Is Browns Elementary a good school?

Browns Elementary ranks 3611 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Browns Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 132 students attended Browns Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Browns Elementary?

Students at Browns Elementary are 54% White, 28% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 3% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Browns Elementary attend?

Students who attend Browns Elementary usually go on to attend: High : East Nicolaus High

Browns Elementary

Summary:

Browns Elementary is a public elementary school located in Rio Oso, California, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 122 students. The school is part of the Browns Elementary District, which is ranked 844 out of 1,568 districts in California and is rated 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Browns Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the state average in academic assessments, with proficiency rates of 34.57% in English Language Arts and 30.86% in Math, compared to the state averages of 47.04% and 35.54%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low among female students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the bottom 1% of California elementary schools for these student groups. Additionally, Browns Elementary has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 0.0% in 2018-2019 to 12.2% in 2020-2021, which is well above the state average.

In comparison to nearby schools, Browns Elementary performs significantly worse than Pleasant Grove and Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary, both of which outperform the state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics. However, another nearby school, Ella Elementary, also struggles with academic performance, ranking in the bottom 20% of California elementary schools. In contrast, Rio Del Oro Elementary and Cobblestone Elementary, both part of the Plumas Lake Elementary District, consistently outperform the state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science.

Detail:

Public K-8

1248 Pacific Ave.
Rio Oso, CA 95674-9618

(530) 633-2523

District: Browns Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
3611^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,445

Students who attend Browns Elementary usually attend:

High:

East Nicolaus High

Student/teacher ratio: 16.5

Number of students: 132

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.8%

Hispanic:

28.0%

Two or more races:

9.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 36.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Browns Elementary ranks worse than 61.6% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.78. (See more...)

Compare Details Browns Elementary ranks better than 55.2% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 47.03. (See more...)

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

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (53.8%), Hispanic (28%), two or more races (9.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 36.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Browns Elementary is 16.5. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Browns Elementary is $8,445.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Browns Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Browns Elementary 3611^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Browns Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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White students:

SchoolDigger ranks Browns Elementary 1243^rd of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Browns Elementary in the ranking list.)

Browns Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Browns Elementary 844^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Browns Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	51.14	2097^th	4809	56.4%
2005	56.35	1901^st	4822	60.6%
2006	72.04	1259^th	4818	73.9%
2007	69.15	1407^th	5113	72.5%
2008	58.93	1899^th	5113	62.9%
2009	68.60	1502^nd	5193	71.1%
2010	72.20	1360^th	5314	74.4%
2011	62.98	1849^th	5377	65.6%
2012	63.15	1883^rd	5390	65.1%
2013	51.11	2619^th	5530	52.6%
2015	38.98	3075^th	5611	45.2%
2016	42.59	2920^th	5614	48.0%
2017	41.81	2986^th	5692	47.5%
2018	28.11	3983^rd	5662	29.7%
2019	42.80	3014^th	5789	47.9%
2021	79.49	280^th	1417	80.2%
2022	42.74	2923^rd	5883	50.3%
2023	39.08	3203^rd	5874	45.5%
2024	33.78	3611^th	5862	38.4%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	22.56	4288^th	5084	15.7%
2024	5.40	5504^th	5511	0.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Browns Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	8.48	5518^th	5605	1.6%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Browns Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	16.57	2287^th	2647	13.6%

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

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Rank History for all middle school students at Browns Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	77.36	322^nd	1769	81.8%
2005	69.41	453^rd	1777	74.5%
2006	59.92	632^nd	1804	65.0%
2007	60.56	668^th	1999	66.6%
2008	60.44	697^th	2005	65.2%
2009	82.66	239^th	2063	88.4%
2010	79.25	323^rd	2179	85.2%
2011	70.73	528^th	2236	76.4%
2012	84.15	202^nd	2259	91.1%
2013	83.00	247^th	2379	89.6%
2015	57.49	909^th	2477	63.3%
2016	41.87	1319^th	2497	47.2%
2017	50.74	1083^rd	2508	56.8%
2018	54.96	963^rd	2480	61.2%
2019	47.60	1216^th	2715	55.2%
2021	28.57	632^nd	894	29.3%
2022	38.64	1505^th	2740	45.1%
2023	30.98	1786^th	2802	36.3%
2024	47.03	1243^rd	2777	55.2%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	55.31	867^th	2458	64.7%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Browns Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	42.91	1234^th	2380	48.2%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Browns Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	14.30	1370^th	1555	11.9%

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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

