Dunlap Elementary

Dunlap Elementary, a mid-sized K-5 school in Dunlap, California, one of the schools within Kings Canyon Joint Unified, teaches 419 students, covering grades K through 8.

Kings Canyon Joint Unified runs 21 schools in total, collectively educating 9,696 students. Dunlap Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Dunlap Elementary lists that the most-represented group is White (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 42% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 3% Asian, 2% Native American.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Dunlap Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 77% of students at Dunlap Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Dunlap Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.7%; this one delivers 47.3%.

Around the school, census data for Fresno County shows median household earnings sit near $74,201, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Dunlap Elementary is one of 368 public schools in Fresno County (combined enrollment of about 206,072 students).

The closest other public school is Kings Canyon Online, roughly 0.1 miles away. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Dunlap Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 41.3%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Dunlap Elementary's enrollment has grew 16% since 2018, when it stood at 361 (now 419). Hispanic enrollment moved from 23% to 42% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 21.9:1 in 2018 to 19.7:1 in 2025.

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