Is Wasuma Elementary a good school?

Wasuma Elementary ranks 3103 rd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Wasuma Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 287 students attended Wasuma Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Wasuma Elementary?

Students at Wasuma Elementary are 75% White, 18% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Wasuma Elementary

Summary:

Wasuma Elementary is a public K-8 school in Ahwahnee, CA, serving 287 students as part of the Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary District. While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, it faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism, low academic performance, and significant gaps in student group outcomes.

Wasuma Elementary's chronic absenteeism rate has steadily increased from 12.3% in 2018-2019 to 26.6% in 2022-2023, significantly higher than the state average of 19.1%. Academically, the school's test scores lag behind state and district averages across all grade levels and subjects, with only 32.96% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 47.04% statewide. The school's performance also varies greatly among different student groups, with female students outperforming male students and white students performing the worst among the subgroups analyzed.

Compared to nearby schools, Oakhurst Elementary generally outperforms Wasuma Elementary, though Wasuma does outperform some other schools in the Yosemite Unified and Mariposa County Unified districts. Addressing the root causes of Wasuma's high chronic absenteeism and equity issues should be a priority for the school and district to improve educational opportunities and outcomes for all students.

Detail:

Public K-8

43109 Hwy. 49
Ahwahnee, CA 93601-0098

(559) 642-1585

District: Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
3103^rd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,632

Student/teacher ratio: 16.6

Number of students: 287

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.9%

Hispanic:

18.1%

Two or more races:

4.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 50.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Wasuma Elementary ranks worse than 52.9% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 41.21. (See more...)

Compare Details Wasuma Elementary ranks worse than 58.6% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 34.91. (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 (74.9%), Hispanic (18.1%), two or more races (4.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 50.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Wasuma Elementary is 16.6. (See more...)

Compare Wasuma Elementary employs 17.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Wasuma Elementary is $10,632.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Wasuma Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Wasuma Elementary 3103^rd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Wasuma Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Wasuma Elementary 1627^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Wasuma Elementary in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary 1022^nd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Wasuma Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Wasuma Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	56.11	1870^th	4809	61.1%
2005	70.92	1294^th	4822	73.2%
2006	46.12	2374^th	4818	50.7%
2007	47.29	2476^th	5113	51.6%
2008	59.81	1860^th	5113	63.6%
2009	65.55	1656^th	5193	68.1%
2010	53.20	2372^nd	5314	55.4%
2011	60.39	2003^rd	5377	62.7%
2012	60.22	2030^th	5390	62.3%
2013	57.63	2260^th	5530	59.1%
2015	63.07	1795^th	5611	68.0%
2016	58.59	2060^th	5614	63.3%
2017	53.39	2361^st	5692	58.5%
2018	33.49	3569^th	5662	37.0%
2019	40.94	3134^th	5789	45.9%
2021	35.03	865^th	1417	39.0%
2022	31.07	3785^th	5883	35.7%
2023	47.88	2648^th	5874	54.9%
2024	41.21	3103^rd	5862	47.1%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.19	2873^rd	5084	43.5%
2019	42.32	2948^th	5173	43.0%
2021	57.33	389^th	1110	65.0%
2022	20.86	4582^nd	5264	13.0%
2023	52.26	2218^th	5374	58.7%
2024	46.93	2605^th	5511	52.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Wasuma Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	40.28	3066^th	5413	43.4%
2019	25.32	4203^rd	5492	23.5%
2021	22.31	988^th	1267	22.0%
2022	27.45	3979^th	5635	29.4%
2023	49.01	2459^th	5617	56.2%
2024	53.21	2263^rd	5605	59.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Wasuma Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	34.03	3409^th	5431	37.2%
2019	50.87	2420^th	5510	56.1%
2021	45.51	630^th	1272	50.5%
2022	36.00	3271^st	5663	42.2%
2023	46.49	2655^th	5650	53.0%
2024	27.72	4023^rd	5636	28.6%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Wasuma Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	16.30	2416^th	2737	11.7%
2019	19.12	2404^th	2834	15.2%
2022	10.67	2507^th	2726	8.0%
2023	23.97	2130^th	2662	20.0%
2024	18.41	2256^th	2647	14.8%

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

Rank History for Wasuma Elementary

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Rank History for all middle school students at Wasuma Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	81.63	267^th	1769	84.9%
2005	83.08	235^th	1777	86.8%
2006	75.62	365^th	1804	79.8%
2007	70.00	484^th	1999	75.8%
2008	67.57	531^st	2005	73.5%
2009	71.52	475^th	2063	77.0%
2010	79.72	306^th	2179	86.0%
2011	71.91	494^th	2236	77.9%
2012	56.07	918^th	2259	59.4%
2013	66.90	691^st	2379	71.0%
2015	54.28	1003^rd	2477	59.5%
2016	66.37	722^nd	2497	71.1%
2017	67.31	730^th	2508	70.9%
2018	50.87	1071^st	2480	56.8%
2019	49.16	1175^th	2715	56.7%
2021	52.45	376^th	894	57.9%
2022	42.19	1392^nd	2740	49.2%
2023	50.27	1159^th	2802	58.6%
2024	34.91	1627^th	2777	41.4%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Wasuma Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	34.68	1427^th	2230	36.0%
2019	46.83	1111^th	2369	53.1%
2022	41.62	1276^th	2458	48.1%
2023	27.33	1876^th	2549	26.4%
2024	37.30	1482^nd	2575	42.4%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Wasuma Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	61.65	752^nd	2262	66.8%
2019	27.94	1685^th	2380	29.2%
2021	53.43	300^th	738	59.3%
2022	47.31	1133^rd	2509	54.8%
2024	26.85	1806^th	2546	29.1%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Wasuma Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	45.28	1118^th	2273	50.8%
2019	64.96	708^th	2407	70.6%
2021	43.49	391^st	763	48.8%
2022	30.84	1616^th	2527	36.1%
2023	47.18	1150^th	2558	55.0%
2024	37.90	1414^th	2547	44.5%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Wasuma Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	41.29	881^st	1496	41.1%
2019	36.28	1022^nd	1602	36.2%
2022	21.57	1247^th	1555	19.8%
2023	29.84	1082^nd	1552	30.3%
2024	15.13	1333^rd	1535	13.2%

