Is Fair Oaks Elementary a good school?

Fair Oaks Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.6% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Fair Oaks Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 297 students attended Fair Oaks Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Fair Oaks Elementary?

Students at Fair Oaks Elementary are 43% Hispanic, 19% White, 16% Asian, 13% Two or more races, 7% African American.

What schools do graduates of Fair Oaks Elementary attend?

Students who attend Fair Oaks Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Pleasant Hill Middle High : Ygnacio Valley High

Fair Oaks Elementary

Summary:

Fair Oaks Elementary is a public elementary school in Pleasant Hill, California, serving 317 students in grades K-5 and part of the Mt. Diablo Unified School District. However, the school faces significant challenges, with higher chronic absenteeism rates, lower test scores, and struggles with the performance of several student subgroups compared to nearby schools.

Fair Oaks Elementary has chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 36.9% to 40.4% in recent years, much higher than the state and district averages. The school also consistently performs below the district and state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics, with only 16.96% of students proficient or better in ELA End of Course in 2023-2024, compared to 45.52% for the district and 47.04% for the state. Additionally, the school ranks in the bottom 25% of California elementary schools for Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and Low Socioeconomic Status students in ELA and Mathematics.

Compared to nearby schools like Strandwood Elementary, Pleasant Hill Elementary, and Sequoia Elementary, Fair Oaks Elementary has much higher rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 58.5% to 70.66% in recent years. This suggests that the school's high-needs population may be contributing to its lower academic performance, and significant interventions and support are needed to improve student outcomes.

Detail:

Public K-5

2400 Lisa Ln.
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523-3993

(925) 685-4494

District: Mt. Diablo Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5358^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,428

Students who attend Fair Oaks Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Pleasant Hill Middle
High:	Ygnacio Valley High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.2

Number of students: 297

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.4%

White:

18.5%

Asian:

16.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 79.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Fair Oaks Elementary ranks worse than 91.4% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 25^th among 30 ranked elementary schools in the Mt. Diablo Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 14.39. (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 Fair Oaks Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (43.4%), White (18.5%), Asian (16.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 79.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Fair Oaks Elementary is 21.2, which is the 4^th best among 30 elementary schools in the Mt. Diablo Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Fair Oaks Elementary employs 14 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Fair Oaks Elementary is $13,428, which is the 6^th highest among 30 elementary schools in the Mt. Diablo Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Fair Oaks Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Fair Oaks Elementary 5358^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Fair Oaks Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Mt. Diablo Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Mt. Diablo Unified 789^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Fair Oaks Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Fair Oaks Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	23.47	3666^th	4809	23.8%
2005	18.02	4101^st	4822	15.0%
2006	17.99	4134^th	4818	14.2%
2007	15.33	4622^nd	5113	9.6%
2008	16.82	4543^rd	5113	11.1%
2009	23.10	4206^th	5193	19.0%
2010	23.29	4349^th	5314	18.2%
2011	21.29	4586^th	5377	14.7%
2012	31.05	3871^st	5390	28.2%
2013	18.71	4822^nd	5530	12.8%
2015	16.34	4959^th	5611	11.6%
2016	15.24	5024^th	5614	10.5%
2017	17.43	4906^th	5692	13.8%
2018	23.86	4334^th	5662	23.5%
2019	15.53	5199^th	5789	10.2%
2021	22.18	1110^th	1417	21.7%
2022	12.06	5600^th	5883	4.8%
2023	13.90	5410^th	5874	7.9%
2024	14.39	5358^th	5862	8.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Fair Oaks Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	25.83	2666^th	3246	17.9%
2019	26.48	2746^th	3275	16.2%
2021	42.21	273^rd	602	54.7%
2022	27.55	2783^rd	3311	15.9%
2023	17.17	3223^rd	3250	0.8%
2024	28.18	2671^st	3160	15.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Fair Oaks Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	33.41	1638^th	2634	37.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Fair Oaks Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	34.12	3462^nd	5084	31.9%
2019	17.26	4727^th	5173	8.6%
2021	33.42	761^st	1110	31.4%
2022	12.13	5116^th	5264	2.8%
2023	19.96	4703^rd	5374	12.5%
2024	21.52	4661^st	5511	15.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Fair Oaks Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.74	4475^th	5413	17.3%
2019	15.83	4956^th	5492	9.8%
2021	23.11	966^th	1267	23.8%
2022	15.68	5128^th	5635	9.0%
2023	15.67	5089^th	5617	9.4%
2024	25.66	4180^th	5605	25.4%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Fair Oaks Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	25.95	2011^th	2585	22.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Fair Oaks Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	27.22	3921^st	5431	27.8%
2019	17.34	4874^th	5510	11.5%
2021	23.65	972^nd	1272	23.6%
2022	11.67	5465^th	5663	3.5%
2023	15.17	5156^th	5650	8.7%
2024	9.97	5484^th	5636	2.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Fair Oaks Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.41	3655^th	4830	24.3%
2019	14.59	4682^nd	4963	5.7%
2022	12.56	4926^th	5084	3.1%
2023	17.47	4656^th	5098	8.7%
2024	17.10	4651^st	5102	8.8%

