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Parkview Elementary · Taft

Parkview Elementary: The state doesn't publish enough data to score this school fairly.

Parkview is an elementary school in Taft. The state doesn't publish enough data to score it fairly — so we won't. Here's what we can show.

520 A Street, 93268 (opens in new tab)·Taft City·Taft·Grades TK-3·328 students·79% low-income·(661) 763-4164

No Scope Score available

California doesn't publicly report per-grade test results when fewer than 11 students are tested in a grade — a privacy protection for small schools. We can't compute a Scope Score without that data.

Worth a school visit

With little published data, a visit does the heavy lifting: ask about class sizes, teacher tenure, and where last year's students went next.

  • Ask about typical class sizes and the student-teacher ratio.
  • Ask how long teachers have stayed at the school.
  • Ask where recent graduates or transfers went next.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom, and watch how a lesson actually runs.

How every group of students does here

At Parkview Elementary in Taft, 26.7% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 30.8% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Parkview Elementary trails its district average for low-income students by 4.1 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (41.7% Math proficient); Hispanic students (19.5% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 23.6 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 60 students tested.

All students at this school: 36% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 36%, district —, state 43%36%
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 34%, district 25%, state 32%34% · −2 vs school
MaleMale: this school 33%, district 28%, state 42%33% · −3 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 27%, district 23%, state 32%27% · −9 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 40%, district 26%, state 44%40% · +4 vs school
WhiteWhite: this school 48%, district 37%, state 56%48% · +12 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 10%, district 11%, state 11%10% · −26 vs school

5 of 12 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.

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Subgroup growth by grade

Change in proficiency from the lowest tested grade — which groups gain ground the longer they stay. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

Where the path goes

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

K-12 Feeder Path
Elementary
Parkview Elementary
No score
This school
High School
No feeder data available for this level

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 21:1, district 22:121:1
Teaching staff19 teachers
Avg. experience12.2 years
Fully credentialed81%
First-year teachers16%
Intern / emergency permit13.1%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$58,493 – $114,476
Principal salary$124,533 – $0
Superintendent salary$187,037

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $18,904, CA average $14,815$18,904 · spent at this school
Federal share$516 per student

$516 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$16,490 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
Instruction62%
Instruction support7%
Student services11%
Administration8%
Buildings & maintenance11%

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$13,371 per pupil
2019$12,424 per pupil
2018$12,272 per pupil
2017$11,580 per pupil
2016$11,523 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Hispanic61.9%
District 74.2% · CA 56.1%
White34.1%
District 23.0% · CA 19.9%
Other1.8%
District 1.4% · CA 9.0%
Asian1.5%
District 0.5% · CA 10.2%
Black0.6%
District 0.8% · CA 4.8%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 79.0% (15pp above CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$58K · CA $85K
Median home value$237K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+8% · CA 35%
ZIP population16,963
Median age32 years

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

Worth Knowing

Transitional kindergarten is offered here — confirmed by actual Census Day enrollment, not just the listed grade span.

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