Denair Unified has one ranked public elementary school, one middle school and two high schools. Denair Elementary Charter Academy is at the 9th percentile, Denair Middle the 15th, Denair High the 21st and Denair Charter Academy the 6th, each among the California schools we score at its level (spring 2026 tests; high schools, spring 2025).
Percentile among California schools at the same level
Strong75th+
Solid50–74th
Developing25–49th
Needs Supportbelow 25th
Not scored
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Elementary schools
Where does the elementary school we score in Denair Unified stand?
Denair Elementary Charter Academy’s 9th percentile means it scored higher than 9 in 100 of the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.
Where does Denair Unified’s money go, and what does it plan?
Denair Unified spent $17,734 per student in the 2024–25 school year.
The typical California district spent $20,491. About 61 cents of every Denair Unified dollar went to classroom instruction.
Spending by function
Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from the district’s annual financial report (SACS) to the California Department of Education. District-wide: it includes central administration and costs never assigned to one campus.
Share by function, 2024–25
Instruction61%
Instruction support11%
Student services8%
Administration9%
Buildings & maintenance10%
Other1%
Shares of the same spending total, by the report’s spending categories, rounded so they add up to 100. Names are simplified from the report’s own categories.
What the district plans
$14.7 million
planned in its 2026–27 plan for 16 funded actions in 3 goals. That’s more than its $14.3 million general fund budget. Its largest action, Maintain high-quality staff through hiring, training and evaluation processes, is $5.3 million. These are planned amounts; the district reports what it spent in a later plan.
The plan in short
Source: the district’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 107 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.
Where the money goes
Three actions take 68% of the money. The plan itself puts 74% of it toward staff.
Maintain high-quality staff through hiring, training and evaluation processes $5.3 million
Further Develop a comprehensive MTSS for academics, attendance, and behavior $2.6 million
Increase security at all schools and maintain facilities in good repair $2.1 million
13 other actions
Reading, math and catch-up help
3 of the plan’s 16 funded actions name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in their titles.
Actions whose titles name reading or math
Reading $905,420
Math $899,020
An action naming two of these appears under both.
Largest of these
Provide additional academic programs and support for students who are not yet demonstrating literacy/numeracy as evidenced by local assessments$897,682
Provide professional development specific to literacy instruction in all grades and content areas$6,400
Develop vertical articulation PK-12 to ensure literacy and numeracy development districtwide$1,338
For high-need students (English learners, low-income students and foster youth), what changed and what its goals measure
For high-need students
It plans $2.0 million in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $2.1 million and estimates it spent $2.4 million, $0.3 million (14%) more than planned (our arithmetic).
$2.4 million spent (estimated)$2.1 million planned
What changed
The total is $3.6 million (32%) higher than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is Maintain high-quality staff through hiring, training and evaluation processes, which went from $4.0 million to $5.3 million.
Largest cuts
Maintain a technology-rich environment with varied technology to enhance and extend student learning−$40,384
Provide professional development for certificated and classified staff−$40,309
Largest increases
Maintain high-quality staff through hiring, training and evaluation processes+$1.3 million
Further Develop a comprehensive MTSS for academics, attendance, and behavior+$701,796
Expand college and career counseling and opportunities, including Dual Enrollment, Advanced Placement, Ag and CTE pathways and courses+$430,366
What its goals measure
Read these state results for the district’s own schools as context for the goals they measure; results alone can’t show what the plan caused.
What its goals measure: state results, 2024–25 and 2025–26
Measure
2024–25
2025–26
Change
English, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 2
36%
36%
no change
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 2
18%
11%
down 7 pts
Chronically absentCounted across all the district’s students, not averaged by schoolGoal 1
25 in 100
22 in 100
3 fewer in 100
Suspended at least onceGoals 1 and 3
6.3%
5.1%
down 1.2 pts
Figures from CDE’s state test, chronic absence and suspension files. Test figures cover every grade the district tests (California tests grades 3–8 and 11), so they differ from a profile’s rated grades. We combined the district’s schools ourselves, weighted by students and leaving out charter schools. Chronically absent means a student missed 10% or more of school days.
