Is Tolenas Academy of Music and Media a good school?

Tolenas Academy of Music and Media ranks in the bottom 0.7% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Tolenas Academy of Music and Media?

In the 2023-24 school year, 535 students attended Tolenas Academy of Music and Media.

What is the racial makeup of Tolenas Academy of Music and Media?

Students at Tolenas Academy of Music and Media are 53% Hispanic, 16% African American, 12% Two or more races, 10% Asian, 7% White, 2% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Tolenas Academy of Music and Media attend?

Students who attend Tolenas Academy of Music and Media usually go on to attend: Middle : Grange Middle High : Fairfield High

Tolenas Academy of Music and Media

Summary:

Tolenas Academy of Music and Media is a K-8 elementary school in Fairfield, CA that serves 583 students and is part of the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District. Unfortunately, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of California elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Tolenas Academy faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates (up to 47.9% in 2021-2022), very low test scores (only 12.36% of students were proficient in ELA and 6.21% in math in 2023-2024), and wide performance gaps compared to nearby schools like Crescent Elementary, Laurel Creek Elementary, and Dan O. Root Elementary, which significantly outperform Tolenas on most metrics. The school also struggles to serve its diverse student population, with its Hispanic, English Learner, and special education students performing particularly poorly.

Interestingly, schools in the neighboring Travis Unified School District, such as Travis Elementary and Center Elementary, also outperform Tolenas Academy on most measures, even though they serve a lower percentage of low-income students. The performance gap between Tolenas and the surrounding schools appears to have widened over time, suggesting the need for substantial interventions and support to improve student outcomes at this struggling school.

Detail:

Public K-8

4500 Tolenas Rd.
Fairfield, CA 94533-6615

(707) 421-4350

District: Fairfield-Suisun Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5820^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,874

Students who attend Tolenas Academy of Music and Media usually attend:

Middle:	Grange Middle
High:	Fairfield High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.3

Number of students: 535

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.9%

African American:

15.9%

Two or more races:

11.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 71.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Tolenas Academy of Music and Media ranks worse than 99.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks last among 17 ranked elementary schools in the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 6.4. (See more...)

Compare Details Tolenas Academy of Music and Media ranks worse than 95.3% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 10.36. (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: Hispanic (52.9%), African American (15.9%), two or more races (11.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 71.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Tolenas Academy of Music and Media is 24.3, which is the 8^th best among 17 elementary schools in the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Tolenas Academy of Music and Media employs 21.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Tolenas Academy of Music and Media is $6,874, which is the highest among 18 elementary schools in the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Tolenas Academy of Music and Media:

SchoolDigger ranks Tolenas Academy of Music and Media 5820^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Tolenas Academy of Music and Media in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Tolenas Academy of Music and Media 2647^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Tolenas Academy of Music and Media in the ranking list.)

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Fairfield-Suisun Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Fairfield-Suisun Unified 996^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Tolenas Academy of Music and Media

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Tolenas Academy of Music and Media

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	70.09	1298^th	4809	73.0%
2005	63.26	1603^rd	4822	66.8%
2006	60.79	1709^th	4818	64.5%
2007	56.24	2008^th	5113	60.7%
2008	56.57	2023^rd	5113	60.4%
2009	51.96	2363^rd	5193	54.5%
2010	35.82	3446^th	5314	35.2%
2011	24.64	4360^th	5377	18.9%
2012	37.17	3446^th	5390	36.1%
2013	43.27	3113^th	5530	43.7%
2015	14.72	5129^th	5611	8.6%
2016	13.22	5192^nd	5614	7.5%
2017	15.15	5100^th	5692	10.4%
2018	14.09	5168^th	5662	8.7%
2019	14.26	5291^st	5789	8.6%
2022	13.40	5498^th	5883	6.5%
2023	7.86	5799^th	5874	1.3%
2024	6.40	5820^th	5862	0.7%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Tolenas Academy of Music and Media

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	19.14	3103^rd	3246	4.4%
2022	22.47	3085^th	3311	6.8%
2023	24.29	2931^st	3250	9.8%
2024	18.65	3113^th	3160	1.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Tolenas Academy of Music and Media

