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Avenal Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5665^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of California elementary schools

Summary

Avenal Elementary is a K–5 school in Avenal, California, serving 654 students in Reef-Sunset Unified. In 2025–2026, 16% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA), 12% in math and 11% in science, compared with 49%, 38% and 36% statewide. Avenal was behind California by 34 points in ELA, 26 in math and 25 in science. The most important concern is that proficiency is substantially below the state in every tested subject.

Compared with its district, Avenal’s results were mixed: it was 5 points below in ELA, but 3 points above in math and 1 point above in science. Nearby K–5 peers show a similar mix. Avenal’s ELA rate was below Tamarack Elementary (13%) and Huron Elementary (20%). Its math and science rates were higher than Tamarack’s (11% and 4%), but lower than Huron’s (26% and 13%). So math and science are relative strengths against the district and Tamarack, while ELA is the clearest weakness; none of these comparisons changes the larger gap with California.

Results have weakened over time: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, Avenal’s proficiency fell by 4 points in ELA, 6 in math and 4 in science, while state rates rose in all three. Attendance is also a concern: chronic absenteeism climbed from 16% in 2024–2025 to 23% in 2025–2026, above the state’s 18% and district’s 17%. SchoolDigger places Avenal in the state’s 3rd percentile with 0 stars for 2025–2026. Its English Learner statewide standing fell from the 54th percentile in 2021–2022 to the 11th in 2023–2024; Special Education students ranked at the 29th percentile in 2025–2026, versus 3rd overall. Avenal’s student–teacher ratio was 21.4 in 2024–2025, and 95% of students were eligible for free/reduced lunch that school year.

654

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,435

Per pupil spending ?

94.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

96%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

500 South First Ave.
Avenal, CA 93204-1501

(559) 386-5173

District: Reef-Sunset Unified

Students who attend Avenal Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Reef-Sunset Middle
High:	Avenal High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.3%

Asian:

2.1%

White:

1.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 14th percentile in 2016 → 3rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (13% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school13%

District avg14%

California avg42%

5,665^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 14% (2016) to bottom 3% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Reef-Sunset Unified

1476^th of 1,530Reef-Sunset 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
2026	8.8	5665 of 5817	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.7	5374 of 5857	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	5396 of 5869	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	5091 of 5859	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	5299 of 5883	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	1379 of 1417	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	5265 of 5789	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	4935 of 5662	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.0	5195 of 5692	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	17.4	4842 of 5614	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.6	4672 of 5611	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	8.6	5355 of 5530	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.7	5275 of 5390	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.8	5329 of 5377	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.4	5247 of 5314	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.1	5152 of 5193	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.8	5047 of 5113	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.5	4939 of 5113	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.5	4657 of 4818	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	14.1	4392 of 4822	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	9.1	4711 of 4809	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.7	2063 of 2227	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	1857 of 2585	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	25.3	2824 of 3162	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.4	1782 of 3245	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.4	1507 of 3311	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	20.4	597 of 602	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	3185 of 3275	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	2990 of 3246	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	9.7	5431 of 5581	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.6	5277 of 5597	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	5186 of 5612	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	4762 of 5609	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	5059 of 5635	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	1227 of 1267	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	5042 of 5492	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	4753 of 5413	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	12.3	4877 of 5094	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.3	4506 of 5107	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	4433 of 5107	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	4051 of 5087	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	4364 of 5084	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	4407 of 4963	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	3959 of 4830	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	11.3	5238 of 5423	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.2	4925 of 5460	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	4974 of 5517	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	4506 of 5363	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	4557 of 5264	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	1063 of 1110	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	4395 of 5173	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	4093 of 5084	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	9.9	5426 of 5603	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.4	5015 of 5628	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	5192 of 5643	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	4927 of 5638	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	5077 of 5663	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	1240 of 1272	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	4944 of 5510	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	4756 of 5431	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	29.7	2082 of 2927	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.6	1402 of 2420	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)29th percentile+26 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)11th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2022)7th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy16%-34 vs state

