Central Union Elementary School District

Central Union Elementary School District, doing business as Central Elementary School, is a U.S. local government school district located in Lemoore, California, serving the Kings County area since its registration with the federal government in 2001. The district provides K-12 educational services to students in a federally-impacted area and receives federal grant awards to support and enhance the quality of educational programs and services it delivers to its student population.

Central Union Elementary School District has received substantial federal grant funding primarily through the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, with seven prime grant awards under the Impact Aid Program (Title VII, Section 7003) spanning from 2021 through 2025. The most recent prime grant award of $4,258,220 (awarded October 1, 2025, with completion by September 30, 2031) supports the maintenance and enhancement of comprehensive K-12 educational services including general instruction, special education, English language learning, school nutrition, career and technical education, teacher training, and technology integration. Additionally, the district received a Project Grant from the DOD WHS Office of Economic Adjustment in March 2023 for the Richard Joseph Neutra Modernization and New Construction Design initiative, completing by March 2027. Beyond its prime federal grants, Central Union Elementary School District has been a sub-grantee recipient from the California Department of Education for multiple federal initiatives since 2021, including programs designed to improve teaching and learning in high-poverty schools, increase student academic achievement through enhanced teacher and principal quality, support high-need local educational agencies, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. These various federal funding streams have enabled the district to address the educational needs of its federally-impacted student population and maintain operational excellence across all grade levels.