Is Kings River Elementary a good school?

Kings River Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.8% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Kings River Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 401 students attended Kings River Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Kings River Elementary?

Students at Kings River Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 4% White.

Kings River Elementary

Summary:

Kings River Elementary is a public elementary school in Kingsburg, California, serving 405 students in grades K-8 as part of the Kings River Union Elementary District.

Kings River Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of California elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on state assessments. In 2023-2024, only 10.81% to 43.18% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to the state average of 42.8% to 47.37%. In mathematics, the percentage of proficient students ranged from 12.77% to 27.27%, compared to the state average of 31.57% to 45.64%. The school's demographics reflect a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds (88.15% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch) and a predominantly Hispanic student population. Chronic absenteeism has also increased sharply, from 2.6% in 2018-2019 to 10.0% in 2022-2023.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Clay Elementary, which consistently ranks in the top 15% of California elementary schools, Kings River Elementary performs significantly worse across all subject areas and grade levels. Other nearby schools, like Wilson Elementary and Roosevelt Elementary, both part of the Dinuba Unified School District, also outperform Kings River Elementary in academic achievement.

Detail:

Public K-8

3961 Avenue 400
Kingsburg, CA 93631-9660

(559) 897-7209

District: Kings River Union Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
4816^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,531

Student/teacher ratio: 20.0

Number of students: 401

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.3%

White:

3.7%

American Indian:

0.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 89.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Kings River Elementary ranks worse than 82.2% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 20.36. (See more...)

Compare Details Kings River Elementary ranks worse than 68.3% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 28.09. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (95.3%), White (3.7%), American Indian (0.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 89.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Kings River Elementary is 20. (See more...)

Compare Kings River Elementary employs 19.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Kings River Elementary is $12,531.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Kings River Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Kings River Elementary 4816^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Kings River Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Kings River Elementary 1896^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Kings River Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Kings River Union Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Kings River Union Elementary 1290^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Kings River Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Kings River Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	19.18	4000^th	4809	16.8%
2005	19.91	3975^th	4822	17.6%
2006	12.06	4535^th	4818	5.9%
2007	29.22	3629^th	5113	29.0%
2008	25.93	3898^th	5113	23.8%
2009	18.28	4553^rd	5193	12.3%
2010	21.54	4495^th	5314	15.4%
2011	24.36	4379^th	5377	18.6%
2012	40.08	3260^th	5390	39.5%
2013	23.00	4530^th	5530	18.1%
2015	20.42	4582^nd	5611	18.3%
2016	27.48	3970^th	5614	29.3%
2017	25.93	4176^th	5692	26.6%
2018	31.37	3717^th	5662	34.4%
2019	29.16	3999^th	5789	30.9%
2021	14.03	1318^th	1417	7.0%
2022	22.99	4542^nd	5883	22.8%
2023	20.94	4765^th	5874	18.9%
2024	20.36	4816^th	5862	17.8%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Kings River Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	40.52	1740^th	3246	46.4%
2019	47.40	1378^th	3275	57.9%
2021	37.07	359^th	602	40.4%
2022	43.47	1575^th	3311	52.4%
2023	43.49	1581^st	3250	51.4%
2024	38.16	1948^th	3160	38.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Kings River Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	39.69	3033^rd	5084	40.3%
2019	35.11	3499^th	5173	32.4%
2021	20.65	981^st	1110	11.6%
2022	28.31	3969^th	5264	24.6%
2023	28.26	4053^rd	5374	24.6%
2024	23.10	4522^nd	5511	17.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Kings River Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.45	3732^nd	5413	31.1%
2019	25.68	4178^th	5492	23.9%
2021	19.94	1053^rd	1267	16.9%
2022	28.18	3910^th	5635	30.6%
2023	26.46	4098^th	5617	27.0%
2024	19.93	4710^th	5605	16.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Kings River Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	33.19	3454^th	5431	36.4%
2019	32.54	3581^st	5510	35.0%
2021	13.14	1194^th	1272	6.1%
2022	21.11	4608^th	5663	18.6%
2023	18.03	4906^th	5650	13.2%
2024	24.86	4278^th	5636	24.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Kings River Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.59	2958^th	4830	38.8%
2019	36.30	3225^th	4963	35.0%
2022	30.06	3694^th	5084	27.3%
2023	27.68	3894^th	5098	23.6%
2024	27.37	3929^th	5102	23.0%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Kings River Elementary

