Is Magnolia Elementary a good school?

Magnolia Elementary ranks 3319 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Magnolia Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 615 students attended Magnolia Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Magnolia Elementary?

Students at Magnolia Elementary are 51% White, 41% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Magnolia Elementary attend?

Students who attend Magnolia Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Oakdale Junior High High : Oakdale High

Magnolia Elementary

Summary:

Magnolia Elementary is a public elementary school located in Oakdale, California, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 615 students. It is part of the Oakdale Joint Unified School District, which is ranked 819 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Magnolia Elementary's academic performance, as measured by standardized tests, is generally lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy ranged from 39.02% to 42.35% at Magnolia Elementary, compared to 48.43% to 51.7% for the Oakdale Joint Unified School District and 42.8% to 47.37% for the state of California. The school has also experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 9.7% in 2017-2018 to 29.7% in 2020-2021, which is notably higher than the district and state averages.

Interestingly, Magnolia Elementary's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with White students and English Language Learner students having the lowest rankings compared to their peers statewide, while Special Education students and Disabled students have the highest rankings. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunch, ranging from 38.98% to 52.36% over the past few years, which is higher than the district and state averages. When compared to nearby Cloverland Elementary and Sierra View Elementary, both of which are also part of the Oakdale Joint Unified School District, Magnolia Elementary consistently underperforms in both English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics.

Detail:

Public K-6

739 Magnolia St.
Oakdale, CA 95361-9625

(209) 847-3056

District: Oakdale Joint Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3319^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,302

Students who attend Magnolia Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Oakdale Junior High
High:	Oakdale High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.6

Number of students: 615

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.1%

Hispanic:

41.3%

Two or more races:

5.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 52.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Magnolia Elementary ranks worse than 56.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks last among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Oakdale Joint Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 37.67. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (51.1%), Hispanic (41.3%), two or more races (5.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 52.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Oakdale Joint Unified School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Magnolia Elementary is 23.6, which is the highest among 4 elementary schools in the Oakdale Joint Unified School District! (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Magnolia Elementary is $6,302, which is the lowest among 4 elementary schools in the Oakdale Joint Unified School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Magnolia Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Magnolia Elementary 3319^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Magnolia Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Special Education students:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

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White students:

Oakdale Joint Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Oakdale Joint Unified 819^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Magnolia Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Magnolia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	62.63	1589^th	4809	67.0%
2005	59.50	1768^th	4822	63.3%
2006	54.17	2001^st	4818	58.5%
2007	60.36	1807^th	5113	64.7%
2008	50.66	2332^nd	5113	54.4%
2009	55.60	2149^th	5193	58.6%
2010	56.96	2162^nd	5314	59.3%
2011	59.64	2057^th	5377	61.7%
2012	58.81	2110^th	5390	60.9%
2013	59.02	2178^th	5530	60.6%
2015	46.26	2667^th	5611	52.5%
2016	41.04	3017^th	5614	46.3%
2017	37.77	3255^th	5692	42.8%
2018	41.88	3032^nd	5662	46.5%
2019	46.64	2785^th	5789	51.9%
2021	32.90	899^th	1417	36.6%
2022	44.33	2835^th	5883	51.8%
2023	32.94	3656^th	5874	37.8%
2024	37.67	3319^th	5862	43.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Magnolia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	36.90	1938^th	3246	40.3%
2019	33.70	2223^rd	3275	32.1%
2021	33.69	424^th	602	29.6%
2022	42.29	1656^th	3311	50.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Magnolia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	54.68	785^th	2420	67.6%
2024	49.50	978^th	2634	62.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Magnolia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.39	2720^th	5084	46.5%
2019	50.57	2371^st	5173	54.2%
2021	27.57	861^st	1110	22.4%
2022	34.07	3504^th	5264	33.4%
2023	34.98	3486^th	5374	35.1%
2024	33.70	3635^th	5511	34.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Magnolia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	37.46	3245^th	5413	40.1%
2019	45.71	2748^th	5492	50.0%
2021	38.43	722^nd	1267	43.0%
2022	48.98	2467^th	5635	56.2%
2023	34.15	3406^th	5617	39.4%
2024	37.32	3240^th	5605	42.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Magnolia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.87	827^th	2128	61.1%
2019	50.22	976^th	2585	62.2%
2022	61.69	568^th	2227	74.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Magnolia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	46.41	2656^th	5431	51.1%
2019	46.70	2633^rd	5510	52.2%
2021	29.88	841^st	1272	33.9%
2022	38.78	3079^th	5663	45.6%
2023	32.56	3573^rd	5650	36.8%
2024	38.27	3192^nd	5636	43.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Magnolia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	37.20	3072^nd	4830	36.4%
2019	48.68	2375^th	4963	52.1%
2022	44.75	2544^th	5084	50.0%
2023	37.13	3135^th	5098	38.5%
2024	38.79	3054^th	5102	40.1%

