Is Jamestown Elementary a good school?

Jamestown Elementary ranks 4330 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Jamestown Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 381 students attended Jamestown Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Jamestown Elementary?

Students at Jamestown Elementary are 62% White, 28% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% American Indian, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Jamestown Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jamestown Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Sonora High

Jamestown Elementary

Summary:

Jamestown Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades K-8 in Jamestown, California, with an enrollment of 350 students. The school is part of the Jamestown Elementary School District, which is ranked 1169 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Jamestown Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of California elementary schools over the past decade, with its statewide ranking ranging from 1,256 out of 1,417 schools in 2020-2021 to 4,330 out of 5,862 schools in 2023-2024. The school has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of this period, with a brief 2-star rating in 2012-2013 and 2022-2023. A major concern is the school's high chronic absenteeism rates, which have increased from 13.6% in 2018-2019 to 38.9% in 2021-2022, significantly higher than the state average and nearby schools like Twain Harte, Copperopolis Elementary, and Columbia Elementary.

Academically, Jamestown Elementary's performance on the Smarter Balanced Assessments is significantly below the state average across all grade levels and subject areas, with proficiency rates ranging from 13.89% in 4th grade ELA to 48.15% in 3rd grade ELA, compared to the state averages of 43.9% and 42.8%, respectively. The school's math and science proficiency rates are also well below the state averages. Additionally, Jamestown Elementary's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with male students, Hispanic students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds consistently performing worse than their peers.

Detail:

Public K-8

18299 Fifth Ave.
Jamestown, CA 95327-9671

(209) 984-4058

District: Jamestown Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
4330^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,201

Students who attend Jamestown Elementary usually attend:

High:

Sonora High

Student/teacher ratio: 20.0

Number of students: 381

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.9%

Hispanic:

27.8%

Two or more races:

6.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 68.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Jamestown Elementary ranks worse than 73.9% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 25.34. (See more...)

Compare Details Jamestown Elementary ranks worse than 64.8% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 30.23. (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 (61.9%), Hispanic (27.8%), two or more races (6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 68.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Jamestown Elementary is 20. (See more...)

Compare Jamestown Elementary employs 19 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Jamestown Elementary is $14,201.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Jamestown Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Jamestown Elementary 4330^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Jamestown Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Jamestown Elementary 1800^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Jamestown Elementary in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Jamestown Elementary 1169^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Jamestown Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Jamestown Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	46.79	2316^th	4809	51.8%
2005	47.07	2335^th	4822	51.6%
2006	50.29	2181^st	4818	54.7%
2007	48.17	2424^th	5113	52.6%
2008	47.30	2521^st	5113	50.7%
2009	42.59	2902^nd	5193	44.1%
2010	48.17	2679^th	5314	49.6%
2011	43.87	2957^th	5377	45.0%
2012	49.61	2644^th	5390	50.9%
2013	33.47	3781^st	5530	31.6%
2015	19.00	4731^st	5611	15.7%
2016	25.01	4175^th	5614	25.6%
2017	26.46	4126^th	5692	27.5%
2018	19.08	4755^th	5662	16.0%
2019	17.04	5069^th	5789	12.4%
2021	16.39	1256^th	1417	11.4%
2022	21.62	4682^nd	5883	20.4%
2023	27.94	4080^th	5874	30.5%
2024	25.34	4330^th	5862	26.1%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.01	4334^th	5084	14.8%
2019	24.40	4265^th	5173	17.6%
2021	25.65	901^st	1110	18.8%
2022	25.41	4218^th	5264	19.9%
2023	31.52	3776^th	5374	29.7%
2024	31.84	3791^st	5511	31.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Jamestown Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	16.88	4784^th	5413	11.6%
2019	10.28	5298^th	5492	3.5%
2021	16.81	1132^nd	1267	10.7%
2022	27.62	3968^th	5635	29.6%
2023	28.18	3945^th	5617	29.8%
2024	26.96	4068^th	5605	27.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Jamestown Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	24.78	4131^st	5431	23.9%
2019	15.58	5010^th	5510	9.1%
2021	20.01	1039^th	1272	18.3%
2022	19.11	4797^th	5663	15.3%
2023	28.63	3905^th	5650	30.9%
2024	15.31	5133^rd	5636	8.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Jamestown Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	25.67	3992^nd	4963	19.6%
2022	15.84	4756^th	5084	6.5%
2023	20.32	4473^rd	5098	12.3%
2024	28.46	3830^th	5102	24.9%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Jamestown Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	6.56	2634^th	2737	3.8%
2019	2.73	2797^th	2834	1.3%
2022	8.27	2564^th	2726	5.9%
2023	13.54	2388^th	2662	10.3%
2024	14.98	2323^rd	2647	12.2%

