# South Fork Union

South Fork Union is a elementary district in Kern County, California. Reading proficiency is 38.9%, -1.9 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 30.3%, +4.0 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/south-fork-union |
| County | Kern |
| District type | Elementary |
| Schools | 2 |
| Students | 348 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 19:1 |
| Average spending per student | $19,119 |
| Low-Income Students | 274 (79.0%) |
| English Learners | 9 (2.6%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 40.8% | 223 |
| 2024 | 40.0% | 235 |
| 2025 | 38.9% | 234 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 26.4% | 220 |
| 2024 | 31.2% | 234 |
| 2025 | 30.3% | 234 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 32.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024 | 33.0% | 61.0% |
| 2025 | 37.4% | 44.2% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 18.4% | 44.1% |
| 2024 | 25.7% | 47.5% |
| 2025 | 25.8% | 46.1% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | N/A | 39.8% |
| 2024 | N/A | 39.7% |
| 2025 | N/A | 38.0% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | N/A | 25.5% |
| 2024 | N/A | 30.9% |
| 2025 | N/A | 30.8% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dale Creighton | President | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Eric Hafenfeld | Board Member | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Karrie Bunting | Board Member | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Mike Morgan | Clerk | N/A | 2022 | 2026 |
| Tony Cain | Board Member | N/A | 2022 | 2026 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | South Fork Elementary | Weldon | 38.9% | 30.3% | 34.6% | -1.9 | +4.0 |
| 2 | South Fork Middle | Weldon | 40.0% | 24.0% | 32.0% | N/A | N/A |