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Kings Canyon Joint Unified schools

Kings Canyon Joint Unified’s 12 public elementary schools run from the 35th to the 79th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Elementary · 12 schools

from 35th to 79th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Lincoln Elementary: 79th percentile, Strong
  • Silas Bartsch: 77th percentile, Strong
  • Jefferson Elementary: 77th percentile, Strong
  • Alta Elementary: 76th percentile, Strong
  • Great Western Elementary: 76th percentile, Strong
  • A. L. Conner Elementary: 70th percentile, Solid
  • Sheridan Elementary: 69th percentile, Solid
  • Dunlap Elementary: 66th percentile, Solid
  • Riverview Elementary: 54th percentile, Solid
  • Thomas Law Reed Elementary: 50th percentile, Solid
  • McCord Elementary: 47th percentile, Developing
  • Washington Elementary: 35th percentile, Developing
0Needs Support
2Developing
5Solid
5Strong

One dot per school.

Middle and high school pictures

Middle · 4 schools

from 60th to 90th · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • General Grant Middle: 90th percentile, Strong
  • Navelencia Middle: 77th percentile, Strong
  • Citrus Middle: 73rd percentile, Solid
  • Riverview Elementary: 60th percentile, Solid
0Needs Support
0Developing
2Solid
2Strong

High · 3 schools

from 63rd to 90th · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests

  • Reedley Middle College High: 90th percentile, Strong
  • Reedley High: 77th percentile, Strong
  • Orange Cove High: 63rd percentile, Solid
0Needs Support
0Developing
1Solid
2Strong

One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level. 1 of the 18 ranked schools teaches two levels, so it appears in more than one picture.

  • 18 ranked schools
  • 3 schools not ranked statewide

Schools around Kings Canyon Joint Unified

21 listed public schools with mapped locations.

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Percentile among California schools at the same level

  • Strong75th+
  • Solid50–74th
  • Developing25–49th
  • Needs Supportbelow 25th
  • Not scored

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Elementary schools

Which elementary schools in Kings Canyon Joint Unified score highest?

Lincoln Elementary is highest, at the 79th percentile.

That’s higher than 79 in 100 of the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Kings Canyon Joint Unified

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

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Context

The average elementary school in Kings Canyon Joint Unified had 8 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.

Middle schools

Which middle schools in Kings Canyon Joint Unified score highest?

General Grant Middle is highest, at the 90th percentile.

That’s higher than 90 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Kings Canyon Joint Unified

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

Show the other 1 middle school
Context

The average middle school in Kings Canyon Joint Unified had 9 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100.

High schools

Which high schools in Kings Canyon Joint Unified score highest?

Reedley Middle College High is highest, at the 90th percentile.

That’s higher than 90 in 100 of the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests).

Highest in Kings Canyon Joint Unified

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

Context

The average high school in Kings Canyon Joint Unified had 5 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California high school we score had 22 in 100.

3 high schools not ranked statewide

Alternative schools and continuation schools enroll students differently from a regular school, so each is compared only with schools of its kind.

The district

Where does Kings Canyon Joint Unified’s money go, and what does it plan?

Kings Canyon Joint Unified spent $21,346 per student in the 2024–25 school year.

That’s close to the typical California district, which spent $20,491. About 56 cents of every Kings Canyon Joint 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

  • Instruction56%
  • Instruction support12%
  • Student services14%
  • Administration5%
  • Buildings & maintenance11%
  • Other2%

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

$199.8 million

planned in its 2026–27 plan for 105 funded actions in 8 goals. That’s 86% of its $231.3 million general fund budget. 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, 252 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.

Where the money goes

Three actions take 44% of the money. The plan itself puts 76% of it toward staff.

  • Credentialed Teachers $47.9 million
  • Operating Costs $21.7 million
  • District Facilities $18.8 million
  • 102 other actions
Reading, math and catch-up help

15 of the plan’s 105 funded actions name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in their titles.

Actions whose titles name reading, catch-up help or English learners
  • Reading $0.2 million
  • Catch-up help $2.2 million
  • English learners $7.1 million

Largest of these

  • ELD Instruction and Professional Development$3.8 million
  • Bilingual Instructional Aides$1.9 million
  • Intervention Teachers$1.7 million
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 $42.7 million in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $44.3 million and estimates it spent $42.3 million, $2.0 million (4%) less than planned (our arithmetic).

What changed

The total is $3.4 million (2%) lower than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is Expanded TK/​Kindergarten Minutes, which went from $2.5 million to $630,802.

