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Wasco Union Elementary School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in California for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 1,221 students in Wasco Union Elementary School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in California.
Public Middle Schools in Wasco Union Elementary School District have an average math proficiency score of 13% (versus the California public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 34% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 98% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the California public middle school average of 78% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (CA)
# Schools
6 Schools
3,501 Schools
# Students
3,472 Students
1,854,363 Students
# Teachers
161 Teachers
87,821 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
22:1
22:1
District Rank
Wasco Union Elementary School District, which is ranked #1470 of all 1,925 school districts in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
Overall District Rank
#1393 out of 1941 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
17%
33%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
47%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
16%
29%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.08
0.64
# American Indian Students
3 Students
9,887 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
16 Students
201,760 Students
% Asian Students
1%
11%
# Hispanic Students
3,328 Students
1,009,980 Students
% Hispanic Students
96%
55%
# Black Students
45 Students
97,908 Students
% Black Students
1%
5%
# White Students
66 Students
413,325 Students
% White Students
2%
22%
# Hawaiian Students
4 Students
7,600 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
10 Students
109,003 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
83
# Students in K Grade:
436
90,358
# Students in 1st Grade:
332
70,728
# Students in 2nd Grade:
363
73,359
# Students in 3rd Grade:
353
73,090
# Students in 4th Grade:
386
76,068
# Students in 5th Grade:
381
82,191
# Students in 6th Grade:
429
289,122
# Students in 7th Grade:
396
439,549
# Students in 8th Grade:
396
441,705
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
59,696
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
51,846
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
51,149
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
55,419
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,911 in this school district is less than the state median of $19,974. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,987 is less than the state median of $18,396. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$66 MM
$116,387 MM
Spending
$56 MM
$107,188 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,911
$19,974
Spending / Student
$15,987
$18,396
Best Wasco Union Elementary School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Palm Avenue Middle School
(Math: 15% | Reading: 37%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
1017 Palm Ave.
Wasco, CA 93280
(661) 758-7130
Wasco, CA 93280
(661) 758-7130
Grades: 6-8
| 632 students
Rank: #22.
Thomas Jefferson Middle School
(Math: 11% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
305 Griffith Ave.
Wasco, CA 93280
(661) 758-7140
Wasco, CA 93280
(661) 758-7140
Grades: 6-8
| 589 students
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