Is Trona Elementary a good school?

Trona Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.3% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Trona Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 132 students attended Trona Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Trona Elementary?

Students at Trona Elementary are 57% White, 31% Hispanic, 7% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Trona Elementary attend?

Students who attend Trona Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Trona High

Trona Elementary

Summary:

Trona Elementary is a public elementary school located in Trona, California, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 131 students. The school is part of the Trona Joint Unified School District, which is ranked 1533 out of 1568 districts in California and is rated 0 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Trona Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10-20% of California elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 4,000-5,000 out of around 5,800 schools. The school's performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST (California Science Test) is significantly below the state and district averages, with only 20.29% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 16.18% proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 47.04% and 35.54% statewide, respectively. Trona Elementary also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, rising from 17.8% in 2017-2018 to 43.8% in 2022-2023, which is a major concern. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 70.99% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023.

In comparison, the nearby Richmond Elementary, Pierce Elementary, and Gateway Elementary, which are part of the Sierra Sands Unified School District, generally perform better academically and have lower chronic absenteeism rates and lower percentages of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Trona Elementary's academic performance has been consistently low over the past several years, with little to no improvement in proficiency rates on state assessments, and the school's ranking within California has steadily declined.

Detail:

Public K-6

83600 Trona Rd.
Trona, CA 93562-2101

(760) 372-2868

District: Trona Joint Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5083^rd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,027

Students who attend Trona Elementary usually attend:

High:

Trona High

Student/teacher ratio: 16.5

Number of students: 132

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.8%

Hispanic:

31.1%

African American:

6.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 77.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Trona Elementary ranks worse than 86.7% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 17.3. (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 (56.8%), Hispanic (31.1%), African American (6.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 77.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Trona Elementary is 16.5. (See more...)

Compare Trona Elementary employs 7.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Trona Elementary is $9,027.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Trona Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Trona Elementary 5083^rd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Trona Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Female students:

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Trona Joint Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Trona Joint Unified 1533^rd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Trona Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Trona Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	33.71	3019^th	4809	37.2%
2005	31.43	3190^th	4822	33.8%
2006	24.35	3701^st	4818	23.2%
2007	35.25	3213^th	5113	37.2%
2008	19.18	4390^th	5113	14.1%
2009	24.11	4129^th	5193	20.5%
2010	30.99	3778^th	5314	28.9%
2011	58.20	2131^st	5377	60.4%
2012	54.39	2374^th	5390	56.0%
2013	54.03	2445^th	5530	55.8%
2015	29.29	3756^th	5611	33.1%
2016	33.54	3503^rd	5614	37.6%
2017	41.34	3025^th	5692	46.9%
2018	36.05	3405^th	5662	39.9%
2019	34.68	3558^th	5789	38.5%
2021	19.67	1172^nd	1417	17.3%
2022	25.39	4302^nd	5883	26.9%
2023	22.35	4628^th	5874	21.2%
2024	17.30	5083^rd	5862	13.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Trona Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	43.82	2765^th	5084	45.6%
2019	52.91	2211^th	5173	57.3%
2021	33.02	767^th	1110	30.9%
2022	27.15	4070^th	5264	22.7%
2023	26.18	4219^th	5374	21.5%
2024	25.57	4324^th	5511	21.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Trona Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	18.23	4858^th	5605	13.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Trona Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.21	2620^th	5431	51.8%
2019	44.15	2767^th	5510	49.8%
2021	7.82	1267^th	1272	0.4%
2022	32.77	3554^th	5663	37.2%

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Rank History for White students at Trona Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.77	2242^nd	2737	18.1%
2019	3.96	2774^th	2834	2.1%
2022	17.25	2336^th	2726	14.3%
2023	15.29	2335^th	2662	12.3%
2024	3.88	2591^st	2647	2.1%