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

Rank History for Jamestown Elementary

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Rank History for all middle school students at Jamestown Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	53.25	717^th	1769	59.5%
2005	40.83	981^st	1777	44.8%
2006	45.30	898^th	1804	50.2%
2007	43.73	1044^th	1999	47.8%
2008	58.43	729^th	2005	63.6%
2009	50.36	961^st	2063	53.4%
2010	50.50	1028^th	2179	52.8%
2011	44.58	1240^th	2236	44.5%
2012	49.37	1113^th	2259	50.7%
2013	45.33	1285^th	2379	46.0%
2015	36.07	1440^th	2477	41.9%
2016	38.95	1397^th	2497	44.1%
2017	31.97	1619^th	2508	35.4%
2018	36.26	1484^th	2480	40.2%
2019	39.00	1484^th	2715	45.3%
2021	26.11	664^th	894	25.7%
2022	25.75	1961^st	2740	28.4%
2023	26.73	1969^th	2802	29.7%
2024	30.23	1800^th	2777	35.2%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	41.37	1214^th	2230	45.6%
2019	46.74	1117^th	2369	52.8%
2021	32.40	498^th	721	30.9%
2022	30.68	1671^st	2458	32.0%
2023	31.67	1693^rd	2549	33.6%
2024	36.70	1502^nd	2575	41.7%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Jamestown Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.23	1526^th	2262	32.5%
2019	41.20	1283^rd	2380	46.1%
2021	31.62	497^th	738	32.7%
2022	38.54	1391^st	2509	44.6%
2023	23.98	1932^nd	2547	24.1%
2024	34.59	1515^th	2546	40.5%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Jamestown Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	40.83	1232^nd	2273	45.8%
2019	43.43	1203^rd	2407	50.0%
2021	24.85	581^st	763	23.9%
2022	16.00	2254^th	2527	10.8%
2023	29.48	1687^th	2558	34.1%
2024	25.36	1854^th	2547	27.2%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Jamestown Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	54.34	826^th	2213	62.7%
2022	23.08	1899^th	2359	19.5%
2024	35.42	1444^th	2383	39.4%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Jamestown Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	11.52	1366^th	1496	8.7%
2019	16.94	1358^th	1602	15.2%
2022	16.11	1341^st	1555	13.8%
2023	9.54	1444^th	1552	7.0%
2024	17.42	1291^st	1535	15.9%

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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

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Enrollment information for Jamestown Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	337	3	6	42	16	n/a	n/a	0	404
1989	397	0	3	26	9	n/a	n/a	0	435
1990	381	2	11	64	14	n/a	n/a	0	472
1991	405	1	11	38	6	n/a	n/a	0	461
1992	375	2	6	28	10	n/a	n/a	0	421
1993	380	2	8	47	11	n/a	n/a	0	448
1994	411	0	12	34	3	n/a	n/a	0	460
1995	429	4	3	33	6	n/a	n/a	0	475
1996	429	4	3	33	6	n/a	n/a	0	475
1997	400	9	7	43	9	n/a	n/a	0	468
1998	448	5	7	43	9	n/a	n/a	0	512
1999	433	7	6	41	11	n/a	n/a	0	498
2000	415	4	5	61	17	n/a	n/a	4	506
2001	434	3	4	62	9	n/a	n/a	0	512
2002	445	7	10	80	19	n/a	n/a	4	565
2003	445	7	10	80	19	n/a	n/a	4	565
2004	380	2	10	74	22	n/a	n/a	2	490
2005	413	7	15	86	29	n/a	n/a	0	550
2006	404	11	12	87	31	n/a	n/a	0	545
2007	417	2	10	62	34	n/a	n/a	3	528
2008	373	6	8	74	24	n/a	n/a	0	485
2009	341	10	6	71	21	5	2	0	456
2010	302	7	5	66	21	3	3	0	407
2011	253	2	2	75	10	1	30	0	373
2012	232	5	1	75	12	2	15	0	342
2013	227	5	1	67	13	2	21	0	336
2014	195	1	3	73	14	0	32	0	318
2015	203	4	5	72	5	0	8	0	297
2016	197	2	5	80	6	0	7	0	297
2017	183	1	5	84	9	0	16	0	298
2018	184	2	4	80	10	0	24	0	304
2019	207	4	3	93	16	1	30	0	354
2020	204	5	3	99	14	2	23	0	350
2021	174	3	2	92	10	4	24	0	309
2022	189	3	1	96	12	4	13	0	318
2023	218	3	0	99	12	3	15	0	350
2024	236	4	0	106	12	0	23	0	381

