Parlier Unified’s 4 public elementary schools all sit between the 10th and the 22nd percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).
Elementary · 4 schools
from 10th to 22nd · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests
Cesar E Chavez Elementary: 22nd percentile, Needs Support
Mathew J Brletic Elementary: 15th percentile, Needs Support
S Ben Benavidez Elementary: 13th percentile, Needs Support
John C Martinez Elementary: 10th percentile, Needs Support
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One dot per school.
Middle and high school pictures
Middle · 1 school
at 8th · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests
Parlier Junior High: 8th percentile, Needs Support
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High · 1 school
at 15th · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests
Parlier High: 15th percentile, Needs Support
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One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level.
The average elementary school in Parlier Unified had 12 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
Where does the middle school we score in Parlier Unified stand?
Parlier Junior High is at the 8th percentile.
That’s higher than 8 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). It’s the only public middle school we score in Parlier Unified.
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.
Where does the high school we score in Parlier Unified stand?
Parlier High is at the 15th percentile.
That’s higher than 15 in 100 of the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). It’s the only public high school we score in Parlier Unified.
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.
San Joaquin Valley HighContinuation high school: compared only with other continuation schools
The district
Where does Parlier Unified’s money go, and what does it plan?
Parlier Unified spent $24,146 per student in the 2024–25 school year.
The typical California district spent $20,491. About 57 cents of every Parlier 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
Instruction57%
Instruction support15%
Student services10%
Administration6%
Buildings & maintenance11%
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
$72.3 million
planned in its 2026–27 plan for 20 funded actions in 4 goals. That’s all of its 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, 151 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.
Where the money goes
Three actions take 75% of the money. The plan itself puts 76% of it toward staff.
Core Personnel $36.2 million
Core Curriculum Program $13.3 million
Student Physical and Mental Health and Wellness Supports $4.6 million
17 other actions
Reading, math and catch-up help
4 of the plan’s 20 funded actions name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in their titles.
Actions whose titles name reading or English learners
Reading $3.6 million
English learners $1.6 million
Largest of these
Supports for Early Literacy and Early Education Programs$3.6 million
Broad Course of Study: Visual and Performing Arts, STEM, Health and Nutrition, CTE, Dual Enrollment, Dual Language Immersion Program$916,421
Bilingual Instructional Aides$593,380
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 $16.0 million in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $15.9 million and estimates it spent $16.8 million, $0.9 million (5%) more than planned (our arithmetic).
$16.8 million spent (estimated)$15.9 million planned
What changed
The total is $7.7 million (10%) lower than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is Core Personnel, which went from $40.8 million to $36.2 million.
Largest cuts
Core Personnel−$4.6 million
Supports for Student Learning and Improvement: Instructional Personnel−$2.0 million
Student Engagement Supports−$1.2 million
Largest increases
Core Curriculum Program+$1.3 million
Student Physical and Mental Health and Wellness Supports+$596,997
Bilingual Instructional Aides+$409,177
New in the 2026–27 plan
Supports for Students with Disabilities$4.2 million
LREBG Supports$630,740
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 1 · Accomplished Students
24%
26%
up 2 pts
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 1 · Accomplished Students
14%
14%
no change
Chronically absentCounted across all the district’s students, not averaged by schoolGoal 2 · Supportive Environment
17 in 100
17 in 100
no change
Suspended at least onceGoal 2 · Supportive Environment
5.8%
4.5%
down 1.3 pts
Goal 4 tracks named schools and Goal 3 tracks 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
Core Personnel · $36,225,462
Core Curriculum Program · $13,250,730
Student Physical and Mental Health and Wellness Supports · $4,562,792
The full plan4 goals, 43 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 ($72.3 million).
Where does the money go?
90% to Goal 1, Accomplished Students. 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 1Accomplished Students$64.9 million90% of action budgets
“Establish, align, and deepen the implementation of quality learning, teaching, and leadership practices in all classrooms and schools, supported by a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) to graduate every student college, career, and community ready” p. 19 ↗
12 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $72.0 million (−$7.1 million)
Core Curriculum Program$13.3 millionaction 1.1 · p. 112 ↗
Supports for Students with Disabilities$4.2 millionaction 1.11 · p. 113 ↗
Supports for Early Literacy and Early Education Programs$3.6 millionaction 1.10 · p. 112 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $3.3 million is state funding counted toward those services
Supports for Student Learning and Improvement: Instructional Personnel$3.3 millionaction 1.5 · p. 112 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $2.1 million is state funding counted toward those services
7 more funded actions in this goal
Technology Supports for Improved Student Learning · action 1.4 · p. 112 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$1.1 million
Supports for Student Learning and Improvement: Programs · action 1.6 · p. 112 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.9 million
Broad Course of Study: Visual and Performing Arts, STEM, Health and Nutrition, CTE, Dual Enrollment, Dual Language Immersion Program · action 1.3 · p. 112 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.9 million
LREBG Supports · action 1.12 · p. 113 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.6 million
Bilingual Instructional Aides · action 1.8 · p. 112 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.6 million
Supports for Students Learning English and Long Term English Learner Supports · action 1.9 · p. 112 ↗$0.1 million
Supports for Student Learning and Improvement: Differentiated Assistance · action 1.7 · p. 112 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Core Personnel−$4.6 million$40.8 million → $36.2 million · p. 112 ↗
Supports for Student Learning and Improvement: Instructional Personnel−$2.0 million$5.3 million → $3.3 million · p. 112 ↗
Core Curriculum Program+$1.3 million$11.9 million → $13.3 million · p. 112 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Supports for Students with Disabilities · $4.2 million · p. 113 ↗new or renamed
Supports for Early Literacy and Early Education Programs · $4.8 million → $3.6 million · p. 112 ↗−$1.1 million
Technology Supports for Improved Student Learning · $1.0 million → $1.1 million · p. 112 ↗+$0.1 million
Supports for Student Learning and Improvement: Programs · $1.4 million → $0.9 million · p. 112 ↗−$0.4 million
Broad Course of Study: Visual and Performing Arts, STEM, Health and Nutrition, CTE, Dual Enrollment, Dual Language Immersion Program · $747,400 → $916,421 · p. 112 ↗+$169,021
LREBG Supports · $630,740 · p. 113 ↗new or renamed
Supports for Students Learning English and Long Term English Learner Supports · $885,548 → $61,487 · p. 112 ↗−$824,061
Supports for Student Learning and Improvement: Differentiated Assistance · $193,500 → $60,222 · p. 112 ↗−$133,278
A reworded title counts as new.
