Is Bonita Elementary a good school?

Bonita Elementary ranks 3485 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Bonita Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 134 students attended Bonita Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Bonita Elementary?

Students at Bonita Elementary are 60% Hispanic, 18% White, 11% Two or more races, 6% African American, 2% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Bonita Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bonita Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Yolo Junior High High : Orestimba High

Bonita Elementary

Summary:

Bonita Elementary is a public elementary school located in Crows Landing, CA, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 134 students. It is part of the Newman-Crows Landing Unified School District, which is ranked 1286 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bonita Elementary consistently outperforms the Newman-Crows Landing Unified School District and the state of California in standardized test scores across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Bonita Elementary had 40.58% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 34.43% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In Mathematics, Bonita Elementary had 27.78% proficiency, while the district had 17.55% and the state had 35.54%. The school has also shown strong performance for specific student subgroups, such as ranking 930 out of 5,084 California elementary schools for Hispanic students in English Language Arts/Literacy and 728 out of 5,264 schools for low socioeconomic status students in the same subject.

However, Bonita Elementary faces challenges related to chronic absenteeism, with rates ranging from 4.4% in 2017-2018 to 33.8% in 2021-2022. The school's most recent rate of 29.4% in 2022-2023 is still higher than the state's average. Additionally, Bonita Elementary has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 49.25% in 2022-2023 to 65.96% in 2021-2022, indicating a significant population of students from low-income families. When compared to other nearby schools in the same district, such as Hunt Elementary and Hurd Barrington Elementary, Bonita Elementary generally outperforms them in academic achievement, but the school's performance has fluctuated over the years, suggesting the need for continued efforts to support student learning and address the underlying challenges.

Detail:

Public K-5

425 Fink Rd.
Crows Landing, CA 95313-9771

(209) 837-4401

District: Newman-Crows Landing Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3485^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,523

Students who attend Bonita Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Yolo Junior High
High:	Orestimba High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.3

Number of students: 134

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.4%

White:

17.9%

Two or more races:

11.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 49.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Bonita Elementary ranks worse than 59.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks first among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Newman-Crows Landing Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 35.32. (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 Bonita Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Newman-Crows Landing Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (60.4%), White (17.9%), two or more races (11.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 49.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Newman-Crows Landing Unified School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Bonita Elementary is 22.3, which is the highest among 4 elementary schools in the Newman-Crows Landing Unified School District! (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Bonita Elementary is $8,523, which is the highest among 4 elementary schools in the Newman-Crows Landing Unified School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Bonita Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Bonita Elementary 3485^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Bonita Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Newman-Crows Landing Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Newman-Crows Landing Unified 1286^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Bonita Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Bonita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	59.47	1736^th	4809	63.9%
2005	77.33	1038^th	4822	78.5%
2006	63.08	1628^th	4818	66.2%
2007	47.05	2491^st	5113	51.3%
2008	63.22	1720^th	5113	66.4%
2009	73.69	1272^nd	5193	75.5%
2010	68.98	1512^th	5314	71.5%
2011	66.33	1678^th	5377	68.8%
2012	79.91	1038^th	5390	80.7%
2013	75.16	1314^th	5530	76.2%
2015	80.94	1076^th	5611	80.8%
2016	67.34	1646^th	5614	70.7%
2017	61.88	1924^th	5692	66.2%
2018	74.38	1382^nd	5662	75.6%
2019	72.44	1490^th	5789	74.3%
2022	63.51	1872^nd	5883	68.2%
2023	48.39	2615^th	5874	55.5%
2024	35.32	3485^th	5862	40.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Bonita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	66.95	1351^st	5084	73.4%
2019	70.98	1136^th	5173	78.0%
2022	80.77	728^th	5264	86.2%
2023	58.74	1821^st	5374	66.1%
2024	42.04	2983^rd	5511	45.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Bonita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	64.76	1759^th	5492	68.0%
2022	63.39	1804^th	5635	68.0%
2024	36.96	3267^th	5605	41.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Bonita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	61.95	1856^th	5431	65.8%
2019	77.06	1212^th	5510	78.0%
2022	70.62	1496^th	5663	73.6%
2023	52.32	2314^th	5650	59.0%
2024	25.73	4199^th	5636	25.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Bonita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	74.21	954^th	4963	80.8%
2022	75.10	930^th	5084	81.7%
2023	54.93	1947^th	5098	61.8%
2024	37.74	3136^th	5102	38.5%

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Rank History for White students at Bonita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	63.92	1043^rd	2737	61.9%
2019	69.09	865^th	2834	69.5%

