Is Dan Mini Elementary a good school?

Dan Mini Elementary ranks 4251 st of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Dan Mini Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 445 students attended Dan Mini Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Dan Mini Elementary?

Students at Dan Mini Elementary are 60% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 10% African American, 8% Two or more races, 5% White, 2% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Dan Mini Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dan Mini Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Vallejo High

Dan Mini Elementary

Summary:

Dan Mini Elementary is a public elementary school located in Vallejo, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 445 students. The school is part of the Vallejo City Unified School District, which is ranked 1358 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dan Mini Elementary has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.8% in 2018-2019 to 57.7% in 2021-2022, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. The school's academic performance, as measured by the Smarter Balanced Assessments, is also consistently below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 30.7% of Dan Mini Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 47.04% statewide and 25.33% in the Vallejo City Unified District. The school's performance in Mathematics and Science is also significantly lower than the state and district averages. Additionally, Dan Mini Elementary has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 65.17% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023.

The nearby Highland Elementary, Lincoln Elementary, and Johnston Cooper Elementary schools within the Vallejo City Unified District also struggle with high chronic absenteeism rates and low academic performance, suggesting a broader systemic issue within the district. In contrast, the Canyon Oaks Elementary and Donaldson Way Elementary schools in the Napa Valley Unified District have significantly higher academic performance and lower chronic absenteeism rates, despite serving a similar socioeconomic population.

Detail:

Public K-5

1530 Lorenzo Dr.
Vallejo, CA 94589-1614

(707) 556-8570

District: Vallejo City Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4251^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend Dan Mini Elementary usually attend:

High:

Vallejo High

Student/teacher ratio: 25.7

Number of students: 445

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.6%

Asian:

15.5%

African American:

10.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 65.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Dan Mini Elementary ranks worse than 72.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 4^th among 14 ranked elementary schools in the Vallejo City Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 26.48. (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: Hispanic (59.6%), Asian (15.5%), African American (10.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 65.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Dan Mini Elementary is 25.7, which is the 5^th best among 14 elementary schools in the Vallejo City Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Dan Mini Elementary employs 17.3 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Dan Mini Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Dan Mini Elementary 4251^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Dan Mini Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Vallejo City Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Vallejo City Unified 1358^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Dan Mini Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Dan Mini Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	23.07	3698^th	4809	23.1%
2005	22.33	3810^th	4822	21.0%
2006	26.64	3547^th	4818	26.4%
2007	20.05	4292^nd	5113	16.1%
2008	20.61	4302^nd	5113	15.9%
2009	35.74	3323^rd	5193	36.0%
2010	30.85	3784^th	5314	28.8%
2011	39.62	3265^th	5377	39.3%
2012	27.89	4097^th	5390	24.0%
2013	45.63	2958^th	5530	46.5%
2015	30.73	3651^st	5611	34.9%
2016	26.20	4079^th	5614	27.3%
2017	22.99	4433^rd	5692	22.1%
2018	27.13	4068^th	5662	28.2%
2019	24.60	4396^th	5789	24.1%
2022	26.15	4237^th	5883	28.0%
2023	29.53	3933^rd	5874	33.0%
2024	26.48	4251^st	5862	27.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Dan Mini Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	35.88	2013^th	3246	38.0%
2019	38.06	1910^th	3275	41.7%
2022	48.14	1305^th	3311	60.6%
2023	44.06	1543^rd	3250	52.5%
2024	50.85	1129^th	3160	64.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Dan Mini Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	27.33	3973^rd	5084	21.9%
2019	31.44	3758^th	5173	27.4%
2022	35.08	3413^th	5264	35.2%
2023	39.77	3088^th	5374	42.5%
2024	31.64	3805^th	5511	31.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Dan Mini Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	25.64	4121^st	5413	23.9%
2019	24.88	4234^th	5492	22.9%
2022	21.30	4590^th	5635	18.5%
2023	29.59	3808^th	5617	32.2%
2024	23.49	4383^rd	5605	21.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Dan Mini Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	55.31	834^th	2585	67.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Dan Mini Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	29.60	3728^th	5431	31.4%
2019	25.56	4137^th	5510	24.9%
2022	34.02	3457^th	5663	39.0%
2023	30.44	3742^nd	5650	33.8%
2024	30.98	3743^rd	5636	33.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Dan Mini Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.09	4177^th	4830	13.5%
2019	25.83	3984^th	4963	19.7%
2022	28.05	3872^nd	5084	23.8%
2023	34.96	3318^th	5098	34.9%
2024	29.26	3785^th	5102	25.8%

