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Frank Sparkes Elementary

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Frank Sparkes Elementary ranks 1200 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1200^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of California elementary schools

Summary

Frank Sparkes Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 422 students in the Winton area, and it stands out as a high-performing school that consistently helps its students achieve strong academic results.

The school's performance is particularly impressive because it excels despite serving a community with significant economic need. In English and Math, student proficiency rates are over 20 points higher than the Winton district average and well above the state average. The school is a clear leader within its own district, outperforming nearby schools like Sybil N. Crookham Elementary and Winfield Elementary in both subjects. It also holds its own against schools in the neighboring Atwater Elementary district, often achieving better results with more efficient spending per student.

Frank Sparkes has shown steady improvement for years and earns exceptional marks for how well it supports English learners and students from low-income families. While science scores are an area for growth, the school has successfully reduced chronic absenteeism since the pandemic. For parents, the data paints a picture of a school that is effectively beating the odds, providing a consistently strong and improving education for the children in its community.

422

Students ?

23.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,868

Per pupil spending ?

92.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7265 West Almond Ave.
Winton, CA 95388-0008

(209) 357-6180

District: Winton

Students who attend Frank Sparkes Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Winton Middle
High:	Atwater High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.3%

White:

5.0%

Asian:

4.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 52nd percentile in 2015 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (59% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 28 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg41%

California avg41%

1,200^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 28 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Winton

593^rd of 1,543Winton 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	78.9	1200 of 5857	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	73.7	1423 of 5869	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	70.4	1556 of 5859	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	68.7	1656 of 5883	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	47.1	686 of 1417	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.8	2086 of 5789	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.2	1987 of 5662	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.3	2528 of 5692	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	42.6	2918 of 5614	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.6	2704 of 5611	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	72.2	1464 of 5530	73.5%	★★★★☆
2012	52.7	2461 of 5390	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	43.5	2981 of 5377	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.9	2925 of 5314	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	18.2	4566 of 5193	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.7	3699 of 5113	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.1	4125 of 5113	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.6	4159 of 4818	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	15.0	4331 of 4822	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	15.8	4284 of 4809	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	88.2	129 of 3162	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	88 of 3245	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	93.7	126 of 3311	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	78.5	58 of 602	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	89.7	172 of 3275	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	92.5	139 of 3246	95.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.1	1240 of 5597	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	1357 of 5612	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	66.3	1661 of 5609	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	59.8	1939 of 5635	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.2	542 of 1267	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.2	1731 of 5492	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.7	1616 of 5413	70.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.3	365 of 5107	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	86.0	506 of 5107	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	87.0	474 of 5087	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	85.3	534 of 5084	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	71.2	1106 of 4963	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	78.9	731 of 4830	84.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.5	348 of 5460	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	85.4	612 of 5517	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	85.0	574 of 5363	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	84.4	578 of 5264	89.0%	★★★★☆
2021	73.4	204 of 1110	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	75.8	892 of 5173	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	80.4	675 of 5084	86.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.7	1128 of 5628	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.7	1421 of 5643	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	1435 of 5638	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	75.3	1313 of 5663	76.8%	★★★★☆
2021	40.8	690 of 1272	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.7	2472 of 5510	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.1	2331 of 5431	57.1%	★★★☆☆

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)96th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)80th percentile~ school

Female (2025)78th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy71%+22 vs state