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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 Wasuma Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1992	272	2	3	16	8	n/a	n/a	0	301
1993	283	1	3	14	9	n/a	n/a	0	310
1994	291	1	3	21	11	n/a	n/a	0	327
1995	299	0	3	20	20	n/a	n/a	0	342
1996	299	0	3	20	20	n/a	n/a	0	342
1997	319	0	5	19	32	n/a	n/a	0	375
1998	307	1	5	23	31	n/a	n/a	0	367
1999	299	0	3	21	35	n/a	n/a	0	358
2000	293	2	3	17	34	n/a	n/a	0	349
2001	299	1	4	21	39	n/a	n/a	0	364
2002	277	6	4	31	55	n/a	n/a	0	373
2003	277	6	4	31	55	n/a	n/a	0	373
2004	276	9	4	35	58	n/a	n/a	0	382
2005	254	5	4	30	40	n/a	n/a	0	333
2006	261	1	5	26	31	n/a	n/a	9	333
2007	272	1	6	21	30	n/a	n/a	5	335
2008	260	1	5	16	24	n/a	n/a	0	306
2009	257	1	4	14	19	0	19	0	314
2010	251	3	3	28	22	0	3	0	310
2011	254	1	3	24	19	0	9	0	310
2012	279	0	2	23	12	0	7	0	323
2013	244	0	1	25	7	0	6	0	283
2014	270	0	1	24	4	0	7	0	306
2015	256	1	3	28	4	0	9	0	301
2016	256	1	0	24	1	0	7	0	289
2017	263	1	1	30	1	0	8	0	304
2018	243	1	2	37	1	0	5	0	289
2019	248	1	4	40	0	0	5	0	298
2020	255	1	2	45	2	0	6	0	311
2021	236	1	3	45	3	0	10	0	298
2022	234	1	4	50	3	0	11	0	303
2023	215	0	4	52	2	0	14	0	287

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 Wasuma Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1992	301	n/a	n/a	33.2
1993	310	13.5	23.0	34.5
1994	327	14.5	22.6	39.1
1995	342	14.5	23.6	38
1996	342	14.5	23.6	38
1997	375	16.5	22.7	32.5
1998	367	18.9	19.4	42.2
1999	358	17.9	20.0	33
2000	349	17.9	19.5	30.9
2001	364	17.5	20.8	35.2
2002	373	18.5	20.2	40.8
2003	373	18.5	20.2	40.8
2004	382	18.5	20.6	37.2
2005	333	17.5	19.0	35.4
2006	333	16.5	20.2	36.7
2007	335	17.5	19.1	36.7
2008	306	18.5	16.5	35.9
2009	314	16.5	17.9	37.9
2010	310	14.5	21.3	40.6
2011	310	n/a	n/a	45.8
2012	323	13.5	23.9	n/a
2013	283	13.0	21.7	51.2
2014	306	14.0	21.8	49
2015	301	13.0	23.1	46.2
2016	289	14.0	20.6	48.4
2017	304	13.3	22.8	49
2018	289	13.2	21.8	48.1
2019	298	13.0	22.9	43.6
2020	311	n/a	n/a	46.6
2021	298	15.3	19.4	41.9
2022	303	16.7	18.1	50.8
2023	287	17.2	16.6	50.9

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 Wasuma Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1992	301	n/a	n/a	33.2
1993	310	13.5	23.0	34.5
1994	327	14.5	22.6	39.1
1995	342	14.5	23.6	38
1996	342	14.5	23.6	38
1997	375	16.5	22.7	32.5
1998	367	18.9	19.4	42.2
1999	358	17.9	20.0	33
2000	349	17.9	19.5	30.9
2001	364	17.5	20.8	35.2
2002	373	18.5	20.2	40.8
2003	373	18.5	20.2	40.8
2004	382	18.5	20.6	37.2
2005	333	17.5	19.0	35.4
2006	333	16.5	20.2	36.7
2007	335	17.5	19.1	36.7
2008	306	18.5	16.5	35.9
2009	314	16.5	17.9	37.9
2010	310	14.5	21.3	40.6
2011	310	n/a	n/a	45.8
2012	323	13.5	23.9	n/a
2013	283	13.0	21.7	51.2
2014	306	14.0	21.8	49
2015	301	13.0	23.1	46.2
2016	289	14.0	20.6	48.4
2017	304	13.3	22.8	49
2018	289	13.2	21.8	48.1
2019	298	13.0	22.9	43.6
2020	311	n/a	n/a	46.6
2021	298	15.3	19.4	41.9
2022	303	16.7	18.1	50.8
2023	287	17.2	16.6	50.9

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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