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C−

Arvin Union School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Arvin.

Arvin’s School Grade C+ better than 39% of California school districts

Students
2,801
Schools
4
Spent per student
$21,187
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
21:1
Free or reduced lunch
93%
Debt
$29.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Arvin Union School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 15% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • 21 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7.4% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $29.2M, about $10,421 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 15% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Arvin. Grade by grade →

K–63 schoolsThis district
7–8Haven Drive MiddleThis district
9–12Arvin HighKern High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency15%
State average 33.1% · 2,020 students tested
Reading / language arts27%
State average 46.7% · 2,024 students tested

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 85% at Kern High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$21,187 per student · 0% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 38%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 13%State 70%Federal 17%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
3,024’20
2,993’21
2,946’22
2,915’23
2,801’24

Down 7.4% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 93%White 5%Black <1%Asian <1%Two or more races <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.