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San Joaquin Elementary

Public Grades K-8

4979^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of California elementary schools

Summary

San Joaquin Elementary serves 518 students in grades K–8 in the community of San Joaquin, California. Its 2025–26 proficiency rates were 20% in English language arts (ELA), 22% in math and 16% in science, all below state results. ELA is the clearest concern: the school had the lowest ELA result among 11 nearby schools and trailed the state by 29 percentage points.

San Joaquin’s strongest relative result is science: its 16% proficiency was slightly above the Golden Plains Unified district’s 15%, though below the nearby-school average of 21% and the state’s 36%. ELA was 5 points below the district’s 26% and 21 points below the nearby average of 41%; even Tranquillity Elementary, the next-lowest nearby school, scored higher at 23%. Math proficiency was 22%, fourth-lowest among the 11 schools and below the nearby average of 29%. Chronic absenteeism is also unusually high: 33% in 2025–26, 6 points above the district and 15 above the state, and the highest rate among nearby schools.

Results have improved since 2022–23: ELA rose 3 points, math 8 and science 12, but the state gap in ELA barely changed. Chronic absenteeism has fallen from 66% in 2021–22, although it ticked up from 30% in the latest year. San Joaquin rose from the 4th to the 14th percentile in SchoolDigger’s overall statewide ranking from 2024–25 to 2025–26, earning 1 star, but remained third-lowest among nearby schools. In 2023–24, SchoolDigger ranked the school at the 63rd percentile for English Language Learner students, compared with the 14th percentile overall—a notable measure of how well it served that group. The student-teacher ratio was 21.2 in 2024–25, above the nearby average of 19.0; 96% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year, the highest comparable reported rate among nearby schools.

518

Students ?

21.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,879

Per pupil spending ?

96.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

97%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

8535 South Ninth
San Joaquin, CA 93660

(559) 693-4321

District: Golden Plains Unified

Students who attend San Joaquin Elementary usually attend:

High:

Tranquillity High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.9%

African American:

1.9%

Asian:

0.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2016 → 14th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 18% California)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg23%

California avg42%

Elementary school

4,979^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 1% (2016) to bottom 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

2,316^th of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 5% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Golden Plains Unified

1370^th of 1,530Golden Plains Unified 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
2026	18.0	4979 of 5817	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.4	5612 of 5857	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	5024 of 5869	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	5487 of 5859	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	5703 of 5883	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	1394 of 1417	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	5672 of 5789	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	5571 of 5662	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.8	5452 of 5692	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.3	5544 of 5614	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.1	5418 of 5611	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.6	5317 of 5530	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.5	5177 of 5390	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	13.3	5049 of 5377	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.2	5232 of 5314	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.1	5153 of 5193	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.4	5091 of 5113	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.1	4961 of 5113	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.9	4636 of 4818	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	6.0	4788 of 4822	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	7.0	4771 of 4809	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	50.2	1166 of 3162	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.9	1628 of 3245	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.8	2699 of 3311	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.0	418 of 602	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.5	2535 of 3275	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	2436 of 3246	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	19.5	4724 of 5581	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.9	5186 of 5597	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	4833 of 5612	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	5148 of 5609	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	5464 of 5635	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	1250 of 1267	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	5417 of 5492	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	5284 of 5413	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	26.2	4014 of 5094	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.8	4816 of 5107	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	4053 of 5107	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	4623 of 5087	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	4859 of 5084	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	4875 of 4963	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	4759 of 4830	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	25.6	4286 of 5423	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.8	5131 of 5460	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	4483 of 5517	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	4979 of 5363	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	5069 of 5264	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	1080 of 1110	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	5065 of 5173	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	4980 of 5084	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	19.8	4726 of 5603	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.6	5501 of 5628	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	4711 of 5643	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	5369 of 5638	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	5454 of 5663	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	1244 of 1272	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	5372 of 5510	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.5	5386 of 5431	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	17.7	2316 of 2740	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.7	2370 of 2761	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	2252 of 2783	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	2506 of 2781	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	2600 of 2740	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	834 of 894	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	2616 of 2715	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	2367 of 2480	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.7	2231 of 2508	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	8.9	2369 of 2497	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.9	2348 of 2477	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.0	2223 of 2379	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.2	2147 of 2259	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	17.0	1955 of 2236	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.1	1659 of 2179	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.8	1284 of 2063	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	35.0	1296 of 2005	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	26.2	1489 of 1999	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.6	1472 of 1804	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.2	1521 of 1777	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.6	1502 of 1769	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	68.5	169 of 1478	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	53.9	374 of 1521	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	27.1	1375 of 1540	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.4	261 of 363	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.7	666 of 1442	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.3	887 of 1364	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	21.4	1999 of 2516	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.3	2066 of 2533	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	2054 of 2551	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	2302 of 2531	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	2260 of 2509	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	690 of 738	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	2331 of 2380	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	2124 of 2262	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	24.9	1815 of 2357	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.6	1927 of 2395	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	1722 of 2388	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	2048 of 2374	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	2194 of 2359	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	2141 of 2213	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	1969 of 2072	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	23.3	2005 of 2529	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.3	2095 of 2542	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	1911 of 2579	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	2187 of 2531	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	2235 of 2458	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	614 of 721	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	2278 of 2369	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	2097 of 2230	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	13.9	2274 of 2514	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.8	2300 of 2534	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	2046 of 2552	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	2283 of 2538	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	2464 of 2527	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	708 of 763	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	2359 of 2407	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	2246 of 2273	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2024)63rd percentile+49 vs school

