Summary:
The 93238 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Kernville Elementary, which serves grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 123 students. The school is part of the Kernville Union Elementary School District, which is ranked 1295 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Kernville Elementary's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is consistently below the state average across multiple subject areas and grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy ranged from 37.5% (3rd grade) to 44.44% (5th grade), compared to the state average of 42.8% (3rd grade) to 47.37% (5th grade). In Mathematics, Kernville Elementary's proficiency rates ranged from 18.75% (3rd grade) to 42.11% (4th grade), while the state average was 45.64% (3rd grade) to 41.2% (4th grade). The school also had a high chronic absenteeism rate of 51.9% in the 2022-2023 school year, significantly higher than the state average.
Kernville Elementary serves a predominantly low-income student population, with 68.29% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. The school's student-teacher ratio of 19.4 is slightly higher than the state average. These factors, combined with the academic performance and chronic absenteeism concerns, suggest that Kernville Elementary may benefit from targeted interventions and support to address the unique needs of its student community and improve educational outcomes.
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