Largest cuts

  • Expanded TK/​Kindergarten Minutes−⁠$1.8 million
  • District and Site Support−⁠$1.7 million
  • State Preschool Program−⁠$1.2 million

Largest increases

  • District Facilities+⁠$1.0 million
  • Supplemental Instructional Resources+⁠$925,748
  • Agriculture Pathways+⁠$898,156

New in the 2026–27 plan

  • Supplemental Support for Unduplicated Students with Disabilities$705,657

Ask: What did Expanded TK/​Kindergarten Minutes pay for, and what changes now that the 2026–27 plan gives it $1.8 million less?

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
Measure2024–252025–26Change
English, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 255%57%up 2 pts
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goals 2 and 343%46%up 3 pts
Chronically absentCounted across all the district’s students, not averaged by schoolGoal 59 in 1009 in 100no change
Suspended at least onceGoal 55.8%4.6%down 1.2 pts

Goals 7 and 8 track named schools and Goals 1, 4 and 6 track other measures, so they aren’t shown here.

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
  • Credentialed Teachers · $47,923,038
  • Operating Costs · $21,674,412
  • District Facilities · $18,802,510
The full plan8 goals, 58 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 ($199.8 million).

Where does the money go?

59% to Goal 1. 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.

G1
G2
G3
G4
G5

Change since the 2025–26 plan, same title

  • fell 25% or more
  • fell 10–25%
  • fell 2–10%
  • within 2%
  • grew 2–10%
  • grew 10–25%
  • grew 25% or more
  • new or renamed title
  • not compared: unconfirmed, or repeated across goals

Every goal, in the plan’s order

Goal 1 · Maintenance of Progress GoalAll students will receive a high quality education in an environment designed to provide them with…$117.6 million59% of action budgets

“All students will receive a high quality education in an environment designed to provide them with opportunities to develop their greatest potential” p. 26 ↗

7 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $119.1 million (−⁠$1.4 million)

Largest funded actions

  1. Credentialed Teachers$47.9 millionaction 1.1 · p. 192 ↗
  2. Operating Costs$21.7 millionaction 1.3 · p. 192 ↗
  3. District Facilities$18.8 millionaction 1.4 · p. 192 ↗
  4. Special Education$15.0 millionaction 1.6 · p. 192 ↗
  5. Transportation$7.3 millionaction 1.5 · p. 192 ↗

2 more funded actions in this goal

  • District and Site Support · action 1.2 · p. 192 ↗$5.1 million
  • Site Lottery Funds · action 1.7 · p. 192 ↗$1.8 million

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. District and Site Support−⁠$1.7 million$6.8 million → $5.1 million · p. 192 ↗
  2. District Facilities+⁠$1.0 million$17.8 million → $18.8 million · p. 192 ↗
  3. Operating Costs−⁠$1.0 million$22.7 million → $21.7 million · p. 192 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Credentialed Teachers · $48.1 million → $47.9 million · p. 192 ↗−⁠$0.1 million
  • Special Education · $15.0 million → $15.0 million · p. 192 ↗−⁠$9,761
  • Transportation · $6.8 million → $7.3 million · p. 192 ↗+⁠$0.5 million
  • Site Lottery Funds · $1.8 million → $1.8 million · p. 192 ↗−⁠$21,367

How the plan measures it · 4 measures · 2 quoted

  • Appropriately assigned and fully credentialed teachers p. 26 ↗
    Baseline
    79.8% of teachers are Clear Data …
    Target for year 3
    85% are Clear
  • Students in the school with sufficient access to standards-aligned instructional materials p. 27 ↗
    Baseline
    100% of students have sufficient access to standards-aligned materials. Data …
    Target for year 3
    100% of students have sufficient access to standards-aligned materials.

2 more measures in the plan’s table.

Goal 2All students will demonstrate an increase in academic achievement in all core subject areas - English…$29.1 million15% of action budgets

“All students will demonstrate an increase in academic achievement in all core subject areas - English Language Arts, Math, Science and Social Science - through the implementation of state standards” p. 32 ↗

27 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $31.0 million (−⁠$1.9 million)

Largest funded actions

  1. Infant CVRC$5.5 millionaction 2.19 · p. 193 ↗
  2. Instructional Coaches$3.9 millionaction 2.14 · p. 193 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  3. State Preschool Program$3.0 millionaction 2.20 · p. 193 ↗
  4. Technology Department$2.7 millionaction 2.3 · p. 192 ↗
  5. Supplemental Library Services$1.8 millionaction 2.13 · p. 193 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

