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Browning Road STEAM Academy

PublicElementaryGrades K–6

410 East Perkins, McFarland, CA 93250 · (661) 792-2113 · Part of McFarland Unified School District

McFarland’s School Grade C+ better than 43% of California school districts

Students
453
Students per teacher
25:1
Free or reduced lunch
90%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–6
The gist

What stands out about Browning Road STEAM Academy

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of California’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 27 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 32 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 25 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 17.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for McFarland kids: McFarland Junior High

On the path

Where McFarland kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–6Browning Road STEAM AcademyYou are here
7–8McFarland Junior High494 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency7%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 48.6%

Its own letter, D, places these results among California’s 3,615 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

410 East Perkins, McFarland

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten77
Grade 150
Grade 262
Grade 354
Grade 462
Grade 570
Grade 678
Enrollment over time
552’20
555’21
512’22
490’23
453’24

Down 17.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 100%White <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Browning Road STEAM Academy from McFarland families.

Other schools in McFarland Unified School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against California’s other public schools; McFarland’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.