# McFarland Unified

McFarland Unified is a unified district in Kern County, California. Reading proficiency is 36.5%, +5.9 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 24.8%, +5.9 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/mcfarland-unified |
| County | Kern |
| District type | Unified |
| Schools | 6 |
| Students | 3,282 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 24:1 |
| Average spending per student | $18,835 |
| Low-Income Students | 2,868 (87.4%) |
| English Learners | 1,018 (31.0%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 30.5% | 1,782 |
| 2024 | 31.9% | 1,771 |
| 2025 | 36.5% | 1,717 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 18.9% | 1,781 |
| 2024 | 20.3% | 1,767 |
| 2025 | 24.8% | 1,718 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 28.7% | 47.5% |
| 2024 | 31.0% | 41.7% |
| 2025 | 35.1% | 50.3% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 17.8% | 29.6% |
| 2024 | 19.2% | 32.7% |
| 2025 | 23.5% | 37.9% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 8.7% | 34.4% |
| 2024 | 9.1% | 34.1% |
| 2025 | 11.3% | 38.0% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 8.9% | 21.3% |
| 2024 | 7.6% | 24.3% |
| 2025 | 9.9% | 26.2% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| All Day | Trustee Area Map | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Anti-Bullying Information | Trustee Area Map | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Bullying Reporting | Trustee Area Map | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| District Calendar | Trustee Area Map | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Spring Break | Trustee Area Map | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Trustee Area Map | The McFarland Unified School District Board of Trustees made a change to the Board elections by transitioning from at-large elections to trustee area elections. Under this new system, board candidates will only be elected by voters residing within their designated trustee area. | N/A | N/A | N/A |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | McFarland High School Early College | McFarland | 66.4% | 27.9% | 47.1% | +12.5 | +4.7 |
| 2 | Horizon Elementary | McFarland | 39.2% | 36.9% | 38.0% | +2.8 | +4.8 |
| 3 | McFarland Junior High | McFarland | 30.5% | 23.3% | 26.9% | +4.2 | +9.3 |
| 4 | Browning Road STEAM Academy | McFarland | 29.2% | 19.8% | 24.5% | +12.2 | +10.4 |
| 5 | Kern Avenue Elementary | McFarland | 27.2% | 19.2% | 23.2% | -3.2 | -2.3 |
| 6 | San Joaquin High (Continuation) | McFarland | 11.8% | 11.8% | 11.8% | -3.1 | +11.8 |