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Semitropic Elementary

Public Grades K-8

5295^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of California elementary schools

Summary

Semitropic Elementary is a small, rural K-8 school serving 140 students in Wasco, CA, which operates as its own district and faces significant academic challenges, currently ranking in the bottom 10% of all California schools.

Academic performance is a serious concern, with math proficiency at just 10.75% and science proficiency reported at 0% in recent testing, which is far below the state average and lower than many nearby schools like Maple Elementary or Lost Hills Elementary. There is also extreme inconsistency between grades, with some showing near-average English scores while others show 0% proficiency in math. This decline is puzzling because it coincides with a major positive step: chronic absenteeism has dropped dramatically to just 3.5%, a rate much better than the state average and schools like Buttonwillow Elementary or Redwood Elementary.

Despite spending over $20,000 per student, which is more than some higher-performing neighboring schools, the academic results have not followed. The school's trajectory shows a sharp drop from a few years ago, indicating that having students in class more consistently has not yet translated into improved learning outcomes, suggesting a need for focused attention on curriculum and teaching methods across all grade levels.

140

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$53,892

Per pupil spending ?

61.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

25300 Highway 46
Wasco, CA 93280-9540

(661) 758-6412

District: Semitropic Elementary

Students who attend Semitropic Elementary usually attend:

High:

Wasco High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.1%

African American:

2.1%

White:

0.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 27th percentile in 2023 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (17% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 27th-percentile peak (2023) to 10th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg17%

California avg41%

Elementary school

5,295^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

2,293^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

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1450^th of 1,543Semitropic 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	14.7	5295 of 5857	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	4762 of 5869	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	4254 of 5859	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	4510 of 5883	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	5661 of 5789	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	5584 of 5662	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.1	5542 of 5692	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.4	5414 of 5614	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.1	5345 of 5611	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.7	5418 of 5530	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.4	5352 of 5390	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.5	5333 of 5377	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.0	5147 of 5314	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.0	5155 of 5193	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.5	4845 of 5113	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	15.3	4626 of 5113	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	25.2	3638 of 4818	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.0	3487 of 4822	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	16.3	4243 of 4809	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	45.7	1439 of 3245	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.0	798 of 3311	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	38.7	1864 of 3275	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.5	2288 of 3246	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	12.3	5409 of 5635	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	5412 of 5492	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	5263 of 5413	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	4524 of 5107	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	3747 of 5107	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.4	3184 of 5087	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	3586 of 5084	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	4813 of 4963	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	4748 of 4830	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	4777 of 5460	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	4494 of 5517	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.0	3475 of 5363	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	3859 of 5264	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	5094 of 5173	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	5003 of 5084	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	5363 of 5628	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	40.7	3027 of 5643	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	10.9	5508 of 5663	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	5420 of 5510	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	5355 of 5431	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	2293 of 2761	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	2170 of 2783	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	2444 of 2781	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	2497 of 2740	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	2651 of 2715	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	2123 of 2480	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.0	2223 of 2508	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.2	2250 of 2497	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	17.3	2104 of 2477	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.2	2174 of 2379	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.4	2177 of 2259	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.2	2137 of 2236	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	20.8	1825 of 2179	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.9	1743 of 2063	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.8	1491 of 2005	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.3	1380 of 1999	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	33.6	1176 of 1804	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	20.7	1430 of 1777	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	27.0	1266 of 1769	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	44.0	563 of 1442	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	8.6	2466 of 2509	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.9	2380 of 2380	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	2072 of 2262	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	1925 of 2395	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	1709 of 2388	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	1978 of 2374	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	2083 of 2359	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	2162 of 2213	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	1808 of 2072	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	1926 of 2542	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	2036 of 2579	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	2379 of 2531	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	2271 of 2458	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	2320 of 2369	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	1967 of 2230	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.3	2517 of 2534	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	2172 of 2407	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	1697 of 2273	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2023)56th percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2022)4th percentile-19 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2019)61st percentile+59 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2022)2nd percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)1st percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy30%-19 vs state

