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Kern Avenue Elementary

Q: Is Kern Avenue Elementary a good school?

Kern Avenue Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.2% of California elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Kern Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 700 students attended Kern Avenue Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Kern Avenue Elementary?

Students at Kern Avenue Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Kern Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Kern Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : McFarland Junior High High : McFarland High School Early College

Public Grades K-6

4847^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of California elementary schools

Summary

Kern Avenue Elementary is a public K-6 school serving about 700 students in the McFarland Unified school district, which serves a high-need community in California's Central Valley.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with student test scores in English, math, and science well below state averages. Its statewide ranking is in the bottom 25% of elementary schools. Interestingly, there are notable performance gaps even within its own district; for instance, Horizon Elementary in McFarland achieves substantially higher scores. A more striking comparison is with neighboring districts like Delano Union Elementary, where schools such as Harvest Elementary post much stronger results despite serving student families with similar economic backgrounds.

However, Kern Avenue has one standout strength: student attendance. The school has dramatically reduced chronic absenteeism to just 5%, a rate far better than the state average and a remarkable achievement that suggests a strong, positive school culture. Other areas needing attention include a large performance gap between male and female students and a high student-teacher ratio of 25-to-1, which is larger than most nearby schools in Delano.

700

Students ?

25.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,724

Per pupil spending ?

82.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

356 West Kern Ave.
Mc Farland, CA 93250-1351

(661) 792-3033

District: McFarland Unified

Students who attend Kern Avenue Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.9%

Asian:

1.7%

White:

0.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 19th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg28%

California avg41%

4,847^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	19.7	4847 of 5857	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	4765 of 5869	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	4347 of 5859	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	4652 of 5883	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	1140 of 1417	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	4824 of 5789	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	4762 of 5662	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.6	5142 of 5692	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	24.2	4246 of 5614	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.6	4563 of 5611	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.4	4779 of 5530	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.4	4056 of 5390	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.4	4035 of 5377	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.5	4743 of 5314	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	11.4	4937 of 5193	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	17.1	4525 of 5113	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.6	4087 of 5113	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.7	4150 of 4818	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.8	4122 of 4822	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	8.6	4734 of 4809	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	14.1	2227 of 2227	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.6	1312 of 2585	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.3	1875 of 3162	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.4	1386 of 3245	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.3	2179 of 3311	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.2	321 of 602	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.8	1559 of 3275	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.0	2060 of 3246	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	5192 of 5597	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	4899 of 5612	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	4494 of 5609	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	4507 of 5635	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	1032 of 1267	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	4444 of 5492	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	4655 of 5413	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	3971 of 5107	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	3875 of 5107	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.6	3257 of 5087	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	3649 of 5084	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	3847 of 4963	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	3777 of 4830	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	170 of 429	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.0	235 of 364	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.9	177 of 335	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	4183 of 5460	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	4347 of 5517	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	3638 of 5363	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.7	3862 of 5264	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.5	758 of 1110	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.7	4113 of 5173	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	3966 of 5084	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	4177 of 5628	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	4228 of 5643	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	3819 of 5638	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.6	4362 of 5663	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	1003 of 1272	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	4811 of 5510	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	4369 of 5431	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	2543 of 2847	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.5	1261 of 2635	52.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)60th percentile+43 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)41st percentile+22 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2022)<1st percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-22 vs state

Mathematics19%-18 vs state

Science18%-15 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Kern Avenue Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Kern Avenue Elementary?

Students at Kern Avenue Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Kern Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Kern Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

How many students attend Kern Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 700 students attended Kern Avenue Elementary.

Is Kern Avenue Elementary a good school?

Kern Avenue Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.2% of California elementary schools.

What district is Kern Avenue Elementary in?

McFarland Unified

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