Summary:
ZIP code 93648 has eight schools serving elementary through high school grades: five elementary schools, one middle school and two high schools. Seven are in Parlier Unified, while Riverview Elementary is in Kings Canyon Joint Unified. Results are uneven: Riverview is the only school above the state’s 2025–2026 results in all three tested subjects, while the lowest school is far below state results.
Riverview Elementary leads the reported All Grades results with 54% proficient in ELA, 44% in math and 40% in science; the state results are 49%, 38% and 36%. At the other end, San Joaquin Valley High reports 3% in each subject, and the gap between these schools is 51 points in ELA, 41 in math and 37 in science. Across all eight schools, averages are 27% in ELA, 18% in math and 16% in science—22, 21 and 20 points below state results. Among the four Parlier Unified K–6 elementary schools, S Ben Benavidez Elementary leads in ELA and math, while Cesar E Chavez Elementary has the strongest two-year gains. All Grades results combine different grade spans, so grade-matched comparisons are useful: Riverview also leads Parlier Junior High in grades 7 and 8 by 34 to 54 points across ELA and math.
Recent changes are mixed, and average results did not keep pace with state results: the gap widened from 18 to 19 points in ELA and from 19 to 21 in math; in science it widened from 19.7 to 20.5 points. Chavez’s results rose 8 points in ELA, 7 in math and 9 in science, while Riverview’s ELA fell 6 points even as its science rose 7. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile ranking for Chavez rose from the 6th to the 16th percentile; these rankings are distinct from proficiency scores. Income measures provide context, not an explanation: all schools report free/reduced lunch eligible figures for 2024–2025, ranging from 69% at Riverview to 98% at John C Martinez Elementary. Reported student–teacher ratios range from 10.9 at San Joaquin Valley High to 27.1 at Martinez.
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