Is Soulsbyville Elementary a good school?

Soulsbyville Elementary ranks 1972 nd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Soulsbyville Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 484 students attended Soulsbyville Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Soulsbyville Elementary?

Students at Soulsbyville Elementary are 77% White, 14% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Soulsbyville Elementary attend?

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

Soulsbyville Elementary

Summary:

Soulsbyville Elementary is a public K-8 school in Soulsbyville, California, serving 484 students and part of the Soulsbyville Elementary School District, which is ranked 456 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Soulsbyville Elementary generally performs better than the state average on standardized tests, with 2023-2024 end-of-course proficiency rates of 51.16% in English Language Arts/Literacy and 41.06% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 47.04% and 35.54%, respectively. However, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 6.2% in 2018-2019 to 28.2% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than the state average and nearby schools. The school's performance also varies across different student subgroups, with female and low-socioeconomic status students performing relatively well, but male and white students ranking lower compared to their peers statewide.

Soulsbyville Elementary is located in close proximity to several other elementary schools, including Belleview Elementary, Summerville Elementary, and Curtis Creek Elementary. These nearby schools exhibit a wide range of performance levels, with Belleview Elementary consistently outperforming Soulsbyville Elementary and the state average on test scores, while schools like Tenaya Elementary and Jamestown Elementary lag behind. The high chronic absenteeism rates at Soulsbyville Elementary and several nearby schools suggest a broader issue in the region that may require further investigation and targeted interventions, and the varying free and reduced-price lunch rates (ranging from 34.27% to 75.43%) indicate that socioeconomic status may be a significant factor influencing student performance in the area.

Detail:

Public K-8

20300 Soulsbyville Rd.
Soulsbyville, CA 95372-9792

(209) 532-1419

District: Soulsbyville Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
1972^nd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,702

Students who attend Soulsbyville Elementary usually attend:

High:

Sonora High

Student/teacher ratio: 20.7

Number of students: 484

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.3%

Hispanic:

14.3%

Two or more races:

7.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 44%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Soulsbyville Elementary ranks better than 66.4% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 62.09. (See more...)

Compare Details Soulsbyville Elementary ranks better than 68.9% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 60.64. (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: White (77.3%), Hispanic (14.3%), two or more races (7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 44% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Soulsbyville Elementary is 20.7. (See more...)

Compare Soulsbyville Elementary employs 23.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Soulsbyville Elementary is $8,702.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Soulsbyville Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Soulsbyville Elementary 1972^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Soulsbyville Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Soulsbyville Elementary 865^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Soulsbyville Elementary in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Soulsbyville Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Soulsbyville Elementary 456^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Soulsbyville Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Soulsbyville Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	75.81	1086^th	4809	77.4%
2005	81.16	882^nd	4822	81.7%
2006	80.68	935^th	4818	80.6%
2007	71.60	1303^rd	5113	74.5%
2008	65.96	1587^th	5113	69.0%
2009	73.96	1257^th	5193	75.8%
2010	59.41	2015^th	5314	62.1%
2011	65.22	1734^th	5377	67.8%
2012	68.19	1621^st	5390	69.9%
2013	70.75	1541^st	5530	72.1%
2015	46.19	2672^nd	5611	52.4%
2016	42.06	2954^th	5614	47.4%
2017	35.92	3371^st	5692	40.8%
2018	45.58	2801^st	5662	50.5%
2019	41.44	3103^rd	5789	46.4%
2021	47.89	677^th	1417	52.2%
2022	50.48	2512^th	5883	57.3%
2023	58.76	2105^th	5874	64.2%
2024	62.09	1972^nd	5862	66.4%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.14	3157^th	5084	37.9%
2019	44.94	2751^st	5173	46.8%
2021	58.20	376^th	1110	66.1%
2022	57.36	1835^th	5264	65.1%
2023	61.11	1684^th	5374	68.7%
2024	47.01	2596^th	5511	52.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Soulsbyville Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	50.73	2446^th	5413	54.8%
2019	39.52	3136^th	5492	42.9%
2021	46.50	610^th	1267	51.9%
2022	52.49	2282^nd	5635	59.5%
2023	58.04	2034^th	5617	63.8%
2024	65.00	1708^th	5605	69.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Soulsbyville Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	40.21	3036^th	5431	44.1%
2019	43.25	2824^th	5510	48.7%
2021	49.14	574^th	1272	54.9%
2022	47.55	2580^th	5663	54.4%
2023	58.02	2036^th	5650	64.0%
2024	55.87	2165^th	5636	61.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Soulsbyville Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	68.99	1189^th	4830	75.4%
2019	36.43	3217^th	4963	35.2%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Soulsbyville Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.31	2253^rd	2737	17.7%
2019	21.66	2347^th	2834	17.2%
2022	25.71	2128^th	2726	21.9%
2023	33.95	1885^th	2662	29.2%
2024	37.54	1765^th	2647	33.3%

