Parkview Middle, Armona CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Parkview Middle

Parkview Middle serves grades five through eight in Armona, a small, unincorporated rural community in Kings County in the San Joaquin Valley. The school enrolls a student body that is predominantly Hispanic/Latino and heavily economically disadvantaged, with a substantial share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school sits within the Armona Union Elementary School District, a small district in an agricultural area where most families work in farming, retail, or regional health care jobs in nearby Hanford and Lemoore.

The academic picture at Parkview Middle reflects significant challenges. On California's state assessments, proficiency rates are low across all tested subjects and grade levels. In English language arts, proficiency ranges from the low twenties to the high thirties across grades five through eight. In mathematics, the pattern is steeper, with rates in the low teens through the low thirties, and proficiency notably drops from fifth grade downward through sixth and seventh grades before rising slightly in eighth. Science proficiency, measured in grades five and eight, also sits in the low to mid-teens. When averaged across all tested subjects and grades, Parkview Middle's overall proficiency index falls below the midpoint among districts in Kings County. The school's academic profile is one where most students are not yet meeting grade-level standards in core subjects, a parent may want to look into further with the school to understand what support systems are in place and what the school's plan is for addressing these outcomes.

The student population is small to mid-sized for a middle school, with roughly equal enrollment across the four grade levels. The school is a regular public school serving the residential families of Armona. Armona itself is a compact, low-density agricultural community with a small-town identity and strong family presence. Housing is generally affordable compared to larger California metros, with a predominantly owner-occupied single-family housing stock. The community's civic life centers on Hood Park, the jointly operated Armona Community Library, churches, and the school itself, which reflects how tightly woven the school is into local life. Residents commute to larger towns for major retail and services.

In late 2024, voters approved Measure A, an improving school facilities bond, which means property taxes in the district will rise to fund school facility upgrades over time. The district has also launched a Dual Language Academy at Armona Elementary School, beginning in 2023-2024, which starts in kindergarten and adds a grade each year. That program is designed to develop bilingual and biliterate students in English and Spanish, though it does not yet extend to the middle level.

For families considering Parkview Middle, the key questions center on what academic supports the school offers to students working below grade level, what the school's trajectory has been, and how the school engages with the community. The low proficiency rates suggest students will need additional intervention and support. The school's place in a small, tight-knit agricultural community is a strength for some families, while the distance to larger services and opportunities elsewhere in the county is a constraint. Housing and living costs in Armona remain modest by California standards, making it an accessible choice for families seeking stable, family-oriented community living at lower cost.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 534%

School 34% · District 32% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 613%

School 13% · District 15% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

Grade 716%

School 16% · District 16%

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

Grade 820%

School 20% · District 18% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▼ 8 pts below state median · even with county median

English language arts

Grade 539%

School 39% · District 39%

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Grade 624%

School 24% · District 25% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 19 pts below state median · ▼ 26 pts below county median

Grade 730%

School 30% · District 30%

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

Grade 835%

School 35% · District 34% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

Science

Grade 517%

School 17% · District 17% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 815%

School 15% · District 16% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 861%

School 61% · District 50% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

This schoolArmona Union Elementary, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 5Lower-income35%Higher-income64%29 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income24%Higher-income28%4 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income27%Higher-income55%28 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income29%Higher-income52%23 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 5Lower-income31%Higher-income50%19 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income13%Higher-income16%3 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income15%Higher-income27%12 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income15%Higher-income33%18 pp gap