Is Cappy Culver Elementary a good school?

Cappy Culver Elementary ranks 1811 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Cappy Culver Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 214 students attended Cappy Culver Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Cappy Culver Elementary?

Students at Cappy Culver Elementary are 68% White, 27% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Cappy Culver Elementary

Summary:

Cappy Culver Elementary is a public K-8 school in Paso Robles, California, serving around 500 students as part of the San Miguel Joint Union School District. While the school has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, it generally performs better than the district average in English Language Arts and Mathematics, but lags behind the state averages.

One key concern is the significant increase in chronic absenteeism rates at Cappy Culver Elementary, which have risen from 10.8% in 2018-2019 to 37.8% in 2022-2023 - notably higher than nearby schools like Lillian Larsen Elementary (18.4%) and Kermit King Elementary (22.6%). However, the school's 5th-grade students perform particularly well, with 62.5% proficient or better in both ELA and Mathematics. Additionally, the school faces equity gaps, with male and white students performing lower than their female and non-white counterparts.

Overall, while Cappy Culver Elementary has some areas of strength, the high chronic absenteeism rates and equity gaps are significant challenges that the school and San Miguel Joint Union School District will need to address to improve outcomes for all students.

Detail:

Public K-8

11011 Heritage Ranch Loop Rd.
Paso Robles, CA 93446-7725

(805) 227-1040

District: San Miguel Joint Union

SchoolDigger Rank:
1811^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,332

Student/teacher ratio: 19.5

Number of students: 214

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.2%

Hispanic:

26.6%

Two or more races:

3.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 47.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Cappy Culver Elementary ranks better than 69.1% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 65.1. (See more...)

Compare Details Cappy Culver Elementary ranks worse than 50.8% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 41.39. (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 Racial makeup is: White (68.2%), Hispanic (26.6%), two or more races (3.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 47.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Cappy Culver Elementary is 19.5. (See more...)

Compare Cappy Culver Elementary employs 10.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Cappy Culver Elementary is $8,332.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Cappy Culver Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Cappy Culver Elementary 1811^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Cappy Culver Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Cappy Culver Elementary 1412^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Cappy Culver Elementary in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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San Miguel Joint Union:

SchoolDigger ranks San Miguel Joint Union 800^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Cappy Culver Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Cappy Culver Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2007	47.77	2453^rd	5113	52.0%
2008	39.33	2981^st	5113	41.7%
2009	35.30	3346^th	5193	35.6%
2010	40.58	3138^th	5314	40.9%
2011	46.80	2785^th	5377	48.2%
2012	44.03	3002^nd	5390	44.3%
2013	53.62	2468^th	5530	55.4%
2015	52.69	2303^rd	5611	59.0%
2016	72.65	1406^th	5614	75.0%
2017	66.54	1723^rd	5692	69.7%
2018	68.12	1671^st	5662	70.5%
2019	72.26	1502^nd	5789	74.1%
2022	38.60	3193^rd	5883	45.7%
2023	47.07	2693^rd	5874	54.2%
2024	65.10	1811^th	5862	69.1%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	39.84	3080^th	5374	42.7%
2024	59.61	1814^th	5511	67.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Cappy Culver Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	65.10	1749^th	5413	67.7%
2019	82.87	933^rd	5492	83.0%
2022	43.62	2771^st	5635	50.8%
2023	63.09	1801^st	5617	67.9%
2024	56.63	2091^st	5605	62.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Cappy Culver Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	55.11	2164^th	5431	60.2%
2019	46.71	2632^nd	5510	52.2%
2022	36.30	3246^th	5663	42.7%
2023	30.53	3735^th	5650	33.9%
2024	65.82	1710^th	5636	69.7%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Cappy Culver Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	52.03	1455^th	2737	46.8%
2019	53.66	1432^nd	2834	49.5%
2022	19.34	2285^th	2726	16.2%
2023	30.24	1979^th	2662	25.7%
2024	49.65	1419^th	2647	46.4%

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

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Rank History for all middle school students at Cappy Culver Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2012	58.53	863^rd	2259	61.8%
2013	45.92	1267^th	2379	46.7%
2015	66.51	729^th	2477	70.6%
2016	50.11	1110^th	2497	55.5%
2017	60.97	865^th	2508	65.5%
2018	44.18	1251^st	2480	49.6%
2019	63.16	837^th	2715	69.2%
2022	49.13	1203^rd	2740	56.1%
2023	27.53	1930^th	2802	31.1%
2024	41.39	1412^th	2777	49.2%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Cappy Culver Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	52.72	965^th	2262	57.3%
2024	42.74	1260^th	2546	50.5%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Cappy Culver Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	32.54	1449^th	2273	36.3%
2019	43.03	1213^th	2407	49.6%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Cappy Culver Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	35.88	1037^th	1602	35.3%
2024	19.77	1253^rd	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 Cappy Culver Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2006	75	3	0	15	1	n/a	n/a	94
2007	91	1	0	10	1	n/a	n/a	103
2008	89	n/a	1	14	1	n/a	n/a	105
2009	101	0	2	18	2	0	8	131
2010	105	2	2	23	2	0	7	141
2011	149	0	2	35	3	0	23	212
2012	181	1	1	40	3	2	16	244
2013	195	0	1	34	2	1	15	248
2014	171	0	3	46	0	0	20	240
2015	175	2	3	57	2	0	8	247
2016	189	0	2	54	2	0	9	256
2017	172	0	2	65	2	0	12	253
2018	152	0	3	60	2	1	7	225
2019	148	0	2	50	2	1	9	212
2020	150	0	1	51	3	1	8	214
2021	137	0	1	57	1	1	8	205
2022	148	0	1	51	1	1	10	212
2023	157	0	1	62	2	1	7	230
2024	146	0	0	57	3	1	7	214

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 Cappy Culver Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2006	94	5.2	18.1	21.3
2007	103	5.0	20.6	20.4
2008	105	5.7	18.4	21.9
2009	131	7.0	18.7	21.4
2010	141	5.0	28.2	28.4
2011	212	n/a	n/a	33
2012	244	10.0	24.4	27.9
2013	248	11.1	22.3	36.3
2014	240	12.0	20.0	35.4
2015	247	11.0	22.4	41.3
2016	256	12.0	21.3	39.1
2017	253	12.0	21.0	39.1
2018	225	10.8	20.7	41.8
2019	212	9.3	22.6	44.8
2020	214	n/a	n/a	40.2
2021	205	10.0	20.3	41
2022	212	11.0	19.2	40.1
2023	230	10.9	20.9	40
2024	214	10.9	19.5	47.2

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 Cappy Culver Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2006	94	5.2	18.1	21.3
2007	103	5.0	20.6	20.4
2008	105	5.7	18.4	21.9
2009	131	7.0	18.7	21.4
2010	141	5.0	28.2	28.4
2011	212	n/a	n/a	33
2012	244	10.0	24.4	27.9
2013	248	11.1	22.3	36.3
2014	240	12.0	20.0	35.4
2015	247	11.0	22.4	41.3
2016	256	12.0	21.3	39.1
2017	253	12.0	21.0	39.1
2018	225	10.8	20.7	41.8
2019	212	9.3	22.6	44.8
2020	214	n/a	n/a	40.2
2021	205	10.0	20.3	41
2022	212	11.0	19.2	40.1
2023	230	10.9	20.9	40
2024	214	10.9	19.5	47.2

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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