Is Orchard Elementary a good school?

Orchard Elementary ranks 3391 st of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Orchard Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 344 students attended Orchard Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Orchard Elementary?

Students at Orchard Elementary are 41% Hispanic, 39% White, 9% Two or more races, 8% Asian, 2% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Orchard Elementary attend?

Students who attend Orchard Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Rio Linda High

Orchard Elementary

Summary:

Orchard Elementary is a public elementary school located in Rio Linda, California, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 344 students. It is part of the Twin Rivers Unified School District, which is ranked 1122 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Orchard Elementary faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, relatively low test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, and a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. The school's performance varies significantly among different student subgroups, with male and Hispanic students generally performing better than female and white students. Orchard Elementary's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the past several years, from a high of 3554 out of 5692 California elementary schools in 2016-2017 to a low of 4389 out of 5883 in 2021-2022.

While Orchard Elementary performs better than some nearby schools in different districts, such as Frederick Joyce Elementary and Main Avenue Elementary, it lags behind other schools within the Twin Rivers Unified School District, such as Sierra View Elementary, Regency Park Elementary, and Dry Creek Elementary, which have higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates.

Detail:

Public K-6

1040 Q St.
Rio Linda, CA 95673-1532

(916) 566-1930

District: Twin Rivers Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3391^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend Orchard Elementary usually attend:

High:

Rio Linda High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.4

Number of students: 344

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.0%

White:

39.2%

Two or more races:

8.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 70.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Orchard Elementary ranks worse than 57.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 13^th among 28 ranked elementary schools in the Twin Rivers Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 36.6. (See more...)

Compare Details Orchard Elementary is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2019 the calculated Average Standard Score was 37.74. (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: Hispanic (41%), White (39.2%), two or more races (8.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 70.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Orchard Elementary is 24.4. 16 elementary schools in the Twin Rivers Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Orchard Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Orchard Elementary 3391^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Orchard Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Hispanic students:

White students:

Twin Rivers Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Twin Rivers Unified 1122^nd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Orchard Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Orchard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2010	52.01	2447^th	5314	54.0%
2011	37.44	3431^st	5377	36.2%
2012	32.01	3801^st	5390	29.5%
2013	20.62	4694^th	5530	15.1%
2015	30.15	3690^th	5611	34.2%
2016	26.16	4083^rd	5614	27.3%
2017	33.53	3554^th	5692	37.6%
2018	28.07	3989^th	5662	29.5%
2019	23.75	4464^th	5789	22.9%
2022	24.65	4389^th	5883	25.4%
2023	25.47	4314^th	5874	26.6%
2024	36.60	3391^st	5862	42.2%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Orchard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	48.06	1340^th	3246	58.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Orchard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.92	3623^rd	5084	28.7%
2019	25.18	4211^th	5173	18.6%
2022	25.82	4186^th	5264	20.5%
2023	28.30	4050^th	5374	24.6%
2024	44.12	2801^st	5511	49.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Orchard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.21	3752^nd	5413	30.7%
2019	20.80	4554^th	5492	17.1%
2022	16.10	5081^st	5635	9.8%
2023	25.03	4227^th	5617	24.7%
2024	39.68	3076^th	5605	45.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Orchard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	46.40	866^th	2128	59.3%
2019	28.27	1887^th	2585	27.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Orchard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.06	3857^th	5431	29.0%
2019	26.92	4030^th	5510	26.9%
2022	38.54	3096^th	5663	45.3%
2023	26.53	4090^th	5650	27.6%
2024	34.09	3472^nd	5636	38.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Orchard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	33.03	3340^th	4830	30.8%
2019	31.05	3619^th	4963	27.1%
2022	37.40	3107^th	5084	38.9%
2023	28.87	3802^nd	5098	25.4%
2024	36.28	3241^st	5102	36.5%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Orchard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	14.01	2461^st	2737	10.1%
2019	14.87	2515^th	2834	11.3%
2022	8.73	2551^st	2726	6.4%
2023	13.20	2403^rd	2662	9.7%
2024	19.49	2229^th	2647	15.8%

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

Rank History for Orchard Elementary

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2011	69.75	557^th	2236	75.1%
2012	45.29	1214^th	2259	46.3%
2013	39.30	1451^st	2379	39.0%
2015	38.69	1372^nd	2477	44.6%
2016	36.06	1458^th	2497	41.6%
2017	33.19	1586^th	2508	36.8%
2018	35.24	1517^th	2480	38.8%
2019	37.74	1528^th	2715	43.7%

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

Data source: California Department of Education

Review counts

All ratings (Avg rating: 1)

100%

Reviews:

by a parent
Friday, March 3, 2017

The principal is a bully and says not ok things to the children . shes been written up but twinrivers fails to fix the issue. She firced me to move my kids to a different school after my kids being there sense kindergarden. Now other parents are posting simliar complaints . this could of been avoided if they did somthing about the first time. Instead of ignore the parents. Orchard was once the best school ever and now id tell you dont send your kid there . Close Quote

Enrollment information for Orchard Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2009	265	7	17	80	2	3	44	0	418
2010	263	9	18	123	1	1	12	0	427
2011	312	14	24	147	5	2	11	0	515
2012	336	14	29	159	6	6	13	0	563
2013	339	13	26	160	6	6	15	0	565
2014	343	12	24	158	5	9	18	0	569
2015	330	14	22	177	5	10	12	0	570
2016	301	11	22	179	7	6	17	0	543
2017	283	8	21	192	6	6	33	0	549
2018	276	11	19	209	6	10	33	0	564
2019	264	10	23	195	7	9	33	0	541
2020	237	10	26	204	7	8	34	0	526
2021	185	9	26	159	4	4	27	0	414
2022	150	3	28	132	2	1	24	1	341
2023	135	6	26	141	2	4	30	0	344

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 Orchard Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2009	418	20.0	16.1	67.5
2010	427	24.0	17.7	69.1
2011	515	n/a	n/a	70.9
2012	563	19.8	28.4	n/a
2013	565	19.3	29.2	64.2
2014	569	20.3	28.0	73.6
2015	570	21.0	27.1	71.4
2016	543	22.0	24.6	72.9
2017	549	21.8	25.1	74.9
2018	564	22.5	25.0	74.3
2019	541	22.8	23.7	71.2
2020	526	n/a	n/a	77
2021	414	18.8	22.0	80.2
2022	341	13.5	25.1	67.2
2023	344	14.0	24.4	70.9

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 Orchard Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2009	418	20.0	16.1	67.5
2010	427	24.0	17.7	69.1
2011	515	n/a	n/a	70.9
2012	563	19.8	28.4	n/a
2013	565	19.3	29.2	64.2
2014	569	20.3	28.0	73.6
2015	570	21.0	27.1	71.4
2016	543	22.0	24.6	72.9
2017	549	21.8	25.1	74.9
2018	564	22.5	25.0	74.3
2019	541	22.8	23.7	71.2
2020	526	n/a	n/a	77
2021	414	18.8	22.0	80.2
2022	341	13.5	25.1	67.2
2023	344	14.0	24.4	70.9

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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