Turlock Unified School District, California, elections

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Turlock Unified School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 13,377 (2022-2023)
Schools: 14 (2022-2023)
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Turlock Unified School District is a school district in California (Merced and Stanislaus counties). During the 2023 school year, 13,377 students attended one of the district's 14 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Turlock Unified School District school board Trustee Area 3

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General election for Turlock Unified School District school board Trustee Area 3

Incumbent Paola Maldonado-Padilla and Anna Ramirez ran in the general election for Turlock Unified School District school board Trustee Area 3 on November 5, 2024.

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Turlock Unified School District school board Trustee Area 5

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Incumbent Daniel Benedict and Debbie Martinez ran in the general election for Turlock Unified School District school board Trustee Area 5 on November 5, 2024.

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Turlock Unified School District school board Trustee Area 6

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Special general election for Turlock Unified School District school board Trustee Area 6

Incumbent Joe A. Souza and Patrick Shields ran in the special general election for Turlock Unified School District school board Trustee Area 6 on November 5, 2024.

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Turlock Unified School District school board Trustee Area 1

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Incumbent Barney Gordon won election in the general election for Turlock Unified School District school board Trustee Area 1 on November 3, 2015.

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Turlock Unified School District school board Trustee Area 3

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Incumbent Ken Malech won election in the general election for Turlock Unified School District school board Trustee Area 3 on November 3, 2015.

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Turlock Unified School District school board Trustee Area 5

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Incumbent Frank Lima won election in the general election for Turlock Unified School District school board Trustee Area 5 on November 3, 2015.

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Turlock Unified School District school board Trustee Area 4

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Incumbent Bob Weaver won election in the general election for Turlock Unified School District school board Trustee Area 4 on November 5, 2013.

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About the district

School board

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

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Anthony SilvaTrustee Area 72028
Patti EighmeyTrustee Area 120242028
Debbie MartinezTrustee Area 520242028
Anna RamirezTrustee Area 320242028
Lori CarlsonTrustee Area 22026
Mary JacksonTrustee Area 42026
Patrick ShieldsTrustee Area 620242026

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Turlock Unified School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
California State Assembly District 22Juan AlanisRepublican Party 100% 3%

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.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $21,694,000 $1,574 10%
Local: $57,815,000 $4,195 27%
State: $134,370,000 $9,750 63%
Total: $213,879,000 $15,519
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $227,207,000 $16,603
Total Current Expenditures: $182,992,000 $13,372
Instructional Expenditures: $120,321,000 $8,792 53%
Student and Staff Support: $15,904,000 $1,162 7%
Administration: $27,019,000 $1,974 12%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $19,748,000 $1,443 9%
Total Capital Outlay: $35,980,000 $2,629
Construction: $34,810,000 $2,543
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $2,279,000 $166
Interest on Debt: $3,690,000 $269

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."[2]

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 23 42 10-14 15 20-29 20-24 36
2018-2019 31 50 15-19 23 20-29 40-44 43
2017-2018 29 47 20-24 21 20-29 45-49 41
2016-2017 28 50 15-19 20 20-29 35-39 39
2015-2016 28 50 15-19 19 20-29 40-44 39
2014-2015 26 45 20-24 18 20-29 35-39 36
2013-2014 58 65-69 60-79 50 >=50 40-59 67
2012-2013 51 68 40-44 43 40-49 60-64 60
2011-2012 50 68 40-44 42 50-59 55-59 59
2010-2011 51 71 40-44 44 40-49 60-64 58

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 38 60 25-29 30 30-39 40-44 51
2018-2019 45 61 30-34 38 30-39 50-54 58
2017-2018 45 62 30-34 36 30-39 55-59 57
2016-2017 43 66 25-29 36 30-39 50-54 54
2015-2016 43 62 30-34 35 30-34 55-59 56
2014-2015 41 56 35-39 32 20-29 55-59 53
2013-2014 56 60-64 50-59 47 >=50 60-79 68
2012-2013 53 69 50-54 44 40-49 65-69 66
2011-2012 54 70 50-54 44 50-59 60-64 66
2010-2011 53 68 50-54 45 30-39 55-59 64

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 95 >=95 >=80 95 >=50 >=80 94
2018-2019 93 85-89 70-79 94 >=50 >=80 92
2017-2018 94 >=95 >=80 94 >=50 >=80 94
2016-2017 95 >=95 >=80 95 >=80 >=80 95
2015-2016 94 >=95 >=90 93 >=50 >=80 96
2014-2015 94 90-94 >=80 94 >=50 >=80 96
2013-2014 91 >=95 >=80 89 PS 60-79 94
2012-2013 90 90-94 60-79 89 >=50 >=50 91
2011-2012 89 >=90 >=80 88 PS >=50 90
2010-2011 83 >=95 40-59 82 >=50 >=50 86

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 13,377 -1.4
2021-2022 13,567 -0.9
2020-2021 13,684 -2.5
2019-2020 14,021 0.1
2018-2019 14,006 -1.7
2017-2018 14,241 0.3
2016-2017 14,201 0.8
2015-2016 14,091 -0.3
2014-2015 14,127 0.8
2013-2014 14,009 0.4
2012-2013 13,956 1.6
2011-2012 13,735 0.3
2010-2011 13,688 -0.9
2009-2010 13,805 -0.7
2008-2009 13,900 0.1
2007-2008 13,890 -0.4
2006-2007 13,944 -0.3
2005-2006 13,982 1.4
2004-2005 13,787 0.0
2003-2004 0 0.0
2002-2003 0 0.0
2001-2002 0 0.0
2000-2001 0 0.0
1999-2000 0 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Turlock Unified School District (%) California K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.6 0.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 6.1 0.0
Black 1.9 0.0
Hispanic 60.7 0.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.4 0.0
Two or More Races 3.1 0.0
White 27.2 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.[4]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Turlock Unified School District had 601.61 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 22.24.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 52.01
Elementary: 327.81
Secondary: 221.79
Total: 601.61

Turlock Unified School District employed 11.00 district administrators and 37.89 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 11.00
District Administrative Support: 76.07
School Administrators: 37.89
School Administrative Support: 101.18
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 275.63
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 34.64
Total Guidance Counselors: 27.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 13.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 14.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 31.20
Other Support Services: 269.66

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Turlock Unified School District operates 14 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Crowell Elementary672KG-6
Cunningham Elementary572KG-6
Dennis G. Earl Elementary814KG-6
John H. Pitman High2,0829-12
Julien Elementary779KG-6
Marvin A. Dutcher Middle8516-8
Osborn Two-Way Immersion Academy817KG-5
Roselawn High2099-12
Sandra Tovar Medeiros Elementary751KG-6
Turlock High2,4759-12
Turlock Junior High1,2577-8
Wakefield Elementary602KG-6
Walnut Elementary Education Center836KG-6
Walter M. Brown Elementary642KG-6

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    2. ↑ 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
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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