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Kernville Union Elementary schools

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2025 · school stage

Elementary schools

Kernville Union Elementary’s 2 public elementary schools run from the 14th to the 28th percentile among the 5,721 California elementary schools we score (spring 2025 tests).

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Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
1Needs Support
1Developing
0Solid
0Strong
Top row: one dot per Kernville Union Elementary school, in its band colour. Bottom: each dot is 1 in 100 of the 5,721 California public elementary schools we score. All placed by Scope Score on spring 2025 tests.

Elementary schools in Kernville Union Elementary

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Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

2025 · school stage

Middle schools

Kernville Union Elementary has one public middle school we score, Woodrow Wallace Middle, at the 33rd percentile among the 2,177 California middle schools we score (spring 2025 tests).

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Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
0Needs Support
1Developing
0Solid
0Strong
Top row: one dot per Kernville Union Elementary school, in its band colour. Bottom: each dot is 1 in 100 of the 2,177 California public middle schools we score. All placed by Scope Score on spring 2025 tests.

Middle schools in Kernville Union Elementary

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District context

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The district behind the schools

Spending, FY 2024–25

District finance · FY 2024–25

Where the district's dollars go.

Kernville Union Elementary spent $25,876 per student in FY 2024–25 — $5,385 more than the median California district ($20,491), about 26% higher. About 48 cents of every dollar goes to classroom instruction.

Current expense per student

Current expense of education per unit of average daily attendance, from the district's annual SACS filing to the California Department of Education. District-wide: it includes central administration and costs never assigned to one campus. Spending is context, not a measure of school quality.

Share by function

  • Instruction48%
  • Instruction support8%
  • Student services23%
  • Administration9%
  • Buildings & maintenance11%

Shares of the same current-expense total, by SACS function. Names are simplified from the filing's own categories.

Students, staff and money

The system behind the schools

The people behind the classrooms — district-grain context that never enters a school's score.

People
Teacher salary range$53,494–$100,162
Teaching staff50 · FTE
District enrollment812 · students
Who attends
Hispanic 25.5% · White 68.0% · Black 1.2% · Asian 0.4% · Other 4.9%
Free/reduced lunch82% · economic need indicator

CDE Form J-90 salary schedule 2024–25 · CDE enrollment (district averages)

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Common questions

Are the public schools in Kernville Union Elementary good?
Kernville Union Elementary’s 2 public elementary schools run from the 14th to the 28th percentile among the 5,721 California elementary schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Developing and 1 Needs Support. Kernville Union Elementary has one public middle school we score, Woodrow Wallace Middle, at the 33rd percentile among the 2,177 California middle schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Developing. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score; it isn’t a grade. How we score schools.
Which public schools in Kernville Union Elementary rank highest?
Elementary: Kernville Elementary, 28th percentile statewide (Developing). Middle: Woodrow Wallace Middle, 33rd percentile statewide (Developing). Each level is ranked separately, and a few percentiles apart is a tie. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.
Does living in Kernville Union Elementary 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.
Where do these results come from?
California’s state tests (CAASPP) from spring 2025 and chronic-absence rates for 2024–25, both published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations, not official state ratings. Private schools don’t take the state tests, so we don’t score them. Methodology and limitations.

Sources & methodology

Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2024-25

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