The plan’s own titles and amounts
Maintain high-quality staff through hiring, training and evaluation processes · $5,314,116
Further Develop a comprehensive MTSS for academics, attendance, and behavior · $2,590,969
Increase security at all schools and maintain facilities in good repair · $2,096,935
The full plan3 goals, 32 measures and where the money goes
We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($14.7 million).
Where does the money go?
81% to Goal 3. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars and coloured by its change since last year’s plan. Tap a box to open its goal.
not compared: unconfirmed, or repeated across goals
Every goal, in the plan’s order
Goal 1Students will demonstrate skills that contribute to post-secondary success in the areas of technology…$1.9 million13% of action budgets
“Students will demonstrate skills that contribute to post-secondary success in the areas of technology, academics, social-emotional wellbeing, and life skills” p. 16 ↗
7 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $1.2 million (+$728,778)
Largest funded actions
Expand college and career counseling and opportunities, including Dual Enrollment, Advanced Placement, Ag and CTE pathways and courses$918,227action 1.5 · p. 49 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $525,297 is state funding counted toward those services
Implement Social-Emotional Learning/Mental Health programs and support$361,094action 1.1 · p. 49 ↗
Provide life skills, work experience and job coaching for students who receive special education services$233,229action 1.7 · p. 49 ↗
Maintain co-curricular/extra-curricular options$163,460action 1.6 · p. 49 ↗
Maintain a technology-rich environment with varied technology to enhance and extend student learning$163,052action 1.4 · p. 49 ↗
2 more funded actions in this goal
Expand parent engagement / education opportunities · action 1.2 · p. 49 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $30,254 is state funding counted toward those services$51,110
Provide professional development for certificated and classified staff · action 1.3 · p. 49 ↗$8,292
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Expand college and career counseling and opportunities, including Dual Enrollment, Advanced Placement, Ag and CTE pathways and courses+$430,366$487,861 → $918,227 · p. 49 ↗
Maintain co-curricular/extra-curricular options+$147,663$15,797 → $163,460 · p. 49 ↗
Provide life skills, work experience and job coaching for students who receive special education services+$124,640$108,589 → $233,229 · p. 49 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Implement Social-Emotional Learning/Mental Health programs and support · $256,962 → $361,094 · p. 49 ↗+$104,132
Maintain a technology-rich environment with varied technology to enhance and extend student learning · $203,436 → $163,052 · p. 49 ↗−$40,384
Provide professional development for certificated and classified staff · $48,601 → $8,292 · p. 49 ↗−$40,309
How the plan measures it · 10 measures
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 16 ↗.
Goal 2 · Focus GoalBy the end of the 2026-2027 school year, an additional 20% of students will demonstrate, through local and…$905,4206% of action budgets
“By the end of the 2026-2027 school year, an additional 20% of students will demonstrate, through local and state measures, authentic literacy (reading, writing and speaking) in all content areas, with an emphasis on math literacy (numeracy)” p. 27 ↗
Provide additional academic programs and support for students who are not yet demonstrating literacy/numeracy as evidenced by local assessments$897,682action 2.2 · p. 49 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $488,657 is state funding counted toward those services
Provide professional development specific to literacy instruction in all grades and content areas$6,400action 2.1 · p. 49 ↗
Develop vertical articulation PK-12 to ensure literacy and numeracy development districtwide$1,338action 2.3 · p. 49 ↗
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Provide additional academic programs and support for students who are not yet demonstrating literacy/numeracy as evidenced by local assessments+$135,138$762,544 → $897,682 · p. 49 ↗
Develop vertical articulation PK-12 to ensure literacy and numeracy development districtwide+$950$388 → $1,338 · p. 49 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Provide professional development specific to literacy instruction in all grades and content areas · $6,400 · p. 49 ↗new or renamed
A reworded title counts as new.
How the plan measures it · 11 measures
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 27 ↗.
