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Pixley Elementary

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Pixley Elementary ranks 4359 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

4359^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of California elementary schools

Summary

Pixley Elementary is a public elementary school serving 552 students in grades K-5 in Pixley, California. The school is part of the Pixley Union Elementary School District, which is ranked 1228 out of 1565 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pixley Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the state and its local district on standardized test scores, with only 33.08% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 25.19% proficient or better in math, compared to 48.81% and 37.3% statewide, respectively. The school also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 11.0% to 24.9% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Pixley Elementary serves an extremely high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic status backgrounds, with 96.2% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, much higher than the state average and most nearby schools.

Despite the high per-student spending at Pixley Elementary ($21,778 in 2023-2024), the school's academic outcomes remain poor, suggesting that simply increasing funding may not be enough to improve performance without addressing other underlying issues. Interestingly, Pixley Elementary's homeless student population performs relatively well, ranking in the top 25% of California schools for this subgroup in 2024-2025, which may provide valuable insights for improving outcomes for other student groups. Overall, Pixley Elementary faces significant challenges in serving its high-needs student population, and targeted interventions and support are needed to address the root causes of the school's struggles.

530

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,778

Per pupil spending ?

96.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 North School St.
Pixley, CA 93256-9557

(559) 757-3131

District: Pixley Union Elementary

Students who attend Pixley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Pixley Middle
High:	Mission Oak High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.6%

White:

4.5%

African American:

0.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 16 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg27%

California avg41%

4,359^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1212^th of 1,543Pixley 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	4359 of 5857	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	4350 of 5869	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	4228 of 5859	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	4248 of 5883	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	1206 of 1417	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	4655 of 5789	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	5260 of 5662	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.8	5552 of 5692	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.2	5522 of 5614	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.1	5411 of 5611	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.5	5273 of 5530	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	15.1	4954 of 5390	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	12.5	5103 of 5377	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.9	5153 of 5314	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.8	4922 of 5193	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	14.4	4689 of 5113	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	18.3	4424 of 5113	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.4	4257 of 4818	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	15.0	4336 of 4822	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.3	4172 of 4809	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.2	1806 of 3162	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.4	1523 of 3245	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.8	1888 of 3311	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.6	543 of 602	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	2766 of 3275	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	2674 of 3246	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	3940 of 5597	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	4566 of 5612	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	4231 of 5609	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	3957 of 5635	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	1078 of 1267	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	4506 of 5492	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	4952 of 5413	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	3454 of 5107	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	3289 of 5107	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	3155 of 5087	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.7	3244 of 5084	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.1	3750 of 4963	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	4408 of 4830	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.8	116 of 429	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	39.1	224 of 364	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	244 of 356	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	3457 of 5460	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	3621 of 5517	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	3263 of 5363	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	3224 of 5264	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.4	810 of 1110	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	3871 of 5173	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	4623 of 5084	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	4418 of 5628	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	3820 of 5643	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	3887 of 5638	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.0	4135 of 5663	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	1065 of 1272	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	4324 of 5510	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	5071 of 5431	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.2	47 of 74	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)73rd percentile+47 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)43rd percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+11 vs school

Migrant (2024)36th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-16 vs state