Mathematics11%-27 vs state

Science0%-33 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)	% Varicella (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	% Varicella KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Semitropic Elementary	Public	K-8	25300 Highway 46	Wasco	93280	Kern County	Semitropic Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 758-6412	140	10	14.5	61.4%	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.1%)	136 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.7	5295^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.6%		21.1	4762^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	18.9%	533	0.0	0.0	0.0	25.0		30.0	33.3	43.8	23.8	30.1	16.7		0.0	16.7	18.8	0.0	10.8					$53,892	$51,218	$2,674
John L. Prueitt Elementary	Public	K-5	3501 Seventh St.	Wasco	93280	Kern County	Wasco Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 758-7180	621	29	21.4	89.0%	9 (1.4%)	6 (1.0%)	593 (95.5%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	31.6	3833^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	34.6%		36.4	3410^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.9%	423	22.3		22.3	46.2	33.0	39.6				39.6	41.1	15.7	13.9				23.7					$15,874	$14,534	$1,340
James A. Forrest Elementary	Public	K-5	401 North Griffith Ave.	Wasco	93280	Kern County	Wasco Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 758-7490	576	24	24.0	89.4%	10 (1.7%)	5 (0.9%)	557 (96.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27	4222^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	27.9%		27	4198^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.5%	24	10.8		10.8	41.0	30.2	29.3				33.5	49.4	18.6	12.2				26.7	96.8	96.8		96.8	$17,271	$15,920	$1,351
Teresa Burke Elementary	Public	K-5	1301 Filburn St.	Wasco	93280	Kern County	Wasco Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 758-7480	503	25	20.1	93.0%	10 (2.0%)	7 (1.4%)	477 (94.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	29.8	3980^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.0%		29	4020^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.5%	40	17.7		17.7	35.7	42.9	28.6				35.3	40.5	32.4	11.8				27.9	95.8		95.8		$19,326	$17,976	$1,350
Karl F. Clemens Elementary	Public	K-5	600 Griffith Ave.	Wasco	93280	Kern County	Wasco Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 758-7120	551	26	21.1	95.5%	13 (2.4%)	4 (0.7%)	531 (96.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11.5	5534^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.5%		12.6	5516^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.0%	18	7.7		7.7	28.1	21.8	16.2				21.4	24.4	10.1	4.3				12.0	96.9		96.9		$16,690	$15,336	$1,354
Lost Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	14821 Primary Ct.	Lost Hills	93249	Kern County	Lost Hills Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 797-2626	201	11	18.0	98.5%	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	198 (98.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41.6	3109^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.9%		34.1	3598^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.7%	489	21.4		21.4	32.3	47.1	46.4				41.9	45.2	32.4	32.1				36.6					$63,685	$60,804	$2,881
Maple Elementary	Public	K-8	29161 Fresno Ave.	Shafter	93263	Kern County	Maple Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 746-4439	287	12	24.0	60.3%	58 (20.2%)	0 (0.0%)	226 (78.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64	1884^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.8%		57.4	2177^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.9%	293	39.3	46.7	43.1	42.9	35.5	64.3	73.3	58.1	63.3	56.2	25.0	54.8	46.4	70.0	45.2	56.7	50.0					$34,305	$32,950	$1,355
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
Buttonwillow Elementary	Public	K-8	42600 Hwy 58	Buttonwillow	93206	Kern County	Buttonwillow Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 764-5166	288	23	12.4	90.6%	13 (4.5%)	4 (1.4%)	270 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.7	4531^st of 5857 public elementary schools	22.6%		11.9	5561^st of 5869 public elementary schools	5.2%	1030	4.2	3.5	3.8	42.9	22.2	17.4	21.2	21.2	24.1	25.6	34.3	33.3	0.0	27.3	3.0	6.9	18.2					$41,361	$40,088	$1,273
Redwood Elementary	Public	K-6	331 North Shafter Ave.	Shafter	93263	Kern County	Richland Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 746-8650	601	30	20.0	91.8%	20 (3.3%)	3 (0.5%)	569 (94.7%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14.9	5271^st of 5857 public elementary schools	10.0%		17.7	5058^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.8%	213	8.4		8.4	23.5	25.8	21.7	23.3			23.6	26.5	28.1	10.8	6.7			16.7					$24,490	$21,010	$3,480

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How many students attend Semitropic Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 140 students attended Semitropic Elementary.

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Students who attend Semitropic Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Wasco High

What is the racial makeup of Semitropic Elementary?

Students at Semitropic Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 2% African American.

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Semitropic Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.6% of California elementary schools.

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