Is Huron Elementary a good school?

Huron Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.6% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Huron Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 715 students attended Huron Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Huron Elementary?

Students at Huron Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Huron Elementary attend?

Students who attend Huron Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Huron Middle High : Coalinga High

Huron Elementary

Summary:

Huron Elementary is a public elementary school located in Huron, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 744 students. The school is part of the Coalinga-Huron Unified School District, which is ranked 1483 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Huron Elementary faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, consistently low academic performance, and a student population with high levels of economic disadvantage. The school's chronic absenteeism rate has risen from 9.4% in 2017-2018 to 37.3% in 2022-2023, much higher than the state and district averages. Academically, Huron Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 5% of California elementary schools, with only 12.02% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 16.25% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 47.04% and 35.54%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low in Science, with only 3.45% of students proficient or better, compared to 30.7% for the state.

Interestingly, the nearby Henry F. Bishop Elementary, Nell Dawson Elementary, and Sunset Elementary, which are also part of the Coalinga-Huron Unified School District, generally outperform Huron Elementary in academic metrics. For example, Sunset Elementary had 31.16% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, more than double the rate of Huron Elementary. The high chronic absenteeism rates at Huron Elementary appear to be closely linked to the school's poor academic performance, and the extremely high rates of free and reduced lunch recipients suggest that socioeconomic factors play a significant role in shaping the educational outcomes of the students.

Detail:

Public K-5

36131 N St.
Huron, CA 93234

(559) 945-2236

District: Coalinga-Huron Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5651^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,607

Students who attend Huron Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Huron Middle
High:	Coalinga High

Student/teacher ratio: 20.1

Number of students: 715

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.8%

Asian:

2.4%

African American:

1.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 96.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Huron Elementary ranks worse than 96.4% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 10.58. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Huron Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Coalinga-Huron Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (94.8%), Asian (2.4%), African American (1.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 96.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Coalinga-Huron Unified School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Huron Elementary is 20.1, which is the 2^nd best among 2 elementary schools in the Coalinga-Huron Unified School District. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Huron Elementary is $7,607. 2 elementary schools in the Coalinga-Huron Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Huron Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Huron Elementary 5651^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Huron Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Coalinga-Huron Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Coalinga-Huron Unified 1483^rd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Huron Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Huron Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	11.00	4620^th	4809	3.9%
2005	11.09	4592^nd	4822	4.8%
2006	11.94	4540^th	4818	5.8%
2007	11.51	4845^th	5113	5.2%
2008	11.13	4864^th	5113	4.9%
2009	11.22	4947^th	5193	4.7%
2010	11.13	5106^th	5314	3.9%
2011	11.45	5150^th	5377	4.2%
2012	13.13	5066^th	5390	6.0%
2013	11.48	5233^rd	5530	5.4%
2015	9.12	5523^rd	5611	1.6%
2016	10.30	5422^nd	5614	3.4%
2017	9.17	5535^th	5692	2.8%
2018	9.81	5448^th	5662	3.8%
2019	9.45	5602^nd	5789	3.2%
2022	11.32	5653^rd	5883	3.9%
2023	10.46	5688^th	5874	3.2%
2024	10.58	5651^st	5862	3.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Huron Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	32.23	2236^th	3246	31.1%
2019	38.13	1903^rd	3275	41.9%
2022	26.53	2843^rd	3311	14.1%
2023	24.15	2941^st	3250	9.5%
2024	26.95	2748^th	3160	13.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Huron Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	13.66	4809^th	5084	5.4%
2019	12.81	4954^th	5173	4.2%
2022	14.95	4969^th	5264	5.6%
2023	13.28	5152^nd	5374	4.1%
2024	13.27	5241^st	5511	4.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Huron Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	10.40	5214^th	5413	3.7%
2019	11.23	5247^th	5492	4.5%
2022	13.69	5300^th	5635	5.9%
2023	13.23	5306^th	5617	5.5%
2024	8.98	5501^st	5605	1.9%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Huron Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	25.49	1674^th	2128	21.3%
2019	20.75	2310^th	2585	10.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Huron Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	10.49	5244^th	5431	3.4%
2019	8.68	5395^th	5510	2.1%
2022	10.49	5530^th	5663	2.3%
2023	9.44	5550^th	5650	1.8%
2024	13.41	5287^th	5636	6.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Huron Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	12.54	4617^th	4830	4.4%
2019	12.35	4777^th	4963	3.7%
2022	13.88	4855^th	5084	4.5%
2023	14.02	4846^th	5098	4.9%
2024	14.37	4799^th	5102	5.9%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Huron Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	24	6	5	746	2	n/a	n/a	0	783
1989	14	5	6	793	0	n/a	n/a	0	818
1990	12	3	3	772	0	n/a	n/a	0	790
1991	14	2	2	798	1	n/a	n/a	0	817
1992	5	3	6	793	0	n/a	n/a	0	807
1993	9	1	4	788	0	n/a	n/a	0	802
1994	7	0	7	829	0	n/a	n/a	0	843
1995	7	0	8	832	0	n/a	n/a	0	847
1996	7	0	8	832	0	n/a	n/a	0	847
1997	3	0	8	773	0	n/a	n/a	0	784
1998	0	0	5	729	0	n/a	n/a	0	734
1999	0	5	7	711	0	n/a	n/a	0	723
2000	0	2	2	734	0	n/a	n/a	0	738
2001	0	1	2	707	0	n/a	n/a	0	710
2002	0	0	6	715	0	n/a	n/a	0	721
2003	0	0	6	715	0	n/a	n/a	0	721
2004	2	0	10	736	1	n/a	n/a	0	749
2005	2	0	11	771	0	n/a	n/a	0	784
2006	2	1	14	769	0	n/a	n/a	0	786
2007	1	0	11	799	0	n/a	n/a	0	811
2008	n/a	2	9	800	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	811
2009	1	0	12	785	1	0	0	0	799
2010	0	3	14	782	0	0	0	0	799
2011	1	3	16	791	0	0	0	0	811
2012	2	2	29	788	1	0	0	0	822
2013	1	0	22	818	1	0	1	0	843
2014	1	0	27	848	1	0	0	0	877
2015	3	2	28	818	0	0	3	0	854
2016	3	3	24	840	0	0	4	0	874
2017	3	2	32	811	0	0	6	0	854
2018	3	2	28	806	0	0	6	0	845
2019	4	7	31	775	0	0	5	0	822
2020	6	4	21	679	0	0	95	0	805
2021	5	2	17	546	0	0	183	0	753
2022	7	7	21	696	0	2	2	0	735
2023	5	8	16	713	0	0	1	1	744
2024	6	9	17	678	0	0	5	0	715

