Is Gustine Elementary a good school?

Gustine Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.6% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Gustine Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 544 students attended Gustine Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Gustine Elementary?

Students at Gustine Elementary are 88% Hispanic, 10% White, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Gustine Elementary attend?

Students who attend Gustine Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Gustine Middle High : Gustine High

Gustine Elementary

Summary:

Gustine Elementary is a public elementary school located in Gustine, California, serving 544 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Gustine Unified School District, which is ranked 1345 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gustine Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of California elementary schools, with academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 21.05% of Gustine Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 47.04% statewide. The school has also experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 7.9% in 2018-2019 to 41.0% in 2021-2022. Additionally, 80.88% of Gustine Elementary students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

Interestingly, the nearby Lorena Falasco Elementary and Romero Elementary generally outperform Gustine Elementary in academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism. This suggests that factors beyond just socioeconomic status may be contributing to Gustine Elementary's underperformance. The school's challenges appear to be particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities, who rank in the bottom 10-20% of their respective statewide subgroups.

Detail:

Public K-5

2806 West Grove Ave.
Gustine, CA 95322-1803

(209) 854-6496

District: Gustine Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5477^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend Gustine Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Gustine Middle
High:	Gustine High

Student/teacher ratio: 20.9

Number of students: 544

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.1%

White:

9.7%

Two or more races:

1.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 80.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Gustine Elementary ranks worse than 93.4% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 12.93. (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: Hispanic (88.1%), White (9.7%), two or more races (1.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 80.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Gustine Elementary is 20.9. (See more...)

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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Gustine Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Gustine Elementary 5477^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Gustine Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Gustine Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Gustine Unified 1345^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Gustine Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Gustine Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	30.70	3201^st	4809	33.4%
2005	42.32	2582^nd	4822	46.5%
2006	47.01	2324^th	4818	51.8%
2007	52.63	2177^th	5113	57.4%
2008	46.08	2608^th	5113	49.0%
2009	42.84	2885^th	5193	44.4%
2010	22.30	4436^th	5314	16.5%
2011	28.94	4065^th	5377	24.4%
2012	28.80	4019^th	5390	25.4%
2013	20.33	4711^th	5530	14.8%
2015	16.69	4933^rd	5611	12.1%
2016	11.62	5332^nd	5614	5.0%
2017	17.76	4882^nd	5692	14.2%
2018	16.62	4957^th	5662	12.5%
2019	20.43	4758^th	5789	17.8%
2022	15.44	5326^th	5883	9.5%
2023	15.62	5267^th	5874	10.3%
2024	12.93	5477^th	5862	6.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Gustine Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.11	3042^nd	3246	6.3%
2019	18.93	3227^th	3275	1.5%
2022	36.72	2068^th	3311	37.5%
2023	37.21	2003^rd	3250	38.4%
2024	26.82	2760^th	3160	12.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Gustine Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	26.14	1844^th	2420	23.8%
2024	17.92	2500^th	2634	5.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Gustine Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.91	4336^th	5084	14.7%
2019	24.27	4274^th	5173	17.4%
2022	17.70	4801^st	5264	8.8%
2023	16.98	4912^th	5374	8.6%
2024	15.33	5121^st	5511	7.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Gustine Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.49	4411^th	5413	18.5%
2019	26.01	4151^st	5492	24.4%
2022	12.58	5396^th	5635	4.2%
2023	15.02	5141^st	5617	8.5%
2024	11.94	5361^st	5605	4.4%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Gustine Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	36.14	1468^th	2585	43.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Gustine Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	13.18	5079^th	5431	6.5%
2019	16.46	4941^st	5510	10.3%
2022	20.33	4687^th	5663	17.2%
2023	17.22	4981^st	5650	11.8%
2024	15.59	5108^th	5636	9.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Gustine Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	24.98	3910^th	4830	19.0%
2019	28.50	3803^rd	4963	23.4%
2022	17.98	4638^th	5084	8.8%
2023	20.16	4488^th	5098	12.0%
2024	16.80	4671^st	5102	8.4%

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Rank History for White students at Gustine Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	10.41	2616^th	2834	7.7%