22 more funded actions in this goal

  • Supplemental Instructional Resources · action 2.2 · p. 192 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$1.7 million
  • Intervention Teachers · action 2.8 · p. 193 ↗$1.7 million
  • Physical Education Techs · action 2.7 · p. 193 ↗$1.0 million
  • Supplemental Technology · action 2.4 · p. 192 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$1.0 million
  • Instructional Materials · action 2.1 · p. 192 ↗$0.8 million
  • Classroom Instructional Aides · action 2.6 · p. 193 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.8 million
  • Opportunity Programs · action 2.22 · p. 194 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.7 million
  • Supplemental Support for Unduplicated Students with Disabilities · action 2.9 · p. 193 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.7 million
  • Data Systems and Accountability Team · action 2.25 · p. 194 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.7 million
  • Expanded TK/​Kindergarten Minutes · action 2.18 · p. 193 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.6 million
  • Library Services · action 2.12 · p. 193 ↗$0.5 million
  • Additional Student Support-Prevention and Intervention · action 2.11 · p. 193 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.4 million
  • Supplemental Professional Development · action 2.16 · p. 193 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.4 million
  • Educational Programs Department · action 2.26 · p. 194 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.4 million
  • Hands-On Learning Opportunities · action 2.5 · p. 192 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.3 million
  • Early Literacy Coordinator · action 2.17 · p. 193 ↗$0.2 million
  • Instructional Coach-Professional Development · action 2.15 · p. 193 ↗$0.2 million
  • Supplemental Pre-School Supports · action 2.21 · p. 194 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million
  • Additional Transportation to Reduce Loss of Instructional Time · action 2.24 · p. 194 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
  • Elimination of Combination Classes · action 2.23 · p. 194 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
  • Cultural Education and Enrichment Program · action 2.10 · p. 193 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
  • Collaborative Team Professional Development · action 2.27 · p. 194 ↗under $0.1 million

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Expanded TK/​Kindergarten Minutes−⁠$1.8 million$2.5 million → $0.6 million · p. 193 ↗
  2. State Preschool Program−⁠$1.2 million$4.2 million → $3.0 million · p. 193 ↗
  3. Supplemental Instructional Resources+⁠$0.9 million$0.8 million → $1.7 million · p. 192 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Infant CVRC · $4.8 million → $5.5 million · p. 193 ↗+⁠$0.7 million
  • Instructional Coaches · $3.4 million → $3.9 million · p. 193 ↗+⁠$0.5 million
  • Technology Department · $2.8 million → $2.7 million · p. 192 ↗−⁠$0.1 million
  • Supplemental Library Services · $1.7 million → $1.8 million · p. 193 ↗+⁠$23,731
  • Intervention Teachers · $2.2 million → $1.7 million · p. 193 ↗−⁠$0.5 million
  • Physical Education Techs · $1.0 million → $1.0 million · p. 193 ↗+⁠$26,010
  • Supplemental Technology · $1.1 million → $1.0 million · p. 192 ↗−⁠$0.1 million
  • Instructional Materials · $488,566 → $844,830 · p. 192 ↗+⁠$356,264
  • Classroom Instructional Aides · $727,433 → $765,653 · p. 193 ↗+⁠$38,220
  • Opportunity Programs · $272,942 → $714,915 · p. 194 ↗+⁠$441,974
  • Supplemental Support for Unduplicated Students with Disabilities · $705,657 · p. 193 ↗new or renamed
  • Data Systems and Accountability Team · $673,317 → $693,001 · p. 194 ↗+⁠$19,685
  • Library Services · $456,837 → $471,252 · p. 193 ↗+⁠$14,415
  • Additional Student Support-Prevention and Intervention · $424,542 → $439,000 · p. 193 ↗+⁠$14,458
  • Supplemental Professional Development · $428,613 → $402,115 · p. 193 ↗−⁠$26,498
  • Educational Programs Department · $386,033 → $399,397 · p. 194 ↗+⁠$13,365
  • Hands-On Learning Opportunities · $374,560 → $287,280 · p. 192 ↗−⁠$87,280
  • Early Literacy Coordinator · $199,288 → $210,948 · p. 193 ↗+⁠$11,660
  • Instructional Coach-Professional Development · $204,129 · p. 193 ↗new or renamed
  • Supplemental Pre-School Supports · $700,844 → $88,084 · p. 194 ↗−⁠$612,759
  • Additional Transportation to Reduce Loss of Instructional Time · $31,853 → $31,515 · p. 194 ↗−⁠$338
  • Elimination of Combination Classes · $87,322 → $15,716 · p. 194 ↗−⁠$71,606
  • Cultural Education and Enrichment Program · $11,562 → $2,619 · p. 193 ↗−⁠$8,942
  • Collaborative Team Professional Development · $1,000 → $1,000 · p. 194 ↗unchanged

A reworded title counts as new.

