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Tamarack Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5803^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of California elementary schools

Summary

Tamarack Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 433 students in Avenal, California, within the Reef-Sunset Unified School District, an area facing significant economic challenges.

Academically, Tamarack faces considerable struggles, consistently ranking in the bottom 1-4% of all California elementary schools for the past decade, with proficiency rates in English and Math far below state averages. It performs worse than other schools in its own district, including Kettleman City Elementary and Avenal Elementary. A notable bright spot is its instruction for English Language Learners, where it ranks significantly higher statewide, suggesting some effective, specialized teaching strategies. However, chronic absenteeism, while improved from pandemic highs, remains higher than both the district and state averages.

When compared to schools in neighboring districts like Coalinga-Huron Unified, such as Sunset Elementary and Nell Dawson Elementary, the performance gap is also evident. The school's recent success in improving student attendance provides a crucial foundation, but the data indicates a need to translate that presence in the classroom into stronger academic outcomes across all grade levels and student groups.

433

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,789

Per pupil spending ?

95.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 Union Ave.
Avenal, CA 93204-2046

(559) 386-4051

District: Reef-Sunset Unified

Students who attend Tamarack Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Reef-Sunset Middle
High:	Avenal High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.8%

White:

1.8%

Asian:

1.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (9% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 38 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg14%

California avg41%

5,803^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.3	5803 of 5857	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	5691 of 5869	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	5768 of 5859	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	5742 of 5883	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.7	1404 of 1417	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	5718 of 5789	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	5508 of 5662	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.8	5596 of 5692	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.3	5424 of 5614	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.8	5360 of 5611	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.2	5470 of 5530	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.8	5323 of 5390	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.7	5286 of 5377	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.6	4798 of 4818	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	6.0	4787 of 4822	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	6.4	4777 of 4809	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	32.3	1660 of 2585	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.0	2037 of 3162	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	2021 of 3245	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.4	2849 of 3311	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	581 of 602	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	3134 of 3275	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	2352 of 3246	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	5561 of 5597	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	5532 of 5612	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	5598 of 5609	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	5600 of 5635	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.2	1264 of 1267	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	5458 of 5492	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	5142 of 5413	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	5050 of 5107	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	4852 of 5107	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	4988 of 5087	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	4935 of 5084	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	4897 of 4963	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	4669 of 4830	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	5396 of 5460	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	5252 of 5517	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	5289 of 5363	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	5099 of 5264	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	1097 of 1110	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	5100 of 5173	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	4905 of 5084	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.8	5572 of 5628	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	5339 of 5643	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	5342 of 5638	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	5406 of 5663	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	1247 of 1272	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	5415 of 5510	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	5376 of 5431	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2019)36th percentile+35 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)36th percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy11%-38 vs state

Science9%-24 vs state

Mathematics6%-31 vs state

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Schools Near Tamarack Elementary

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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
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
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
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
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)																		96.8		98.2	$22,905	$3,080	$19,825
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)																					$17,137	$2,481	$14,656
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%)	26.3	4292^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	26.7%		27.3	4171^st of 5869 public elementary schools	28.9%	121	22.8		22.8		27.4	37.4				32.2		24.8	22.3				23.6				$19,811	$2,838	$16,973
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)				26.0						26.0	26.3						26.3				$21,366	$7,531	$13,835
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)																					$26,776	$781	$25,995

Frequently Asked Questions about Tamarack Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Tamarack Elementary?

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

How many students attend Tamarack Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 433 students attended Tamarack Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Tamarack Elementary attend?

Students who attend Tamarack Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Reef-Sunset Middle
High : Avenal High

Is Tamarack Elementary a good school?

Tamarack Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.9% of California elementary schools.

What district is Tamarack Elementary in?

Reef-Sunset Unified

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