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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 Bonita Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	66	0	0	71	0	n/a	n/a	0	137
1989	67	0	0	89	0	n/a	n/a	0	156
1990	53	0	1	83	0	n/a	n/a	0	137
1991	70	0	0	79	0	n/a	n/a	0	149
1992	65	0	0	88	0	n/a	n/a	0	153
1993	59	0	0	87	0	n/a	n/a	0	146
1994	57	0	2	88	0	n/a	n/a	0	147
1995	107	0	4	75	1	n/a	n/a	0	187
1996	107	0	4	75	1	n/a	n/a	0	187
1997	105	0	6	79	0	n/a	n/a	0	190
1998	84	0	6	70	0	n/a	n/a	0	160
1999	68	0	3	56	2	n/a	n/a	0	129
2000	67	0	1	62	1	n/a	n/a	0	131
2001	67	1	2	61	0	n/a	n/a	0	131
2002	56	4	0	71	0	n/a	n/a	1	132
2003	56	4	0	71	0	n/a	n/a	1	132
2004	32	5	1	65	0	n/a	n/a	0	103
2005	27	0	1	65	1	n/a	n/a	0	94
2006	36	0	0	56	0	n/a	n/a	7	99
2007	47	2	1	69	0	n/a	n/a	3	122
2008	52	4	1	81	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	138
2009	56	2	1	91	0	3	2	0	155
2010	69	2	3	98	0	1	1	0	174
2011	72	1	2	93	0	1	4	0	173
2012	69	3	0	85	0	0	2	0	159
2013	82	1	0	82	1	0	3	0	169
2014	71	4	2	75	1	0	3	0	156
2015	64	4	2	75	0	0	1	0	146
2016	55	8	3	78	0	0	3	0	147
2017	50	8	2	65	0	0	5	0	130
2018	51	7	4	73	0	0	10	0	145
2019	43	6	11	75	1	0	15	0	151
2020	34	7	9	81	1	0	14	0	146
2021	38	6	7	86	1	0	16	0	154
2022	19	7	5	91	1	0	18	0	141
2023	24	8	3	81	1	2	15	0	134

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 Bonita Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	137	6.0	22.8	n/a
1989	156	7.0	22.2	n/a
1990	137	7.0	19.5	n/a
1991	149	7.5	19.8	n/a
1992	153	7.6	20.1	47.7
1993	146	6.5	22.5	60.3
1994	147	7.0	21.0	58.5
1995	187	8.5	22.0	55.6
1996	187	8.5	22.0	55.6
1997	190	7.0	27.1	49.5
1998	160	7.0	22.9	48.8
1999	129	6.0	21.5	46.5
2000	131	6.0	21.8	53.4
2001	131	6.0	21.8	54.2
2002	132	6.0	22.0	67.9
2003	132	6.0	22.0	67.9
2004	103	6.0	17.2	69.9
2005	94	5.0	18.8	61.7
2006	99	6.0	16.5	56.5
2007	122	6.0	20.3	42.9
2008	138	7.0	19.7	61.6
2009	155	6.0	25.8	61.3
2010	174	6.0	29.0	60.3
2011	173	n/a	n/a	59.5
2012	159	6.0	26.5	56.6
2013	169	6.0	28.1	56.2
2014	156	6.0	26.0	51.9
2015	146	6.0	24.3	50
2016	147	6.0	24.5	48.3
2017	130	6.0	21.6	56.2
2018	145	6.0	24.1	52.4
2019	151	7.0	21.5	51.7
2020	146	n/a	n/a	46.6
2021	154	6.0	25.6	55.8
2022	141	6.0	23.5	66
2023	134	6.0	22.3	49.3

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 Bonita Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	137	6.0	22.8	n/a
1989	156	7.0	22.2	n/a
1990	137	7.0	19.5	n/a
1991	149	7.5	19.8	n/a
1992	153	7.6	20.1	47.7
1993	146	6.5	22.5	60.3
1994	147	7.0	21.0	58.5
1995	187	8.5	22.0	55.6
1996	187	8.5	22.0	55.6
1997	190	7.0	27.1	49.5
1998	160	7.0	22.9	48.8
1999	129	6.0	21.5	46.5
2000	131	6.0	21.8	53.4
2001	131	6.0	21.8	54.2
2002	132	6.0	22.0	67.9
2003	132	6.0	22.0	67.9
2004	103	6.0	17.2	69.9
2005	94	5.0	18.8	61.7
2006	99	6.0	16.5	56.5
2007	122	6.0	20.3	42.9
2008	138	7.0	19.7	61.6
2009	155	6.0	25.8	61.3
2010	174	6.0	29.0	60.3
2011	173	n/a	n/a	59.5
2012	159	6.0	26.5	56.6
2013	169	6.0	28.1	56.2
2014	156	6.0	26.0	51.9
2015	146	6.0	24.3	50
2016	147	6.0	24.5	48.3
2017	130	6.0	21.6	56.2
2018	145	6.0	24.1	52.4
2019	151	7.0	21.5	51.7
2020	146	n/a	n/a	46.6
2021	154	6.0	25.6	55.8
2022	141	6.0	23.5	66
2023	134	6.0	22.3	49.3

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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