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Rank History for White students at Magnolia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	27.26	2144^th	2737	21.7%
2019	27.62	2206^th	2834	22.2%
2022	20.87	2253^rd	2726	17.4%
2023	12.70	2412^th	2662	9.4%
2024	20.37	2206^th	2647	16.7%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Magnolia Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1999	628	4	18	156	3	n/a	n/a	4	813
2000	599	9	9	167	3	n/a	n/a	19	806
2001	567	15	11	183	4	n/a	n/a	9	789
2002	577	16	11	194	6	n/a	n/a	8	812
2003	577	16	11	194	6	n/a	n/a	8	812
2004	544	10	13	225	16	n/a	n/a	34	842
2005	519	7	15	242	12	n/a	n/a	50	845
2006	388	8	11	169	8	n/a	n/a	52	636
2007	373	6	8	170	8	n/a	n/a	58	623
2008	361	5	8	176	6	n/a	n/a	0	556
2009	400	4	7	181	4	1	21	0	618
2010	387	4	9	178	2	0	2	0	582
2011	365	4	6	180	3	0	6	0	564
2012	355	3	5	170	3	0	8	0	544
2013	383	2	6	204	4	1	12	0	612
2014	362	2	3	215	4	0	16	0	602
2015	345	2	6	216	3	0	19	0	591
2016	351	2	8	246	6	1	18	0	632
2017	360	3	7	248	4	2	21	0	645
2018	405	3	8	274	2	0	21	0	713
2019	388	3	9	260	1	1	22	0	684
2020	374	4	7	240	1	2	29	0	657
2021	343	3	7	234	1	2	33	0	623
2022	337	3	4	227	0	2	35	0	608
2023	314	4	7	254	0	2	34	0	615

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Magnolia Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1999	813	40.0	20.3	45.6
2000	806	39.0	20.7	42.4
2001	789	39.0	20.2	40.4
2002	812	39.0	20.8	40.8
2003	812	39.0	20.8	40.8
2004	842	42.0	20.0	46.3
2005	845	40.5	20.9	44.7
2006	636	29.7	21.4	49.3
2007	623	31.8	19.6	50.3
2008	556	32.8	17.0	48.6
2009	618	29.9	19.3	46.8
2010	582	27.7	20.9	52.7
2011	564	n/a	n/a	51.2
2012	544	25.3	21.4	n/a
2013	612	27.3	22.3	52.8
2014	602	27.0	22.2	52.5
2015	591	30.0	19.7	55.5
2016	632	28.0	22.5	56.6
2017	645	27.0	23.8	53.3
2018	713	29.0	24.5	55
2019	684	28.0	24.4	54.7
2020	657	n/a	n/a	52.8
2021	623	26.0	23.9	46.5
2022	608	26.0	23.3	39
2023	615	26.0	23.6	52.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Magnolia Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1999	813	40.0	20.3	45.6
2000	806	39.0	20.7	42.4
2001	789	39.0	20.2	40.4
2002	812	39.0	20.8	40.8
2003	812	39.0	20.8	40.8
2004	842	42.0	20.0	46.3
2005	845	40.5	20.9	44.7
2006	636	29.7	21.4	49.3
2007	623	31.8	19.6	50.3
2008	556	32.8	17.0	48.6
2009	618	29.9	19.3	46.8
2010	582	27.7	20.9	52.7
2011	564	n/a	n/a	51.2
2012	544	25.3	21.4	n/a
2013	612	27.3	22.3	52.8
2014	602	27.0	22.2	52.5
2015	591	30.0	19.7	55.5
2016	632	28.0	22.5	56.6
2017	645	27.0	23.8	53.3
2018	713	29.0	24.5	55
2019	684	28.0	24.4	54.7
2020	657	n/a	n/a	52.8
2021	623	26.0	23.9	46.5
2022	608	26.0	23.3	39
2023	615	26.0	23.6	52.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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