How the plan measures it · 11 measures · 3 quoted

  • ELA CAASPP Meets/Exceeds Standard p. 32 ↗
    Baseline
    All Students: 48.6% …
    Target for year 3
    All Students: 54.6% …
  • ELA CAASPP Distance from Standard p. 33 ↗
    Baseline
    All Students: -6.1 …
    Target for year 3
    All Students: 9.0 …
  • Math CAASPP Meets/Exceeds Standard p. 34 ↗
    Baseline
    All Students: 35.6% …
    Target for year 3
    All Students: 41.6% …

8 more measures in the plan’s table.

Goal 3 · Focus GoalAll English learners will demonstrate progress towards attaining English language proficiency and increase…$6.8 million3% of action budgets

“All English learners will demonstrate progress towards attaining English language proficiency and increase the percentage attaining proficiency in ELA and Math” p. 57 ↗

11 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $6.9 million (−⁠$67,421)

Largest funded actions

  1. ELD Instruction and Professional Development$3.8 millionaction 3.3 · p. 195 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  2. Bilingual Instructional Aides$1.9 millionaction 3.1 · p. 194 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  3. Migrant Program-Supplemental Supports$0.3 millionaction 3.10 · p. 196 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  4. ELD Program Specialist$0.2 millionaction 3.5 · p. 195 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  5. Migrant Program$0.2 millionaction 3.9 · p. 196 ↗

6 more funded actions in this goal

  • Long Term English Learner Support - Support and Professional Development · action 3.4 · p. 195 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.2 million
  • ELD Instructional Coach · action 3.2 · p. 195 ↗$0.1 million
  • Extended Day Intervention · action 3.7 · p. 195 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
  • ELD Progress Monitoring · action 3.8 · p. 196 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
  • Language Acquisition Software and Supplemental Materials · action 3.12 · p. 196 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
  • Promoting Biliteracy and Cultural Awareness · action 3.11 · p. 196 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. ELD Instruction and Professional Development+⁠$0.3 million$3.4 million → $3.8 million · p. 195 ↗
  2. Long Term English Learner Support - Support and Professional Development−⁠$208,522$381,612 → $173,090 · p. 195 ↗
  3. ELD Instructional Coach−⁠$52,841$197,890 → $145,049 · p. 195 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Bilingual Instructional Aides · $1.8 million → $1.9 million · p. 194 ↗+⁠$36,568
  • Migrant Program-Supplemental Supports · $326,225 → $325,963 · p. 196 ↗−⁠$262
  • ELD Program Specialist · $219,389 → $222,715 · p. 195 ↗+⁠$3,326
  • Migrant Program · $209,301 → $218,750 · p. 196 ↗+⁠$9,450
  • Extended Day Intervention · $21,179 → $36,670 · p. 195 ↗+⁠$15,491
  • ELD Progress Monitoring · $21,179 → $20,954 · p. 196 ↗−⁠$225
  • Language Acquisition Software and Supplemental Materials · $21,179 → $10,477 · p. 196 ↗−⁠$10,702
  • Promoting Biliteracy and Cultural Awareness · $10,589 → $1,572 · p. 196 ↗−⁠$9,018

How the plan measures it · 5 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 57 ↗.

Goal 4All students will be provided a broad spectrum of educational and co-curricular activities so that they may…$14.5 million7% of action budgets

“All students will be provided a broad spectrum of educational and co-curricular activities so that they may reach their highest potential and their college and career goals” p. 69 ↗

17 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $14.4 million (+⁠$117,075)

Largest funded actions

  1. Non-Traditional High School Programs$2.5 millionaction 4.19 · p. 198 ↗
  2. Summer Learning$2.1 millionaction 4.17 · p. 198 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  3. Career Technical Education Support$1.7 millionaction 4.8 · p. 197 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  4. College and Career Guidance and Support$1.2 millionaction 4.1 · p. 196 ↗
  5. Supplemental Athletic Resources$1.1 millionaction 4.12 · p. 197 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

