Is Dunlap Elementary a good school?

Dunlap Elementary ranks 2370 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Dunlap Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 434 students attended Dunlap Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Dunlap Elementary?

Students at Dunlap Elementary are 44% White, 44% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Dunlap Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dunlap Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Reedley High

Dunlap Elementary

Summary:

Dunlap Elementary is a public elementary school located in Dunlap, CA, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 418 students. It is part of the Kings Canyon Joint Unified School District, which is ranked 612 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dunlap Elementary has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 13.4% in 2018-2019 to 35.9% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the district and state averages. The school's performance in English Language Arts (ELA) is generally on par with or slightly above the district and state averages, but its proficiency rates in Mathematics and Science are more uneven, with some grade levels performing significantly below the district and state averages. Additionally, Dunlap Elementary has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 72.49% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023, and a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 20.9 students per teacher.

When comparing Dunlap Elementary to nearby schools, Alta Elementary and Sheridan Elementary, both within the Kings Canyon Joint Unified District, have lower chronic absenteeism rates and generally higher test scores in ELA, Mathematics, and Science. Additionally, John F. Kennedy Elementary in the Dinuba Unified District and Monson-Sultana Elementary in the Monson-Sultana Joint Union Elementary District have similar demographic and socioeconomic profiles to Dunlap Elementary but generally stronger academic performance in certain areas.

Detail:

Public K-8

39667 Dunlap Rd.
Dunlap, CA 93621-0100

(559) 305-7310

District: Kings Canyon Joint Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2370^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,619

Students who attend Dunlap Elementary usually attend:

High:

Reedley High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.6

Number of students: 434

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.8%

Hispanic:

43.5%

Two or more races:

7.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 74.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Dunlap Elementary ranks better than 59.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 5^th among 12 ranked elementary schools in the Kings Canyon Joint Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 53.43. (See more...)

Compare Details Dunlap Elementary ranks better than 79.2% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 75.25. (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 Racial makeup is: White (43.8%), Hispanic (43.5%), two or more races (7.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 74.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Dunlap Elementary is 21.6, which is the 2^nd best among 12 elementary schools in the Kings Canyon Joint Unified School District. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Dunlap Elementary is $8,619, which is the 2^nd highest among 12 elementary schools in the Kings Canyon Joint Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Dunlap Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Dunlap Elementary 2370^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Dunlap Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Dunlap Elementary 579^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Dunlap Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Kings Canyon Joint Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Kings Canyon Joint Unified 612^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Dunlap Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Dunlap Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	24.16	3619^th	4809	24.7%
2005	18.65	4060^th	4822	15.8%
2006	26.50	3557^th	4818	26.2%
2007	32.84	3375^th	5113	34.0%
2008	29.88	3599^th	5113	29.6%
2009	34.31	3415^th	5193	34.2%
2010	37.87	3304^th	5314	37.8%
2011	50.71	2559^th	5377	52.4%
2012	49.92	2623^rd	5390	51.3%
2013	41.83	3191^st	5530	42.3%
2015	34.47	3366^th	5611	40.0%
2016	33.51	3504^th	5614	37.6%
2017	31.21	3739^th	5692	34.3%
2018	33.90	3546^th	5662	37.4%
2019	40.32	3169^th	5789	45.3%
2021	46.47	697^th	1417	50.8%
2022	39.49	3126^th	5883	46.9%
2023	42.72	2969^th	5874	49.5%
2024	53.43	2370^th	5862	59.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Dunlap Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.40	3137^th	5084	38.3%
2019	55.44	2036^th	5173	60.6%
2021	62.79	328^th	1110	70.5%
2022	54.17	2025^th	5264	61.5%
2023	48.35	2470^th	5374	54.0%
2024	59.65	1811^th	5511	67.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Dunlap Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	45.46	2748^th	5413	49.2%
2019	45.40	2773^rd	5492	49.5%
2021	49.68	578^th	1267	54.4%
2022	43.21	2801^st	5635	50.3%
2023	43.39	2795^th	5617	50.2%
2024	56.31	2109^th	5605	62.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Dunlap Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.56	4330^th	5431	20.3%
2019	34.60	3418^th	5510	38.0%
2021	43.26	657^th	1272	48.3%
2022	37.70	3159^th	5663	44.2%
2023	42.59	2893^rd	5650	48.8%
2024	48.61	2534^th	5636	55.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Dunlap Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	22.73	4200^th	4963	15.4%
2022	36.87	3159^th	5084	37.9%
2023	44.66	2582^nd	5098	49.4%
2024	53.00	2065^th	5102	59.5%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Dunlap Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.17	2316^th	2737	15.4%
2019	24.79	2283^rd	2834	19.4%
2022	24.87	2150^th	2726	21.1%
2023	30.00	1987^th	2662	25.4%
2024	41.51	1665^th	2647	37.1%

