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Kettleman City Elementary

Public Grades K-8

5388^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of California elementary schools

Summary

Kettleman City Elementary is a public K-8 school serving 239 students in the rural community of Kettleman City, operating within the Reef-Sunset Unified school district, which ranks among the lowest in the state.

While the school faces significant academic challenges, ranking in the bottom 10% of California elementary schools, it shows some relative strengths compared to its same-district peers like Avenal Elementary and Tamarack Elementary, particularly in English Language Arts. A major bright spot is a dramatic improvement in student attendance, with chronic absenteeism dropping from over 38% to just 8.6%, far better than the state average and nearby schools such as Huron Elementary. The school also spends significantly more per student than its peers within Reef-Sunset Unified.

Key areas of concern include very low mathematics proficiency and a large performance gap between female and male students. The school's performance is notably different from schools in neighboring districts like Central Union Elementary, which includes higher-performing schools such as Central Elementary and R. J. Neutra, highlighting how district-level factors can create different educational environments. Despite higher spending, academic outcomes remain low, suggesting a need to examine how resources are being used to support student learning.

239

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,600

Per pupil spending ?

96.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

701 General Petroleum St.
Kettleman City, CA 93239-0248

(559) 386-5702

District: Reef-Sunset Unified

Students who attend Kettleman City Elementary usually attend:

High:

Avenal High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

100.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg14%

California avg41%

Elementary school

5,388^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

2,060^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Reef-Sunset Unified

1469^th of 1,543Reef-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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	5388 of 5857	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	5302 of 5869	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	5526 of 5859	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	5446 of 5883	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	1351 of 1417	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	5071 of 5789	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	4549 of 5662	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.4	4912 of 5692	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.5	4135 of 5614	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.0	4638 of 5611	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.6	4302 of 5530	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.3	4140 of 5390	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.9	4472 of 5377	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.6	4555 of 5314	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	5.8	5134 of 5193	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.0	5085 of 5113	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.7	5019 of 5113	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	11.0	4579 of 4818	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	14.3	4378 of 4822	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	10.8	4628 of 4809	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	42.4	1660 of 3162	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	2361 of 3245	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.1	2113 of 3311	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.8	586 of 602	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	2871 of 3275	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	2375 of 3246	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	4646 of 5597	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	4582 of 5612	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	5146 of 5609	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	5244 of 5635	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	1246 of 1267	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	4194 of 5492	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	4206 of 5413	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	4587 of 5107	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	4461 of 5107	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	4698 of 5087	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	4598 of 5084	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	4270 of 4963	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	3761 of 4830	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	4851 of 5460	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	4857 of 5517	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	5110 of 5363	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	4816 of 5264	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	1034 of 1110	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	4267 of 5173	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	3619 of 5084	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	5496 of 5628	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	5607 of 5643	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	5018 of 5638	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	5233 of 5663	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	1234 of 1272	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	5236 of 5510	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	4659 of 5431	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	2060 of 2761	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	2231 of 2783	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	2204 of 2781	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	2354 of 2740	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	786 of 894	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	1856 of 2715	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.0	1628 of 2480	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.1	1847 of 2508	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.2	1753 of 2497	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.3	1817 of 2477	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	7.8	2274 of 2379	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	17.3	1981 of 2259	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.2	1745 of 2236	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.8	1584 of 2179	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	11.1	1912 of 2063	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	14.2	1812 of 2005	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	23.0	1581 of 1999	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.8	1605 of 1804	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	13.3	1605 of 1777	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	19.0	1471 of 1769	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	52.6	398 of 1478	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	33.1	1064 of 1521	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	905 of 1540	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.3	251 of 363	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	1826 of 2533	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	2202 of 2551	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	2293 of 2509	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	673 of 738	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	1605 of 2380	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.5	1686 of 2262	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	1640 of 2395	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.5	1781 of 2388	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	1788 of 2374	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	1929 of 2359	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	1380 of 2213	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	1153 of 2072	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	1696 of 2542	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.0	1947 of 2579	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	1982 of 2531	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	1983 of 2458	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	596 of 721	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.3	1384 of 2369	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	1224 of 2230	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	1926 of 2534	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	1616 of 2552	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.6	2194 of 2538	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	1984 of 2527	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	678 of 763	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.5	1417 of 2407	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	1366 of 2273	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2024)48th percentile+38 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile-6 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)73rd percentile+53 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-16 vs state

