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C−

Pixley Union Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8Regional · 2 towns

Serves Pixley and Teviston.

Pixley’s School Grade C+ better than 44% of California school districts

Students
827
Schools
2
Spent per student
$22,210
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
96%
Debt
$9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Pixley Union Elementary School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 23% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • 19 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 6.7% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $9M, about $10,822 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 23% 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
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Pixley 3,742C+Teviston 1,182

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Pixley. Grade by grade →

K–5Pixley ElementaryThis district
6–8Pixley MiddleThis district
9–123 high schoolsTulare Joint Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency18%
State average 33.1% · 599 students tested
Reading / language arts31%
State average 46.7% · 590 students tested

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

Graduation rate 96% at Tulare Joint Union 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
$22,210 per student · 5% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 35%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 12%State 70%Federal 18%

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

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

Enrollment over time
886’20
889’21
877’22
861’23
827’24

Down 6.7% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 95%White 3%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Two or more races <1%

Schools in the district

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

Pixley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Pixley
D
530 students20:1
Pixley Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Pixley
C−
297 students17:1

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.