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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 Fair Oaks Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	350	17	40	63	0	n/a	n/a	470
1989	395	19	48	64	1	n/a	n/a	527
1990	414	26	54	63	1	n/a	n/a	558
1991	433	32	62	85	1	n/a	n/a	613
1992	408	36	52	95	5	n/a	n/a	596
1993	401	47	68	115	2	n/a	n/a	633
1994	396	52	56	126	2	n/a	n/a	632
1995	303	20	34	76	0	n/a	n/a	433
1996	303	20	34	76	0	n/a	n/a	433
1997	263	35	44	78	0	n/a	n/a	420
1998	262	25	50	91	2	n/a	n/a	430
1999	232	22	54	112	3	n/a	n/a	423
2000	231	28	64	121	2	n/a	n/a	446
2001	215	40	69	135	1	n/a	n/a	460
2002	175	42	57	140	2	n/a	n/a	416
2003	175	42	57	140	2	n/a	n/a	416
2004	135	52	42	136	2	n/a	n/a	367
2005	116	38	59	130	1	n/a	n/a	344
2006	101	56	65	150	1	n/a	n/a	373
2007	109	56	49	153	3	n/a	n/a	370
2008	85	58	48	157	2	n/a	n/a	350
2009	77	42	44	149	1	3	13	329
2010	83	32	38	197	2	2	8	362
2011	53	26	35	197	2	2	23	338
2012	55	24	41	243	1	4	40	408
2013	46	16	42	256	0	1	31	392
2014	51	19	50	257	0	3	21	401
2015	43	22	43	269	0	2	24	403
2016	42	22	29	235	0	4	27	359
2017	37	19	34	207	0	3	31	331
2018	33	24	43	194	0	5	42	341
2019	35	16	38	175	0	5	65	334
2020	49	22	43	160	0	4	50	328
2021	43	20	60	131	0	5	44	303
2022	44	25	49	130	0	8	50	306
2023	49	21	39	132	0	5	71	317
2024	55	22	49	129	0	2	40	297

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 Fair Oaks Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	470	19.0	24.7	n/a
1989	527	21.5	24.5	n/a
1990	558	23.5	23.7	n/a
1991	613	23.5	26.0	n/a
1992	596	23.9	24.9	40.9
1993	633	22.5	28.1	50.4
1994	632	24.1	26.2	52.1
1995	433	18.6	23.3	45
1996	433	18.6	23.3	45
1997	420	20.6	20.4	47.9
1998	430	23.2	18.5	45.8
1999	423	24.2	17.5	49.6
2000	446	21.6	20.6	54.5
2001	460	23.0	20.0	55.9
2002	416	26.2	15.9	61.1
2003	416	26.2	15.9	61.1
2004	367	24.2	15.2	65.4
2005	344	19.0	18.1	61
2006	373	18.5	20.2	0
2007	370	18.5	20.0	65.1
2008	350	20.5	17.1	72
2009	329	17.8	17.4	73.6
2010	362	16.7	21.6	73.2
2011	338	n/a	n/a	75.4
2012	408	18.7	21.7	n/a
2013	392	16.4	23.9	83.7
2014	401	15.0	26.7	83.3
2015	403	16.0	25.1	80.4
2016	359	15.0	23.9	80.8
2017	331	15.0	22.0	81.3
2018	341	15.3	22.2	81.8
2019	334	14.2	23.5	81.4
2020	328	n/a	n/a	71.6
2021	303	12.0	25.2	68.3
2022	306	12.0	25.5	58.5
2023	317	13.0	24.3	70.7
2024	297	14.0	21.2	79.1

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 Fair Oaks Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	470	19.0	24.7	n/a
1989	527	21.5	24.5	n/a
1990	558	23.5	23.7	n/a
1991	613	23.5	26.0	n/a
1992	596	23.9	24.9	40.9
1993	633	22.5	28.1	50.4
1994	632	24.1	26.2	52.1
1995	433	18.6	23.3	45
1996	433	18.6	23.3	45
1997	420	20.6	20.4	47.9
1998	430	23.2	18.5	45.8
1999	423	24.2	17.5	49.6
2000	446	21.6	20.6	54.5
2001	460	23.0	20.0	55.9
2002	416	26.2	15.9	61.1
2003	416	26.2	15.9	61.1
2004	367	24.2	15.2	65.4
2005	344	19.0	18.1	61
2006	373	18.5	20.2	0
2007	370	18.5	20.0	65.1
2008	350	20.5	17.1	72
2009	329	17.8	17.4	73.6
2010	362	16.7	21.6	73.2
2011	338	n/a	n/a	75.4
2012	408	18.7	21.7	n/a
2013	392	16.4	23.9	83.7
2014	401	15.0	26.7	83.3
2015	403	16.0	25.1	80.4
2016	359	15.0	23.9	80.8
2017	331	15.0	22.0	81.3
2018	341	15.3	22.2	81.8
2019	334	14.2	23.5	81.4
2020	328	n/a	n/a	71.6
2021	303	12.0	25.2	68.3
2022	306	12.0	25.5	58.5
2023	317	13.0	24.3	70.7
2024	297	14.0	21.2	79.1

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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