Mathematics12%-26 vs state

Science11%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2024-25)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Avenal Elementary	Public	K-5	500 South First Ave.	Avenal	93204	Kings County	Reef-Sunset Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 386-5173	654	31	21.4	94.6%	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	630 (96.3%)	14 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8.8	5665^th of 5817 public elementary schools	2.6%		13.7	5374^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.2%	291	10.9		10.9	8.8	14.5	22.8				15.5	12.1	10.3	13.9				12.0	96%	0%	$20,435	$1,055	$19,380
Reef-Sunset Primary Community Day	Public	3-6	500 South First St.	Avenal	93204	Kings County	Reef-Sunset Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 386-1441	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Tamarack Elementary	Public	K-5	1000 Union Ave.	Avenal	93204	Kings County	Reef-Sunset Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 386-4051	433	21	21.1	95.2%	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	415 (95.8%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7.1	5732^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	1.5%		6.3	5803^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	0.9%	71	3.7		3.7	16.9	4.0	16.7				13.0	20.3	8.0	3.7				11.3	≥ 98%		$21,291	$1,299	$19,992
Kettleman City Elementary	Public	K-8	701 General Petroleum St.	Kettleman City	93239	Kings County	Reef-Sunset Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 386-5702	239	12	20.4	96.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	239 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.7	5671^st of 5817 public elementary schools	2.5%		13.5	5388^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.0%	283	6.7	9.7	8.2	19.2	23.8	20.0	19.2	63.2	38.7	29.4	19.2	9.5	0.0	3.9	15.8	3.2	7.8	≥ 95%		$24,935	$611	$24,324
Huron Elementary	Public	K-5	36131 N St.	Huron	93234	Fresno County	Coalinga-Huron Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 945-2236	723	36	20.1	90.6%	8 (1.1%)	13 (1.8%)	679 (93.9%)	14 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.2%)	17.6	5007^th of 5817 public elementary schools	13.9%		12.8	5437^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.2%	430	12.7		12.7	18.2	18.3	23.7				20.3	40.4	21.2	19.5				26.5	95%	0%	$10,647	$1,008	$9,639
Annie E. Cheney Kindergarten	Public	K	149 Adams St.	Coalinga	93210	Fresno County	Coalinga-Huron Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 935-7515	74	4	18.5	70.3%	9 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (82.4%)	3 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)								(n/a)																		≥ 98%		$10,926	$1,520	$9,406
Sunset Elementary	Public	4-5	985 Sunset Ave.	Coalinga	93210	Fresno County	Coalinga-Huron Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 935-7590	442	16	27.5	72.2%	60 (13.6%)	4 (0.9%)	365 (82.6%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	24.1	4455^th of 5817 public elementary schools	23.4%		26.3	4292^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	26.7%	163	21.3		21.3		31.9	29.4				30.5		24.2	24.1				24.1			$8,278	$794	$7,484
Nell Dawson Elementary	Public	1-3	1303 Sunset Ave.	Coalinga	93210	Fresno County	Coalinga-Huron Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 935-7580	405	22	18.3	71.6%	47 (11.6%)	3 (0.7%)	339 (83.7%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)								(n/a)				27.6						26.7	31.6						30.7			$12,163	$931	$11,232
Henry F. Bishop Elementary	Public	K-1	615 Baker St.	Coalinga	93210	Fresno County	Coalinga-Huron Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 935-7600	412	22	18.7	72.8%	50 (12.1%)	3 (0.7%)	337 (81.8%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)								(n/a)																		97%	0%	$11,911	$845	$11,066
Parkfield Elementary	Public	K-6	70585 Parkfield Coalinga Rd.	San Miguel	93451	Monterey County	Shandon Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 463-2331	11	1	11.0	45.5%	1 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																				$25,911	$351	$25,560

Frequently Asked Questions about Avenal Elementary

Is Avenal Elementary a good school?

Avenal Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.6% of California elementary schools.

What district is Avenal Elementary in?

Reef-Sunset Unified

What schools do graduates of Avenal Elementary attend?

Students who attend Avenal Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Reef-Sunset Middle
High : Avenal High

How many students attend Avenal Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 654 students attended Avenal Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Avenal Elementary?

Students at Avenal Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% White.

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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