Is Sutter Creek Elementary a good school?

Sutter Creek Elementary ranks 2712 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sutter Creek Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 380 students attended Sutter Creek Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Sutter Creek Elementary?

Students at Sutter Creek Elementary are 72% White, 16% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 1% American Indian, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Sutter Creek Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sutter Creek Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Ione Junior High High : Amador High

Sutter Creek Elementary

Summary:

Sutter Creek Elementary is a public elementary school serving 380 students in grades K-6 in Sutter Creek, California, which is part of the Amador County Unified School District. The school generally performs better than the district and state averages on standardized tests, but faces some challenges, including a significant increase in chronic absenteeism and disparities in performance among different student subgroups.

Sutter Creek Elementary's test scores in English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics are higher than the Amador County Unified School District and the state of California averages. However, the school has seen a concerning rise in chronic absenteeism, from 6.8% in 2018-2019 to 15.9% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-income families. While male students and special education students perform relatively well, Hispanic students and white students have lower rankings compared to their peers statewide.

Compared to other schools in the Amador County Unified School District, Sutter Creek Elementary generally outperforms its peers, such as Pioneer Magnet School, Pine Grove Elementary STEM Magnet, and Ione Elementary. However, it lags behind the high-performing Latrobe Elementary, which is in a different district. Addressing the issues of chronic absenteeism and equity concerns for certain student groups could help Sutter Creek Elementary continue to improve and better serve its diverse student population.

Detail:

Public K-6

340 Spanish St.
Sutter Creek, CA 95685-9701

(209) 257-7200

District: Amador County Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2712^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $5,689

Students who attend Sutter Creek Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ione Junior High
High:	Amador High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.7

Number of students: 380

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.4%

Hispanic:

15.5%

Two or more races:

9.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 38.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Sutter Creek Elementary ranks better than 53.7% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks first among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Amador County Unified School District! (See more...)

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Chronic absenteeism in a 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

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sutter Creek Elementary is $5,689, which is the 2^nd highest among 6 elementary schools in the Amador County Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sutter Creek Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Sutter Creek Elementary 2712^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Sutter Creek Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Amador County Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Amador County Unified 939^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Sutter Creek Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Sutter Creek Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	61.77	1641^st	4809	65.9%
2005	66.54	1489^th	4822	69.1%
2006	57.72	1830^th	4818	62.0%
2007	64.24	1628^th	5113	68.2%
2008	67.98	1497^th	5113	70.7%
2009	54.44	2217^th	5193	57.3%
2010	52.66	2408^th	5314	54.7%
2011	57.48	2165^th	5377	59.7%
2012	51.79	2507^th	5390	53.5%
2013	51.86	2568^th	5530	53.6%
2015	63.47	1777^th	5611	68.3%
2016	64.71	1780^th	5614	68.3%
2017	61.81	1928^th	5692	66.1%
2018	47.74	2670^th	5662	52.8%
2019	50.63	2567^th	5789	55.7%
2021	41.68	750^th	1417	47.1%
2022	46.42	2729^th	5883	53.6%
2023	38.40	3260^th	5874	44.5%
2024	47.27	2712^th	5862	53.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Sutter Creek Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	43.12	1115^th	2420	53.9%
2024	43.20	1191^st	2634	54.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sutter Creek Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	35.89	3328^th	5084	34.5%
2019	39.11	3189^th	5173	38.4%
2021	34.55	740^th	1110	33.3%
2022	39.78	3024^th	5264	42.6%
2023	28.34	4041^st	5374	24.8%
2024	41.76	3000^th	5511	45.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Sutter Creek Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	41.95	2955^th	5413	45.4%
2019	41.51	3013^th	5492	45.1%
2021	39.53	704^th	1267	44.4%
2022	37.64	3148^th	5635	44.1%
2023	38.57	3113^th	5617	44.6%
2024	45.14	2714^th	5605	51.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Sutter Creek Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	53.11	2277^th	5431	58.1%
2019	60.75	1924^th	5510	65.1%
2021	42.71	664^th	1272	47.8%
2022	55.39	2170^th	5663	61.7%
2023	38.87	3130^th	5650	44.6%
2024	48.32	2552^nd	5636	54.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sutter Creek Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	24.13	4101^st	4963	17.4%
2024	43.03	2754^th	5102	46.0%

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Rank History for White students at Sutter Creek Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	24.97	2207^th	2737	19.4%
2019	27.62	2207^th	2834	22.1%
2022	24.04	2173^rd	2726	20.3%
2023	16.86	2294^th	2662	13.8%
2024	22.11	2163^rd	2647	18.3%