Mathematics25%-12 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)	% 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	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pixley Elementary	Public	K-5	300 North School St.	Pixley	93256	Tulare County	Pixley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 757-3131	530	27	19.6	96.4%	24 (4.5%)	4 (0.8%)	496 (93.6%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25.4	4359^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.6%		25.2	4350^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.9%	9	17.7		17.7	32.6	32.6	34.1				33.1	32.6	24.7	17.7				25.2	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	$21,778	$2,270	$19,508
Saucelito Elementary	Public	K-8	17615 Avenue 104	Terra Bella	93270	Tulare County	Saucelito Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 784-2164	75	5	13.8	78.7%	24 (32.0%)	4 (5.3%)	47 (62.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			21.4							44.2							27.9						$20,947	$547	$20,400
Earlimart Elementary	Public	K-5	192 South Church Rd.	Earlimart	93219	Tulare County	Earlimart Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 849-2651	481	29	16.5	88.4%	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	461 (95.8%)	15 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	14.1	5335^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.9%		13.4	5449^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.2%	114	9.1		9.1	24.0	22.0	24.7				23.5	22.7	15.9	14.3				17.5						$24,137	$4,111	$20,026
Alila	Public	K-5	850 West Washington Ave.	Earlimart	93219	Tulare County	Earlimart Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 849-4202	423	27	15.6	80.1%	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	403 (95.3%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.7%)	14.5	5309^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.4%		17.5	5068^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.6%	241	11.1		11.1	21.4	23.3	30.5				24.8	15.9	15.1	17.0				15.9						$25,637	$4,262	$21,375
Tipton Elementary	Public	K-8	370 North Evans Rd.	Tipton	93272	Tulare County	Tipton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 752-4213	485	27	17.8	94.6%	15 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	466 (96.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28.6	4088^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.2%		26	4288^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.9%	200	25.0	16.7	20.2	22.7	33.9	27.8	36.4	43.3	60.4	38.1	36.4	33.9	16.7	23.6	18.0	42.9	28.6						$20,140	$1,180	$18,960
Pleasant View Elementary	Public	K-8	14004 Road 184	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Pleasant View Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 784-6769	446	23	19.0	91.3%	18 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	399 (89.5%)	26 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	8.4	5716^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.4%		10.8	5641^st of 5869 public elementary schools	3.9%	75	4.6	12.0	8.5	9.1	17.8	18.2	16.3	15.0	18.0	15.5	12.7	15.6	6.8	9.8	13.3	10.0	11.5						$20,270	$1,656	$18,614
Woodville Elementary	Public	K-8	16541 Road 168	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Woodville Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 686-9713	371	20	18.5	94.9%	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	368 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41.9	3077^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.5%		35.9	3444^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.3%	367	30.0	8.3	19.7	37.0	23.8	65.0	34.3	18.4	27.8	34.6	50.0	21.4	45.0	17.1	26.3	22.2	31.2						$22,943	$2,845	$20,098
Allensworth Elementary	Public	K-8	3320 Young Rd.	Earlimart	93219	Tulare County	Allensworth Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 849-2401	118	7	16.8	97.5%	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	116 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.3	5720^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.3%		4.9	5860^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.2%	140	15.4	15.4	15.4			15.4	0.0	7.1	15.4	9.1			7.7	0.0	7.1	15.4	6.1						$19,040	$3,264	$15,776
Columbine Elementary	Public	K-8	2240 Road 160	Delano	93215	Tulare County	Columbine Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 725-8501	172	10	17.8	56.4%	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	152 (88.4%)	17 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	79.1	1190^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.7%		79.3	1185^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.8%	5	52.2	45.5	48.9	50.0	30.8	69.6	72.7	83.3	81.8	67.9	57.1	53.9	65.2	63.6	66.7	81.8	66.1						$14,283	$1,153	$13,130
Rockford Elementary	Public	K-8	14983 Road 208	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Rockford Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 784-5406	301	13	23.3	62.5%	122 (40.5%)	0 (0.0%)	160 (53.2%)	10 (3.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	23.5	4546^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.4%		23	4583^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	21.9%	37	3.7	14.7	9.8	29.0	36.1	22.2	46.9	44.7	58.8	40.4	16.1	19.4	11.1	28.1	21.1	32.4	21.7						$15,147	$876	$14,271

Frequently Asked Questions about Pixley Elementary

What schools do graduates of Pixley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pixley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pixley Middle
High : Mission Oak High

How many students attend Pixley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 530 students attended Pixley Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Pixley Elementary?

Students at Pixley Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 5% White.

What district is Pixley Elementary in?

Pixley Union Elementary

Is Pixley Elementary a good school?

Pixley Elementary ranks 4359^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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