Reef-Sunset Unified School District, California, elections

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Reef-Sunset Unified School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Next election: November 4, 2025
Students: 2,722 (2022-2023)
Schools: 9 (2022-2023)
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Reef-Sunset Unified School District is a school district in California (Kings County). During the 2023 school year, 2,722 students attended one of the district's nine schools.

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Reef-Sunset Unified School District, Area 4

General election

The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.

Special general election for Reef-Sunset Unified School District, Area 4

Lupe Chavez and Luis Montoy are running in the special general election for Reef-Sunset Unified School District, Area 4 on November 4, 2025.

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Luis Montoy (Nonpartisan)

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Reef-Sunset Unified School District, Area 1

General election

Special general election for Reef-Sunset Unified School District, Area 1

Jose G. Barrera, Jose Marcos Carrillo, Julia Mendez, and Rosa L. Sierra ran in the special general election for Reef-Sunset Unified School District, Area 1 on November 5, 2024.

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Jose G. Barrera (Nonpartisan)
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Jose Marcos Carrillo (Nonpartisan)
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Julia Mendez (Nonpartisan)
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Rosa L. Sierra (Nonpartisan)

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Reef-Sunset Unified School District, Area 2

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General election for Reef-Sunset Unified School District, Area 2

Antonio Bonilla and Raul Valadez ran in the general election for Reef-Sunset Unified School District, Area 2 on November 5, 2024.

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Antonio Bonilla (Nonpartisan)
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Raul Valadez (Nonpartisan)

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Reef-Sunset Unified School District, Area 4

General election

General election for Reef-Sunset Unified School District, Area 4

Incumbent Jose Chavez and Eduardo Maldonado Solorio ran in the general election for Reef-Sunset Unified School District, Area 4 on November 5, 2024.

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Reef-Sunset Unified School District, Area 5

General election

General election for Reef-Sunset Unified School District, Area 5

Incumbent Precilla Barrera-Lopez and Daniel Melgar ran in the general election for Reef-Sunset Unified School District, Area 5 on November 5, 2024.

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Recall elections

 
See also: States that allow school board recalls

Recall procedures

State Specific grounds required? Signature requirement Petition circulation time When recalls can start
California No 10% to 30% of registered voters (depending on population of jurisdiction) 40 to 160 days (depending on population of jurisdiction) Recalls cannot start until an official has been in office for 90 days, and they cannot start in the last six months of an officer's term


Recall efforts

2024
See also: Reef-Sunset Unified School District recall, California (2023-2024)

Recall elections against three of the five members of the Reef-Sunset Unified School District board of trustees in California were held on November 5, 2024. Area 1 representative Claudia Cazares, Area 2 representative Lilia Rizo, and Area 3 representative Lissette Padilla were on the ballot.[1] A majority of voters cast yes votes, approving the recalls.[2]

Cazares resigned from the board effective June 1, 2024, and Padilla resigned from the board effective April 1, 2024. Those recalls remained on the ballot because they resigned after the petitions were submitted.[3]

The recall effort began in November 2023. Area 4 representative Lupe Chavez and Area 5 representative Precilla Barrera-Lopez were also included in the recall effort. The petition against Chavez was not approved for circulation, and the petition against Barrera-Lopez was not turned in by the deadline on March 6, 2024.[4][5][6]

The terms held by Rizo, Chavez, and Barrera-Lopez were scheduled to expire in December 2024, and the terms held by Cazares and Padilla were scheduled to expire in December 2026.[5]


About the district

School board

The Reef-Sunset Unified School District consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Precilla Barrera-Lopez2028
Antonio Bonilla20242028
Julia Mendez20242026
Bill Vallem20242026

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Reef-Sunset Unified School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
California State Assembly District 33Alexandra MacedoRepublican Party 100% 20%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[7]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $7,208,000 $2,642 16%
Local: $3,897,000 $1,429 8%
State: $35,048,000 $12,848 76%
Total: $46,153,000 $16,918
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $44,704,000 $16,387
Total Current Expenditures: $36,605,000 $13,418
Instructional Expenditures: $18,175,000 $6,662 41%
Student and Staff Support: $5,192,000 $1,903 12%
Administration: $5,950,000 $2,181 13%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $7,288,000 $2,671 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $6,823,000 $2,501
Construction: $6,656,000 $2,439
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $535,000 $196
Interest on Debt: $400,000 $146

