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Kirkwood Elementary

Public Grades K-8

Summary

Kirkwood Elementary is a small, rural K-8 school of about 105 students in Corning, CA, operating as its own district and serving a community with a lower rate of economic need than many of its neighbors.

The school's standout feature is its exceptional student attendance, with a near-perfect record that is the best in the area and far exceeds the state average, suggesting a very positive and engaging school environment. Academically, Kirkwood shows a mixed picture: while its English and math scores are generally below the state average, it performs notably better in science, even exceeding the state. However, performance varies widely by grade, with concerning drops in subjects like 8th-grade math. Compared to nearby schools with similar student demographics, such as Lake Elementary, Kirkwood's academic results are not as strong, but it operates very cost-effectively, achieving its results with lower per-student spending than most schools in the Corning Union Elementary district.

Overall, Kirkwood Elementary is a close-knit school that excels at getting students to show up and engages them well in science, but faces challenges in achieving consistent academic excellence across all grades and core subjects. Its efficient use of resources and strong community foundation are significant assets that provide a solid base for future improvement.

105

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,802

Per pupil spending ?

41%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2049 Kirkwood Rd.
Corning, CA 96021-9719

(530) 824-7773

District: Kirkwood Elementary

Students who attend Kirkwood Elementary usually attend:

High:

Corning Union High

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.7%

Hispanic:

14.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 83rd percentile in 2018 → 59th in 2022

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (36% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 83rd-percentile peak (2018) to 59th (2022)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg36%

California avg41%

1,467^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 41 pts since 2022

From top 12% (2022) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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
2022	52.4	2419 of 5883	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.4	616 of 1417	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.0	1884 of 5789	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	84.0	944 of 5662	83.3%	★★★★☆
2017	54.9	2280 of 5692	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	68.6	1589 of 5614	71.7%	★★★★☆
2015	52.5	2315 of 5611	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.1	2156 of 5390	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	52.5	2450 of 5377	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	1467 of 2761	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	1786 of 2781	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	87.4	333 of 2740	87.8%	★★★★☆
2011	77.9	341 of 2236	84.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	78.1	281 of 1555	81.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Middle school

White (2022)82nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-8 vs state

Science35%~ state avg

Mathematics32%-5 vs state

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Schools Near Kirkwood Elementary

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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
Kirkwood Elementary	Public	K-8	2049 Kirkwood Rd.	Corning	96021	Tehama County	Kirkwood Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 824-7773	105	5	21.0	41.0%	90 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		23.1	34.8		15.4				53.9	40.9		30.8				15.4	31.8							$14,802	$433	$14,369
Columbia Academy	Public	K-8	1785 Columbia Ave.	Corning	96021	Tehama County	Corning Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 824-7797	8	2	3.9		3 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (62.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																								$70,168	$2,439	$67,729
Olive View Elementary	Public	K-6	1402 Fig St.	Corning	96021	Tehama County	Corning Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 824-7715	549	23	23.8	89.6%	104 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	433 (78.9%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	17.1	5089^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.1%		17.9	5036^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.2%	53	13.6		13.6	19.7	31.6	22.5	14.9			22.9	29.9	25.0	8.0	20.4			20.3	95.9	96.9			96.9	96.9	$17,747	$2,503	$15,244
West Street Elementary	Public	K-6	900 West St.	Corning	96021	Tehama County	Corning Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 824-7705	324	14	23.1	90.4%	71 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	241 (74.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.2%)	23	4590^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.6%		23.9	4479^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.7%	111	20.0		20.0	21.2	40.0	30.0				29.9	17.3	35.6	12.8				21.5							$19,100	$2,995	$16,105
Woodson Elementary	Public	K-6	N 150 Toomes Ave.	Corning	96021	Tehama County	Corning Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 824-7720	486	22	22.0	89.5%	110 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	360 (74.1%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	21.6	4698^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.8%		19.9	4873^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	17.0%	175	13.8		13.8	29.4	24.6	31.4	24.5			27.9	26.8	29.6	23.9	13.7			24.2	95.9			95.9		97.3	$17,781	$2,514	$15,267
Capay Joint Union Elementary	Public	K-8	7504 Cutting Ave.	Orland	95963	Tehama County	Capay Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 865-1222	211	10	21.1	41.2%	118 (55.9%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (43.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	39.7	3237^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.7%		66.2	1769^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.9%	1468	23.5	15.8	19.4	34.8	40.9	17.7	33.3	41.2	21.1	31.9	60.9	31.8	23.5	41.2	23.5	10.5	33.0							$16,093	$2,001	$14,092
Lake Elementary	Public	K-8	4672 County Road North	Orland	95963	Glenn County	Lake Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 865-1255	196	10	20.6	43.4%	124 (63.3%)	1 (0.5%)	66 (33.7%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	59.1	2112^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.9%		69.9	1602^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	72.7%	510	24.0	50.0	34.9	71.4	54.6	24.0	89.5	81.0	88.9	65.9	81.0	40.9	12.0	73.7	28.6	55.6	46.8							$15,741	$1,506	$14,235
Mill Street Elementary	Public	K-2	102 Second St.	Orland	95963	Glenn County	Orland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 865-1240	521	27	19.3	86.9%	121 (23.2%)	3 (0.6%)	374 (71.8%)	7 (1.3%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)								(n/a)																		93.6		98.4	94.7	97.9	98.4	$18,596	$2,886	$15,710
Vina Elementary	Public	1-8	7th and D Sts.	Vina	96092	Tehama County	Los Molinos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 839-2182	80	4	20.5	52.5%	40 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.0%)	55.1	2302^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	60.7%		78.8	1210^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.4%	1092	46.2	43.8	44.8		35.7	46.2	41.7		56.3	41.7		30.8	53.9	50.0		62.5	50.7							$15,863	$1,301	$14,562
Richfield Elementary	Public	K-8	23875 River Rd.	Corning	96021	Tehama County	Richfield Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 824-3354	253	11	23.0	52.2%	107 (42.3%)	0 (0.0%)	134 (53.0%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	43.3	2988^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.0%		49	2612^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.5%	376	33.3	19.2	26.0	53.6	37.9	37.5	37.5	60.0	53.9	46.8	35.7	44.8	29.2	25.0	36.0	42.3	35.9							$8,245	$2,659	$5,586

Frequently Asked Questions about Kirkwood Elementary

What schools do graduates of Kirkwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Kirkwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Corning Union High

How many students attend Kirkwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 105 students attended Kirkwood Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Kirkwood Elementary?

Students at Kirkwood Elementary are 86% White, 14% Hispanic.

What district is Kirkwood Elementary in?

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