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What's one thing Kern Avenue Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
700
Elementary
DISTRICT 565 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MCFARLAND UNIFIED·NCES 062423003646
Kern Avenue Elementary
356 West Kern Ave., McFarland, CA 93250 · (661) 792-3033 · Kern County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL700 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 14% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
25.0:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
579 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 101 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 101 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 118 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 101 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (101) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (101).
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Kern Avenue Elementary→McFarland Junior High
Based on grade levels within McFarland Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
27.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.2pp since 2014
Math
19.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.5% | 18.7% | 27.7% | 45.1% |
| Math | 6.9% | 12.3% | 31.7% | 49.1% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.2% | 19.2% |
| 2023-24 | 25.9% | 21.0% |
| 2022-23 | 30.4% | 21.5% |
| 2021-22 | 26.5% | 18.3% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 13.6% |
| 2018-19 | 32.9% | 24.5% |
| 2017-18 | 32.3% | 19.5% |
| 2016-17 | 21.7% | 17.1% |
| 2015-16 | 31.0% | 22.0% |
| 2014-15 | 24.0% | 18.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
23.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Kern Avenue Elementary
Kern Avenue Elementary's state test result (23.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kern Avenue Elementary this school | 700 | 82.7% | 23.1% |
| Camino Nuevo Elementary #3 Los Angeles | 743 | 84.1% | N/A |
| California iInspire Academy Orange | 699 | 83.1% | 37.7% |
| Bryson Avenue Elementary South Gate | 706 | 84.8% | 55.6% |
| Railway Elementary Perris | 715 | 82.8% | 20.7% |
| Del Rey Elementary King City | 639 | 83.6% | 26.3% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Kern Avenue Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #4,274 of 5,151 | #101 of 148 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.2% | #4,370 of 5,172 ▼ 301 | #101 of 150 ▼ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #4,253 of 5,172 ▼ 37 | #109 of 150 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.8pp | #3,082 of 5,116 | #94 of 147 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 700 | #764 of 5,915 | #50 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.0:1 | #4,424 of 5,352 | #130 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.1% | #5,144 of 5,354 | #138 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.7% | #1,896 of 5,625 | #90 of 153 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.0% | #3,755 of 3,837 | #90 of 95 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
700
-48 (-6%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 605
Student : Teacher
25.0:1
was 25.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 700 | 28 | 25.0:1 | 83% (579) |
| 2023-24 | 706 | 32 | 22.1:1 | 92% (650) |
| 2022-23 | 711 | 30 | 23.7:1 | 90% (642) |
| 2020-21 | 748 | 29 | 25.8:1 | 86% (644) |
| 2017-18 | 707 | 26.5 | 26.7:1 | 91% (642) |
| 2015-16 | 1,171 | 43 | 27.2:1 | 88% (1,036) |
| 2010-11 | 1,025 | N/A | N/A | 98% (1,001) |
| 2000-01 | 726 | 43 | 16.9:1 | 94% (683) |
| 1990-91 | 605 | 27 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kern Avenue Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (707 to 700); teachers up 6% (26.5 to 28).
About Kern Avenue Elementary
Kern Avenue Elementary serves students in McFarland, California, as a high-enrollment elementary school. There are 700 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 6. That puts enrollment 51% bigger than the 465-student average for elementary schools in California.
McFarland Unified has a total of 7 schools and 3,282 students, Kern Avenue Elementary among them.
The share of students at Kern Avenue Elementary who are Hispanic is 97%. County-wide, 57% of Kern County residents are Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 6%.
Kern Avenue Elementary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.0:1, with 28 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. The school has 83% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among California public elementary schools, Kern Avenue Elementary outscored 14%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
Kern Avenue Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 23.1%, compared with a predicted 31.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
For the population of Kern County, median household income comes to about $70,210, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Kern County counts 279 public schools with about 197,431 students.
Kern Avenue Elementary's nearest public school is McFarland Independent (about 0.2 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are 6 other public schools. On average proficiency, Kern Avenue Elementary is 5th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Distant: in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment decreased 6% over 4 years, reaching 700 in 2024-25.
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Kern County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
915,075
Census ACS
Median income
$70,210
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
279
197,431 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in McFarland Unified
- McFarland High School Early CollegeHigh · 1,027 students
- Horizon ElementaryElementary · 542 students
- McFarland Junior HighMiddle · 494 students
- Browning Road STEAM AcademyElementary · 453 students
- San Joaquin High (Continuation)High · 43 students
- McFarland IndependentCombined · 23 students
Other schools in McFarland
- McFarland High School Early CollegeHigh · 1,027 students
- Horizon ElementaryElementary · 542 students
- McFarland Junior HighMiddle · 494 students
- Browning Road STEAM AcademyElementary · 453 students
- San Joaquin High (Continuation)High · 43 students
- McFarland IndependentCombined · 23 students
Nearby schools
- McFarland Independent0.2 mi · 23
- San Joaquin High (Continuation)0.2 mi · 43
- McFarland High School Early College0.3 mi · 1,027
- McFarland Junior High0.6 mi · 494
- Browning Road STEAM Academy0.6 mi · 453
- Horizon Elementary1.0 mi · 542
Frequently asked questions
About Kern Avenue ElementaryHow many students attend Kern Avenue Elementary?
Kern Avenue Elementary enrolls approximately 700 students in grades KG-06.
Is Kern Avenue Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kern Avenue Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Kern Avenue Elementary?
Approximately 25.0:1 students per teacher at Kern Avenue Elementary.
How diverse is Kern Avenue Elementary?
Kern Avenue Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 97% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Kern Avenue Elementary?
Kern Avenue Elementary is overseen by McFarland Unified in Kern County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.