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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 Soulsbyville Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	77.82	317^th	1769	82.1%
2005	76.17	351^st	1777	80.2%
2006	73.31	405^th	1804	77.5%
2007	71.30	465^th	1999	76.7%
2008	61.16	682^nd	2005	66.0%
2009	66.91	584^th	2063	71.7%
2010	61.86	744^th	2179	65.9%
2011	63.75	716^th	2236	68.0%
2012	62.18	763^rd	2259	66.2%
2013	82.71	250^th	2379	89.5%
2015	67.96	684^th	2477	72.4%
2016	65.74	737^th	2497	70.5%
2017	47.62	1174^th	2508	53.2%
2018	54.52	975^th	2480	60.7%
2019	54.83	1033^rd	2715	62.0%
2021	36.06	546^th	894	38.9%
2022	27.50	1876^th	2740	31.5%
2023	59.15	930^th	2802	66.8%
2024	60.64	865^th	2777	68.9%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Soulsbyville Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	84.94	132^nd	1538	91.4%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.26	1319^th	2230	40.9%
2019	48.63	1056^th	2369	55.4%
2021	44.21	369^th	721	48.8%
2022	32.08	1616^th	2458	34.3%
2023	54.85	884^th	2549	65.3%
2024	53.00	950^th	2575	63.1%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Soulsbyville Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	54.33	927^th	2262	59.0%
2019	58.90	857^th	2380	64.0%
2021	34.33	462^nd	738	37.4%
2022	32.45	1578^th	2509	37.1%
2023	57.77	874^th	2547	65.7%
2024	63.79	746^th	2546	70.7%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Soulsbyville Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	50.28	978^th	2273	57.0%
2019	48.59	1059^th	2407	56.0%
2021	38.92	427^th	763	44.0%
2022	25.73	1815^th	2527	28.2%
2023	58.86	844^th	2558	67.0%
2024	55.63	911^th	2547	64.2%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Soulsbyville Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	80.51	314^th	2383	86.8%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Soulsbyville Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	29.65	1094^th	1496	26.9%
2019	31.01	1119^th	1602	30.1%
2022	12.65	1410^th	1555	9.3%
2023	38.18	948^th	1552	38.9%
2024	38.03	924^th	1535	39.8%

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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 Soulsbyville Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	522	0	3	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	541
1989	580	3	0	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	591
1990	593	1	6	23	2	n/a	n/a	0	625
1991	618	1	5	43	3	n/a	n/a	0	670
1992	657	7	5	30	5	n/a	n/a	0	704
1993	638	1	4	49	10	n/a	n/a	0	702
1994	665	2	5	15	4	n/a	n/a	0	691
1995	635	5	10	32	20	n/a	n/a	0	702
1996	635	5	10	32	20	n/a	n/a	0	702
1997	660	3	15	36	16	n/a	n/a	0	730
1998	637	4	7	47	17	n/a	n/a	0	712
1999	563	0	1	23	13	n/a	n/a	57	657
2000	550	0	2	37	13	n/a	n/a	26	628
2001	587	1	6	44	16	n/a	n/a	1	655
2002	593	2	11	46	15	n/a	n/a	4	671
2003	593	2	11	46	15	n/a	n/a	4	671
2004	580	0	11	59	26	n/a	n/a	7	683
2005	542	2	8	51	11	n/a	n/a	3	617
2006	278	1	5	25	8	n/a	n/a	299	616
2007	446	1	0	27	4	n/a	n/a	77	555
2008	406	3	n/a	22	2	n/a	n/a	0	433
2009	403	3	3	23	2	0	76	0	510
2010	10	0	0	9	0	0	513	0	532
2011	134	1	4	27	2	0	349	0	517
2012	1	0	0	77	0	0	425	0	503
2013	1	0	0	64	0	0	416	0	481
2014	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	516	516
2015	382	5	3	89	6	2	16	0	503
2016	380	1	0	88	2	0	30	0	501
2017	371	2	1	82	5	0	33	0	494
2018	408	3	1	77	4	0	37	0	530
2019	408	3	1	83	4	0	40	0	539
2020	427	6	1	91	2	0	39	0	566
2021	366	3	0	74	5	0	28	0	476
2022	382	1	3	74	5	0	31	0	496
2023	374	0	3	69	4	0	34	0	484

