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Kings River Elementary

Public Grades K-8

4527^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of California elementary schools

Summary

Kings River Elementary is a public K-8 school serving 389 students in Kingsburg, California, operating within the Kings River Union Elementary district, which ranks in the bottom 20% of districts statewide.

Academically, the school performs below state averages, with only about a third of students proficient in English and less than a quarter proficient in math. This places it significantly behind nearby schools like Clay Elementary, which has much higher proficiency rates. However, Kings River stands out positively in two key areas: it has remarkably low chronic absenteeism at 4.2% (far better than the state average and most neighbors) and it spends over $22,800 per student, which is the highest rate among the compared schools.

The school serves a population where nearly 88% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a higher rate than most area schools except Washington Elementary in Reedley. Despite the current challenges, the school has shown a positive trajectory, improving its statewide ranking from the 7th percentile in 2021 to the 23rd percentile in 2025, and female students have shown notable recent gains. The contrast with higher-performing schools nearby suggests that while resources and attendance are strengths for Kings River, other instructional or systemic factors within its district may be influencing academic outcomes.

389

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$46,614

Per pupil spending ?

87.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3961 Avenue 400
Kingsburg, CA 93631-9660

(559) 897-7209

District: Kings River Union Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.1%

White:

3.9%

American Indian:

0.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg27%

California avg41%

Elementary school

4,527^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

1,859^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1232^nd of 1,543Kings River 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	4527 of 5857	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	4823 of 5869	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	4753 of 5859	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	4542 of 5883	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	1318 of 1417	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	3999 of 5789	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	3717 of 5662	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.9	4176 of 5692	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.5	3970 of 5614	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.4	4582 of 5611	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.0	4530 of 5530	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.1	3260 of 5390	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	24.4	4379 of 5377	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.5	4495 of 5314	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.3	4553 of 5193	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.9	3898 of 5113	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.2	3629 of 5113	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	12.1	4535 of 4818	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	19.9	3975 of 4822	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.2	4000 of 4809	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.2	1950 of 3162	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	1579 of 3245	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.5	1575 of 3311	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.1	359 of 602	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.4	1378 of 3275	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.5	1740 of 3246	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	3780 of 5597	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.9	4717 of 5612	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	4092 of 5609	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	3910 of 5635	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.9	1053 of 1267	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	4178 of 5492	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	3732 of 5413	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	3544 of 5107	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.4	3934 of 5107	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	3885 of 5087	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	3694 of 5084	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	3225 of 4963	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.6	2958 of 4830	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	4024 of 5460	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	4527 of 5517	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	4048 of 5363	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	3969 of 5264	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	981 of 1110	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.1	3499 of 5173	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.7	3033 of 5084	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	4672 of 5628	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	4284 of 5643	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	4896 of 5638	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	4608 of 5663	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	1194 of 1272	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	3581 of 5510	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.2	3454 of 5431	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	1859 of 2761	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.1	1901 of 2783	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.3	1793 of 2781	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	1684 of 2740	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.4	612 of 894	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.8	1084 of 2715	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.1	845 of 2480	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.2	1071 of 2508	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	41.8	1320 of 2497	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.9	1534 of 2477	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.1	1563 of 2379	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.1	1382 of 2259	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.6	1236 of 2236	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.1	1280 of 2179	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.9	1132 of 2063	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.7	1136 of 2005	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	34.0	1287 of 1999	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	29.2	1267 of 1804	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	29.0	1260 of 1777	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	28.1	1236 of 1769	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.5	1390 of 1478	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	1513 of 1521	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	55.9	354 of 1540	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	52.3	94 of 363	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	42.3	608 of 1442	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.3	353 of 1364	74.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	1400 of 2533	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.6	1916 of 2551	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	1536 of 2531	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	1568 of 2509	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.6	315 of 738	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.4	1053 of 2380	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.6	920 of 2262	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	1432 of 2395	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	1477 of 2388	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	1351 of 2374	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.5	1241 of 2359	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.0	603 of 2213	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	71.7	419 of 2072	79.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	1612 of 2542	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	1610 of 2579	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	1376 of 2531	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.6	1176 of 2458	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.6	393 of 721	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.8	688 of 2369	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	72.1	438 of 2230	80.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	2026 of 2534	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.9	1528 of 2552	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	1604 of 2538	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	1522 of 2527	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.2	658 of 763	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.9	985 of 2407	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.6	680 of 2273	70.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2024)38th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile-6 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)45th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)6th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-16 vs state