Review counts

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Reviews:

by a parent
Thursday, March 30, 2017

This school was horrible when my daughter went. I actually had to pull her out and transfer her to a new school. They never took any action against bullying and even, in a way bullied my daughter themselves. They treated her very badly. I even complained to the school board, whom also didn't seem to care. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Browns Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	109	0	6	17	0	n/a	n/a	0	132
1989	103	0	8	17	0	n/a	n/a	0	128
1990	109	0	8	25	0	n/a	n/a	0	142
1991	118	0	7	28	0	n/a	n/a	0	153
1992	130	1	6	32	0	n/a	n/a	0	169
1993	126	1	5	32	0	n/a	n/a	0	164
1994	114	0	2	45	0	n/a	n/a	0	161
1995	129	0	5	42	0	n/a	n/a	0	176
1996	129	0	5	42	0	n/a	n/a	0	176
1997	106	0	3	52	0	n/a	n/a	0	161
1998	109	0	4	58	0	n/a	n/a	0	171
1999	106	0	4	48	0	n/a	n/a	0	158
2000	109	0	7	40	0	n/a	n/a	0	156
2001	105	1	7	39	0	n/a	n/a	0	152
2002	103	0	7	35	0	n/a	n/a	7	152
2003	103	0	7	35	0	n/a	n/a	7	152
2004	112	0	7	31	0	n/a	n/a	0	150
2005	98	0	7	31	1	n/a	n/a	7	144
2006	96	0	5	40	1	n/a	n/a	0	142
2007	94	0	3	31	2	n/a	n/a	0	130
2008	99	2	9	36	1	n/a	n/a	0	147
2009	92	5	12	39	3	1	2	0	154
2010	98	6	8	41	2	1	11	0	167
2011	89	4	8	53	1	0	13	0	168
2012	93	5	7	54	1	0	14	0	174
2013	81	5	5	51	0	0	10	0	152
2014	82	4	2	60	0	1	11	0	160
2015	72	4	3	59	1	1	10	0	150
2016	67	1	4	62	0	1	11	0	146
2017	73	1	5	63	0	1	9	0	152
2018	70	1	5	59	0	1	13	0	149
2019	70	1	0	48	0	3	10	0	132
2020	65	1	7	48	0	5	12	0	138
2021	59	1	8	41	0	2	17	0	128
2022	61	2	9	36	0	1	13	0	122
2023	64	1	9	38	1	0	9	0	122
2024	71	1	7	37	0	4	12	0	132

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 Browns Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	132	5.0	26.4	n/a
1989	128	5.0	25.6	n/a
1990	142	5.0	28.4	n/a
1991	153	6.5	23.5	n/a
1992	169	6.6	25.6	13.6
1993	164	7.0	23.4	15.9
1994	161	7.0	23.0	23
1995	176	8.0	22.0	20.5
1996	176	8.0	22.0	20.5
1997	161	8.0	20.1	19.9
1998	171	8.0	21.4	24.6
1999	158	8.0	19.8	25.3
2000	156	8.0	19.5	34.6
2001	152	8.0	19.0	30.9
2002	152	8.0	19.0	37.9
2003	152	8.0	19.0	37.9
2004	150	8.0	18.8	33.3
2005	144	8.0	18.0	30.7
2006	142	8.0	17.8	38
2007	130	6.0	21.7	44.6
2008	147	9.0	16.3	43.5
2009	154	9.0	17.1	45.5
2010	167	9.0	18.5	46.1
2011	168	n/a	n/a	49.4
2012	174	9.0	19.3	n/a
2013	152	9.0	16.8	10.5
2014	160	9.0	17.7	51.9
2015	150	9.0	16.6	52
2016	146	9.0	16.2	53.4
2017	152	9.0	16.8	51.3
2018	149	9.0	16.5	54.4
2019	132	8.0	16.5	47.7
2020	138	n/a	n/a	47.1
2021	128	8.0	16.0	44.5
2022	122	8.0	15.2	56.6
2023	122	7.0	17.4	41
2024	132	8.0	16.5	36.4

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 Browns Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	132	5.0	26.4	n/a
1989	128	5.0	25.6	n/a
1990	142	5.0	28.4	n/a
1991	153	6.5	23.5	n/a
1992	169	6.6	25.6	13.6
1993	164	7.0	23.4	15.9
1994	161	7.0	23.0	23
1995	176	8.0	22.0	20.5
1996	176	8.0	22.0	20.5
1997	161	8.0	20.1	19.9
1998	171	8.0	21.4	24.6
1999	158	8.0	19.8	25.3
2000	156	8.0	19.5	34.6
2001	152	8.0	19.0	30.9
2002	152	8.0	19.0	37.9
2003	152	8.0	19.0	37.9
2004	150	8.0	18.8	33.3
2005	144	8.0	18.0	30.7
2006	142	8.0	17.8	38
2007	130	6.0	21.7	44.6
2008	147	9.0	16.3	43.5
2009	154	9.0	17.1	45.5
2010	167	9.0	18.5	46.1
2011	168	n/a	n/a	49.4
2012	174	9.0	19.3	n/a
2013	152	9.0	16.8	10.5
2014	160	9.0	17.7	51.9
2015	150	9.0	16.6	52
2016	146	9.0	16.2	53.4
2017	152	9.0	16.8	51.3
2018	149	9.0	16.5	54.4
2019	132	8.0	16.5	47.7
2020	138	n/a	n/a	47.1
2021	128	8.0	16.0	44.5
2022	122	8.0	15.2	56.6
2023	122	7.0	17.4	41
2024	132	8.0	16.5	36.4

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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