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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 Trona Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	265	10	4	55	5	n/a	n/a	0	339
1989	391	13	6	55	5	n/a	n/a	0	470
1990	372	10	4	71	6	n/a	n/a	0	463
1991	308	11	7	57	7	n/a	n/a	0	390
1992	316	9	6	60	2	n/a	n/a	0	393
1993	285	13	3	64	0	n/a	n/a	0	365
1994	267	16	5	56	2	n/a	n/a	0	346
1995	312	7	8	74	4	n/a	n/a	0	405
1996	312	7	8	74	4	n/a	n/a	0	405
1997	202	6	3	71	0	n/a	n/a	0	282
1998	196	5	4	49	0	n/a	n/a	0	254
1999	166	1	2	43	3	n/a	n/a	9	224
2000	158	3	2	36	1	n/a	n/a	18	218
2001	174	8	0	21	1	n/a	n/a	25	229
2002	141	14	0	21	0	n/a	n/a	21	197
2003	141	14	0	21	0	n/a	n/a	21	197
2004	123	11	0	14	1	n/a	n/a	19	168
2005	119	8	0	26	3	n/a	n/a	23	179
2006	108	9	2	18	0	n/a	n/a	29	166
2007	97	17	2	40	2	n/a	n/a	13	171
2008	106	27	2	42	2	n/a	n/a	0	179
2009	99	18	0	41	2	1	9	0	170
2010	95	9	0	48	5	1	10	0	168
2011	88	10	0	56	6	1	12	0	173
2012	86	8	0	46	4	1	8	0	153
2013	97	9	0	57	4	0	4	0	171
2014	80	7	0	48	3	0	6	0	144
2015	71	7	1	53	2	0	6	0	140
2016	81	9	1	53	2	0	4	0	150
2017	85	9	1	51	1	1	5	0	153
2018	75	6	2	48	1	1	7	0	140
2019	90	7	4	49	0	1	6	0	157
2020	72	9	2	48	0	1	4	0	136
2021	72	8	2	42	0	1	7	0	132
2022	78	14	0	45	0	1	7	0	145
2023	74	7	0	44	0	1	5	0	131
2024	75	9	0	41	0	1	6	0	132

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 Trona Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	339	16.0	21.1	n/a
1989	470	22.9	20.5	n/a
1990	463	23.0	20.1	n/a
1991	390	22.0	17.7	n/a
1992	393	22.4	17.5	32.8
1993	365	18.0	20.3	44.7
1994	346	16.0	21.6	48.8
1995	405	14.8	27.4	49.4
1996	405	14.8	27.4	49.4
1997	282	16.0	17.6	64.9
1998	254	16.0	15.9	64.6
1999	224	16.0	14.0	80.5
2000	218	15.0	14.5	74.5
2001	229	12.0	19.1	0
2002	197	12.0	16.4	89.2
2003	197	12.0	16.4	89.2
2004	168	9.0	18.7	18.1
2005	179	9.0	19.9	100
2006	166	9.0	18.4	98.5
2007	171	9.0	19.0	95.6
2008	179	9.0	19.9	88.3
2009	170	8.0	18.9	77.1
2010	168	9.0	18.6	71.4
2011	173	n/a	n/a	74.6
2012	153	9.6	15.9	n/a
2013	171	9.0	19.0	71.3
2014	144	9.0	16.0	68.1
2015	140	9.0	15.5	60
2016	150	9.0	16.6	71.3
2017	153	9.0	17.0	70.6
2018	140	10.0	14.0	70.7
2019	157	11.0	14.2	71.3
2020	136	n/a	n/a	58.1
2021	132	9.0	14.6	81.8
2022	145	8.0	18.1	76.6
2023	131	7.9	16.3	71
2024	132	7.9	16.5	77.3

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 Trona Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	339	16.0	21.1	n/a
1989	470	22.9	20.5	n/a
1990	463	23.0	20.1	n/a
1991	390	22.0	17.7	n/a
1992	393	22.4	17.5	32.8
1993	365	18.0	20.3	44.7
1994	346	16.0	21.6	48.8
1995	405	14.8	27.4	49.4
1996	405	14.8	27.4	49.4
1997	282	16.0	17.6	64.9
1998	254	16.0	15.9	64.6
1999	224	16.0	14.0	80.5
2000	218	15.0	14.5	74.5
2001	229	12.0	19.1	0
2002	197	12.0	16.4	89.2
2003	197	12.0	16.4	89.2
2004	168	9.0	18.7	18.1
2005	179	9.0	19.9	100
2006	166	9.0	18.4	98.5
2007	171	9.0	19.0	95.6
2008	179	9.0	19.9	88.3
2009	170	8.0	18.9	77.1
2010	168	9.0	18.6	71.4
2011	173	n/a	n/a	74.6
2012	153	9.6	15.9	n/a
2013	171	9.0	19.0	71.3
2014	144	9.0	16.0	68.1
2015	140	9.0	15.5	60
2016	150	9.0	16.6	71.3
2017	153	9.0	17.0	70.6
2018	140	10.0	14.0	70.7
2019	157	11.0	14.2	71.3
2020	136	n/a	n/a	58.1
2021	132	9.0	14.6	81.8
2022	145	8.0	18.1	76.6
2023	131	7.9	16.3	71
2024	132	7.9	16.5	77.3

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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