12 more funded actions in this goal

  • Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) · action 4.14 · p. 197 ↗$1.0 million
  • Student Transition Programs · action 4.6 · p. 197 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$1.0 million
  • Agriculture Pathways · action 4.9 · p. 197 ↗$1.0 million
  • Career Technical Education Program · action 4.7 · p. 197 ↗$0.9 million
  • Increased Supports for VAPA · action 4.15 · p. 197 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.5 million
  • Supplemental Academic Counselors · action 4.2 · p. 196 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.5 million
  • Health and Nutrition Fitness Program · action 4.13 · p. 197 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.2 million
  • Gate Program · action 4.16 · p. 197 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.2 million
  • Athletics Programs · action 4.11 · p. 197 ↗$0.2 million
  • College and Career Head Counselor · action 4.5 · p. 197 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.2 million
  • Expansion of School Connections Program · action 4.4 · p. 197 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million
  • School Connections Counselors · action 4.3 · p. 196 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Agriculture Pathways+⁠$0.9 million$0.1 million → $1.0 million · p. 197 ↗
  2. Summer Learning+⁠$0.9 million$1.2 million → $2.1 million · p. 198 ↗
  3. Career Technical Education Program−⁠$0.4 million$1.3 million → $0.9 million · p. 197 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Non-Traditional High School Programs · $2.3 million → $2.5 million · p. 198 ↗+⁠$0.1 million
  • Career Technical Education Support · $1.8 million → $1.7 million · p. 197 ↗−⁠$0.2 million
  • College and Career Guidance and Support · $1.3 million → $1.2 million · p. 196 ↗−⁠$0.1 million
  • Supplemental Athletic Resources · $1.1 million → $1.1 million · p. 197 ↗−⁠$297
  • Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) · $1.0 million → $1.0 million · p. 197 ↗−⁠$38,708
  • Student Transition Programs · $1.3 million → $1.0 million · p. 197 ↗−⁠$0.3 million
  • Increased Supports for VAPA · $437,811 → $522,881 · p. 197 ↗+⁠$85,070
  • Supplemental Academic Counselors · $467,793 → $502,634 · p. 196 ↗+⁠$34,842
  • Health and Nutrition Fitness Program · $221,050 → $233,124 · p. 197 ↗+⁠$12,074
  • Gate Program · $164,423 → $182,971 · p. 197 ↗+⁠$18,548
  • Athletics Programs · $125,300 → $172,155 · p. 197 ↗+⁠$46,855
  • College and Career Head Counselor · $156,368 → $163,826 · p. 197 ↗+⁠$7,458
  • Expansion of School Connections Program · $184,430 → $135,916 · p. 197 ↗−⁠$48,514
  • School Connections Counselors · $200,307 → $107,622 · p. 196 ↗−⁠$92,685

How the plan measures it · 10 measures · 3 quoted

  • Cohort Graduation Rate p. 69 ↗
    Baseline
    All Students: 87.4% …
    Target for year 3
    All Students: 90% …
  • A-G Completion Rate p. 70 ↗
    Baseline
    All Students: 43.5% …
    Target for year 3
    All Students: 53.5% …
  • CTE Participation Rate p. 70 ↗
    Baseline
    All Students: 58.2% …
    Target for year 3
    All Students: 65.2% …

7 more measures in the plan’s table.

Goal 5All students will be provided with safe and nurturing learning environments that support their social…$28.5 million14% of action budgets

“All students will be provided with safe and nurturing learning environments that support their social, emotional, and academic success” p. 87 ↗

19 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $28.5 million (−⁠$44,371)

Largest funded actions

  1. Expanded Learning Program$11.7 millionaction 5.17 · p. 199 ↗
  2. Social and Emotional Support$4.1 millionaction 5.6 · p. 199 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  3. Behavior Intervention$3.8 millionaction 5.10 · p. 199 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  4. Supplemental PBIS Supports$3.5 millionaction 5.2 · p. 198 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  5. Sustain Improved Health Services$2.6 millionaction 5.15 · p. 199 ↗

14 more funded actions in this goal

  • Additional Student Health Services · action 5.16 · p. 199 ↗$0.8 million
  • Restorative Justice Program · action 5.11 · p. 199 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.7 million
  • PBIS and Student Services · action 5.1 · p. 198 ↗$0.3 million
  • School Based Health Center · action 5.14 · p. 199 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.2 million
  • CARE Project · action 5.5 · p. 199 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.2 million
  • Teen Parent Support · action 5.13 · p. 199 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.2 million
  • Additional Social Workers · action 5.7 · p. 199 ↗$0.2 million
  • Foster/​Homeless Youth Liaison · action 5.8 · p. 199 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million
  • Title I Student Services · action 5.19 · p. 200 ↗under $0.1 million
  • Support for Homeless Students · action 5.9 · p. 199 ↗under $0.1 million
  • Family and Student Support Center · action 5.18 · p. 200 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
  • PBIS Professional Development · action 5.3 · p. 198 ↗under $0.1 million
  • Chronic Absenteeism Support · action 5.4 · p. 198 ↗under $0.1 million
  • Differentiated Assistance · action 5.20 · p. 200 ↗under $0.1 million