Goal 3 · Focus GoalAs measured by state and local school climate and discipline data, and local facility inspection, 100% of…$11.9 million81% of action budgets
“As measured by state and local school climate and discipline data, and local facility inspection, 100% of Denair schools will be safe and positive school campuses, where all students can be successful” p. 35 ↗
6 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $9.2 million (+$2.7 million)
Largest funded actions
Maintain high-quality staff through hiring, training and evaluation processes$5.3 millionaction 3.3 · p. 50 ↗
Further Develop a comprehensive MTSS for academics, attendance, and behavior$2.6 millionaction 3.4 · p. 50 ↗
Increase security at all schools and maintain facilities in good repair$2.1 millionaction 3.1 · p. 50 ↗
Maintain small/reasonable class sizes$0.9 millionaction 3.5 · p. 50 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Maintain health services and safety protocols$0.7 millionaction 3.6 · p. 50 ↗
1 more funded action in this goal
Maintain instructional materials adoption cycles · action 3.2 · p. 50 ↗$0.3 million
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Maintain high-quality staff through hiring, training and evaluation processes+$1.3 million$4.0 million → $5.3 million · p. 50 ↗
Further Develop a comprehensive MTSS for academics, attendance, and behavior+$0.7 million$1.9 million → $2.6 million · p. 50 ↗
Increase security at all schools and maintain facilities in good repair+$0.3 million$1.7 million → $2.1 million · p. 50 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Maintain small/reasonable class sizes · $826,555 → $932,960 · p. 50 ↗+$106,405
Maintain health services and safety protocols · $670,053 → $732,787 · p. 50 ↗+$62,734
All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.
Who goes to the district’s schools
Who attends
Student mix
2024–25 · October enrollment count, 1,301 students
1Hispanic or Latino57%
2White36%
3Two or more races3%
4Not reported2%
5American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
6Black or African American<1%
7Filipino<1%
8Pacific Islander<1%
9Asian<1%
Shares use the district's own October enrollment counts from the CDE, including its charter schools.
Free or reduced-price meals
69%
Across California, 63% of students qualify.
2024–25 · 902 of 1,301 students qualify, summed from the CDE’s meal counts for every school it lists under the district, charters included. It comes from a different CDE file than the student mix, so the two totals differ.
The district’s state records
Is the state giving the district extra help?
The state is giving Denair Unified extra help in 2026, the second year after it qualified on the 2025 Dashboard.
How English learners moved up on the state’s English test
From spring 2025 to spring 2026, 58% of the district’s English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top (58 of 100 students). California: 47%. It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent.
Which public schools in Denair Unified rank highest?
Elementary: Denair Elementary Charter Academy, 9th percentile (Needs Support). Middle: Denair Middle, 15th percentile (Needs Support). High: Denair High, 21st percentile (Needs Support). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.
Does living in the Denair Unified district decide which school my child attends?
Not by itself. Attendance boundaries, programs, transfers and space all matter. Confirm the school for your address, grade and program with the district.
More questions (4)
Are the public schools in Denair Unified good?
Denair Unified has one public elementary school we score, Denair Elementary Charter Academy, at the 9th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Needs Support. Denair Unified has one public middle school we score, Denair Middle, at the 15th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Needs Support. Denair Unified’s 2 public high schools run from the 6th to the 21st percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 2 Needs Support. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.
How much does Denair Unified spend per student?
Denair Unified spent $17,734 per student in the 2024–25 school year. The typical California district spent $20,491. About 61 cents of every Denair Unified dollar went to classroom instruction. Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from its annual financial report to the California Department of Education. The district’s spending, by function.
What is in Denair Unified’s 2026–27 spending plan?
The district’s 2026–27 spending plan puts $14.7 million into 16 funded actions in 3 goals, more than its $14.3 million general fund budget. Its largest goal holds $11.9 million, 81% of the action budgets. The 2026–27 plan, goal by goal.
Where do these results come from?
California’s state tests (CAASPP): spring 2026 for elementary and middle schools, spring 2025 for high schools, and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.
Sources and methodology
This page lists the public schools governed and funded by Denair Unified, with the district’s spending and state accountability records.
Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 elementary and middle school; 2024–25 high school
Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.