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 Jamestown Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	404	17.9	22.5	n/a
1989	435	16.1	27.0	n/a
1990	472	17.5	26.9	n/a
1991	461	19.0	24.2	n/a
1992	421	19.3	21.8	41.8
1993	448	16.5	27.2	44.2
1994	460	18.5	24.9	43.7
1995	475	20.6	23.1	53.5
1996	475	20.6	23.1	53.5
1997	468	23.6	19.8	53
1998	512	27.5	18.6	54.5
1999	498	29.6	16.8	55.4
2000	506	30.1	16.8	56.6
2001	512	30.8	16.6	51.2
2002	565	29.8	19.0	53.3
2003	565	29.8	19.0	53.3
2004	490	27.9	17.6	49.4
2005	550	27.8	19.8	49.1
2006	545	28.8	18.9	53.4
2007	528	28.8	18.3	50.3
2008	485	30.2	16.1	51.5
2009	456	24.8	17.4	58.8
2010	407	21.6	18.8	64.4
2011	373	n/a	n/a	63.5
2012	342	18.8	18.1	n/a
2013	336	16.8	19.9	72
2014	318	13.9	22.8	77.4
2015	297	13.0	22.8	73.4
2016	297	12.0	24.7	76.4
2017	298	13.9	21.3	79.5
2018	304	13.5	22.5	78.6
2019	354	16.5	21.4	77.7
2020	350	n/a	n/a	76.9
2021	309	15.5	19.9	77
2022	318	17.0	18.7	78.6
2023	350	16.5	21.1	75.4
2024	381	19.0	20.0	68.8

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 Jamestown Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	404	17.9	22.5	n/a
1989	435	16.1	27.0	n/a
1990	472	17.5	26.9	n/a
1991	461	19.0	24.2	n/a
1992	421	19.3	21.8	41.8
1993	448	16.5	27.2	44.2
1994	460	18.5	24.9	43.7
1995	475	20.6	23.1	53.5
1996	475	20.6	23.1	53.5
1997	468	23.6	19.8	53
1998	512	27.5	18.6	54.5
1999	498	29.6	16.8	55.4
2000	506	30.1	16.8	56.6
2001	512	30.8	16.6	51.2
2002	565	29.8	19.0	53.3
2003	565	29.8	19.0	53.3
2004	490	27.9	17.6	49.4
2005	550	27.8	19.8	49.1
2006	545	28.8	18.9	53.4
2007	528	28.8	18.3	50.3
2008	485	30.2	16.1	51.5
2009	456	24.8	17.4	58.8
2010	407	21.6	18.8	64.4
2011	373	n/a	n/a	63.5
2012	342	18.8	18.1	n/a
2013	336	16.8	19.9	72
2014	318	13.9	22.8	77.4
2015	297	13.0	22.8	73.4
2016	297	12.0	24.7	76.4
2017	298	13.9	21.3	79.5
2018	304	13.5	22.5	78.6
2019	354	16.5	21.4	77.7
2020	350	n/a	n/a	76.9
2021	309	15.5	19.9	77
2022	318	17.0	18.7	78.6
2023	350	16.5	21.1	75.4
2024	381	19.0	20.0	68.8

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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