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Expanded Learning Program−⁠$0.6 million$12.3 million → $11.7 million · p. 199 ↗
  2. Additional Student Health Services+⁠$558,949$241,584 → $800,533 · p. 199 ↗
  3. Social and Emotional Support+⁠$0.5 million$3.6 million → $4.1 million · p. 199 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Behavior Intervention · $3.6 million → $3.8 million · p. 199 ↗+⁠$0.3 million
  • Supplemental PBIS Supports · $3.5 million → $3.5 million · p. 198 ↗+⁠$2,694
  • Sustain Improved Health Services · $2.1 million → $2.6 million · p. 199 ↗+⁠$0.5 million
  • Restorative Justice Program · $502,466 → $734,587 · p. 199 ↗+⁠$232,121
  • PBIS and Student Services · $290,237 → $289,778 · p. 198 ↗−⁠$458
  • School Based Health Center · $128,295 → $234,739 · p. 199 ↗+⁠$106,444
  • CARE Project · $225,942 → $209,752 · p. 199 ↗−⁠$16,190
  • Teen Parent Support · $232,095 → $194,486 · p. 199 ↗−⁠$37,609
  • Additional Social Workers · $359,749 → $182,961 · p. 199 ↗−⁠$176,788
  • Foster/​Homeless Youth Liaison · $210,662 → $101,666 · p. 199 ↗−⁠$108,995
  • Title I Student Services · $318,476 → $41,115 · p. 200 ↗−⁠$277,361
  • Support for Homeless Students · $15,012 → $14,852 · p. 199 ↗−⁠$159
  • Family and Student Support Center · $10,589 → $2,619 · p. 200 ↗−⁠$7,970
  • PBIS Professional Development · $2,500 → $1,048 · p. 198 ↗−⁠$1,452
  • Chronic Absenteeism Support · $2,500 → $1,000 · p. 198 ↗−⁠$1,500
  • Differentiated Assistance · $1,500 → $1,000 · p. 200 ↗−⁠$500

How the plan measures it · 9 measures · 3 quoted

  • Suspension Rate p. 87 ↗
    Baseline
    All Students: 6.1% …
    Target for year 3
    All Students: 4.6% …
  • Expulsion Rate p. 90 ↗
    Baseline
    All Students: 0% …
    Target for year 3
    All Students: 0% …
  • Attendance Rate p. 90 ↗
    Baseline
    All Students: 95.4% …
    Target for year 3
    All Students: 96% …

6 more measures in the plan’s table.

Goal 6All students will have the opportunity to increase academic achievement through the engagement of parents and families$2.5 million1% of action budgets

13 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $2.5 million (+⁠$49,770) · p. 112 ↗

Largest funded actions

  1. Bilingual Community Aides$799,078action 6.4 · p. 200 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  2. Family Connection Techs$664,624action 6.6 · p. 200 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  3. Parent Engagement Team$233,069action 6.12 · p. 201 ↗
  4. School to Home Communication$232,866action 6.11 · p. 201 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  5. Parent Academy$172,345action 6.3 · p. 200 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

8 more funded actions in this goal

  • Support Center Bilingual Community Aid · action 6.5 · p. 200 ↗$125,295
  • Parent Access to Student Information · action 6.1 · p. 200 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$72,840
  • Site Parent Engagement Support · action 6.13 · p. 201 ↗$53,820
  • Unified Communication System · action 6.8 · p. 200 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$51,409
  • Children's Day Parent Program · action 6.10 · p. 201 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$48,459
  • District and School Websites · action 6.7 · p. 200 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$35,230
  • Puente a Tecnologia for Parents · action 6.9 · p. 200 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$33,056
  • Parent Survey · action 6.2 · p. 200 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$4,715

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Support Center Bilingual Community Aid+⁠$84,672$40,623 → $125,295 · p. 200 ↗
  2. Parent Engagement Team−⁠$47,417$280,486 → $233,069 · p. 201 ↗
  3. School to Home Communication+⁠$31,855$201,011 → $232,866 · p. 201 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Bilingual Community Aides · $807,828 → $799,078 · p. 200 ↗−⁠$8,750
  • Family Connection Techs · $672,873 → $664,624 · p. 200 ↗−⁠$8,249
  • Parent Academy · $193,705 → $172,345 · p. 200 ↗−⁠$21,360
  • Parent Access to Student Information · $69,524 → $72,840 · p. 200 ↗+⁠$3,316
  • Site Parent Engagement Support · $54,021 → $53,820 · p. 201 ↗−⁠$201
  • Unified Communication System · $49,492 → $51,409 · p. 200 ↗+⁠$1,917
  • Children's Day Parent Program · $45,199 → $48,459 · p. 201 ↗+⁠$3,260
  • District and School Websites · $31,027 → $35,230 · p. 200 ↗+⁠$4,203
  • Puente a Tecnologia for Parents · $19,687 → $33,056 · p. 200 ↗+⁠$13,369
  • Parent Survey · $11,562 → $4,715 · p. 200 ↗−⁠$6,847