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

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Rank History for all middle school students at Dunlap Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	25.80	1299^th	1769	26.6%
2005	30.84	1207^th	1777	32.1%
2006	35.39	1133^rd	1804	37.2%
2007	50.60	893^rd	1999	55.3%
2008	48.43	966^th	2005	51.8%
2009	43.99	1108^th	2063	46.3%
2010	35.22	1435^th	2179	34.1%
2011	52.41	1021^st	2236	54.3%
2012	51.87	1050^th	2259	53.5%
2013	55.18	1011^th	2379	57.5%
2015	52.72	1037^th	2477	58.1%
2016	37.75	1423^rd	2497	43.0%
2017	44.05	1280^th	2508	49.0%
2018	61.52	810^th	2480	67.3%
2019	60.79	897^th	2715	67.0%
2021	52.48	375^th	894	58.1%
2022	52.05	1109^th	2740	59.5%
2023	66.98	744^th	2802	73.4%
2024	75.25	579^th	2777	79.2%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Dunlap Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	69.59	491^st	2230	78.0%
2019	67.55	551^st	2369	76.7%
2021	61.32	210^th	721	70.9%
2022	59.30	750^th	2458	69.5%
2023	71.16	494^th	2549	80.6%
2024	85.49	258^th	2575	90.0%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Dunlap Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	63.50	716^th	2262	68.3%
2019	72.74	564^th	2380	76.3%
2021	60.45	246^th	738	66.7%
2022	55.74	914^th	2509	63.6%
2023	62.90	756^th	2547	70.3%
2024	71.47	602^nd	2546	76.4%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Dunlap Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	59.16	798^th	2273	64.9%
2019	43.11	1211^th	2407	49.7%
2021	40.53	414^th	763	45.7%
2022	48.31	1111^th	2527	56.0%
2023	66.41	689^th	2558	73.1%
2024	74.92	526^th	2547	79.3%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Dunlap Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	46.44	1096^th	2359	53.5%
2023	62.57	675^th	2391	71.8%
2024	85.83	200^th	2383	91.6%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Dunlap Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	51.21	724^th	1496	51.6%
2019	44.44	876^th	1602	45.3%
2022	38.20	951^st	1555	38.8%
2023	61.26	560^th	1552	63.9%
2024	57.79	621^st	1535	59.5%

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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 Dunlap Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	341	7	4	53	14	n/a	n/a	0	419
1989	366	3	7	39	10	n/a	n/a	0	425
1990	372	11	4	47	16	n/a	n/a	0	450
1991	410	11	5	47	17	n/a	n/a	0	490
1992	430	8	3	54	15	n/a	n/a	0	510
1993	391	15	3	44	24	n/a	n/a	0	477
1994	438	19	3	45	22	n/a	n/a	0	527
1995	399	19	8	72	26	n/a	n/a	0	524
1996	399	19	8	72	26	n/a	n/a	0	524
1997	348	20	11	68	22	n/a	n/a	0	469
1998	351	19	12	76	23	n/a	n/a	0	481
1999	308	18	12	61	25	n/a	n/a	0	424
2000	302	21	10	45	23	n/a	n/a	0	401
2001	300	17	11	52	26	n/a	n/a	0	406
2002	308	9	7	50	18	n/a	n/a	0	392
2003	308	9	7	50	18	n/a	n/a	0	392
2004	301	12	6	61	18	n/a	n/a	0	398
2005	294	11	4	85	12	n/a	n/a	0	406
2006	282	10	4	74	12	n/a	n/a	0	382
2007	300	8	4	90	14	n/a	n/a	1	417
2008	305	4	7	83	12	n/a	n/a	0	411
2009	295	1	8	59	14	0	2	0	379
2010	281	1	7	76	14	1	6	0	386
2011	277	0	7	72	4	1	14	0	375
2012	252	0	10	73	6	0	31	0	372
2013	237	0	9	68	9	0	35	0	358
2014	224	0	11	65	7	1	33	0	341
2015	219	2	16	88	8	0	34	0	367
2016	237	2	13	85	9	1	37	0	384
2017	224	2	7	83	7	1	42	0	366
2018	222	0	9	82	7	2	39	0	361
2019	225	1	8	97	8	2	37	0	378
2020	209	1	8	99	12	1	32	0	362
2021	199	2	6	106	9	0	26	0	348
2022	190	1	12	149	6	0	24	0	382
2023	191	0	13	175	6	0	33	0	418
2024	190	1	16	189	6	0	32	0	434

