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Browning Road STEAM Academy

Public Grades K-6

4731^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of California elementary schools

Summary

Browning Road STEAM Academy is a K-6 elementary school serving 453 students in McFarland Unified, a district that faces significant educational challenges in California's Central Valley.

Academically, the school performs below state averages, with about 29% of students proficient in English and 20% in math, placing it lower than other local schools like Horizon Elementary and Kern Avenue Elementary. Despite its STEAM focus, math scores are a particular area of concern. However, the school has shown slow, steady improvement from very low rankings several years ago and receives the highest per-student funding in its district, at over $19,000 per student.

A notable strength is the school's success in getting students to attend class regularly; its chronic absenteeism rate of 7.9% is less than half the state average and has improved dramatically. The school also shows relative strengths in supporting English Language Learners and students experiencing homelessness. When compared to schools in the neighboring Delano Union Elementary district, such as Del Vista Math and Science Academy, Browning Road and other McFarland Unified schools generally have lower academic performance, suggesting broader district-level factors may be at play.

453

Students ?

25.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,021

Per pupil spending ?

89.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

410 East Perkins
Mc Farland, CA 93250-1230

(661) 792-2113

District: McFarland Unified

Students who attend Browning Road STEAM Academy usually attend:

Middle:	McFarland Junior High
High:	McFarland High School Early College

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.6%

White:

0.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 20 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg28%

California avg41%

4,731^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the McFarland Unified

1172^nd of 1,543McFarland 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	21.1	4731 of 5857	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	4942 of 5869	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	5594 of 5859	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	5118 of 5883	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	1361 of 1417	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	5553 of 5789	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	5572 of 5662	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.4	5235 of 5692	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.7	5061 of 5614	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.9	5011 of 5611	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.4	4015 of 5530	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.8	3680 of 5390	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	22.6	4496 of 5377	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.4	4574 of 5314	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	11.4	4938 of 5193	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.4	4756 of 5113	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	14.5	4680 of 5113	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	13.3	4440 of 4818	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	9.5	4670 of 4822	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	9.2	4709 of 4809	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	29.8	1808 of 2585	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.9	2351 of 3162	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	2859 of 3245	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	2688 of 3311	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.6	541 of 602	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	2302 of 3275	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	2708 of 3246	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	4303 of 5597	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	4630 of 5612	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	5232 of 5609	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	5035 of 5635	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	1207 of 1267	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	5317 of 5492	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	5340 of 5413	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	3778 of 5107	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	3995 of 5107	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	4754 of 5087	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	4226 of 5084	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	4706 of 4963	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	4745 of 4830	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	280 of 429	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	221 of 364	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.8	309 of 335	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	328 of 356	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	4308 of 5460	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	4489 of 5517	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	5121 of 5363	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	4454 of 5264	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	1052 of 1110	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	4883 of 5173	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	5008 of 5084	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	4707 of 5628	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	4857 of 5643	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	5434 of 5638	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	4724 of 5663	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	1214 of 1272	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	5249 of 5510	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	5342 of 5431	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)35th percentile+16 vs school

Disabled (2019)30th percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)26th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile~ school

Male (2025)16th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy29%-20 vs state