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	16.51	2376^th	2420	1.8%
2024	21.14	2337^th	2634	11.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Tolenas Academy of Music and Media

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	17.41	4637^th	5084	8.8%
2019	15.48	4812^th	5173	7.0%
2022	9.72	5189^th	5264	1.4%
2023	6.34	5359^th	5374	0.3%
2024	6.97	5477^th	5511	0.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Tolenas Academy of Music and Media

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	17.49	4742^nd	5413	12.4%
2019	19.11	4700^th	5492	14.4%
2022	14.06	5263^rd	5635	6.6%
2023	9.59	5518^th	5617	1.8%
2024	8.35	5529^th	5605	1.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Tolenas Academy of Music and Media

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	39.19	1062^nd	2128	50.1%
2019	45.91	1105^th	2585	57.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Tolenas Academy of Music and Media

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	12.54	5119^th	5431	5.7%
2019	13.30	5162^nd	5510	6.3%
2022	14.45	5260^th	5663	7.1%
2023	7.94	5594^th	5650	1.0%
2024	6.20	5617^th	5636	0.3%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Tolenas Academy of Music and Media

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	26.64	542^nd	700	22.6%
2019	21.79	639^th	747	14.5%
2022	18.09	632^nd	663	4.7%
2023	23.19	558^th	662	15.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Tolenas Academy of Music and Media

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	18.51	4341^st	4830	10.1%
2019	19.49	4408^th	4963	11.2%
2022	7.80	5060^th	5084	0.5%
2023	7.24	5078^th	5098	0.4%
2024	5.82	5093^rd	5102	0.2%

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

Rank History for Tolenas Academy of Music and Media

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Rank History for all middle school students at Tolenas Academy of Music and Media

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	17.55	2324^th	2740	15.2%
2023	13.11	2586^th	2802	7.7%
2024	10.36	2647^th	2777	4.7%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Tolenas Academy of Music and Media

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	23.99	1497^th	1540	2.8%
2023	28.36	1338^th	1529	12.5%
2024	21.27	1462^nd	1477	1.0%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Tolenas Academy of Music and Media

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	15.24	2270^th	2458	7.6%
2023	10.53	2470^th	2549	3.1%
2024	9.96	2489^th	2575	3.3%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Tolenas Academy of Music and Media

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	19.97	2070^th	2509	17.5%
2023	13.73	2364^th	2547	7.2%
2024	9.19	2482^nd	2546	2.5%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Tolenas Academy of Music and Media

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	18.39	2133^rd	2527	15.6%
2023	14.16	2344^th	2558	8.4%
2024	11.27	2430^th	2547	4.6%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Tolenas Academy of Music and Media

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	16.16	2155^th	2359	8.6%
2023	13.13	2261^st	2391	5.4%
2024	9.66	2310^th	2383	3.1%

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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 Tolenas Academy of Music and Media

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	252	57	52	52	4	n/a	n/a	0	417
1989	242	54	51	47	2	n/a	n/a	0	396
1990	303	68	74	75	3	n/a	n/a	0	523
1991	256	66	69	51	5	n/a	n/a	0	447
1992	246	57	85	75	0	n/a	n/a	0	463
1993	280	69	91	75	1	n/a	n/a	0	516
1994	302	77	117	67	0	n/a	n/a	0	563
1995	307	66	74	62	2	n/a	n/a	0	511
1996	307	66	74	62	2	n/a	n/a	0	511
1997	301	85	67	62	1	n/a	n/a	0	516
1998	318	99	69	80	0	n/a	n/a	0	566
1999	320	92	78	77	0	n/a	n/a	0	567
2000	322	99	74	84	1	n/a	n/a	1	581
2001	342	107	69	92	2	n/a	n/a	0	612
2002	320	109	87	136	3	n/a	n/a	0	655
2003	320	109	87	136	3	n/a	n/a	0	655
2004	277	119	84	152	5	n/a	n/a	0	637
2005	253	136	81	159	8	n/a	n/a	8	645
2006	240	139	103	171	12	n/a	n/a	0	665
2007	214	147	111	195	9	n/a	n/a	0	676
2008	205	161	120	191	10	n/a	n/a	0	687
2009	196	196	120	182	9	8	0	0	711
2010	62	94	64	276	5	2	271	0	774
2011	108	234	88	256	10	10	52	0	758
2012	93	197	92	232	10	13	28	0	665
2013	107	212	98	248	9	19	26	0	719
2014	109	191	81	201	7	14	32	0	635
2015	90	167	73	199	5	15	39	0	588
2016	90	159	65	221	5	17	51	0	608
2017	70	112	47	179	2	11	36	0	457
2018	51	70	29	189	2	8	50	0	399
2019	50	62	35	201	1	8	57	0	414
2020	55	85	43	248	0	10	72	0	513
2021	61	97	45	274	1	8	80	0	566
2022	54	95	59	305	1	8	77	0	599
2023	45	99	63	304	2	8	62	0	583
2024	36	85	56	283	1	10	62	2	535

