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Traver Elementary

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Traver Elementary ranks 4145 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

4145^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of California elementary schools

Summary

Traver Elementary is a public K-8 school serving 235 students in the rural community of Traver, California, and is part of the Traver Joint Elementary district.

Academic performance at Traver Elementary is below state averages, with 37% of students proficient in English and 23% in math, and it ranks in the 29th percentile statewide. The school faces challenges with chronic absenteeism at 20%, which is above the state average. Notably, science scores are a significant concern, with only 8.7% of students proficient. While per-student spending has risen to $18,431, academic results have not shown a corresponding improvement. Performance varies by grade, with fifth-grade math proficiency being particularly low at 8%.

Comparisons with nearby schools reveal important insights. For example, Clay Elementary, located just a few miles away in the highly-ranked Clay Joint Elementary district, achieves 75% proficiency in both English and math despite having larger class sizes. Schools like Roosevelt Elementary and Washington Elementary also show much lower chronic absenteeism, which correlates with stronger academic outcomes. This suggests that strategies around school culture, attendance, and instructional focus, as seen in these neighboring schools, could be key areas for Traver Elementary to address for improvement.

235

Students ?

21.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$43,046

Per pupil spending ?

71.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

36736 Canal Dr.
Traver, CA 93673-0069

(559) 897-0236

District: Traver Joint Elementary

Students who attend Traver Elementary usually attend:

High:

Kingsburg High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.0%

Asian:

2.6%

White:

0.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 39th percentile in 2022 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 39th-percentile peak (2022) to 29th (2025)

!Science scores 24 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg27%

California avg41%

Elementary school

4,145^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,623^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1063^rd of 1,543Traver Joint 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	27.9	4145 of 5857	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	4066 of 5869	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.4	4503 of 5859	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.1	3612 of 5883	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.8	1059 of 1417	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	4567 of 5789	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	4774 of 5662	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.6	5461 of 5692	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.3	5100 of 5614	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.3	5074 of 5611	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	22.6	4558 of 5530	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.7	5035 of 5390	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	21.0	4607 of 5377	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.3	4760 of 5314	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.4	3890 of 5193	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.7	4414 of 5113	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.4	3333 of 5113	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	16.0	4287 of 4818	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.0	4038 of 4822	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	9.8	4682 of 4809	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.0	2039 of 3162	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.4	1519 of 3245	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.8	701 of 3311	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	49.5	206 of 602	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.2	1140 of 3275	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.6	734 of 3246	77.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	3919 of 5597	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	3757 of 5612	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.2	4038 of 5609	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.2	3184 of 5635	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.3	845 of 1267	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.7	3364 of 5492	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.7	4717 of 5413	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	3202 of 5107	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	3102 of 5107	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.1	3458 of 5087	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.8	2469 of 5084	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.0	3549 of 4963	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	3896 of 4830	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	3910 of 5460	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.9	3371 of 5517	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	3689 of 5363	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.8	2344 of 5264	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.5	684 of 1110	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.7	3589 of 5173	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.5	4017 of 5084	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	3717 of 5628	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	3568 of 5643	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.3	4219 of 5638	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.1	3533 of 5663	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.9	966 of 1272	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	4120 of 5431	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	1623 of 2761	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.9	1511 of 2783	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	1296 of 2781	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.0	1281 of 2740	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.7	599 of 894	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.9	1757 of 2715	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.2	2140 of 2480	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.8	1867 of 2508	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.6	1809 of 2497	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.3	2038 of 2477	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.9	2060 of 2379	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.6	1877 of 2259	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.7	1622 of 2236	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.8	1739 of 2179	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	48.0	1017 of 2063	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	50.3	916 of 2005	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	38.5	1147 of 1999	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	31.4	1216 of 1804	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	29.3	1252 of 1777	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	37.3	1028 of 1769	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	67.7	195 of 1521	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	77.3	132 of 1540	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	67.7	220 of 1442	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	54.8	358 of 1364	73.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	1794 of 2533	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.5	1354 of 2551	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.8	1135 of 2531	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.9	863 of 2509	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.3	500 of 738	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.8	1797 of 2380	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	2022 of 2262	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	1101 of 2395	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	1005 of 2388	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.5	738 of 2374	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.0	802 of 2359	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.4	1149 of 2213	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.2	1753 of 2072	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	1417 of 2542	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.9	1081 of 2579	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.5	777 of 2531	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.6	741 of 2458	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.1	307 of 721	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.4	1286 of 2369	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.9	1867 of 2230	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	1085 of 2534	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.5	1027 of 2552	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.9	915 of 2538	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.4	1628 of 2407	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.6	1992 of 2273	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)36th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2023)87th percentile+34 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state

