7	1927 of 5517	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.2	3449 of 5363	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.2	2326 of 5264	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.8	414 of 1110	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.7	986 of 5173	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	49.6	2391 of 5084	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.6	1954 of 5628	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.2	2455 of 5643	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.1	3466 of 5638	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.9	2195 of 5663	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.1	648 of 1272	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.9	1782 of 5510	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.0	2979 of 5431	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)93rd percentile+36 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)65th percentile~ school

Female (2025)61st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy56%+7 vs state

Mathematics46%+9 vs state

Science23%-9 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)	% 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 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th 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	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Great Western Elementary	Public	K-5	5051 South Frankwood Ave.	Reedley	93654	Fresno County	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 305-7220	309	15	20.6	82.8%	28 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	264 (85.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	60.3	2053^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	64.9%		51	2511^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.2%	458																	23.2		23.2	52.9	55.1	58.9				55.8	50.0	46.0	42.9				46.2					$26,117	$22,640	$3,477
Thomas Law Reed Elementary	Public	K-8	1400 North Frankwood Ave.	Reedley	93654	Fresno County	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 305-7300	558	22	25.0	85.7%	37 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	491 (88.0%)	10 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.0%)	52.6	2458^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.0%		45.7	2815^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.0%	357																	22.6	33.3	28.0	60.3	36.1	40.3	52.5	55.6	63.5	51.6	66.7	33.3	25.8	47.6	38.9	60.3	45.3					$21,506	$19,794	$1,712
Riverview Elementary	Public	K-8	8662 South Lac Jac Ave.	Parlier	93648	Fresno County	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 305-7290	509	21	23.6	69.2%	82 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	409 (80.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	60.1	2065^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.7%		56.1	2234^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.9%	169																	32.8	33.3	33.1	54.9	44.7	54.0	61.9	76.2	65.6	60.3	41.2	34.0	43.8	46.0	55.6	49.2	45.6					$18,465	$16,944	$1,521
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	374 East North Ave.	Reedley	93654	Fresno County	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 305-7240	303	13	23.3	92.7%	5 (1.7%)	2 (0.7%)	268 (88.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.2%)	74.6	1391^st of 5857 public elementary schools	76.3%		62.1	1975^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.3%	584																	35.9		35.9	52.6	73.6	57.7				62.2	56.4	75.5	45.3				59.3					$24,694	$22,978	$1,716
Silas Bartsch	Public	K-8	2225 East North Ave.	Reedley	93654	Fresno County	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 305-7280	606	28	22.0	87.3%	32 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	556 (91.7%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.2%)	74.6	1396^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.2%		72.2	1488^th of 5869 public elementary schools	74.6%	92																	49.0	27.1	35.3	57.7	62.8	70.6	49.4	68.3	47.1	58.0	75.0	59.0	56.9	34.6	36.7	34.5	47.5					$22,478	$20,496	$1,982
Alta Elementary	Public	K-5	21771 East Parlier Ave.	Reedley	93654	Fresno County	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 305-7210	364	15	24.2	78.0%	18 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	336 (92.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	68.2	1678^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.4%		42.7	3018^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.6%	1340	18.2	6.4		11.9	43.6	15.9		28.8	25.5	25.4		25.4	10.9	7.9		9.3	32.6		32.6	67.3	44.4	60.0				56.4	83.6	46.0	41.3				57.3					$19,762	$18,428	$1,334
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	1037 East Duff Ave.	Reedley	93654	Fresno County	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 305-7230	477	21	22.7	95.6%	24 (5.0%)	3 (0.6%)	400 (83.9%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.0%)	52.2	2487^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.5%		46.9	2735^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.4%	248																	31.6		31.6	43.4	36.8	50.9				42.7	74.0	32.6	36.8				48.2					$21,845	$19,656	$2,189
Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	1250 K St.	Reedley	93654	Fresno County	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 305-7270	288	13	22.1	92.0%	18 (6.3%)	3 (1.0%)	255 (88.5%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	70.9	1559^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.4%		59.5	2089^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.4%	530																	43.2		43.2	45.7	50.0	56.8				50.7	63.0	55.8	61.4				59.9					$27,616	$26,214	$1,402
Mathew J Brletic Elementary	Public	K-6	601 Third St.	Parlier	93648	Fresno County	Parlier Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 646-3551	407	16	25.4	95.3%	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	398 (97.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18.1	4999^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.6%		20.7	4795^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.3%	204																	20.0		20.0	30.5	23.7	38.0	20.7			27.9	25.4	11.7	12.0	12.1			15.4	96.4	96.4	96.4	96.4
Cesar E Chavez Elementary	Public	K-6	500 Tuolumne St.	Parlier	93648	Fresno County	Parlier Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 646-3595	439	22	19.9	95.4%	9 (2.1%)	3 (0.7%)	425 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	11	5570^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.9%		12.3	5535^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.7%	35	0.0	0.0	5.6	3.2	50.0	11.1	5.6	23.8	9.1	5.6	5.6	6.4	0.0	0.0	11.1	4.8	11.5		11.5	13.3	10.4	21.2	24.7			17.7	17.3	20.8	7.7	9.6			13.7

Frequently Asked Questions about Great Western Elementary

What district is Great Western Elementary in?

Kings Canyon Joint Unified

What is the racial makeup of Great Western Elementary?

Students at Great Western Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 9% White, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Great Western Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 309 students attended Great Western Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Great Western Elementary attend?

Students who attend Great Western Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Navelencia Middle
High : Reedley High

Is Great Western Elementary a good school?

Great Western Elementary ranks 2053^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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