Mathematics9%-29 vs state

Science6%-26 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)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	13.5	5388^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.0%		15	5302^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	9.7%	86	4.2	8.7	6.4	26.1	21.4	20.8	38.1	46.9	40.9	32.7	13.0	13.8	8.3	9.5	3.1	4.4	8.6				$23,600	$2,019	$21,581
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%)	6.3	5803^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	0.9%		9.9	5691^st of 5869 public elementary schools	3.0%	112	8.6		8.6	9.4	14.3	8.5				10.8	4.7	11.1	3.5				6.5	94.9	97.4	97.4	$18,789	$2,260	$16,529
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)
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%)	13.7	5374^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.2%		13.9	5396^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.1%	22	17.9		17.9	9.7	9.9	29.5				16.5	14.8	10.8	22.3				16.1	96.6	97.4		$18,554	$1,899	$16,655
Stratford Elementary	Public	K-8	20227 1st St.	Stratford	93266	Kings County	Central Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 925-2605	294	12	24.5	76.9%	15 (5.1%)	4 (1.4%)	251 (85.4%)	4 (1.4%)	12 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	34.6	3617^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.2%		23.7	4498^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.4%	881	35.7	7.3	18.8	41.7	10.7	53.6	25.7	30.3	19.5	29.1	41.7	14.3	46.4	11.4	15.2	17.1	22.8				$42,875	$3,311	$39,564
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%)	12.8	5437^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.2%		10.6	5658^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.6%	221	10.0		10.0	19.8	19.1	12.7				17.2	29.4	20.5	7.5				18.8	96.6	97.5	98.3	$20,957	$4,464	$16,493
R. J. Neutra	Public	K-5	Community Center Dr.	Lemoore	93245	Kings County	Central Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 998-6823	410	24	17.0	24.6%	167 (40.7%)	41 (10.0%)	128 (31.2%)	25 (6.1%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	43 (10.5%)	84.1	953^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	83.7%		84.4	981^st of 5869 public elementary schools	83.3%	28	47.1		47.1	62.1	70.8	72.6				68.2	58.6	75.5	56.9				63.3				$37,577	$2,269	$35,308
Akers Elementary	Public	K-8	Constellation Ave.	Lemoore	93245	Kings County	Central Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 998-5707	592	32	18.5	21.5%	225 (38.0%)	64 (10.8%)	159 (26.9%)	41 (6.9%)	4 (0.7%)	6 (1.0%)	93 (15.7%)	82.3	1057^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.0%		78.7	1213^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.3%	156	55.1	53.3	54.0	69.1	75.0	75.5	56.9	67.5	72.2	67.9	61.9	66.1	55.1	49.0	47.0	49.4	53.0				$33,050	$2,337	$30,713
Central Elementary	Public	K-8	15783 18th Ave.	Lemoore	93245	Kings County	Central Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 924-7797	212	12	18.1	58.0%	12 (5.7%)	2 (0.9%)	130 (61.3%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (24.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.5%)	18.6	4954^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.4%		13.4	5442^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	7.3%	488	9.7	4.4	7.4	17.4	28.6	29.0	23.5	42.9	8.7	25.9	13.0	42.9	19.4	5.9	42.9	8.7	23.1				$41,006	$2,818	$38,188

Frequently Asked Questions about Kettleman City Elementary

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Kettleman City Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.0% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Kettleman City Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 239 students attended Kettleman City Elementary.

What district is Kettleman City Elementary in?

Reef-Sunset Unified

What schools do graduates of Kettleman City Elementary attend?

Students who attend Kettleman City Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Avenal High

What is the racial makeup of Kettleman City Elementary?

Students at Kettleman City Elementary are 100% Hispanic.

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