Is Dan O. Root Elementary a good school?

Dan O. Root Elementary ranks 4108 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Dan O. Root Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 758 students attended Dan O. Root Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Dan O. Root Elementary?

Students at Dan O. Root Elementary are 45% Hispanic, 17% African American, 14% White, 13% Two or more races, 9% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Dan O. Root Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dan O. Root Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Armijo High

Dan O. Root Elementary

Summary:

Dan O. Root Elementary is a public K-8 school in Suisun City, California, serving 724 students as part of the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District. The school faces significant challenges, with high chronic absenteeism rates and consistently underperforming academic achievement compared to the district and state averages.

Dan O. Root Elementary has seen a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 13.0% in 2017-2018 to 34.0% in 2022-2023, notably higher than the district's 28.9% rate. Academically, the school consistently lags behind, with only 31.98% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 20.61% in Mathematics, compared to 40.36% and 27.54% for the district, respectively. The school's performance has declined over the years, dropping from a 4-star to a 1-star rating.

Dan O. Root Elementary struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, particularly African American, Hispanic, White, English Language Learner, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. Nearby schools within the district, such as Virtual Academy of Fairfield-Suisun and Laurel Creek Elementary, generally outperform Dan O. Root in academic achievement and student group performance. The high concentration of economically disadvantaged students at Dan O. Root, with 50.55% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, may contribute to the school's challenges in supporting student success.

Detail:

Public K-8

820 Harrier Dr.
Suisun City, CA 94585-3064

(707) 421-4240

District: Fairfield-Suisun Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4108^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $5,973

Students who attend Dan O. Root Elementary usually attend:

High:

Armijo High

Student/teacher ratio: 26.6

Number of students: 758

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.0%

African American:

16.6%

White:

14.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 67.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Dan O. Root Elementary ranks worse than 70.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 9^th among 17 ranked elementary schools in the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 27.95. (See more...)

Compare Details Dan O. Root Elementary ranks worse than 73.5% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 24.71. (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 Student population at Dan O. Root Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (45%), African American (16.6%), White (14.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 67.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Dan O. Root Elementary is 26.6. 15 elementary schools in the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Dan O. Root Elementary employs 28.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Dan O. Root Elementary is $5,973, which is the 6^th highest among 17 elementary schools in the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Dan O. Root Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Dan O. Root Elementary 4108^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Dan O. Root Elementary in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Dan O. Root Elementary 2040^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Dan O. Root Elementary 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 Dan O. Root Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Dan O. Root Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	61.39	1651^st	4809	65.7%
2005	54.95	1958^th	4822	59.4%
2006	53.38	2027^th	4818	57.9%
2007	59.14	1867^th	5113	63.5%
2008	46.24	2597^th	5113	49.2%
2009	42.00	2941^st	5193	43.4%
2010	53.50	2356^th	5314	55.7%
2011	71.46	1425^th	5377	73.5%
2012	76.89	1180^th	5390	78.1%
2013	73.97	1380^th	5530	75.0%
2015	56.33	2107^th	5611	62.4%
2016	39.87	3082^nd	5614	45.1%
2017	45.84	2763^rd	5692	51.5%
2018	42.26	3011^th	5662	46.8%
2019	33.04	3693^rd	5789	36.2%
2022	33.88	3539^th	5883	39.8%
2023	25.46	4315^th	5874	26.5%
2024	27.95	4108^th	5862	29.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Multi-racial students at Dan O. Root Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	11.93	408^th	445	8.3%
2022	17.66	520^th	610	14.8%
2023	6.94	636^th	669	4.9%
2024	5.46	640^th	669	4.3%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Dan O. Root Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	34.18	2120^th	3246	34.7%
2023	36.26	2068^th	3250	36.4%
2024	22.63	2967^th	3160	6.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Dan O. Root Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	43.89	1085^th	2420	55.2%
2024	46.15	1087^th	2634	58.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Dan O. Root Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	45.45	2651^st	5084	47.9%
2019	33.50	3598^th	5173	30.4%
2022	31.63	3699^th	5264	29.7%
2023	23.32	4435^th	5374	17.5%
2024	29.03	4033^rd	5511	26.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Dan O. Root Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.41	2639^th	5413	51.2%
2019	36.31	3323^rd	5492	39.5%
2022	35.98	3267^th	5635	42.0%
2023	26.16	4124^th	5617	26.6%
2024	33.41	3530^th	5605	37.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Dan O. Root Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	36.67	1443^rd	2585	44.2%
2022	36.90	1203^rd	2227	46.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Dan O. Root Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	35.92	3287^th	5431	39.5%
2019	30.19	3787^th	5510	31.3%
2022	32.41	3583^rd	5663	36.7%
2023	26.30	4118^th	5650	27.1%
2024	24.17	4342^nd	5636	23.0%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Dan O. Root Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	51.59	285^th	700	59.3%
2019	25.58	593^rd	747	20.6%
2022	40.86	347^th	663	47.7%
2023	21.68	570^th	662	13.9%
2024	27.87	444^th	593	25.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Dan O. Root Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	54.04	1961^st	4830	59.4%
2019	39.10	3017^th	4963	39.2%
2022	43.55	2621^st	5084	48.4%
2023	35.33	3292^nd	5098	35.4%
2024	33.08	3488^th	5102	31.6%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Dan O. Root Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	34.42	1969^th	2737	28.1%
2019	27.04	2225^th	2834	21.5%
2022	13.22	2439^th	2726	10.5%
2023	6.99	2535^th	2662	4.8%
2024	18.37	2257^th	2647	14.7%