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Huron Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	783	30.0	26.1	n/a
1989	818	33.0	24.7	n/a
1990	790	33.3	23.7	n/a
1991	817	31.0	26.3	n/a
1992	807	31.5	25.6	94.9
1993	802	35.0	22.9	95
1994	843	37.4	22.5	91.7
1995	847	33.8	25.1	90.3
1996	847	33.8	25.1	90.3
1997	784	29.0	27.0	93.6
1998	734	36.0	20.4	85.8
1999	723	36.3	19.9	91.6
2000	738	37.0	19.9	90
2001	710	36.0	19.7	99.3
2002	721	33.0	21.8	93.5
2003	721	33.0	21.8	93.5
2004	749	34.6	21.6	96.3
2005	784	35.0	22.4	92
2006	786	39.0	20.2	93.8
2007	811	40.0	20.3	89.6
2008	811	43.0	18.9	87.9
2009	799	39.0	19.0	96.6
2010	799	37.0	21.5	98
2011	811	n/a	n/a	96.5
2012	822	33.5	24.5	n/a
2013	843	35.5	23.7	91.9
2014	877	36.0	24.3	96.7
2015	854	40.0	21.3	90.9
2016	874	38.0	23.0	90.8
2017	854	40.0	21.3	77.8
2018	845	34.5	24.4	94.1
2019	822	32.5	25.2	98.7
2020	805	n/a	n/a	98.6
2021	753	32.0	23.5	98.7
2022	735	31.5	23.3	88.6
2023	744	35.0	21.2	93.8
2024	715	35.4	20.1	96.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Huron Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	783	30.0	26.1	n/a
1989	818	33.0	24.7	n/a
1990	790	33.3	23.7	n/a
1991	817	31.0	26.3	n/a
1992	807	31.5	25.6	94.9
1993	802	35.0	22.9	95
1994	843	37.4	22.5	91.7
1995	847	33.8	25.1	90.3
1996	847	33.8	25.1	90.3
1997	784	29.0	27.0	93.6
1998	734	36.0	20.4	85.8
1999	723	36.3	19.9	91.6
2000	738	37.0	19.9	90
2001	710	36.0	19.7	99.3
2002	721	33.0	21.8	93.5
2003	721	33.0	21.8	93.5
2004	749	34.6	21.6	96.3
2005	784	35.0	22.4	92
2006	786	39.0	20.2	93.8
2007	811	40.0	20.3	89.6
2008	811	43.0	18.9	87.9
2009	799	39.0	19.0	96.6
2010	799	37.0	21.5	98
2011	811	n/a	n/a	96.5
2012	822	33.5	24.5	n/a
2013	843	35.5	23.7	91.9
2014	877	36.0	24.3	96.7
2015	854	40.0	21.3	90.9
2016	874	38.0	23.0	90.8
2017	854	40.0	21.3	77.8
2018	845	34.5	24.4	94.1
2019	822	32.5	25.2	98.7
2020	805	n/a	n/a	98.6
2021	753	32.0	23.5	98.7
2022	735	31.5	23.3	88.6
2023	744	35.0	21.2	93.8
2024	715	35.4	20.1	96.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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