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Washington Elementary

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Washington Elementary ranks 1559 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1559^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of California elementary schools

Summary

Washington Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 288 students in Reedley, CA, as part of the Kings Canyon Joint Unified district, and it has achieved a remarkable academic turnaround in recent years.

The school stands out for its exceptional math performance, where nearly 60% of students are proficient—significantly higher than both the district and state averages—and for its incredibly low chronic absenteeism rate of just 1%. This is particularly notable because Washington Elementary serves a high-needs population, and it outperforms other schools with similar challenges, such as Jefferson Elementary and Lincoln Elementary, in key metrics. While a school like Clay Elementary has higher scores, it serves a very different, more affluent community.

Washington Elementary's success is also cost-effective, operating with lower per-student spending than district peers like Silas Bartsch. The school's dramatic improvement from a 1-star to a 4-star rating in four years shows effective strategies are in place, especially in supporting student attendance and math achievement, making it a strong option for families in the area.

288

Students ?

22.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,879

Per pupil spending ?

92%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1250 K St.
Reedley, CA 93654-3331

(559) 305-7270

District: Kings Canyon Joint Unified

Students who attend Washington Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	General Grant Middle
High:	Reedley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.5%

White:

6.3%

Two or more races:

2.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (54% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 31 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg46%

California avg41%

1,559^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 31 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to top 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	70.9	1559 of 5857	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	59.5	2089 of 5869	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.2	2746 of 5859	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.0	2751 of 5883	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	21.3	1124 of 1417	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	3806 of 5789	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.8	3771 of 5662	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.7	3859 of 5692	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.5	3730 of 5614	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.1	3254 of 5611	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.4	3356 of 5530	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	28.0	4091 of 5390	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.3	3813 of 5377	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.3	4204 of 5314	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.7	4005 of 5193	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.1	4265 of 5113	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.6	4162 of 5113	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.8	4302 of 4818	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	10.6	4622 of 4822	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	35.9	2888 of 4809	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	65.1	539 of 3162	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	47.5	1319 of 3245	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.8	615 of 3311	81.4%	★★★★☆
2021	30.0	475 of 602	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.5	1640 of 3275	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.1	1810 of 3246	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	1470 of 5597	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	52.9	2286 of 5612	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.1	2515 of 5609	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.6	2435 of 5635	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	19.9	1056 of 1267	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	4150 of 5492	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	3588 of 5413	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	488 of 5107	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	77.0	852 of 5107	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	59.3	1711 of 5087	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.9	1696 of 5084	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.8	2766 of 4963	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	2886 of 4830	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.9	448 of 5460	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	71.5	1189 of 5517	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	53.7	2117 of 5363	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.3	1661 of 5264	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.3	946 of 1110	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.0	3122 of 5173	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	2975 of 5084	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	1800 of 5628	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.5	1730 of 5643	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.4	2780 of 5638	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.7	2962 of 5663	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.9	943 of 1272	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.4	3154 of 5510	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.4	3517 of 5431	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)90th percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)83rd percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)74th percentile~ school

Male (2025)68th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics60%+23 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy51%~ state avg

Science43%+11 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)							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	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	$16,879	$748	$16,131
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	$21,232	$2,958	$18,274
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	$21,467	$3,509	$17,958
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	$16,110	$826	$15,284
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	$23,314	$3,409	$19,905
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	$18,057	$2,194	$15,863
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	$19,408	$2,921	$16,487
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-6	1311 Euclid Ave.	Dinuba	93618	Tulare County	Dinuba Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 595-7290	604	23	26.2	79.5%	31 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	546 (90.4%)	21 (3.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	55.4	2285^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.0%		47.5	2700^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.0%	415																	31.0		31.0	54.1	41.1	56.3	56.8			51.9	58.1	35.6	33.3	31.8			38.9	$19,591	$3,789	$15,802
Clay Elementary	Public	K-8	12449 South Smith Ave.	Kingsburg	93631	Fresno County	Clay Joint Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 897-4185	246	9	27.3	15.4%	158 (64.2%)	1 (0.4%)	79 (32.1%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	93	469^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.0%		87.1	857^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.4%	388																	65.6	64.3	65.0	61.5	75.9	84.4	67.7	76.7	82.1	75.0	69.2	89.7	78.1	74.2	73.3	67.9	75.6	$14,025	$770	$13,255
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 Washington Elementary

What schools do graduates of Washington Elementary attend?

Students who attend Washington Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : General Grant Middle
High : Reedley High

How many students attend Washington Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 288 students attended Washington Elementary.

What district is Washington Elementary in?

Kings Canyon Joint Unified

Is Washington Elementary a good school?

Washington Elementary ranks 1559^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Washington Elementary?

Students at Washington Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 6% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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