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

Rank History for Dan O. Root Elementary

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Rank History for all middle school students at Dan O. Root Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	20.64	2160^th	2715	20.4%
2022	33.12	1674^th	2740	38.9%
2023	28.86	1862^nd	2802	33.5%
2024	24.71	2040^th	2777	26.5%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Dan O. Root Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	32.54	1012^th	1550	34.7%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Dan O. Root Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	19.98	2022^nd	2369	14.6%
2022	29.83	1706^th	2458	30.6%
2023	21.90	2101^st	2549	17.6%
2024	21.73	2109^th	2575	18.1%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Dan O. Root Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	24.42	1806^th	2380	24.1%
2022	30.41	1654^th	2509	34.1%
2023	26.41	1815^th	2547	28.7%
2024	27.50	1776^th	2546	30.2%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Dan O. Root Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	17.92	2066^th	2407	14.2%
2022	36.12	1453^rd	2527	42.5%
2023	30.12	1656^th	2558	35.3%
2024	21.66	2013^th	2547	21.0%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Dan O. Root Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	18.95	564^th	637	11.5%
2024	20.86	540^th	626	13.7%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Dan O. Root Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	32.12	1471^st	2213	33.5%
2022	28.43	1689^th	2359	28.4%
2023	27.14	1758^th	2391	26.5%
2024	23.84	1872^nd	2383	21.4%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Dan O. Root Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	9.08	1490^th	1602	7.0%
2023	11.17	1416^th	1552	8.8%
2024	19.96	1252^nd	1535	18.4%