Mathematics23%-14 vs state

Science9%-24 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
Traver Elementary	Public	K-8	36736 Canal Dr.	Traver	93673	Tulare County	Traver Joint Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 897-0236	235	11	21.3	71.5%	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	228 (97.0%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.9	4145^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.2%		28.5	4066^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.7%	79	4.0	14.3	8.7	25.0	30.0	28.0	52.6	34.5	38.1	37.2	33.3	40.0	8.0	15.8	24.1	33.3	23.5							$43,046	$42,264	$782
Kings River Elementary	Public	K-8	3961 Avenue 400	Kingsburg	93631	Tulare County	Kings River Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 897-7209	389	20	19.4	87.7%	15 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	370 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	23.7	4527^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.7%		20.4	4823^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	17.8%	296	10.8	27.7	20.2	37.5	24.4	33.3	25.5	32.7	44.4	33.0	31.7	31.0	22.2	17.0	20.4	19.6	23.4							$46,614	$44,920	$1,694
Grand View Elementary	Public	K-6	39746 Road 64	Dinuba	93618	Tulare County	Dinuba Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 595-7275	356	15	23.7	89.0%	9 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	335 (94.1%)	7 (2.0%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	49.7	2609^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.5%		38.5	3267^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.3%	658	22.9		22.9	57.1	34.5	43.8	63.8			49.5	54.8	28.8	33.3	33.9			36.5							$19,218	$17,578	$1,640
Lincoln Elementary	Public, Charter	2-3	1900 Mariposa St.	Kingsburg	93631	Fresno County	Kingsburg Elementary Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 897-5141	442	20	22.1	70.1%	107 (24.2%)	2 (0.5%)	291 (65.8%)	19 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.2%)								(n/a)				66.1						66.1	63.0						63.0							$16,879	$15,856	$1,023
Roosevelt Elementary	Public, Charter	1	1185 Tenth St.	Kingsburg	93631	Fresno County	Kingsburg Elementary Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 897-5193	186	9	20.6	73.7%	34 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	138 (74.2%)	6 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)								(n/a)																								$20,745	$19,636	$1,109
Washington Elementary	Public, Charter	K	1501 Ellis St.	Kingsburg	93631	Fresno County	Kingsburg Elementary Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 897-2955	285	13	21.9	69.1%	69 (24.2%)	2 (0.7%)	189 (66.3%)	9 (3.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.3%)								(n/a)																								$18,875	$17,838	$1,037
Central Valley Home	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-8	1776 Sixth Ave.	Kingsburg	93631	Fresno County	Kingsburg Elementary Charter	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 897-6740	119	4	29.6	87.4%	16 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (80.7%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.2%)	8.8	5696^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.7%		19	4935^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.9%	761	0.0	21.1	12.9	9.5	15.4	16.7	23.1	26.9	36.8	22.1	14.3	0.0	0.0	23.1	18.5	26.3	15.2							$18,445	$17,552	$893
Clay Elementary	Public	K-8	12449 South Smith Ave.	Kingsburg	93631	Fresno County	Clay Joint Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 897-4185	246	9	27.3	15.4%	158 (64.2%)	1 (0.4%)	79 (32.1%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	93	469^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.0%		87.1	857^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.4%	388	65.6	64.3	65.0	61.5	75.9	84.4	67.7	76.7	82.1	75.0	69.2	89.7	78.1	74.2	73.3	67.9	75.6							$26,509	$25,748	$761
Wilson Elementary	Public	K-6	305 East Kamm Ave.	Dinuba	93618	Tulare County	Dinuba Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 595-7370	545	24	22.7	80.7%	13 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	523 (96.0%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49.9	2598^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.6%		54.4	2317^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.5%	281	18.0		18.0	59.7	39.4	45.6	53.1			49.3	66.7	41.2	30.4	24.4			39.0							$18,693	$17,026	$1,667
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-6	1660 East Sierra Way	Dinuba	93618	Tulare County	Dinuba Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 595-7360	507	24	21.5	81.1%	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	486 (95.9%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	45.9	2835^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.6%		61.4	2016^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.7%	819	20.2		20.2	40.3	43.5	44.1	52.1			45.0	43.2	34.3	36.9	35.6			37.5	92.4	96.2	97.5	94.9	96.2	94.9	$19,541	$17,762	$1,779

Frequently Asked Questions about Traver Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Traver Elementary?

Students at Traver Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Traver Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 235 students attended Traver Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Traver Elementary attend?

Students who attend Traver Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Kingsburg High

Is Traver Elementary a good school?

Traver Elementary ranks 4145^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Traver Elementary in?

Traver Joint Elementary

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