Total enrollment
13,478
-153 (-1%) vs SY 2020-21
14 schools in Turlock Unified
California · 13,478 students · 1 city
Turlock Unified's public schools total 14 across the district, with enrollment of about 13,478 and an average school size near 963.
4-year change in Turlock Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
14
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Turlock Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #342 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 13,478 | #109 of 587 | #644 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 14 | #168 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.2:1 | #372 of 587 | #8,740 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 64.2% | #299 of 587 | #2,405 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.4% | #259 of 530 | #2,277 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Turlock Unified
State test results across the district's 13 scored schools run from Walnut Elementary Education Center at 60.5% proficient to Cunningham Elementary at 18.4%, a gap of 42.1 points. That is the 117th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 14 district schools that reported both years went from 13,967 to 13,478 students (down 4%) and from 597 to 608 full-time teachers (up 2%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turlock High | Turlock | High | 09-12 | 2,479 |
| John H. Pitman High | Turlock | High | 09-12 | 1,986 |
| Turlock Junior High | Turlock | Middle | 07-08 | 1,294 |
| Walnut Elementary Education Center | Turlock | Elementary | KG-06 | 900 |
| Osborn Two-Way Immersion Academy | Turlock | Elementary | KG-05 | 831 |
| Julien Elementary | Turlock | Elementary | KG-06 | 826 |
| Dennis G. Earl Elementary | Turlock | Elementary | KG-06 | 817 |
| Marvin A. Dutcher Middle | Turlock | Middle | 06-08 | 810 |
| Crowell Elementary | Turlock | Elementary | KG-06 | 758 |
| Sandra Tovar Medeiros Elementary | Turlock | Elementary | KG-06 | 753 |
| Walter M. Brown Elementary | Turlock | Elementary | KG-06 | 645 |
| Wakefield Elementary | Turlock | Elementary | KG-06 | 601 |
| Cunningham Elementary | Turlock | Elementary | KG-06 | 597 |
| Roselawn High | Turlock | High | 09-12 | 181 |
About Turlock Unified
Turlock Unified runs 14 public schools across California, collectively teacheing roughly 13,478 students.
Looking at the level breakdown, Turlock Unified consists of 9 elementary, 2 middle, and 3 high schools.
On a per-school basis, Turlock Unified runs about 963 students per school, 67% higher than the state mean of roughly 578.
Trend over the past 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 13,478 students, stayed largely flat from the 13,631 reported in SY 2020-21.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Turlock Unified discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.