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Kings Lake Education Center: The scores are below where anyone wants them. Here's what they don't tell you.

Kings Lake Education Center posts low test scores — and test scores are one lens among several. If this is your zoned school, the numbers below are where to start a conversation, not where to end one.

1128 South Dairy Avenue, 93212 (opens in new tab)·Corcoran Joint Unified·Corcoran·Grades 10-12·16 students·100% low-income·2024–25 CAASPP·(559) 992-8885·Website
Continuation school — a small alternative high school designed for students at risk of not graduating. Focuses on credit recovery and flexible scheduling. Test scores and college-readiness rates are not directly comparable to comprehensive high schools.
2023–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
This schoolCA avg
Scope1444
% Exceeded0%16%
% Met+4%36%
Grad rate62.5%87.6%
College readiness0.0%35.4%
Absence48.3%30.2%
Suspension6.3%3.6%
Scope Score
14
🌱 Building Momentum · Needs Support
ranked #2,069 statewide

Kings Lake Education Center scores 14 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 4th percentile of 2,160 California high schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).

Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →

🌱 Building Momentum — This label means the data doesn't clearly sort the school one way or the other — ask what the school is proud of, and what it's working on.

Most rating sites would stop at “4% proficient” and call it done. Kings Lake Education Center deserves a closer read. The school sits in Corcoran, where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.

Test scores are one lens, and at this school they're a rough one right now. The sections below show the fuller picture — including the parts that are working.

The seven-year arc

Percentile among 2,160 high schools statewide

Has stayed near the 4th percentile since 2023.

CA Dashboard
ELARedMathRed
ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20232025
Grade 110%0%
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20232025
Grade 110%8%

The story this school is actually telling

Proficient by 11th grade
4%
State 36%
Graduate
63%
State 88%
Pass an AP exam
0%
State 35%

Of 100 students here: 4 are proficient by 11th grade → 63 graduate → 0 pass an AP exam. The gaps between those bars are the questions to ask.

The 6 things our score weighs

Graduation rate
62.5%
State 87.6%
25.1pp below state avg
Exceeded standard
0.0%
State 15.8%
15.8pp below state avg
College readiness
0.0%
State 35.4%
AP exam pass rate below state avg
Met or exceeded
3.9%
State 35.7%
31.9pp below state avg
Chronic absenteeism
48.3%
State 30.2%
18.1pp above state avg
Suspension rate
6.3%
State 3.6%
2.7pp above state avg
Worth a school visit

Ask what changed in the last two years, and what the school is asking families for. Growth shows up in these numbers a year or two after it shows up in classrooms.

  • Ask how the school follows up when a student starts missing days — chronic absence often starts outside the classroom, not inside it.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
  • Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
  • Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
  • Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.

How every group of students does here

All students at this school: 4% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 4%, district —, state 36%4%
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 4%, district 28%, state 32%4% · +0 vs school
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 4%, district 26%, state 32%4% · +0 vs school
MaleMale: too few students to report‹11
FemaleFemale: too few students to report‹11
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: too few students to report‹11
English LearnersEnglish Learners: too few students to report‹11
this school district, same group California, same group

Showing up, and staying in class

Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 48.3%, district 29.8%, state 30.2%48.3% · +18.1pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 6.3%, district —, state 3.6%6.3% · +2.7pp vs state
Chronic absenteeism by grade band
Grades 9–1267.6%

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path
High School
Kings Lake Education Center
14/100
This school

Estimated path based on proximity within the same district. Contact your school district for official feeder information.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 16:1, district 21:116:1
Teaching staff2 teachers
Avg. experience4.5 years
Fully credentialed0%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$71,070 – $132,219
Principal salary$154,060 – $172,296
Superintendent salary$222,000

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

Course Breadth
AP courses offered0
CTE pathway completers1 students

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $43,474, CA average $14,815$43,474 · spent at this school
Federal share$1,354 per student

$1,354 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$19,767 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction57%
Instruction support14%
Student services9%
Administration7%
Buildings & maintenance11%
Other2%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$14,582 per pupil
2019$13,543 per pupil
2018$13,054 per pupil
2017$12,004 per pupil
2016$11,601 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Hispanic100.0%
District 92.3% · CA 56.1%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 100.0% (36pp above CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$58K · CA $85K
Median home value$236K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+4% · CA 35%
ZIP population23,142
Median age36 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

At 16 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California high school (≈1450).

On the state's science test (CAST), 0% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.

Frequently asked questions

Is Kings Lake Education Center a good high school?

Kings Lake Education Center has a Scope Score of 14 out of 100, placing it in the 4th percentile of California high schools and ranked #2,069 statewide. 0.0% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 15.8 percentage points below the California average of 15.8%. The Scope Score weights 7 dimensions for high schools: graduation rate (25%), exceeded standard (22%), college/career readiness (20%), met or exceeded (proficient) (18%), chronic absenteeism (5%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What are Kings Lake Education Center's CAASPP test scores?

On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 3.9% of students at Kings Lake Education Center met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 0.0% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 3.9% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 0.0% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 26 student-subject combinations were assessed.

How does Kings Lake Education Center rank in California?

Kings Lake Education Center ranks #2,069 among California high schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 4th percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

What is the attendance and school culture like at Kings Lake Education Center?

48.3% of students at Kings Lake Education Center are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), compared to the California average of 30.2%. The suspension rate is 6.3%. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.

How does Kings Lake Education Center compare to other schools in Corcoran?

Kings Lake Education Center scores 14/100 (4th percentile) among California high schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 16 students. Use the schools in Corcoran page or the map view to compare all high schools nearby.

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For the data nerds

Every number on this page

Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Graduation rate · 25%
62.5%
↓ vs CA 87.6% · 20th pctile
Exceeded standard · 22%
0.0%
↓ vs CA 15.8% · 33th pctile
College readiness · 20%
0.0%
↓ vs CA 35.4% · 29th pctile
Met or exceeded · 18%
3.9%
↓ vs CA 35.7% · 27th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 5%
48.3%
↓ vs CA 30.2% · 35th pctile
Suspension rate · 5%
6.3%
↓ vs CA 3.6% · 38th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 11130%0%23%77%0%−47
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 11130%8%0%92%8%−16
Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Grade 5/8/11140%0%71%29%

CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.

03Peer comparison · nearest high schoolssorted by Scope Score
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+GrowthSusp
Kings Lake Education Center ←140.0%3.9%6.3%
Corcoran High0.3 mi4725.7%58.8%8.2%
California average4415.8%35.7%3.6%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
Graduation Rate
62.5%
AP Exam Prepared
Not offered
This school may not offer AP courses
A-G Completion
0.0%
This school may not offer A-G courses
College-Going Rate
20.8%
YearScopePctileRankExcMet+AbsentSuspGrowth
2023134#20580.0%0.0%58.6%5.2%
2025144#20690.0%3.9%48.3%6.3%
What we can't show
  • — Subgroup results are suppressed for small student counts (fewer than 15 tested), following CDE privacy rules.
05Climate by student groupchronic absenteeism · 2019 vs 2025 — the two years CDE publishes at subgroup level
Group20192025Δ
Female61.1%75.0%+13.9pp
Male61.3%61.9%+0.6pp
Hispanic/Latino60.5%66.7%+6.2pp
Students with Disabilities77.8%
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged62.5%66.7%+4.2pp
All Students61.2%67.6%+6.4pp
EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded ("proficient") · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=2,160 high schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2022 · Data updated 2026-07-03methodology · data updates · CSV · report issue

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