Mathematics23%-14 vs state

Science20%-12 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)							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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Kings River Elementary	Public	K-8	3961 Avenue 400	Kingsburg	93631	Tulare County	Kings River Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 897-7209	389	20	19.4	87.7%	15 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	370 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	23.7	4527^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.7%		20.4	4823^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	17.8%	296	10.8	27.7	20.2	37.5	24.4	33.3	25.5	32.7	44.4	33.0	31.7	31.0	22.2	17.0	20.4	19.6	23.4	$46,614	$44,920	$1,694
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	$26,509	$25,748	$761
Grand View Elementary	Public	K-6	39746 Road 64	Dinuba	93618	Tulare County	Dinuba Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 595-7275	356	15	23.7	89.0%	9 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	335 (94.1%)	7 (2.0%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	49.7	2609^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.5%		38.5	3267^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.3%	658	22.9		22.9	57.1	34.5	43.8	63.8			49.5	54.8	28.8	33.3	33.9			36.5	$19,218	$17,578	$1,640
Lincoln Elementary	Public, Charter	2-3	1900 Mariposa St.	Kingsburg	93631	Fresno County	Kingsburg Elementary Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 897-5141	442	20	22.1	70.1%	107 (24.2%)	2 (0.5%)	291 (65.8%)	19 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.2%)								(n/a)				66.1						66.1	63.0						63.0	$16,879	$15,856	$1,023
Washington Elementary	Public, Charter	K	1501 Ellis St.	Kingsburg	93631	Fresno County	Kingsburg Elementary Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 897-2955	285	13	21.9	69.1%	69 (24.2%)	2 (0.7%)	189 (66.3%)	9 (3.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.3%)								(n/a)																		$18,875	$17,838	$1,037
Roosevelt Elementary	Public, Charter	1	1185 Tenth St.	Kingsburg	93631	Fresno County	Kingsburg Elementary Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 897-5193	186	9	20.6	73.7%	34 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	138 (74.2%)	6 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)								(n/a)																		$20,745	$19,636	$1,109
Traver Elementary	Public	K-8	36736 Canal Dr.	Traver	93673	Tulare County	Traver Joint Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 897-0236	235	11	21.3	71.5%	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	228 (97.0%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.9	4145^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.2%		28.5	4066^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.7%	79	4.0	14.3	8.7	25.0	30.0	28.0	52.6	34.5	38.1	37.2	33.3	40.0	8.0	15.8	24.1	33.3	23.5	$43,046	$42,264	$782
Central Valley Home	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-8	1776 Sixth Ave.	Kingsburg	93631	Fresno County	Kingsburg Elementary Charter	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 897-6740	119	4	29.6	87.4%	16 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (80.7%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.2%)	8.8	5696^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.7%		19	4935^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.9%	761	0.0	21.1	12.9	9.5	15.4	16.7	23.1	26.9	36.8	22.1	14.3	0.0	0.0	23.1	18.5	26.3	15.2	$18,445	$17,552	$893
Wilson Elementary	Public	K-6	305 East Kamm Ave.	Dinuba	93618	Tulare County	Dinuba Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 595-7370	545	24	22.7	80.7%	13 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	523 (96.0%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49.9	2598^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.6%		54.4	2317^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.5%	281	18.0		18.0	59.7	39.4	45.6	53.1			49.3	66.7	41.2	30.4	24.4			39.0	$18,693	$17,026	$1,667
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

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Kings River Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.7% of California elementary schools.

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Kings River Union Elementary

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Students at Kings River Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 4% White.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 389 students attended Kings River Elementary.

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