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John C Martinez Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4734^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of California elementary schools

Summary

John C Martinez Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 434 students in the rural community of Parlier, operating within the Parlier Unified district, which faces significant resource challenges.

While the school's overall academic ranking is low compared to the state, it is a relative strength within its own district, outperforming peers like Cesar E Chavez Elementary in math, English, and science. Most notably, the school has achieved a dramatic turnaround in student attendance, reducing chronic absenteeism from over 50% to just 11.6% in three years, a rate now better than the district and state averages. The school also shows particular effectiveness in supporting English Learners and migrant students, with these groups ranking higher statewide than the school's overall average.

When compared to schools in neighboring districts with similar student populations, such as James Garfield Elementary in Selma Unified or Del Rey Elementary in Sanger Unified, the performance gap highlights the impact of broader district systems. Within Parlier, the success of John C Martinez and S Ben Benavidez Elementary suggests that specific school-level strategies in attendance and targeted support can make a meaningful difference even in a challenging environment.

434

Students ?

27.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

97.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13174 East Parlier Ave.
Parlier, CA 93648-2227

(559) 646-3527

District: Parlier Unified

Students who attend John C Martinez Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Parlier Junior High
High:	Parlier High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.9%

White:

1.4%

Two or more races:

0.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 22 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg18%

California avg41%

4,734^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Parlier Unified

1434^th of 1,543Parlier 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	21.0	4734 of 5857	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	4854 of 5869	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	5143 of 5859	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	5444 of 5883	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	1253 of 1417	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	5077 of 5789	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	4331 of 5662	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.0	4785 of 5692	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.9	4627 of 5614	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.3	4958 of 5611	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.2	4982 of 5530	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	19.9	4648 of 5390	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.5	4919 of 5377	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.1	5107 of 5314	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.6	5170 of 5193	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.5	5024 of 5113	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.4	4992 of 5113	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.4	4760 of 4818	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	11.2	4585 of 4822	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	27.3	3398 of 4809	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	41.2	1733 of 3162	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.4	1517 of 3245	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.8	1980 of 3311	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.2	356 of 602	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.9	1497 of 3275	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.1	1498 of 3246	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	4444 of 5597	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	4878 of 5612	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	4558 of 5609	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	5123 of 5635	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	1057 of 1267	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	4866 of 5492	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	4073 of 5413	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	3827 of 5107	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	3824 of 5107	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	4194 of 5087	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	4578 of 5084	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	4085 of 4963	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	3282 of 4830	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	4100 of 5460	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	4328 of 5517	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	4439 of 5363	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	4709 of 5264	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.5	825 of 1110	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	4193 of 5173	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	3372 of 5084	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	4626 of 5628	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	4376 of 5643	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	5135 of 5638	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	5221 of 5663	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	1166 of 1272	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	4816 of 5510	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	4277 of 5431	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	40 of 78	48.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.5	34 of 74	54.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Migrant (2025)49th percentile+30 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)45th percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile~ school

Male (2025)18th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-22 vs state

Mathematics21%-16 vs state

Science17%-16 vs state

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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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
John C Martinez Elementary	Public	K-6	13174 East Parlier Ave.	Parlier	93648	Fresno County	Parlier Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 646-3527	434	16	27.1	97.5%	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	425 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	21	4734^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.2%		20.2	4854^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.3%	120																	16.7		16.7	26.4	16.4	31.2	35.7			27.3	31.5	14.8	14.8	26.3			21.5
S Ben Benavidez Elementary	Public	K-6	13900 Tuolumne St.	Parlier	93648	Fresno County	Parlier Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 646-2963	409	18	22.7	95.6%	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	404 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25.4	4358^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.6%		27.4	4165^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.0%	193																	7.3		7.3	35.9	18.3	44.1	20.5			29.3	43.4	25.0	30.4	14.1			26.9
Mathew J Brletic Elementary	Public	K-6	601 Third St.	Parlier	93648	Fresno County	Parlier Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 646-3551	407	16	25.4	95.3%	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	398 (97.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18.1	4999^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.6%		20.7	4795^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.3%	204																	20.0		20.0	30.5	23.7	38.0	20.7			27.9	25.4	11.7	12.0	12.1			15.4	96.4	96.4		96.4	96.4
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
Indianola Elementary	Public	K-6	11524 East Dinuba Ave.	Selma	93662	Fresno County	Selma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 898-6680	420	18	22.9	87.1%	15 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	374 (89.0%)	26 (6.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	25.1	4389^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.1%		28.4	4081^st of 5869 public elementary schools	30.5%	308																	24.6		24.6	21.4	23.1	32.8	37.1			29.3	19.3	11.3	18.0	36.2			22.1
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
Andrew Jackson Elementary	Public	K-6	2220 Huntsman Ave.	Selma	93662	Fresno County	Selma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 898-6690	640	27	23.7	91.4%	28 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	578 (90.3%)	23 (3.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	35.5	3538^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.6%		35.7	3469^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.9%	69																	30.5		30.5	35.9	24.2	51.1	47.0			39.4	36.6	26.4	24.5	18.1			26.6
Del Rey Elementary	Public	K-6	10620 Morro St.	Del Rey	93616	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 524-6060	234	12	20.3	85.9%	5 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	218 (93.2%)	9 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	53.2	2415^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.8%		50.2	2546^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.6%	131		0.0	0.0	0.0		4.8	13.3	8.3		14.3	13.3	13.9		0.0	0.0	0.0	25.6		25.6	54.6	53.5	35.9	45.2			46.7	69.6	44.2	30.8	40.6			43.8	92.9		92.9		92.9	$20,416	$1,531	$18,885
Theodore Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-6	1802 Floral Ave.	Selma	93662	Fresno County	Selma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 898-6700	634	24	26.9	92.4%	24 (3.8%)	3 (0.5%)	585 (92.3%)	14 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	37.4	3383^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	42.2%		32.6	3724^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.5%	341																	17.9		17.9	46.5	37.6	41.5	48.3			43.2	31.9	32.3	24.5	28.1			29.0	97.3
Woodrow Wilson Elementary	Public	K-6	1325 Stillman St.	Selma	93662	Fresno County	Selma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 898-6730	335	16	20.8	91.3%	20 (6.0%)	2 (0.6%)	305 (91.0%)	5 (1.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20.5	4792^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	18.2%		22.9	4589^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.8%	203																	23.8		23.8	28.0	29.2	45.2	21.9			29.9	17.7	24.5	9.5	12.1			15.9

Frequently Asked Questions about John C Martinez Elementary

How many students attend John C Martinez Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 434 students attended John C Martinez Elementary.

What schools do graduates of John C Martinez Elementary attend?

Students who attend John C Martinez Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Parlier Junior High
High : Parlier High

What is the racial makeup of John C Martinez Elementary?

Students at John C Martinez Elementary are 98% Hispanic, 1% White.

Is John C Martinez Elementary a good school?

John C Martinez Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.2% of California elementary schools.

What district is John C Martinez Elementary in?

Parlier Unified

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