School district · California

Kernville Union Elementary

Kernville Union Elementary in California: 3 public schools with 764 students and 19.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $23,248 per student in FY2024.

Schools
3
Students
764
Students per teacher
19.6
CA 21.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$23,248
CA $20.7K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
39.0
Counselors (FTE)
1.0
Students per counselor
764
CA 407 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
2.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.1

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

California: 47%

30%proficient

+3.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 80% of school districts in California

Median 42% · 854 school districts compared

485 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

California: 38%

15%proficient

Unchanged from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 90% of school districts in California

Median 32% · 854 school districts compared

484 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$10.6K15
$11.1K16
$12.1K17
$12.5K18
$14.3K19
$15.1K20
$15.8K21
$20.4K22
$20.5K23
$23.2K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
14% · $3.1M
State
62% · $14.3M
Local
24% · $5.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$11,335
Support services
$10,872
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$653K
Long-term debt
$6.3M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Kernville ElementaryFree meals for all
K–510524.239%27%
K–539020.626%9.8%
Woodrow Wallace MiddleFree meals for all
6–826917.131%16%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
3240 Erskine Creek Rd., Lake Isabella, CA 93240
Phone
(760)379-3651
Website