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Rank History for all middle school students at Kings River Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	28.15	1236^th	1769	30.1%
2005	29.03	1260^th	1777	29.1%
2006	29.15	1267^th	1804	29.8%
2007	33.96	1287^th	1999	35.6%
2008	40.74	1136^th	2005	43.3%
2009	42.88	1132^nd	2063	45.1%
2010	41.08	1280^th	2179	41.3%
2011	44.62	1236^th	2236	44.7%
2012	39.15	1382^nd	2259	38.8%
2013	35.15	1563^rd	2379	34.3%
2015	32.92	1534^th	2477	38.1%
2016	41.83	1320^th	2497	47.1%
2017	51.20	1071^st	2508	57.3%
2018	60.14	845^th	2480	65.9%
2019	52.81	1084^th	2715	60.1%
2021	30.37	612^th	894	31.5%
2022	32.77	1684^th	2740	38.5%
2023	30.26	1807^th	2802	35.5%
2024	28.09	1896^th	2777	31.7%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Kings River Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	55.26	353^rd	1364	74.1%
2019	42.26	608^th	1442	57.8%
2021	52.34	94^th	363	74.1%
2022	55.91	354^th	1540	77.0%
2023	22.12	1520^th	1529	0.6%
2024	26.52	1389^th	1477	6.0%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Kings River Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	72.14	438^th	2230	80.4%
2019	61.77	688^th	2369	71.0%
2021	41.64	393^rd	721	45.5%
2022	44.61	1176^th	2458	52.2%
2023	38.85	1385^th	2549	45.7%
2024	34.09	1607^th	2575	37.6%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Kings River Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	54.57	920^th	2262	59.3%
2019	50.37	1053^rd	2380	55.8%
2021	51.57	315^th	738	57.3%
2022	32.84	1568^th	2509	37.5%
2023	33.34	1541^st	2547	39.5%
2024	24.55	1911^th	2546	24.9%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Kings River Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	64.56	680^th	2273	70.1%
2019	51.91	985^th	2407	59.1%
2021	19.16	658^th	763	13.8%
2022	33.49	1522^nd	2527	39.8%
2023	31.34	1615^th	2558	36.9%
2024	33.85	1524^th	2547	40.2%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Kings River Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	71.66	419^th	2072	79.8%
2019	63.95	603^rd	2213	72.8%
2022	41.53	1241^st	2359	47.4%
2023	37.36	1359^th	2391	43.2%
2024	34.70	1473^rd	2383	38.2%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Kings River Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	165	6	3	325	0	n/a	n/a	0	499
1989	150	5	3	332	0	n/a	n/a	0	490
1990	139	3	3	374	0	n/a	n/a	0	519
1991	141	5	3	385	0	n/a	n/a	0	534
1992	140	5	3	405	0	n/a	n/a	0	553
1993	156	4	6	376	0	n/a	n/a	0	542
1994	130	4	12	395	1	n/a	n/a	0	542
1995	125	5	3	408	0	n/a	n/a	0	541
1996	125	5	3	408	0	n/a	n/a	0	541
1997	107	1	4	389	1	n/a	n/a	0	502
1998	92	1	4	371	0	n/a	n/a	0	468
1999	92	0	2	380	0	n/a	n/a	0	474
2000	87	0	5	390	0	n/a	n/a	0	482
2001	84	0	6	384	0	n/a	n/a	0	474
2002	98	0	6	382	0	n/a	n/a	0	486
2003	98	0	6	382	0	n/a	n/a	0	486
2004	87	0	6	411	0	n/a	n/a	7	511
2005	82	0	3	399	4	n/a	n/a	11	499
2006	79	0	3	433	0	n/a	n/a	10	525
2007	66	0	3	447	0	n/a	n/a	11	527
2008	59	n/a	1	414	1	n/a	n/a	0	475
2009	64	0	1	410	1	0	20	0	496
2010	59	3	15	428	1	0	0	0	506
2011	53	1	4	431	1	0	1	0	491
2012	59	1	3	410	2	0	1	0	476
2013	35	1	6	402	2	3	2	0	451
2014	39	3	7	406	0	0	1	0	456
2015	30	3	7	419	0	0	3	0	462
2016	36	1	3	407	0	0	2	0	449
2017	33	1	3	416	0	0	2	0	455
2018	40	1	2	421	0	0	1	0	465
2019	37	0	0	405	0	0	2	0	444
2020	35	0	2	397	0	0	1	0	435
2021	22	0	0	374	0	0	1	0	397
2022	17	0	0	361	0	0	2	0	380
2023	22	0	0	379	2	0	2	0	405
2024	15	0	0	382	2	0	2	0	401

