Summary:
The 93621 area has two schools serving kindergarten through grade 12: Dunlap Elementary serves K–8 and has 419 students, while the alternative Kings Canyon Online serves K–12 and has 142. In 2025–2026, their unweighted average results were above the state in English language arts (ELA) and science, but below it in mathematics: 60% versus 49% in ELA, 47% versus 36% in science, and 31% versus 38% in math. The most important finding is the sharp math divide: Dunlap had 52% proficient, compared with 10% at Kings Canyon Online and 38% statewide.
Dunlap Elementary stands out in all-grades ELA and math, leading Kings Canyon Online by 5 and 42 percentage points, respectively; its 63% ELA result was also above the state’s 49%. Dunlap’s grade-level ELA was especially strong in grade 7 (76%, 25 points above the state) and grade 8 (74%, 24 points above). Kings Canyon Online is narrowly ahead in science: 47.2% versus Dunlap’s 47.0%, with both above the state’s 36%. Its math result is the clearest low point: 10% proficient, 29 points below the state, even though its ELA and science results were above the state.
Results changed unevenly from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026. Kings Canyon Online improved by 8 points in ELA and 22 in science, but math fell by 3 points; Dunlap Elementary rose 4 points in ELA, while math was nearly unchanged. SchoolDigger ranked Dunlap in the 71st percentile in 2025–2026, compared with the 60th in 2023–2024 and 74th in 2024–2025. In 2024–2025, student–teacher ratios were 19.7:1 at Dunlap and 16.7:1 at the online school; both reported free/reduced lunch eligible figures that year, 77% and 93%, respectively. Kings Canyon Online also reported 98% graduation and 1% chronic absenteeism in 2025–2026. Because the schools serve different grade spans, their all-grades scores are not direct same-grade comparisons.
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