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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 Sutter Creek Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	510	7	3	25	12	n/a	n/a	0	557
1989	429	2	0	1	5	n/a	n/a	0	437
1990	469	2	0	8	6	n/a	n/a	0	485
1991	450	2	2	21	11	n/a	n/a	0	486
1992	448	3	2	11	14	n/a	n/a	0	478
1993	480	7	2	17	15	n/a	n/a	0	521
1994	478	8	1	23	15	n/a	n/a	0	525
1995	465	7	2	24	9	n/a	n/a	0	507
1996	465	7	2	24	9	n/a	n/a	0	507
1997	453	5	1	26	10	n/a	n/a	0	495
1998	445	4	1	26	13	n/a	n/a	0	489
1999	463	3	3	27	10	n/a	n/a	0	506
2000	421	7	10	31	9	n/a	n/a	0	478
2001	414	8	12	28	9	n/a	n/a	0	471
2002	388	8	8	38	13	n/a	n/a	0	455
2003	388	8	8	38	13	n/a	n/a	0	455
2004	351	8	10	37	9	n/a	n/a	7	422
2005	343	4	15	36	8	n/a	n/a	20	426
2006	320	2	10	33	13	n/a	n/a	31	409
2007	304	3	5	31	9	n/a	n/a	43	395
2008	257	n/a	4	27	7	n/a	n/a	0	295
2009	261	0	4	20	8	0	65	0	358
2010	249	1	6	64	9	0	25	0	354
2011	243	1	7	65	8	1	23	0	348
2012	244	2	5	65	7	1	23	0	347
2013	229	2	2	62	9	0	20	0	324
2014	214	2	4	54	7	0	11	0	292
2015	212	2	4	48	4	0	15	0	285
2016	233	2	4	49	8	0	19	0	315
2017	254	1	5	57	9	0	19	0	345
2018	271	2	3	60	8	0	20	0	364
2019	281	1	1	66	11	0	25	0	385
2020	272	1	2	74	9	0	33	0	391
2021	256	0	1	65	7	0	27	0	356
2022	268	0	0	64	3	2	39	0	376
2023	275	0	4	59	5	0	37	0	380

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 Sutter Creek Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	557	20.0	27.8	n/a
1989	437	15.0	29.1	n/a
1990	485	17.0	28.5	n/a
1991	486	19.0	25.5	n/a
1992	478	19.3	24.7	14.9
1993	521	18.0	28.9	16.7
1994	525	19.0	27.6	20.8
1995	507	18.0	28.2	17.8
1996	507	18.0	28.2	17.8
1997	495	18.0	27.5	28.3
1998	489	22.0	22.2	23.7
1999	506	22.0	23.0	26.7
2000	478	22.0	21.7	25.3
2001	471	22.0	21.4	24
2002	455	20.0	22.8	30.1
2003	455	20.0	22.8	30.1
2004	422	20.0	21.1	27.2
2005	426	20.0	21.3	29.6
2006	409	19.5	21.0	25.1
2007	395	17.0	23.2	28.7
2008	295	17.0	17.4	30.8
2009	358	16.0	21.1	27.9
2010	354	15.0	23.6	35.3
2011	348	n/a	n/a	43.4
2012	347	12.0	28.9	n/a
2013	324	12.0	27.0	45.7
2014	292	12.0	24.3	42.1
2015	285	13.0	21.9	42.5
2016	315	14.0	22.5	41.6
2017	345	13.8	25.0	40.6
2018	364	11.8	30.8	38.7
2019	385	15.0	25.6	38.7
2020	391	n/a	n/a	39.9
2021	356	16.0	22.2	36.5
2022	376	17.0	22.1	32.4
2023	380	16.0	23.7	38.2

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 Sutter Creek Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	557	20.0	27.8	n/a
1989	437	15.0	29.1	n/a
1990	485	17.0	28.5	n/a
1991	486	19.0	25.5	n/a
1992	478	19.3	24.7	14.9
1993	521	18.0	28.9	16.7
1994	525	19.0	27.6	20.8
1995	507	18.0	28.2	17.8
1996	507	18.0	28.2	17.8
1997	495	18.0	27.5	28.3
1998	489	22.0	22.2	23.7
1999	506	22.0	23.0	26.7
2000	478	22.0	21.7	25.3
2001	471	22.0	21.4	24
2002	455	20.0	22.8	30.1
2003	455	20.0	22.8	30.1
2004	422	20.0	21.1	27.2
2005	426	20.0	21.3	29.6
2006	409	19.5	21.0	25.1
2007	395	17.0	23.2	28.7
2008	295	17.0	17.4	30.8
2009	358	16.0	21.1	27.9
2010	354	15.0	23.6	35.3
2011	348	n/a	n/a	43.4
2012	347	12.0	28.9	n/a
2013	324	12.0	27.0	45.7
2014	292	12.0	24.3	42.1
2015	285	13.0	21.9	42.5
2016	315	14.0	22.5	41.6
2017	345	13.8	25.0	40.6
2018	364	11.8	30.8	38.7
2019	385	15.0	25.6	38.7
2020	391	n/a	n/a	39.9
2021	356	16.0	22.2	36.5
2022	376	17.0	22.1	32.4
2023	380	16.0	23.7	38.2

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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