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Tolenas Academy of Music and Media

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	417	17.0	24.5	n/a
1989	396	18.0	22.0	n/a
1990	523	20.2	25.8	n/a
1991	447	21.1	21.1	n/a
1992	463	21.4	21.6	16.8
1993	516	21.0	24.6	23.8
1994	563	20.0	28.1	19.7
1995	511	20.0	25.6	21.7
1996	511	20.0	25.6	21.7
1997	516	22.0	23.5	24.8
1998	566	25.0	22.6	21.4
1999	567	28.0	20.3	22.4
2000	581	27.3	21.3	19.8
2001	612	28.0	21.9	30.2
2002	655	30.0	21.8	29
2003	655	30.0	21.8	29
2004	637	30.2	21.1	33.3
2005	645	29.5	21.9	36.1
2006	665	30.0	22.2	38.3
2007	676	36.0	18.8	40.1
2008	687	37.0	18.6	40.9
2009	711	34.0	17.3	49.2
2010	774	34.2	22.6	43.5
2011	758	n/a	n/a	61.5
2012	665	20.6	32.2	n/a
2013	719	24.0	29.9	75.4
2014	635	21.5	29.5	78.3
2015	588	22.0	26.7	76.4
2016	608	24.0	25.3	77.1
2017	457	17.0	26.8	76.6
2018	399	16.5	24.1	82
2019	414	16.5	25.0	78.3
2020	513	n/a	n/a	71.2
2021	566	22.1	25.6	73.9
2022	599	24.0	24.9	54.6
2023	583	25.0	23.2	60.9
2024	535	21.9	24.3	71.6

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 Tolenas Academy of Music and Media

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	417	17.0	24.5	n/a
1989	396	18.0	22.0	n/a
1990	523	20.2	25.8	n/a
1991	447	21.1	21.1	n/a
1992	463	21.4	21.6	16.8
1993	516	21.0	24.6	23.8
1994	563	20.0	28.1	19.7
1995	511	20.0	25.6	21.7
1996	511	20.0	25.6	21.7
1997	516	22.0	23.5	24.8
1998	566	25.0	22.6	21.4
1999	567	28.0	20.3	22.4
2000	581	27.3	21.3	19.8
2001	612	28.0	21.9	30.2
2002	655	30.0	21.8	29
2003	655	30.0	21.8	29
2004	637	30.2	21.1	33.3
2005	645	29.5	21.9	36.1
2006	665	30.0	22.2	38.3
2007	676	36.0	18.8	40.1
2008	687	37.0	18.6	40.9
2009	711	34.0	17.3	49.2
2010	774	34.2	22.6	43.5
2011	758	n/a	n/a	61.5
2012	665	20.6	32.2	n/a
2013	719	24.0	29.9	75.4
2014	635	21.5	29.5	78.3
2015	588	22.0	26.7	76.4
2016	608	24.0	25.3	77.1
2017	457	17.0	26.8	76.6
2018	399	16.5	24.1	82
2019	414	16.5	25.0	78.3
2020	513	n/a	n/a	71.2
2021	566	22.1	25.6	73.9
2022	599	24.0	24.9	54.6
2023	583	25.0	23.2	60.9
2024	535	21.9	24.3	71.6

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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