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Tranquillity Elementary

Public Grades K-8

5167^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of California elementary schools

Summary

Tranquillity Elementary is a K-8 school serving 209 students in the rural community of Tranquillity, California, as part of the Golden Plains Unified school district.

While the school has a favorable student-teacher ratio and spends more per student ($20,541) than other schools in its district, such as Cantua Elementary and San Joaquin Elementary, its academic performance remains low, with particular challenges in middle school grades and science proficiency. However, the school is showing gradual improvement from very low rankings a few years ago and has been effective in reducing chronic absenteeism since the pandemic.

Notably, schools in neighboring districts with similar student populations, like Liberty Elementary in Kerman Unified and Mendota Elementary in Mendota Unified, achieve higher academic results, suggesting that improvement is possible. Tranquillity's relative strength in supporting English Language Learners provides a foundation to build upon as the school works to address its specific challenges.

209

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,256

Per pupil spending ?

88%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6116 South Daniels
Tranquillity, CA 93668-0520

(559) 698-5517

District: Golden Plains Unified

Students who attend Tranquillity Elementary usually attend:

High:

Tranquillity High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.2%

White:

1.9%

African American:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Science scores 33 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg19%

California avg41%

Elementary school

5,167^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

2,430^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Golden Plains Unified

1400^th of 1,543Golden 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
2025	16.2	5167 of 5857	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	5408 of 5869	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	5659 of 5859	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	5868 of 5883	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	1391 of 1417	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	5643 of 5789	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	5560 of 5662	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.5	5524 of 5692	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.1	5524 of 5614	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.3	5511 of 5611	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.8	5258 of 5530	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	18.9	4715 of 5390	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.4	4514 of 5377	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.2	3681 of 5314	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	29.9	3720 of 5193	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	14.2	4702 of 5113	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	20.0	4298 of 5113	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	11.0	4574 of 4818	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	13.3	4436 of 4822	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	14.0	4411 of 4809	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	29.9	2555 of 3162	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	2745 of 3245	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	503 of 602	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	2306 of 3275	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	5249 of 5597	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	5590 of 5612	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.5	5635 of 5635	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	5179 of 5492	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.7	5408 of 5413	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	4395 of 5107	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	4689 of 5107	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	4858 of 5087	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	5077 of 5084	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	4888 of 4963	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	4716 of 4830	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	4499 of 5460	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	4942 of 5517	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	5042 of 5363	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.6	5254 of 5264	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	1082 of 1110	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	4970 of 5173	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	4975 of 5084	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	4999 of 5628	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	4392 of 5643	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	5511 of 5638	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	1060 of 1272	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	5319 of 5510	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	5341 of 5431	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	2430 of 2761	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	2387 of 2783	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	2573 of 2781	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	2680 of 2740	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	875 of 894	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.1	2679 of 2715	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.4	2459 of 2480	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.3	2458 of 2508	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.4	2402 of 2497	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.4	2339 of 2477	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	25.9	1847 of 2379	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.7	1898 of 2259	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.5	2026 of 2236	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	22.1	1789 of 2179	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.9	1474 of 2063	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.2	1606 of 2005	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.4	1658 of 1999	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.8	1228 of 1804	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	37.3	1057 of 1777	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	35.6	1069 of 1769	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	29.3	1160 of 1442	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	2049 of 2533	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	2356 of 2509	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.9	2368 of 2380	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.3	2254 of 2262	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	1990 of 2395	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	1899 of 2388	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	2127 of 2374	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	2293 of 2359	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.5	2181 of 2213	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.8	2060 of 2072	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	2104 of 2542	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	2085 of 2579	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	2327 of 2531	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	2374 of 2458	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	698 of 721	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.5	2331 of 2369	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.6	2223 of 2230	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	15.1	2286 of 2552	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	730 of 763	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	2381 of 2407	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.8	2264 of 2273	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)19th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile-6 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2019)20th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2024)10th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy26%-23 vs state

Mathematics16%-21 vs state

Science0%-33 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 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th 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
Tranquillity Elementary	Public	K-8	6116 South Daniels	Tranquillity	93668	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%)	16.2	5167^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.8%		13.8	5408^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.9%	241																					0.0	0.0	0.0	34.6	36.4	32.0	4.4	18.2	31.6	26.3	19.2	22.7	4.0	8.7	22.7	21.1	16.1	85.2	88.9		92.6	88.9	88.9	$23,256	$18,994	$4,262
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%)	10.4	5612^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.2%		18	5024^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.4%	588																					7.0	5.5	6.3	17.9	6.7	19.3	10.7	33.3	22.2	18.5	17.7	9.8	14.0	19.6	19.1	12.7	15.6	92.8	95.7	95.7		94.2		$19,009	$15,682	$3,327
Washington Elementary	Public	K-1	1599 Fifth St.	Mendota	93640	Fresno County	Mendota Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 655-4365	423	21	20.6	97.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	420 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)								(n/a)																																						95.5		98.0	97.5			$19,582	$17,482	$2,100
Cantua Elementary	Public	K-8	29288 West Clarkson	Cantua Creek	93608	Fresno County	Golden Plains Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 829-3331	184	10	17.9	98.9%	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	178 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	14.9	5265^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.1%		20.9	4779^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.6%	486																					4.8	10.0	7.3	30.4	30.0	4.8	22.2	53.9	40.0	28.7	26.1	28.6	0.0	5.6	7.7	35.0	18.1							$25,767	$22,772	$2,995
McCabe Elementary	Public	2-6	250 South Derrick St.	Mendota	93640	Fresno County	Mendota Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 655-4262	986	38	25.9	97.7%	9 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	970 (98.4%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	19.3	4894^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.4%		23.1	4574^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.1%	320																					6.5		6.5	27.7	26.2	19.6	27.4			25.2	39.9	23.9	15.0	15.7			23.5							$13,394	$11,282	$2,112
Mendota Elementary	Public	K-6	605 Bass Ave.	Mendota	93640	Fresno County	Mendota Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 655-2014	857	36	23.8	98.7%	14 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	833 (97.2%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	35.9	3506^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.1%		28.2	4094^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.2%	588	20.0	12.5	0.0	12.0	11.2	44.0	16.7	29.2	32.0	30.6	12.0	25.0	8.7	20.0	16.5	16.0	8.3	0.0	12.0	9.3	14.3		14.3	34.0	28.2	41.4	39.5			35.4	39.0	30.5	47.1	28.6			36.0	97.2				97.9		$15,680	$13,570	$2,110
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%)	56.8	2220^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.1%		49.9	2559^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.4%	339																					42.7		42.7	60.3	33.3	47.2	63.0			50.6	48.5	32.2	38.2	39.1			39.0							$23,753	$22,114	$1,639
Helm Elementary	Public	K-8	13883 South Lassen Ave.	Helm	93627	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)																							5.9							40.5							24.3							$36,910	$34,004	$2,906
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%)	30.9	3888^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.6%		27.2	4190^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.6%	302																					16.2		16.2	45.1	46.8	31.1	25.6			37.1	42.3	31.7	17.6	12.8			25.8	95.4	97.3	98.2		95.4		$26,184	$24,260	$1,924
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%)								(n/a)																					22.0		22.0	31.7	46.9	39.0	46.3			40.7	31.7	40.7	17.0	16.7			28.2							$26,516	$24,368	$2,148

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Tranquillity Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.8% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Tranquillity Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 209 students attended Tranquillity Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Tranquillity Elementary?

Students at Tranquillity Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% African American.

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Golden Plains Unified

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