Hispanic (2026)21st percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)16th percentile~ school

Female (2026)15th percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)89th percentile+69 vs school

Hispanic (2026)23rd percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)21st percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)10th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics22%-16 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy20%-29 vs state

Science16%-20 vs state

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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	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
San Joaquin Elementary	Public	K-8	8535 South Ninth	San Joaquin	93660	Fresno County	Golden Plains Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 693-4321	518	24	21.2	96.1%	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)	502 (96.9%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18	4979^th of 5817 public elementary schools	14.4%		10.4	5612^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.2%	633	17.9	14.1	15.8	25.0	10.5	23.2	20.3	24.0	20.3	20.2	30.4	16.4	25.0	27.1	22.0	15.6	22.4	97%	0%	$25,879	$3,327	$22,552
Tranquillity Elementary	Public	K-8	6116 South Daniels	Tranquillity	93660	Fresno County	Golden Plains Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 698-5517	209	13	16.3	88.0%	4 (1.9%)	3 (1.4%)	201 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.5	5176^th of 5817 public elementary schools	11.0%		16.2	5167^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.8%	9	16.7	0.0	8.3	11.1	25.0	29.2	32.0	21.7	16.7	23.2	11.1	16.7	8.3	20.8	17.4	20.8	16.1	≥ 95%		$28,470	$4,262	$24,208
Helm Elementary	Public	K-8	13883 South Lassen Ave.	Helm	93660	Fresno County	Golden Plains Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 866-5683	60	5	11.7	93.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										56.3							30.3			$34,619	$2,906	$31,713
Liberty Elementary	Public	K-6	16001 E St.	Kerman	93630	Fresno County	Kerman Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 843-9300	563	22	25.4	82.2%	37 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	483 (85.8%)	37 (6.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	58.4	2140^th of 5817 public elementary schools	63.2%		56.8	2220^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.1%	80	22.1		22.1	61.3	55.2	44.7	64.8			56.5	55.3	44.8	22.1	48.9			42.3	97%	0%	$18,413	$1,639	$16,774
Cantua Elementary	Public	K-8	29288 West Clarkson	Cantua Creek	93660	Fresno County	Golden Plains Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 829-3331	184	10	17.9	—	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	178 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	18.4	4944^th of 5817 public elementary schools	15.0%		14.9	5265^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.1%	321	20.0	0.0	12.5	23.1	13.6	27.8	10.5	40.0	50.0	25.3	30.8	27.3	30.0	10.5	20.0	33.3	24.8	≥ 95%		$29,092	$2,995	$26,097
Kerman-Floyd Elementary	Public	K-6	14655 West F St.	Kerman	93630	Fresno County	Kerman Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 843-9400	567	25	22.6	93.8%	12 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	536 (94.5%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	45.3	2891^st of 5817 public elementary schools	50.3%		30.9	3888^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.6%	997	29.9		29.9	51.6	56.3	50.7	39.4			49.3	43.8	32.8	28.6	18.3			30.4	≥ 99%		$19,771	$1,924	$17,847
Harvest Elementary	Public	K-6	194 North First St.	Kerman	93630	Fresno County	Kerman Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 843-8500	535	25	21.4	89.5%	31 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	490 (91.6%)	8 (1.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	50	2611^th of 5817 public elementary schools	55.1%					(n/a)	31.5		31.5	38.8	46.6	51.7	49.2			46.5	51.3	44.3	29.2	30.5			39.2	≥ 98%		$20,049	$2,148	$17,901
Goldenrod Elementary	Public	K-6	445 South Goldenrod Ave.	Kerman	93630	Fresno County	Kerman Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 843-9500	617	25	24.6	87.2%	24 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	552 (89.5%)	28 (4.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	43.9	2996^th of 5817 public elementary schools	48.5%		38.7	3305^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.6%	309	24.7		24.7	52.0	45.7	38.4	44.0			45.0	53.3	30.9	15.1	35.2			33.9	≥ 99%		$19,465	$1,924	$17,541
Sun Empire Elementary	Public	K-6	2649 North Modoc Ave.	Kerman	93630	Fresno County	Kerman Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 843-9200	490	23	21.2	86.7%	35 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	446 (91.0%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	42.7	3065^th of 5817 public elementary schools	47.3%		39.1	3280^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.0%	215	22.1		22.1	40.0	34.4	47.1	52.6			44.2	30.9	40.3	32.4	33.8			34.4	97%	0%	$21,100	$1,721	$19,379
Burrel Elementary	Public	K-8	16704 South Jameson Ave.	Riverdale	93656	Fresno County	Burrel Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 866-5634	94	8	11.7	85.1%	3 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (95.7%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.2	5454^th of 5817 public elementary schools	6.2%		17.7	5035^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.0%	419	6.7	36.4	19.2		25.0	13.3	16.7		54.6	26.2		33.3	6.7	8.3		54.6	21.3			$15,710	$2,116	$13,594

Frequently Asked Questions about San Joaquin Elementary

Is San Joaquin Elementary a good school?

San Joaquin Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.4% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of San Joaquin Elementary attend?

Students who attend San Joaquin Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Tranquillity High

How many students attend San Joaquin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 518 students attended San Joaquin Elementary.

What district is San Joaquin Elementary in?

Golden Plains Unified

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Students at San Joaquin Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 2% African American.

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026

2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026

2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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