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Kings River Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	499	22.0	22.6	n/a
1989	490	22.3	21.9	n/a
1990	519	22.5	23.0	n/a
1991	534	25.0	21.3	n/a
1992	553	25.4	21.7	85
1993	542	23.3	23.3	81.5
1994	542	20.2	26.8	77.5
1995	541	23.0	23.5	82.6
1996	541	23.0	23.5	82.6
1997	502	25.2	19.9	86.1
1998	468	26.6	17.6	85.5
1999	474	26.6	17.8	82.1
2000	482	25.6	18.8	81.7
2001	474	24.5	19.3	82.1
2002	486	27.0	18.0	78.2
2003	486	27.0	18.0	78.2
2004	511	26.8	19.1	82.7
2005	499	26.2	19.0	81.1
2006	525	26.0	20.2	83.5
2007	527	27.3	19.3	84.9
2008	475	30.7	15.5	81.7
2009	496	27.1	16.2	82.9
2010	506	25.0	20.2	87.5
2011	491	n/a	n/a	89.2
2012	476	18.0	26.4	n/a
2013	451	19.6	23.0	91.4
2014	456	19.0	24.0	92.5
2015	462	22.0	21.0	93.1
2016	449	21.0	21.3	90.6
2017	455	20.0	22.7	91.6
2018	465	20.0	23.2	92
2019	444	20.0	22.2	91.7
2020	435	n/a	n/a	89.4
2021	397	20.0	19.8	89.4
2022	380	20.0	19.0	90.8
2023	405	20.0	20.2	88.1
2024	401	19.9	20.0	89.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Kings River Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	499	22.0	22.6	n/a
1989	490	22.3	21.9	n/a
1990	519	22.5	23.0	n/a
1991	534	25.0	21.3	n/a
1992	553	25.4	21.7	85
1993	542	23.3	23.3	81.5
1994	542	20.2	26.8	77.5
1995	541	23.0	23.5	82.6
1996	541	23.0	23.5	82.6
1997	502	25.2	19.9	86.1
1998	468	26.6	17.6	85.5
1999	474	26.6	17.8	82.1
2000	482	25.6	18.8	81.7
2001	474	24.5	19.3	82.1
2002	486	27.0	18.0	78.2
2003	486	27.0	18.0	78.2
2004	511	26.8	19.1	82.7
2005	499	26.2	19.0	81.1
2006	525	26.0	20.2	83.5
2007	527	27.3	19.3	84.9
2008	475	30.7	15.5	81.7
2009	496	27.1	16.2	82.9
2010	506	25.0	20.2	87.5
2011	491	n/a	n/a	89.2
2012	476	18.0	26.4	n/a
2013	451	19.6	23.0	91.4
2014	456	19.0	24.0	92.5
2015	462	22.0	21.0	93.1
2016	449	21.0	21.3	90.6
2017	455	20.0	22.7	91.6
2018	465	20.0	23.2	92
2019	444	20.0	22.2	91.7
2020	435	n/a	n/a	89.4
2021	397	20.0	19.8	89.4
2022	380	20.0	19.0	90.8
2023	405	20.0	20.2	88.1
2024	401	19.9	20.0	89.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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