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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 Dan Mini Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	201	196	522	68	0	n/a	n/a	0	987
1989	210	174	543	65	5	n/a	n/a	0	997
1990	154	186	610	50	0	n/a	n/a	0	1000
1991	152	197	600	24	1	n/a	n/a	0	974
1992	189	193	512	111	4	n/a	n/a	0	1009
1993	153	223	585	99	0	n/a	n/a	0	1060
1994	136	221	568	101	7	n/a	n/a	0	1033
1995	112	232	499	109	2	n/a	n/a	0	954
1996	112	232	499	109	2	n/a	n/a	0	954
1997	96	244	460	110	6	n/a	n/a	0	916
1998	91	229	459	115	6	n/a	n/a	0	900
1999	73	222	377	103	11	n/a	n/a	0	786
2000	65	215	362	126	6	n/a	n/a	0	774
2001	63	191	351	127	8	n/a	n/a	0	740
2002	49	169	319	182	3	n/a	n/a	0	722
2003	49	169	319	182	3	n/a	n/a	0	722
2004	37	142	306	191	5	n/a	n/a	0	681
2005	41	128	260	170	3	n/a	n/a	15	617
2006	42	133	261	211	4	n/a	n/a	0	651
2007	48	119	261	233	4	n/a	n/a	17	682
2008	40	116	249	244	3	n/a	n/a	0	652
2009	31	112	238	231	2	11	19	0	644
2010	31	97	218	236	0	16	9	0	607
2011	30	82	183	252	3	18	7	0	575
2012	25	86	152	228	0	13	49	0	553
2013	32	103	162	240	1	16	4	0	558
2014	35	96	143	240	3	18	10	0	545
2015	37	90	140	252	1	19	11	0	550
2016	36	98	123	261	2	25	12	0	557
2017	41	88	123	281	4	14	15	0	566
2018	32	65	112	292	3	15	26	0	545
2019	30	65	110	289	2	14	16	0	526
2020	20	55	101	276	2	11	19	0	484
2021	14	56	75	280	2	12	21	0	460
2022	17	49	75	271	2	9	21	0	444
2023	22	46	69	265	2	7	34	0	445

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 Dan Mini Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	987	36.1	27.3	n/a
1989	997	36.0	27.6	n/a
1990	1000	35.0	28.5	n/a
1991	974	34.0	28.6	n/a
1992	1009	34.6	29.1	24.1
1993	1060	25.4	41.7	28.5
1994	1033	35.4	29.2	37.3
1995	954	34.0	28.1	41.2
1996	954	34.0	28.1	41.2
1997	916	34.4	26.6	5.1
1998	900	36.0	25.0	48.2
1999	786	37.0	21.2	51.4
2000	774	35.0	22.1	41.1
2001	740	36.0	20.6	41.9
2002	722	32.0	22.6	43.4
2003	722	32.0	22.6	43.4
2004	681	29.0	23.5	43.3
2005	617	24.0	25.7	44.7
2006	651	32.0	20.3	49.8
2007	682	34.0	20.1	51.7
2008	652	37.0	17.6	54.1
2009	644	34.0	17.4	58.2
2010	607	27.0	22.4	63.8
2011	575	n/a	n/a	67.5
2012	553	22.5	24.5	n/a
2013	558	22.5	24.7	74
2014	545	20.0	27.2	81.1
2015	550	22.0	25.0	78.9
2016	557	21.0	26.5	78.1
2017	566	20.0	28.3	77.6
2018	545	21.0	25.9	77.6
2019	526	21.0	25.0	76.8
2020	484	n/a	n/a	74
2021	460	17.9	25.6	73.7
2022	444	17.1	25.9	61.9
2023	445	17.3	25.7	65.2

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 Dan Mini Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	987	36.1	27.3	n/a
1989	997	36.0	27.6	n/a
1990	1000	35.0	28.5	n/a
1991	974	34.0	28.6	n/a
1992	1009	34.6	29.1	24.1
1993	1060	25.4	41.7	28.5
1994	1033	35.4	29.2	37.3
1995	954	34.0	28.1	41.2
1996	954	34.0	28.1	41.2
1997	916	34.4	26.6	5.1
1998	900	36.0	25.0	48.2
1999	786	37.0	21.2	51.4
2000	774	35.0	22.1	41.1
2001	740	36.0	20.6	41.9
2002	722	32.0	22.6	43.4
2003	722	32.0	22.6	43.4
2004	681	29.0	23.5	43.3
2005	617	24.0	25.7	44.7
2006	651	32.0	20.3	49.8
2007	682	34.0	20.1	51.7
2008	652	37.0	17.6	54.1
2009	644	34.0	17.4	58.2
2010	607	27.0	22.4	63.8
2011	575	n/a	n/a	67.5
2012	553	22.5	24.5	n/a
2013	558	22.5	24.7	74
2014	545	20.0	27.2	81.1
2015	550	22.0	25.0	78.9
2016	557	21.0	26.5	78.1
2017	566	20.0	28.3	77.6
2018	545	21.0	25.9	77.6
2019	526	21.0	25.0	76.8
2020	484	n/a	n/a	74
2021	460	17.9	25.6	73.7
2022	444	17.1	25.9	61.9
2023	445	17.3	25.7	65.2

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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