Photo: Omar Bárcena · CC BY 2.0Kingsburg’s public schools outscore 68% of California districts
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Kingsburg, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.
From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 99% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Kingsburg’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 526 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Kingsburg’s, its schools beat 84%, higher than their 68% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 51% and math 34% across both districts in spring 2022, against 47% and 33% statewide; 96% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓
Charters enroll nearly as many students as the district
Charter schools located in Kingsburg enroll 1,979 students, against the district’s 2,100. Each is graded on its own results; none is part of the district grade. Every school ↓
Spending and class size
Kingsburg Joint Union High spends $16,915 per student and Kingsburg Elementary Charter $17,853, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Kingsburg’s grade
B+: better than 68% of California school districts, #267 of 847 California towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the California average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Kingsburg, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Kingsburg
Kingsburg High
Grades 9–12 · 1,073 students · 20:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Kingsburg
Kingsburg High
Grades 9–12 · 1,073 students · 20:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Kingsburg
Kingsburg High
Grades 9–12 · 1,073 students · 20:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Kingsburg
Kingsburg High
Grades 9–12 · 1,073 students · 20:1 students per teacher
Kingsburg runs its own schools through grade 8 (Kingsburg Elementary Charter School District). From grade 9, students attend the Kingsburg Joint Union High School District. Parts of Kingsburg (12% of its land) are served by Selma Unified instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Kingsburg
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Kingsburg vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Kingsburg’s borders.
Every school in Kingsburg
9 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Island Community Day).
Questions about Kingsburg’s schools
Are Kingsburg’s schools good?
By California’s own tests, yes: the public schools Kingsburg children attend outscore 68% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #267 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 84%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Kingsburg in?
Two districts: Kingsburg Elementary Charter School District runs grades K–8, and Kingsburg Joint Union High School District runs grades 9–12.
Where do Kingsburg kids go to high school?
Kingsburg High, with 1,073 students; its own test results earn an A−.
What is Kingsburg’s graduation rate?
96% of the class of 2023 in Kingsburg Joint Union High School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.
How much does Kingsburg spend per student?
$16,915 in Kingsburg Joint Union High School District and $17,853 in Kingsburg Elementary Charter School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Kingsburg families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.