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Pond Elementary

Public Grades K-8

4602^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of California elementary schools

Summary

Pond Elementary is a small public school serving about 175 students in grades K-8 in Wasco, CA, operating within the Pond Union Elementary district, which ranks in the bottom 9% of all districts in the state.

Academically, the school performs below state averages, with recent proficiency rates of 22% in English, 21% in Math, and 16% in Science, placing it in the 21st percentile statewide; this represents a significant decline from a decade ago when it ranked in the 58th percentile. Notably, there are large performance gaps between grade levels and between male and female students, and these lower scores persist even though the school spends more per student ($22,628) and has a better student-teacher ratio (17:1) than many nearby schools like Del Vista Math and Science Academy or Pioneer.

A bright spot is a dramatic recent improvement in student attendance, with chronic absenteeism dropping to an excellent 2.2%. However, this has not yet led to academic gains, and the school's challenges may be influenced by its district context, as higher-performing neighboring schools with similar student demographics are part of the Delano Union Elementary district.

175

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$44,403

Per pupil spending ?

96%

Free/discounted lunch ?

29585 Pond Rd.
Wasco, CA 93280-9772

(661) 792-2545

District: Pond Union Elementary

Students who attend Pond Elementary usually attend:

High:

Robert F. Kennedy High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.4%

White:

4.6%

Two or more races:

2.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 7th percentile in 2023 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 21st (2025) from a 7th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 27 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg21%

California avg41%

Elementary school

4,602^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 35 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

2,411^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 46 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1401^st of 1,543Pond 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	4602 of 5857	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	4757 of 5869	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	5424 of 5859	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	5043 of 5883	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.4	876 of 1417	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.6	4832 of 5789	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	3574 of 5662	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.7	4107 of 5692	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	52.4	2372 of 5614	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.2	2434 of 5611	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.7	2310 of 5530	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.5	2080 of 5390	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.4	2274 of 5377	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.1	1980 of 5314	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	46.0	2707 of 5193	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.0	2551 of 5113	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	40.0	2907 of 5113	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	31.3	3215 of 4818	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	11.2	4583 of 4822	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	12.8	4500 of 4809	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	12.5	5324 of 5612	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	3573 of 5492	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.8	2673 of 5413	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	3991 of 5107	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	4113 of 5107	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	4751 of 5087	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	4394 of 5084	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	4108 of 4963	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.9	2741 of 4830	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	3877 of 5460	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	4272 of 5517	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	4913 of 5363	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	4539 of 5264	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.3	466 of 1110	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.8	3957 of 5173	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.3	2862 of 5084	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	7.3	5604 of 5638	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	5580 of 5663	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	45.6	625 of 1272	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	2411 of 2761	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	2155 of 2783	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.4	1476 of 2781	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.9	1656 of 2740	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.2	265 of 894	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	46.5	1253 of 2715	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.2	912 of 2480	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	35.0	1535 of 2508	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	63.5	791 of 2497	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.9	1012 of 2477	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	49.7	1158 of 2379	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	50.7	1081 of 2259	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	42.0	1302 of 2236	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.8	1314 of 2179	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	28.3	1518 of 2063	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.9	1708 of 2005	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	8.2	1901 of 1999	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	32.8	1192 of 1804	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	36.8	1068 of 1777	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	26.3	1283 of 1769	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2021	68.0	203 of 738	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	33.1	1516 of 2380	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.2	784 of 2262	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	2035 of 2395	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	1685 of 2388	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.9	1039 of 2374	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.0	1227 of 2359	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.6	742 of 2213	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.9	494 of 2072	76.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	2143 of 2542	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	1877 of 2579	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.7	1154 of 2531	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.1	1049 of 2458	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	82.7	71 of 721	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	55.7	860 of 2369	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.8	559 of 2230	74.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	2383 of 2534	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	2452 of 2552	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	1698 of 2538	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	1478 of 2527	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.8	285 of 763	62.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2024)5th percentile-14 vs school

Male (2023)1st percentile-7 vs school

Middle school

Female (2021)72nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy22%-27 vs state

Mathematics21%-16 vs state

Science16%-17 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
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
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
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
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
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
Albany Park Elementary	Public	K-5	235 West 20th Ave.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-5020	319	17	19.1	87.5%	5 (1.6%)	4 (1.3%)	257 (80.6%)	46 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.6%)	36	3495^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.3%		29.1	4001^st of 5869 public elementary schools	31.8%	506	35.7		35.7	37.3	21.6	58.2				39.4	22.0	11.8	33.9				22.9							$29,038	$26,484	$2,554
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
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
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
Terrace Elementary	Public	K-5	1999 Norwalk St.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-5060	363	18	20.1	90.9%	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	318 (87.6%)	31 (8.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	38.2	3333^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	43.1%		47.6	2693^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	54.1%	640	22.6		22.6	41.3	49.2	31.7				40.7	29.8	45.9	21.0				32.4							$27,565	$25,114	$2,451

Frequently Asked Questions about Pond Elementary

Is Pond Elementary a good school?

Pond Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.4% of California elementary schools.

What district is Pond Elementary in?

Pond Union Elementary

What schools do graduates of Pond Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pond Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Robert F. Kennedy High

What is the racial makeup of Pond Elementary?

Students at Pond Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 5% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Pond Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 175 students attended Pond Elementary.

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