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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Distance	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
James A. Forrest Elementary	0.0mi	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%)	29.3	4044^th of 5817 public elementary schools	30.5%		27	4222^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	27.9%	178	12.8		12.8	34.4	30.7	39.5				35.1	44.4	34.7	12.8				30.7	98%	0%	$17,271	$15,920	$1,351
Karl F. Clemens Elementary	0.5mi	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%)	13.5	5354^th of 5817 public elementary schools	8.0%		11.5	5534^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.5%	180	7.2		7.2	33.3	25.9	17.9				25.0	29.2	10.8	5.2				13.9	96%	0%	$16,690	$15,336	$1,354
John L. Prueitt Elementary	1.6mi	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%)	33.2	3723^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	36.0%		31.6	3833^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	34.6%	110	17.0		17.0	47.7	47.6	37.8				44.0	34.8	30.8	11.5				24.8	≥ 99%		$15,874	$14,534	$1,340
Teresa Burke Elementary	1.7mi	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%)	33.5	3701^st of 5817 public elementary schools	36.4%		29.8	3980^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.0%	279	24.6		24.6	26.1	40.0	34.8				34.1	30.4	43.5	26.1				34.1	≥ 99%		$19,326	$17,976	$1,350
Maple Elementary	6.2mi	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%)	69.7	1601^st of 5817 public elementary schools	72.5%		64	1884^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.8%	283	54.8	53.3	54.1	55.6	53.6	71.0	42.9	72.4	50.0	57.8	66.7	21.4	64.5	46.4	72.4	50.0	53.8	≥ 95%		$34,305	$32,950	$1,355
Horizon Elementary	7.1mi	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%)	35.3	3562^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	38.8%		39.5	3256^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.4%	306	18.2		18.2	41.2	43.9	36.4	31.7			38.1	47.1	40.9	28.6	13.4			32.3	94%	0%	$21,272	$18,828	$2,444
Sequoia Elementary	7.4mi	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%)	23.8	4482^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	22.9%		29.7	3986^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.9%	496	19.4		19.4	27.8	32.9	34.7	25.9			30.7	30.6	39.0	11.1	11.1			24.0	≥ 98%		$19,651	$16,488	$3,163
Redwood Elementary	7.8mi	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%)	18.3	4961^st of 5817 public elementary schools	14.7%		14.9	5271^st of 5857 public elementary schools	10.0%	310	22.5		22.5	26.1	31.3	29.2	24.7			27.7	29.9	9.0	15.7	10.6			16.8	≥ 98%		$24,490	$21,010	$3,480
Pond Elementary	8.0mi	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%)	32.5	3774^th of 5817 public elementary schools	35.1%		22.9	4602^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	21.4%	828	20.0	10.0	14.3	58.8	38.5	40.0	26.7	29.4	30.0	37.3	23.5	34.6	20.0	13.3	11.8	25.0	22.7	89%	0%	$44,403	$41,906	$2,497
Kern Avenue Elementary	8.0mi	Public	K-6	356 West Kern Ave.	Mc Farland	93250	Kern County	McFarland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 792-3033	700	28	25.0	82.7%	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	678 (96.9%)	12 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	17	5069^th of 5817 public elementary schools	12.9%		19.7	4847^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.2%	222	5.3		5.3	16.4	22.5	29.3	34.3			25.5	18.5	19.1	13.3	25.9			19.7	92%	0%	$19,724	$17,246	$2,478

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