How the plan measures it · 18 measures
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 19 ↗.
Goal 2Supportive Environment$6.0 million8% of action budgets
“To create inclusive environments that prioritize the social, emotional, and physical well-being of students, families, and staff. By implementing a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS), our goal is to foster a climate where everyone feels safe, valued, and connected. This approach ensures that all students graduate college and career-ready, with a strong commitment to community engagement” p. 56 ↗
4 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $7.0 million (−$1.0 million)
Largest funded actions
Student Physical and Mental Health and Wellness Supports$4.6 millionaction 2.2 · p. 113 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $4.3 million is state funding counted toward those services
Campus Connection Supports$0.6 millionaction 2.4 · p. 113 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Student Engagement Supports$0.5 millionaction 2.1 · p. 113 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Student Attendance Supports$0.4 millionaction 2.3 · p. 113 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Student Engagement Supports−$1.2 million$1.8 million → $0.5 million · p. 113 ↗
Student Physical and Mental Health and Wellness Supports+$0.6 million$4.0 million → $4.6 million · p. 113 ↗
Campus Connection Supports−$267,453$834,652 → $567,199 · p. 113 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 56 ↗.
Goal 3Empowered Community$913,1511% of action budgets
“Foster and enhance collaborations among educational partners to empower the community. By doing so, we aim to positively impact student achievement, advance equity and social justice, and support the community schools initiative” p. 71 ↗
Parent Engagement and Connectedness$693,271action 3.1 · p. 113 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Parent and Family Education$219,880action 3.2 · p. 113 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Parent Engagement and Connectedness+$205,707$487,564 → $693,271 · p. 113 ↗
Parent and Family Education+$117,631$102,249 → $219,880 · p. 113 ↗
How the plan measures it · 6 measures
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 71 ↗.
Goal 4 · Equity Multiplier Focus GoalBy the end of the 2026-2027 school year, San Joaquin Valley High will increase its graduation rate and CCI…$392,5831% of action budgets
“By the end of the 2026-2027 school year, San Joaquin Valley High will increase its graduation rate and CCI indicator by 10% and improve school connectedness by expanding its counseling services from a part-time to a full-time position. This full-time counselor will provide daily academic and behavioral support, college and career goal setting, and career technical education guidance to all students, with a focus on low-income, English Learners, and Hispanic students. Progress will be measured through quarterly reviews of student engagement, counseling utilization, and graduation rates” p. 79 ↗
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, 3,206 students
1Hispanic or Latino98%
2White<1%
3Black or African American<1%
4American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
5Asian<1%
6Not reported<1%
7Two or more races<1%
8Pacific Islander<1%
9Filipino0%
Shares use the district's own October enrollment counts from the CDE, including its charter schools. Rounded labels may not total 100%; segments use the original shares.
Free or reduced-price meals
96%
Across California, 63% of students qualify.
2024–25 · 3,062 of 3,206 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 Parlier 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, 47% of the district’s English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top (451 of 957 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 Parlier Unified rank highest?
Elementary: Cesar E Chavez Elementary, 22nd percentile (Needs Support). Middle: Parlier Junior High, 8th percentile (Needs Support). High: Parlier High, 15th 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 Parlier 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 (5)
Are the public schools in Parlier Unified good?
Parlier Unified’s 4 public elementary schools run from the 10th to the 22nd percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 4 Needs Support. Parlier Unified has one public middle school we score, Parlier Junior High, at the 8th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Needs Support. Parlier Unified has one public high school we score, Parlier High, at the 15th percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Needs Support. 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 Parlier Unified compare with California?
The average elementary school in Parlier Unified had 12 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. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.
How much does Parlier Unified spend per student?
Parlier Unified spent $24,146 per student in the 2024–25 school year. The typical California district spent $20,491. About 57 cents of every Parlier 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 Parlier Unified’s 2026–27 spending plan?
The district’s 2026–27 spending plan puts $72.3 million into 20 funded actions in 4 goals, all of its general fund budget. Its largest goal holds $64.9 million, 90% 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 Parlier 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.