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[8]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 6 <50 6 <=20
2018-2019 16 PS PS 15 PS PS 20-29
2017-2018 15 PS 15 PS PS 11-19
2016-2017 14 14 PS PS 11-19
2015-2016 15 PS 15 PS PS 11-19
2014-2015 15 21-39 15 PS <50
2013-2014 35-39 PS 35-39 PS PS
2012-2013 36 21-39 PS 36 PS 21-39
2011-2012 36 21-39 PS 36 40-59
2010-2011 36 21-39 PS 36 50-59

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 17 <50 17 21-39
2018-2019 26 PS PS 26 PS PS 20-29
2017-2018 24 PS 24 PS PS 30-39
2016-2017 21 21 PS PS 11-19
2015-2016 22 PS 22 PS PS 20-29
2014-2015 18 21-39 18 PS <50
2013-2014 30-34 PS 30-34 PS
2012-2013 27 <=20 PS 27 PS 21-39
2011-2012 28 21-39 PS 28 21-39
2010-2011 30 <=20 PS 29 40-49

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 85-89 PS 85-89 PS
2018-2019 90-94 90-94 PS
2017-2018 85-89 85-89 PS >=50
2016-2017 90-94 PS 90-94 PS
2015-2016 85-89 PS 85-89 PS
2014-2015 85-89 PS PS 85-89 PS
2013-2014 80-84 75-79 PS
2012-2013 75-79 PS 75-79 >=50
2011-2012 80-84 80-84 >=50
2010-2011 80-84 PS 80-84 PS

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[9]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 2,722 -0.9
2021-2022 2,747 0.7
2020-2021 2,728 -0.1
2019-2020 2,732 2.0
2018-2019 2,677 0.5
2017-2018 2,664 0.5
2016-2017 2,650 1.4
2015-2016 2,612 0.2
2014-2015 2,606 -1.2
2013-2014 2,638 -0.2
2012-2013 2,643 1.2
2011-2012 2,610 -0.8
2010-2011 2,630 0.9
2009-2010 2,607 3.5
2008-2009 2,516 -2.9
2007-2008 2,590 2.4
2006-2007 2,527 -2.3
2005-2006 2,584 1.2
2004-2005 2,552 3.4
2003-2004 2,464 1.7
2002-2003 2,422 0.8
2001-2002 2,403 -1.0
2000-2001 2,426 0.3
1999-2000 2,418 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Reef-Sunset Unified School District (%) California K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.9 0.0
Black 0.2 0.0
Hispanic 97.1 0.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.0
Two or More Races 0.0 0.0
White 1.5 0.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[10]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Reef-Sunset Unified School District had 121.88 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 22.33.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 12.33
Elementary: 77.32
Secondary: 32.23
Total: 121.88

Reef-Sunset Unified School District employed 3.00 district administrators and 12.49 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 3.00
District Administrative Support: 19.34
School Administrators: 12.49
School Administrative Support: 14.66
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 36.44
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 2.00
Other Support Services: 81.66

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[11]

The Reef-Sunset Unified School District operates nine schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Adelante High49-12
Avenal Elementary667KG-5
Avenal High7869-12
Kettleman City Elementary237KG-8
Reef Sunset Middle5626-8
Reef-Sunset Primary Community Day01-6
Reef-Sunset Secondary Community Day46-12
Sunrise High (Continuation)209-12
Tamarack Elementary442KG-5

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ The Hanford Sentinel, "Reef-Sunset school district undergoing recall election," May 15, 2024
    2. ↑ County of Kings Registrar of Voters, "November 5, 2024, General Election Election Results," accessed November 11, 2024
    3. ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Emily Oliveira, County of Kings Elections Supervisor," October 16, 2024]
    4. ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Emily Oliveira, County of Kings Elections Supervisor," December 14, 2023
    5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Reef-Sunsent Unified School District, "Board of Trustees," accessed December 15, 2023
    6. ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Emily Oliveira, County of Kings Elections Supervisor," March 12, 2024]
    7. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    8. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    9. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    10. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    11. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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