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Dunlap Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	419	20.4	20.5	n/a
1989	425	21.9	19.4	n/a
1990	450	23.0	19.5	n/a
1991	490	23.5	20.8	n/a
1992	510	23.9	21.3	48.2
1993	477	21.0	22.7	56.2
1994	527	20.9	25.2	53.5
1995	524	22.4	23.4	61.5
1996	524	22.4	23.4	61.5
1997	469	23.8	19.7	61.6
1998	481	22.7	21.2	63.4
1999	424	24.9	17.0	57.3
2000	401	18.5	21.7	62.8
2001	406	22.0	18.5	66.5
2002	392	19.5	20.1	59.9
2003	392	19.5	20.1	59.9
2004	398	22.0	18.1	52
2005	406	21.0	19.3	57.6
2006	382	20.0	19.1	53.9
2007	417	20.5	20.3	55.3
2008	411	24.0	17.1	54.7
2009	379	19.0	18.0	48
2010	386	17.0	22.7	58.3
2011	375	n/a	n/a	60.5
2012	372	15.4	24.1	n/a
2013	358	15.6	22.9	72.9
2014	341	14.6	23.3	53.4
2015	367	15.0	24.4	77.4
2016	384	14.0	27.4	74.5
2017	366	17.0	21.5	72.4
2018	361	16.5	21.8	66.8
2019	378	14.5	26.0	67.7
2020	362	n/a	n/a	75.4
2021	348	20.0	17.4	72.1
2022	382	19.0	20.1	70.2
2023	418	19.9	20.9	72.5
2024	434	20.0	21.6	74.9

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 Dunlap Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	419	20.4	20.5	n/a
1989	425	21.9	19.4	n/a
1990	450	23.0	19.5	n/a
1991	490	23.5	20.8	n/a
1992	510	23.9	21.3	48.2
1993	477	21.0	22.7	56.2
1994	527	20.9	25.2	53.5
1995	524	22.4	23.4	61.5
1996	524	22.4	23.4	61.5
1997	469	23.8	19.7	61.6
1998	481	22.7	21.2	63.4
1999	424	24.9	17.0	57.3
2000	401	18.5	21.7	62.8
2001	406	22.0	18.5	66.5
2002	392	19.5	20.1	59.9
2003	392	19.5	20.1	59.9
2004	398	22.0	18.1	52
2005	406	21.0	19.3	57.6
2006	382	20.0	19.1	53.9
2007	417	20.5	20.3	55.3
2008	411	24.0	17.1	54.7
2009	379	19.0	18.0	48
2010	386	17.0	22.7	58.3
2011	375	n/a	n/a	60.5
2012	372	15.4	24.1	n/a
2013	358	15.6	22.9	72.9
2014	341	14.6	23.3	53.4
2015	367	15.0	24.4	77.4
2016	384	14.0	27.4	74.5
2017	366	17.0	21.5	72.4
2018	361	16.5	21.8	66.8
2019	378	14.5	26.0	67.7
2020	362	n/a	n/a	75.4
2021	348	20.0	17.4	72.1
2022	382	19.0	20.1	70.2
2023	418	19.9	20.9	72.5
2024	434	20.0	21.6	74.9

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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