Mathematics54%+17 vs state

Science39%+6 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 (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	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
Frank Sparkes Elementary	Public	K-5	7265 West Almond Ave.	Winton	95388	Merced County	Winton	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6180	422	18	23.4	92.7%	21 (5.0%)	2 (0.5%)	377 (89.3%)	20 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	78.9	1200^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.5%		73.7	1423^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	75.8%	223	38.7		38.7	71.7	70.8	71.2				71.2	67.9	52.3	46.7				54.4	96.9			96.9			$15,868	$790	$15,078
Sybil N. Crookham Elementary	Public	K-5	7160 West Walnut Ave.	Winton	95388	Merced County	Winton	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6182	362	17	21.2	95.6%	19 (5.2%)	2 (0.6%)	327 (90.3%)	13 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53.2	2408^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.9%		47.7	2684^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.3%	276	32.7		32.7	47.1	57.1	55.8				53.3	37.7	48.0	23.6				36.1							$18,410	$1,318	$17,092
Winfield Elementary	Public	K-5	6981 Chestnut Ln.	Winton	95388	Merced County	Winton	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6891	444	20	22.2	92.6%	22 (5.0%)	5 (1.1%)	403 (90.8%)	11 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34.8	3603^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	38.5%		34.3	3582^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	39.0%	21	16.7		16.7	39.0	41.7	37.2				39.2	40.3	36.1	20.5				32.2							$17,076	$1,056	$16,020
Elmer Wood Elementary	Public	K-6	1271 West Bellevue Rd.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6143	514	22	23.3	76.3%	95 (18.5%)	7 (1.4%)	387 (75.3%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	47.7	2725^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.5%		57.9	2156^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.3%	569	25.4		25.4	32.5	50.0	44.1	53.7			45.2	32.5	48.1	28.8	38.6			37.5	94.3			96.6	96.6	96.6	$18,072	$2,947	$15,125
Peggy Heller Elementary	Public	K-8	201 Lake View Dr.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6517	712	30	23.7	63.8%	138 (19.4%)	12 (1.7%)	499 (70.1%)	35 (4.9%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (2.9%)	36.6	3434^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.4%		50.9	2513^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.2%	921	21.7	24.1	22.9	30.8	45.2	37.0	41.4	62.8	58.6	46.6	35.4	38.7	24.1	32.2	38.3	46.0	35.8	96.6			96.6			$17,666	$3,064	$14,602
Aileen Colburn Elementary	Public	K-6	2201 Heller St.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6136	371	17	21.8	91.6%	33 (8.9%)	12 (3.2%)	322 (86.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	40.1	3216^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.1%		34.3	3577^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.1%	361	18.5		18.5	41.5	50.0	40.4	37.8			42.7	61.1	29.6	14.8	24.4			32.9	94.7	97.4		96.1	96.1	97.4	$19,576	$3,487	$16,089
Mitchell Elementary	Public	K-6	1761 Grove Ave.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6112	528	22	24.0	86.0%	40 (7.6%)	8 (1.5%)	444 (84.1%)	21 (4.0%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	54.7	2324^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.3%		51.3	2491^st of 5869 public elementary schools	57.6%	167	28.6		28.6	46.0	24.4	47.4	56.1			45.4	63.5	30.4	40.8	44.8			46.0	96.9				96.9		$18,222	$2,695	$15,527
Thomas Olaeta Elementary	Public	K-6	2266 High St.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6148	374	17	22.0	73.8%	51 (13.6%)	6 (1.6%)	282 (75.4%)	17 (4.5%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.5%)	60.3	2051^st of 5857 public elementary schools	65.0%		64.1	1870^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.1%	181	33.3		33.3	54.4	64.0	43.8	46.3			52.0	55.3	50.0	35.4	38.9			44.7	92.2	95.3	96.9	93.8	93.8	93.8	$19,391	$3,012	$16,379
Bellevue Elementary	Public	K-6	1020 East Bellevue Rd.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6140	599	25	23.9	91.8%	30 (5.0%)	9 (1.5%)	535 (89.3%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.2%)	33.1	3716^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.6%		35	3514^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.1%	202	16.3		16.3	33.8	33.3	32.2	47.7			36.8	39.0	30.0	29.4	24.4			30.5	95.3		98.1	97.2	96.3	97.2	$19,470	$3,723	$15,747
Shaffer Elementary	Public	K-6	1434 California St.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6145	405	18	22.2	81.0%	48 (11.9%)	5 (1.2%)	324 (80.0%)	21 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	32.2	3784^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.4%		35.2	3503^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	40.3%	281	24.6		24.6	35.6	36.8	41.1	31.2			36.1	42.4	26.3	16.1	26.2			27.9	94.4			97.2	97.2	97.2	$18,876	$3,128	$15,748

Frequently Asked Questions about Frank Sparkes Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Frank Sparkes Elementary?

Students at Frank Sparkes Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 5% White, 5% Asian.

How many students attend Frank Sparkes Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 422 students attended Frank Sparkes Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Frank Sparkes Elementary attend?

Students who attend Frank Sparkes Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Winton Middle
High : Atwater High

What district is Frank Sparkes Elementary in?

Winton

Is Frank Sparkes Elementary a good school?

Frank Sparkes Elementary ranks 1200^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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