Mathematics20%-18 vs state

Science18%-14 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)	% Hepatitis B (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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Browning Road STEAM Academy	Public	K-6	410 East Perkins	Mc Farland	93250	Kern County	McFarland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 792-2113	453	18	25.1	89.8%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	451 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21.1	4731^st of 5857 public elementary schools	19.2%		18.9	4942^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	15.8%	211	18.3		18.3	26.9	26.2	25.7	36.4			29.2	23.1	20.0	14.3	22.4			19.8	82.3	85.4	95.8	94.8	84.4	89.6	$23,021	$20,242	$2,779
Kern Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	356 West Kern Ave.	Mc Farland	93250	Kern County	McFarland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 792-3033	700	28	25.0	82.7%	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	678 (96.9%)	12 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	19.7	4847^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.2%		21.1	4765^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.8%	82	17.9		17.9	24.1	20.3	30.2	32.0			27.2	19.5	15.2	15.1	26.2			19.2	81.0	81.0	92.2	91.4	81.9	85.3	$19,724	$17,246	$2,478
Horizon Elementary	Public	K-6	800 South Garzoli Ave.	Mc Farland	93250	Kern County	McFarland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 792-3081	542	21	26.4	87.8%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	528 (97.4%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39.5	3256^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.4%		43.4	2966^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.5%	290	11.4		11.4	33.3	39.0	35.4	47.6			39.2	53.6	42.9	22.8	31.0			36.9	77.1	80.7	89.2	90.4	80.7	86.8	$21,272	$18,828	$2,444
Pond Elementary	Public	K-8	29585 Pond Rd.	Wasco	93280	Kern County	Pond Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 792-2545	175	10	17.1	96.0%	8 (4.6%)	1 (0.6%)	160 (91.4%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	22.9	4602^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	21.4%		21.1	4757^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.9%	155	26.7	8.7	15.8	22.2	33.3	20.0	22.2	0.0	34.8	22.2	40.7	31.3	6.7	11.1	10.5	17.4	21.2	89.3					89.3	$44,403	$41,906	$2,497
Nueva Vista Language Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	120 Garces Hwy.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-5070	684	35	19.8	80.4%	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	624 (91.2%)	40 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	56.6	2227^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.0%		53.7	2363^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	59.7%	136	37.8		37.8	49.5	41.4	54.1				48.9	56.0	34.1	36.9				42.9							$37,790	$35,370	$2,420
Del Vista Math and Science Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	710 Quincy St.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-5040	526	26	20.5	89.9%	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	486 (92.4%)	27 (5.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	45.4	2857^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.2%		49.7	2573^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	56.2%	284	26.0		26.0	39.8	48.1	42.6				43.4	35.7	39.5	40.6				38.7	98.0			98.0			$37,439	$34,932	$2,507
Harvest Elementary	Public	K-5	1320 Vassar Ave.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 720-2725	365	21	17.7	81.1%	14 (3.8%)	3 (0.8%)	294 (80.5%)	47 (12.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	59.9	2076^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.6%		64.9	1824^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.9%	252	39.7		39.7	42.9	64.1	41.3				47.5	46.4	59.0	44.4				48.7							$32,489	$29,410	$3,079
Pioneer	Public	K-8	1001 Hiett Ave.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 474-4911	1,043	50	20.7	87.4%	15 (1.4%)	9 (0.9%)	961 (92.1%)	45 (4.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.0%)	47.1	2755^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.0%		38.5	3271^st of 5869 public elementary schools	44.3%	516	18.9	22.1	20.6	51.1	38.5	34.0	53.7	62.4	53.3	50.0	46.8	32.7	26.4	46.8	44.0	44.7	40.8							$22,522	$19,802	$2,720
Fremont Elementary	Public	K-5	1318 Clinton St.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-5050	440	22	20.3	91.8%	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	404 (91.8%)	23 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	29	4039^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.0%		26.8	4226^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.0%	187	30.2		30.2	32.4	19.4	50.0				33.5	20.8	17.4	30.2				22.6							$27,601	$24,724	$2,877
Princeton Street Elementary	Public	K-5	1959 Princeton St.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-5080	308	16	19.6	89.6%	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	266 (86.4%)	32 (10.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	29.5	3994^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.8%		35	3522^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	40.0%	472	20.0		20.0	36.5	33.3	24.1				31.3	33.9	34.4	25.5				31.4	96.6			96.6			$30,178	$27,536	$2,642

Frequently Asked Questions about Browning Road STEAM Academy

What district is Browning Road STEAM Academy in?

McFarland Unified

How many students attend Browning Road STEAM Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 453 students attended Browning Road STEAM Academy.

What schools do graduates of Browning Road STEAM Academy attend?

Students who attend Browning Road STEAM Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : McFarland Junior High
High : McFarland High School Early College

Is Browning Road STEAM Academy a good school?

Browning Road STEAM Academy ranks in the bottom 19.2% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Browning Road STEAM Academy?

Students at Browning Road STEAM Academy are 100% Hispanic.

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