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John L. Prueitt Elementary

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John L. Prueitt Elementary ranks 3833 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3833^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of California elementary schools

Summary

John L. Prueitt Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 621 students in the Wasco Union Elementary district, standing out as a relative academic leader within its local community despite the broader district's challenges.

While the school's overall state ranking is below average, it consistently outperforms the other elementary schools in its own district, including Karl F. Clemens Elementary, James A. Forrest Elementary, and Teresa Burke Elementary, in core subjects like English and Science, and it does so while spending less money per student. The school has also made impressive strides in improving student attendance, dramatically reducing chronic absenteeism to a rate that is now better than the state average and competitive with higher-performing schools in the region.

Compared to some nearby schools outside the district, such as Maple Elementary, Prueitt's academic results are more modest, highlighting room for growth. Performance varies significantly by grade, with strong 3rd-grade math scores that drop sharply in 4th and 5th grades. Parents should note that the school has shown historical strength in supporting English Learners and students from low-income families, though this effectiveness has recently declined, suggesting a focus area for the school's continued improvement.

621

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,357

Per pupil spending ?

89%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3501 Seventh St.
Wasco, CA 93280-9533

(661) 758-7180

District: Wasco Union Elementary

Students who attend John L. Prueitt Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Thomas Jefferson Middle
High:	Wasco High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.5%

White:

1.4%

African American:

1.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2013 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Wasco Union Elementary

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2013

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg26%

California avg41%

3,833^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Wasco Union Elementary

1250^th of 1,543Wasco Union 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	3833 of 5857	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	3410 of 5869	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	3004 of 5859	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	3667 of 5883	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	3406 of 5789	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	3453 of 5662	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.7	3460 of 5692	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.5	3884 of 5614	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	23.6	4281 of 5611	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	39.6	3336 of 5530	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.2	2863 of 5390	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.6	3575 of 5377	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	32.2	3688 of 5314	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	30.2	3697 of 5193	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.7	4737 of 5113	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	18.1	2441 of 2585	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.0	1216 of 2128	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	44.6	1502 of 3162	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.9	780 of 3245	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	45.8	1420 of 3311	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.6	2449 of 3275	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.2	1992 of 3246	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	3918 of 5597	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	3767 of 5612	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.1	2690 of 5609	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.4	3458 of 5635	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.7	3121 of 5492	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	3308 of 5413	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	2742 of 5107	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.4	2381 of 5107	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.7	1960 of 5087	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.5	2630 of 5084	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.0	2349 of 4963	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.4	2525 of 4830	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	3173 of 5460	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.5	2492 of 5517	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.1	1927 of 5363	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.9	2690 of 5264	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.1	2469 of 5173	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.0	2552 of 5084	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	3515 of 5628	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	2909 of 5643	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	3175 of 5638	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	3640 of 5663	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.9	3468 of 5510	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.6	3428 of 5431	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)52nd percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)38th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2019)6th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy40%-9 vs state

Mathematics24%-14 vs state

Science22%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)		CSA Spanish Listening (2025)		CSA Spanish Writing (2025)		CSA Spanish Reading (2025)		CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (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	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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						$19,357	$1,020	$18,337
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			$20,450	$1,005	$19,445
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	$21,124	$1,059	$20,065
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			$21,433	$1,043	$20,390
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						$17,413	$1,733	$15,680
Sequoia Elementary	Public	K-6	500 East Fresno Ave.	Shafter	93263	Kern County	Richland Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 746-8740	534	32	16.4	89.3%	41 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	474 (88.8%)	17 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29.7	3986^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.9%		28.5	4072^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	30.6%	86									25.4		25.4	33.3	38.0	42.4	32.1			36.1	37.2	30.4	15.3	12.7			24.4	95.4			96.5		$21,778	$9,219	$12,559
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						$24,591	$11,098	$13,493
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
Golden Oak Elementary	Public	K-6	190 South Wall	Shafter	93263	Kern County	Richland Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 746-8670	717	40	18.1	89.7%	17 (2.4%)	11 (1.5%)	688 (96.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.8	3811^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.9%		40.7	3143^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	46.4%	668	20.0	20.0	30.0	30.0	55.0	55.0	20.0	20.0	24.1		24.1	29.1	37.1	36.0	37.8			35.3	22.2	42.0	26.8	19.2			27.8						$21,976	$9,085	$12,891
Grow Academy Shafter	Public, Charter	K-8	471 West Los Angeles St.	Shafter	93263	Kern County	Grow Academy Shafter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 630-7220	80	6	14.5	72.5%	12 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (85.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										24.7	24.7						36.4	36.4						23.4	23.4						$21,090	$1,468	$19,622

Frequently Asked Questions about John L. Prueitt Elementary

What is the racial makeup of John L. Prueitt Elementary?

Students at John L. Prueitt Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of John L. Prueitt Elementary attend?

Students who attend John L. Prueitt Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Thomas Jefferson Middle
High : Wasco High

Is John L. Prueitt Elementary a good school?

John L. Prueitt Elementary ranks 3833^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend John L. Prueitt Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 621 students attended John L. Prueitt Elementary.

What district is John L. Prueitt Elementary in?

Wasco Union Elementary

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