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Soulsbyville Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	541	22.2	24.3	n/a
1989	591	24.1	24.5	n/a
1990	625	27.0	23.1	n/a
1991	670	25.6	26.1	n/a
1992	704	26.0	27.0	21.9
1993	702	29.1	24.1	26.1
1994	691	26.6	26.0	12.4
1995	702	29.0	24.2	30.9
1996	702	29.0	24.2	30.9
1997	730	33.0	22.1	37
1998	712	35.4	20.1	39.5
1999	657	34.3	19.2	37.3
2000	628	34.5	18.2	38.2
2001	655	35.6	18.4	39.3
2002	671	38.3	17.5	28.9
2003	671	38.3	17.5	28.9
2004	683	37.9	18.0	23.4
2005	617	35.3	17.5	29.2
2006	616	32.2	19.1	56.8
2007	555	31.6	17.6	36.4
2008	433	30.3	14.3	42.7
2009	510	28.9	16.3	37.5
2010	532	24.0	22.1	46.8
2011	517	n/a	n/a	44.7
2012	503	20.4	24.6	n/a
2013	481	21.2	22.6	39.1
2014	516	n/a	n/a	n/a
2015	503	23.0	21.8	46.1
2016	501	26.0	19.2	44.7
2017	494	26.1	18.9	43.3
2018	530	24.0	22.0	45.3
2019	539	27.0	19.9	40.6
2020	566	n/a	n/a	39.9
2021	476	25.9	18.3	32.6
2022	496	25.8	19.2	40.7
2023	484	23.3	20.7	44

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 Soulsbyville Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	541	22.2	24.3	n/a
1989	591	24.1	24.5	n/a
1990	625	27.0	23.1	n/a
1991	670	25.6	26.1	n/a
1992	704	26.0	27.0	21.9
1993	702	29.1	24.1	26.1
1994	691	26.6	26.0	12.4
1995	702	29.0	24.2	30.9
1996	702	29.0	24.2	30.9
1997	730	33.0	22.1	37
1998	712	35.4	20.1	39.5
1999	657	34.3	19.2	37.3
2000	628	34.5	18.2	38.2
2001	655	35.6	18.4	39.3
2002	671	38.3	17.5	28.9
2003	671	38.3	17.5	28.9
2004	683	37.9	18.0	23.4
2005	617	35.3	17.5	29.2
2006	616	32.2	19.1	56.8
2007	555	31.6	17.6	36.4
2008	433	30.3	14.3	42.7
2009	510	28.9	16.3	37.5
2010	532	24.0	22.1	46.8
2011	517	n/a	n/a	44.7
2012	503	20.4	24.6	n/a
2013	481	21.2	22.6	39.1
2014	516	n/a	n/a	n/a
2015	503	23.0	21.8	46.1
2016	501	26.0	19.2	44.7
2017	494	26.1	18.9	43.3
2018	530	24.0	22.0	45.3
2019	539	27.0	19.9	40.6
2020	566	n/a	n/a	39.9
2021	476	25.9	18.3	32.6
2022	496	25.8	19.2	40.7
2023	484	23.3	20.7	44

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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