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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 Gustine Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	516	5	3	206	0	n/a	n/a	0	730
1989	523	5	9	242	0	n/a	n/a	0	779
1990	466	12	6	222	1	n/a	n/a	0	707
1991	302	2	2	203	0	n/a	n/a	0	509
1992	286	3	3	217	2	n/a	n/a	0	511
1993	261	2	2	220	3	n/a	n/a	0	488
1994	244	3	8	268	1	n/a	n/a	0	524
1995	226	4	2	226	0	n/a	n/a	0	458
1996	226	4	2	226	0	n/a	n/a	0	458
1997	239	3	2	249	0	n/a	n/a	0	493
1998	229	5	2	277	0	n/a	n/a	0	513
1999	229	3	1	304	0	n/a	n/a	1	538
2000	212	6	3	303	2	n/a	n/a	0	526
2001	222	4	4	333	2	n/a	n/a	0	565
2002	196	6	10	367	3	n/a	n/a	0	582
2003	196	6	10	367	3	n/a	n/a	0	582
2004	190	3	12	416	0	n/a	n/a	0	621
2005	177	5	10	424	4	n/a	n/a	0	620
2006	182	3	15	435	4	n/a	n/a	2	641
2007	155	6	14	432	2	n/a	n/a	6	615
2008	150	6	14	456	2	n/a	n/a	0	628
2009	131	1	8	402	0	4	7	0	553
2010	124	2	4	405	0	3	3	0	541
2011	119	3	8	430	0	2	13	0	575
2012	97	4	5	440	0	2	11	0	559
2013	125	9	5	548	0	2	12	0	701
2014	92	5	2	473	0	1	5	0	578
2015	94	6	1	470	1	1	10	0	583
2016	91	7	1	480	4	0	7	0	590
2017	78	4	1	473	5	0	10	0	571
2018	71	1	2	471	4	0	8	0	557
2019	73	2	2	480	1	0	12	0	570
2020	75	1	2	470	2	0	15	0	565
2021	58	1	4	436	1	0	16	0	516
2022	51	1	3	458	2	0	15	0	530
2023	53	1	1	479	1	1	8	0	544

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 Gustine Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	730	29.8	24.4	n/a
1989	779	32.6	23.8	n/a
1990	707	32.9	21.4	n/a
1991	509	20.0	25.4	n/a
1992	511	20.3	25.1	51.5
1993	488	20.5	23.8	63.1
1994	524	22.2	23.6	18.5
1995	458	20.5	22.3	62
1996	458	20.5	22.3	62
1997	493	21.0	23.5	65.7
1998	513	28.0	18.3	72.5
1999	538	28.0	19.2	73.9
2000	526	30.0	17.5	76.2
2001	565	30.0	18.8	73.1
2002	582	34.0	17.1	60.8
2003	582	34.0	17.1	60.8
2004	621	34.0	18.3	68.9
2005	620	35.0	17.7	62.9
2006	641	34.0	18.9	55.4
2007	615	35.0	17.6	63.7
2008	628	35.0	17.9	63.5
2009	553	31.0	17.3	71.2
2010	541	26.0	20.8	87.6
2011	575	n/a	n/a	89.2
2012	559	22.0	25.4	n/a
2013	701	25.0	28.0	85.4
2014	578	22.0	26.2	87.5
2015	583	25.0	23.3	71
2016	590	24.0	24.5	82
2017	571	26.0	21.9	82.5
2018	557	27.0	20.6	83.7
2019	570	24.6	23.1	78.8
2020	565	n/a	n/a	76.6
2021	516	22.0	23.4	81.2
2022	530	24.0	22.0	76.4
2023	544	26.0	20.9	80.9

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 Gustine Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	730	29.8	24.4	n/a
1989	779	32.6	23.8	n/a
1990	707	32.9	21.4	n/a
1991	509	20.0	25.4	n/a
1992	511	20.3	25.1	51.5
1993	488	20.5	23.8	63.1
1994	524	22.2	23.6	18.5
1995	458	20.5	22.3	62
1996	458	20.5	22.3	62
1997	493	21.0	23.5	65.7
1998	513	28.0	18.3	72.5
1999	538	28.0	19.2	73.9
2000	526	30.0	17.5	76.2
2001	565	30.0	18.8	73.1
2002	582	34.0	17.1	60.8
2003	582	34.0	17.1	60.8
2004	621	34.0	18.3	68.9
2005	620	35.0	17.7	62.9
2006	641	34.0	18.9	55.4
2007	615	35.0	17.6	63.7
2008	628	35.0	17.9	63.5
2009	553	31.0	17.3	71.2
2010	541	26.0	20.8	87.6
2011	575	n/a	n/a	89.2
2012	559	22.0	25.4	n/a
2013	701	25.0	28.0	85.4
2014	578	22.0	26.2	87.5
2015	583	25.0	23.3	71
2016	590	24.0	24.5	82
2017	571	26.0	21.9	82.5
2018	557	27.0	20.6	83.7
2019	570	24.6	23.1	78.8
2020	565	n/a	n/a	76.6
2021	516	22.0	23.4	81.2
2022	530	24.0	22.0	76.4
2023	544	26.0	20.9	80.9

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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