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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 Dan O. Root Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1991	618	127	170	137	4	n/a	n/a	0	1056
1992	573	130	166	142	1	n/a	n/a	0	1012
1993	594	134	166	142	9	n/a	n/a	0	1045
1994	566	157	176	156	7	n/a	n/a	0	1062
1995	510	175	183	163	7	n/a	n/a	0	1038
1996	510	175	183	163	7	n/a	n/a	0	1038
1997	521	176	196	141	7	n/a	n/a	0	1041
1998	470	209	185	150	6	n/a	n/a	0	1020
1999	440	196	181	171	5	n/a	n/a	3	996
2000	421	203	186	181	5	n/a	n/a	8	1004
2001	403	213	198	190	8	n/a	n/a	1	1013
2002	320	187	199	228	16	n/a	n/a	1	951
2003	320	187	199	228	16	n/a	n/a	1	951
2004	267	207	182	250	15	n/a	n/a	0	921
2005	243	216	168	228	12	n/a	n/a	2	869
2006	214	171	175	245	12	n/a	n/a	0	817
2007	171	196	154	248	13	n/a	n/a	0	782
2008	163	215	133	261	10	n/a	n/a	0	782
2009	165	198	113	222	13	24	6	0	741
2010	84	90	57	187	9	6	213	0	646
2011	159	129	74	191	4	4	61	0	622
2012	167	144	63	211	4	6	59	0	654
2013	148	142	69	187	1	5	45	0	597
2014	156	138	57	197	2	5	62	0	617
2015	159	126	59	231	6	9	63	0	653
2016	144	115	56	229	4	9	71	0	628
2017	144	115	60	238	1	7	70	0	635
2018	148	112	67	265	1	17	87	0	697
2019	164	135	87	324	3	12	122	0	847
2020	167	135	86	316	3	12	117	0	836
2021	118	120	79	307	2	8	103	0	737
2022	105	112	65	312	3	12	95	0	704
2023	100	110	65	338	2	8	101	0	724
2024	109	126	70	341	2	9	101	0	758

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 Dan O. Root Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1991	1056	39.7	26.5	n/a
1992	1012	40.3	25.1	9.2
1993	1045	38.6	27.1	9.7
1994	1062	36.6	29.0	10.6
1995	1038	39.6	26.2	14.7
1996	1038	39.6	26.2	14.7
1997	1041	41.8	24.9	19.5
1998	1020	43.2	23.6	18.6
1999	996	48.6	20.5	19.9
2000	1004	48.6	20.7	14
2001	1013	49.1	20.6	20.6
2002	951	47.8	19.9	27.5
2003	951	47.8	19.9	27.5
2004	921	45.3	20.3	31.6
2005	869	42.4	20.5	36
2006	817	41.0	19.9	37.5
2007	782	36.0	21.7	41.4
2008	782	38.0	20.6	46.7
2009	741	36.0	19.5	50.2
2010	646	29.0	22.2	32.7
2011	622	n/a	n/a	45.5
2012	654	23.0	28.4	n/a
2013	597	20.0	29.8	53.6
2014	617	21.0	29.3	61.4
2015	653	24.0	27.2	59.4
2016	628	25.0	25.1	60.4
2017	635	25.0	25.4	54.8
2018	697	29.0	24.0	59.7
2019	847	31.0	27.3	58.3
2020	836	n/a	n/a	53.3
2021	737	27.0	27.2	57.1
2022	704	27.0	26.0	46.2
2023	724	26.9	26.8	50.6
2024	758	28.4	26.6	67.3

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 Dan O. Root Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1991	1056	39.7	26.5	n/a
1992	1012	40.3	25.1	9.2
1993	1045	38.6	27.1	9.7
1994	1062	36.6	29.0	10.6
1995	1038	39.6	26.2	14.7
1996	1038	39.6	26.2	14.7
1997	1041	41.8	24.9	19.5
1998	1020	43.2	23.6	18.6
1999	996	48.6	20.5	19.9
2000	1004	48.6	20.7	14
2001	1013	49.1	20.6	20.6
2002	951	47.8	19.9	27.5
2003	951	47.8	19.9	27.5
2004	921	45.3	20.3	31.6
2005	869	42.4	20.5	36
2006	817	41.0	19.9	37.5
2007	782	36.0	21.7	41.4
2008	782	38.0	20.6	46.7
2009	741	36.0	19.5	50.2
2010	646	29.0	22.2	32.7
2011	622	n/a	n/a	45.5
2012	654	23.0	28.4	n/a
2013	597	20.0	29.8	53.6
2014	617	21.0	29.3	61.4
2015	653	24.0	27.2	59.4
2016	628	25.0	25.1	60.4
2017	635	25.0	25.4	54.8
2018	697	29.0	24.0	59.7
2019	847	31.0	27.3	58.3
2020	836	n/a	n/a	53.3
2021	737	27.0	27.2	57.1
2022	704	27.0	26.0	46.2
2023	724	26.9	26.8	50.6
2024	758	28.4	26.6	67.3

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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