How the plan measures it · 7 measures · 3 quoted

  • Annual Parent Survey Return Rate p. 112 ↗
    Baseline
    47% Return Rate Data …
    Target for year 3
    60% Return Rate
  • Quality of Schools - Parent Survey Response p. 112 ↗
    Baseline
    97%- Quality of School is satisfactory, good, or excellent. Data …
    Target for year 3
    Maintain 90% - Quality of School is satisfactory, good or excellent
  • Sense of Safety- Parent Survey Response p. 113 ↗
    Baseline
    96%- Sense of safety is satisfactory, good, or excellent Data …
    Target for year 3
    Maintain above 90% - Sense of Safety is satisfactory, good or excellent

4 more measures in the plan’s table.

Goal 7 · Equity Multiplier Focus GoalWithin three years, Mountain View School (MVS) will increase the number of students that are prepared for…$497,082under 1% of action budgets

“Within three years, Mountain View School (MVS) will increase the number of students that are prepared for college and/​or career as measured by the College and Career Indicator on the CA School Dashboard. MVS will accomplish this by achieving the following subgoals: Mountain View School Graduation Rate - All Students, EL, LTELs, LI, and Hispanic MVS will increase the graduation rate of all students, particularly English learners, LTELs, low- income students, and Hispanic students, by 10% as measured by the CA Dashboard by June of 2027. ELA - All Students, LI, EL, and Hispanic All students at MVS, particularly low income, English learner, and Hispanic students, will demonstrate an increase their performance on the ELA CAASPP by 50 points as measured by "distance from standard" data on the CA School Dashboard by June of 2027. Math - All Students, EL, LI and Hispanic All students at MVS, particularly low income, English learner, and Hispanic students, will increase their performance on the Math CAASPP by 25 points as measured by "distance from standard" data on the CA School Dashboard by June of 2027. CAST - All Students, Hispanic, and LI All students at MVS, particularly low income, and Hispanic students, will demonstrate an increase their performance on the CAST assessment by 25 points as measured by "distance from standard" data on the CA School Dashboard by June of 2027. CCI - All Students, EL, LI, LTELs, and Hispanic MVS English learners, LTEls, low-income students, and Hispanic students will increase their rating on the college and career readiness indicator by one level, from "very low" to "low", as measured by the CA Dashboard by June of 2027. Chronic Absenteeism - All Students, LI, and Hispanic All students at MVS, particularly low income and Hispanic students, will decrease their chronic absenteeism rate by 5% as measured by the CA Dashboard by June 2027” p. 123 ↗

5 funded actions · reworded since the 2025–26 plan

Largest funded actions

  1. Additional Socio-emotional Support$194,448action 7.4 · p. 201 ↗
  2. Academic Counselor$186,510action 7.1 · p. 201 ↗
  3. Intervention$77,022action 7.5 · p. 201 ↗
  4. Student Connectedness$34,563action 7.2 · p. 201 ↗
  5. Co/​Extra Curricular Activities$4,538action 7.3 · p. 201 ↗

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Student Connectedness−⁠$28,827$63,390 → $34,563 · p. 201 ↗
  2. Academic Counselor−⁠$8,942$195,452 → $186,510 · p. 201 ↗
  3. Intervention−⁠$2,978$80,000 → $77,022 · p. 201 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Additional Socio-emotional Support · $195,452 → $194,448 · p. 201 ↗−⁠$1,004
  • Co/​Extra Curricular Activities · $2,538 → $4,538 · p. 201 ↗+⁠$2,000

How the plan measures it · 7 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 123 ↗.

Goal 8 · Equity Multiplier Focus GoalWithin three years, Kings Canyon Continuation High School (KCHS) will increase the number of students that…$233,529under 1% of action budgets

“Within three years, Kings Canyon Continuation High School (KCHS) will increase the number of students that are prepared for college and/​or career as measured by the College and Career Indicator on the CA School Dashboard. KCHS will accomplish this by achieving the following subgoals: Suspension Rate - All Students, EL Students, Low Income, SWD, Hispanic All students at KCHS, particularly English learners, low-income students, student with disabilities, and Hispanic students, will decrease their rate of suspension by 3% as measured by the CA Dashboard by June of 2027. ELPI - English learners, long term English learners KCHS will increase the number of English learners and long term English learners making progress towards English proficiency by 10% as measured by the English Language Proficiency Indicator on the CA Dashboard by June of 2027. CCI - All Students, Low Income, Hispanic All students at KCHS, particularly low-income students and Hispanic students, will increase their rating on the college and career readiness indicator by one level, from "very low" to "low", as measured by the CA Dashboard by June of 2027. There student groups had red ratings in both 2023 and 2024. ELA - All Students, Hispanic, Low Income All students at KCHS, particularly Hispanic and low income students, will improve their distance from standard by 10 points in ELA as measured by the CA Dashboard by June 2027. MATH - All Students, Hispanic, Low Income All students at KCHS, particularly Hispanic and low income students, will improve their distance from standard by 10 points in Mathematics as measured by the CA Dashboard by June 2027” p. 134 ↗

