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Karl F. Clemens Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5534^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of California elementary schools

Summary

Karl F. Clemens Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 551 students in the Wasco Union Elementary district, consistently ranking among the lowest-performing elementary schools in California.

Academically, the school significantly lags behind both state averages and its own district peers, with only 21% of students proficient in English, 12% in math, and 8% in science. A concerning trend shows that student performance declines sharply in higher grades, especially in math, where proficiency drops from 24% in 3rd grade to just 4% by 5th grade. While the school serves a population with very high economic need, other schools in the same district with similar challenges, like John L. Prueitt Elementary and Teresa Burke Elementary, achieve notably better results, suggesting school-level factors are at play.

Despite having the second-highest per-student spending in its district, Clemens has the weakest outcomes, raising questions about how resources are used. A potential bright spot is a significant recent improvement in student attendance. Furthermore, the school shows relatively better effectiveness with its English Language Learner students compared to other groups. For comparison, Maple Elementary, located a few miles away in a different district, demonstrates that much higher achievement is possible in the region, even with a majority of students from low-income families.

551

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,690

Per pupil spending ?

95.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 Griffith Ave.
Wasco, CA 93280-1838

(661) 758-7120

District: Wasco Union Elementary

Students who attend Karl F. Clemens Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Thomas Jefferson Middle
High:	Wasco High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.4%

White:

2.4%

African American:

0.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2013 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (15% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 27 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg26%

California avg41%

5,534^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	11.5	5534 of 5857	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	5516 of 5869	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	5333 of 5859	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	5239 of 5883	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	5358 of 5789	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	5120 of 5662	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.2	5181 of 5692	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.2	5028 of 5614	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.0	5281 of 5611	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.6	5077 of 5530	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.2	5222 of 5390	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.2	5203 of 5377	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.4	5133 of 5314	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.4	4984 of 5193	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.7	5051 of 5113	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	24.0	1800 of 2227	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.7	2507 of 3162	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	2631 of 3245	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	2636 of 3311	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	2806 of 3275	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	2522 of 3246	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	5200 of 5597	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	5210 of 5612	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	4614 of 5609	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	4934 of 5635	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	4811 of 5492	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	5063 of 5413	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	4738 of 5107	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	4699 of 5107	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	4598 of 5087	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	4289 of 5084	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	4418 of 4963	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	4268 of 4830	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	5096 of 5460	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	5019 of 5517	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	4777 of 5363	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	4424 of 5264	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	4670 of 5173	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	4506 of 5084	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	5338 of 5628	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	5332 of 5643	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	5474 of 5638	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	5038 of 5663	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	5283 of 5510	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	4768 of 5431	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	53 of 78	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.2	64 of 74	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	50 of 68	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	2271 of 2847	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	1760 of 2420	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Migrant (2025)32nd percentile+27 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)21st percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile+15 vs school

Disabled (2022)19th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy21%-27 vs state

Mathematics12%-25 vs state

Science8%-25 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)	% 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	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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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		$19,651	$16,488	$3,163
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
Horizon Elementary	Public	K-6	800 South Garzoli Ave.	Mc Farland	93250	Kern County	McFarland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 792-3081	542	21	26.4	87.8%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	528 (97.4%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39.5	3256^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.4%		43.4	2966^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.5%	290									11.4		11.4	33.3	39.0	35.4	47.6			39.2	53.6	42.9	22.8	31.0			36.9	77.1	80.7	89.2	90.4	80.7	86.8	$21,272	$18,828	$2,444
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							$20,730	$17,560	$3,170
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Karl F. Clemens Elementary

Is Karl F. Clemens Elementary a good school?

Karl F. Clemens Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.5% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Karl F. Clemens Elementary attend?

Students who attend Karl F. Clemens Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Thomas Jefferson Middle
High : Wasco High

How many students attend Karl F. Clemens Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 551 students attended Karl F. Clemens Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Karl F. Clemens Elementary?

Students at Karl F. Clemens Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 2% White.

What district is Karl F. Clemens Elementary in?

Wasco Union Elementary

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