Avenal Elementary

Avenal Elementary is an average-sized elementary campus in Avenal, California, one of the schools within Reef-Sunset Unified. The school teaches 654 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 41% larger than the state mean of about 465.

Reef-Sunset Unified runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 2,663 students. Avenal Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Avenal Elementary reports that 96% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder breaks down as 2% Asian. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 58%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Avenal Elementary has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 95% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Kings County (around 74%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Avenal Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 23.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 13.6%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Kings County put the typical household earns roughly $70,995 per year, about 14% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Avenal Elementary is one of 67 public schools in Kings County (combined enrollment of about 28,742 students).

Reef-Sunset Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Avenal Elementary at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 14.4%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Avenal Elementary's enrollment has fell 12% since 2018, when it stood at 742 (now 654). Class-load math has pulled in: from 24.7:1 in 2018 to 21.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Avenal Elementary typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.