6 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $337,888 (−⁠$104,359)

Largest funded actions

  1. Academic Counselor$127,096action 8.1 · p. 202 ↗
  2. Parent Engagement$29,803action 8.6 · p. 202 ↗
  3. Co/​Extra Curricular Activities and CTE$29,500action 8.3 · p. 202 ↗
  4. Academic Intervention$25,215action 8.2 · p. 202 ↗
  5. Socio-Emotional Wellness$16,914action 8.5 · p. 202 ↗

1 more funded action in this goal

  • Extended Day English Learner Support · action 8.4 · p. 202 ↗$5,000

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Academic Intervention−⁠$80,435$105,650 → $25,215 · p. 202 ↗
  2. Extended Day English Learner Support−⁠$5,565$10,565 → $5,000 · p. 202 ↗
  3. Parent Engagement+⁠$3,391$26,412 → $29,803 · p. 202 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Academic Counselor · $124,920 → $127,096 · p. 202 ↗+⁠$2,176
  • Co/​Extra Curricular Activities and CTE · $29,500 · p. 202 ↗new or renamed
  • Socio-Emotional Wellness · $16,914 · p. 202 ↗new or renamed

A reworded title counts as new.

How the plan measures it · 5 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 134 ↗.

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, 9,696 students
1. Hispanic or Latino: 88%2. White: 8%3. Not reported: 2%4. Two or more races: 1%5. Asian: <1%6. Black or African American: <1%7. American Indian or Alaska Native: <1%8. Filipino: <1%9. Pacific Islander: <1%Student mix2024–25
  1. Hispanic or Latino88%
  2. White8%
  3. Not reported2%
  4. Two or more races1%
  5. Asian<1%
  6. Black or African American<1%
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
  8. Filipino<1%
  9. Pacific Islander<1%
Shares use the district's own October enrollment counts from the CDE, including its charter schools.

Free or reduced-price meals

87%

Across California, 63% of students qualify.

2024–25 · 8,413 of 9,696 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 Kings Canyon Joint 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, 49% of the district’s English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top (894 of 1,809 students). California: 47%. It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent.

2 schools getting state support, 2025–26

Mountain View (Alternative) (Most intensive support, graduation rate) · Silas Bartsch (Targeted support)

This list covers the district’s own schools; each charter school’s page shows its record. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26.

Sources: District help (CDE) ↗ · English learner progress (CDE) ↗ · School support (CDE) ↗. State results from the 2026 California School Dashboard.

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Common questions

Which public schools in Kings Canyon Joint Unified rank highest?

Elementary: Lincoln Elementary, 79th percentile (Strong). Middle: General Grant Middle, 90th percentile (Strong). High: Reedley Middle College High, 90th percentile (Strong). 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 Kings Canyon Joint 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.
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Are the public schools in Kings Canyon Joint Unified good?

Kings Canyon Joint Unified’s 12 public elementary schools run from the 35th to the 79th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 5 Strong, 5 Solid and 2 Developing. Kings Canyon Joint Unified’s 4 public middle schools run from the 60th to the 90th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 2 Strong and 2 Solid. Kings Canyon Joint Unified’s 3 public high schools run from the 63rd to the 90th percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 2 Strong and 1 Solid. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.

How does chronic absence in Kings Canyon Joint Unified compare with California?

The average elementary school in Kings Canyon Joint Unified had 8 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. The average middle school in Kings Canyon Joint Unified had 9 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100. The average high school in Kings Canyon Joint Unified had 5 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California high school we score had 22 in 100. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.

How much does Kings Canyon Joint Unified spend per student?

Kings Canyon Joint Unified spent $21,346 per student in the 2024–25 school year. That’s close to the typical California district, which spent $20,491. About 56 cents of every Kings Canyon Joint 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 Kings Canyon Joint Unified’s 2026–27 spending plan?

The district’s 2026–27 spending plan puts $199.8 million into 105 funded actions in 8 goals, 86% of its $231.3 million general fund budget. Its largest goal holds $117.6 million, 59% 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 Kings Canyon Joint 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.

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