Is Gibson Elementary a good school?

Gibson Elementary ranks 4300 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Gibson Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 357 students attended Gibson Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Gibson Elementary?

Students at Gibson Elementary are 64% Hispanic, 23% White, 8% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 1% African American.

Gibson Elementary

Summary:

Gibson Elementary is a public elementary school located in Woodland, California, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 357 students. It is part of the Woodland Joint Unified School District, which is ranked 997 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

Gibson Elementary has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 13.1% in 2018-2019 to 44.3% in 2021-2022, which is much higher than nearby schools like Spring Lake Elementary (12.9%) and Plainfield Elementary (22.2%). Academically, Gibson Elementary's performance, as measured by the Smarter Balanced Assessments, is consistently lower than the district and state averages, with only 33.33% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 20% in Mathematics, compared to 38.98% and 24.89% for the district, and 47.04% and 35.54% for the state, respectively.

Gibson Elementary has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 70.87% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023, significantly higher than nearby schools like Spring Lake Elementary (29.77%) and Plainfield Elementary (54.58%). The school's performance has also declined over the years, from a ranking of 3560 out of 5611 California elementary schools in 2014-2015 (2-star rating) to a ranking of 4300 out of 5862 in 2023-2024 (1-star rating).

Detail:

Public K-6

312 Gibson Rd.
Woodland, CA 95695-4765

(530) 662-3944

District: Woodland Joint Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4300^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $5,917

Student/teacher ratio: 19.9

Number of students: 357

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.6%

White:

22.7%

Two or more races:

8.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 70.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Gibson Elementary ranks worse than 73.4% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 7^th among 11 ranked elementary schools in the Woodland Joint Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 25.68. (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: Hispanic (63.6%), White (22.7%), two or more races (8.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 70.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Gibson Elementary is 19.9, which is the lowest among 11 elementary schools in the Woodland Joint Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Gibson Elementary employs 17.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Gibson Elementary is $5,917. 8 elementary schools in the Woodland Joint Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Gibson Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Gibson Elementary 4300^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Gibson Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Woodland Joint Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Woodland Joint Unified 997^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Gibson Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Gibson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	44.92	2415^th	4809	49.8%
2005	43.39	2517^th	4822	47.8%
2006	34.69	3014^th	4818	37.4%
2007	30.89	3502^nd	5113	31.5%
2008	28.82	3687^th	5113	27.9%
2009	32.63	3522^nd	5193	32.2%
2010	25.10	4217^th	5314	20.6%
2011	22.25	4522^nd	5377	15.9%
2012	24.80	4325^th	5390	19.8%
2013	28.69	4149^th	5530	25.0%
2015	31.84	3560^th	5611	36.6%
2016	25.56	4133^rd	5614	26.4%
2017	22.62	4463^rd	5692	21.6%
2018	18.99	4764^th	5662	15.9%
2019	29.31	3988^th	5789	31.1%
2022	31.22	3768^th	5883	36.0%
2023	28.20	4054^th	5874	31.0%
2024	25.68	4300^th	5862	26.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Gibson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	20.18	3034^th	3246	6.5%
2019	25.81	2799^th	3275	14.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Gibson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	17.15	4655^th	5084	8.4%
2019	26.78	4108^th	5173	20.6%
2022	32.49	3629^th	5264	31.1%
2023	28.87	3988^th	5374	25.8%
2024	19.10	4847^th	5511	12.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Gibson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.53	4494^th	5413	17.0%
2019	35.24	3394^th	5492	38.2%
2022	35.09	3320^th	5635	41.1%
2023	25.03	4226^th	5617	24.8%
2024	26.30	4120^th	5605	26.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Gibson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	19.85	4587^th	5431	15.5%
2019	24.78	4209^th	5510	23.6%
2022	27.72	3982^nd	5663	29.7%
2023	32.99	3542^nd	5650	37.3%
2024	27.09	4078^th	5636	27.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Gibson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	18.12	4361^st	4830	9.7%
2019	24.37	4080^th	4963	17.8%
2022	28.08	3869^th	5084	23.9%
2023	21.57	4369^th	5098	14.3%
2024	20.43	4425^th	5102	13.3%

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Rank History for White students at Gibson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	12.46	2497^th	2737	8.8%
2019	31.56	2107^th	2834	25.7%
2022	32.25	1949^th	2726	28.5%
2023	25.69	2087^th	2662	21.6%
2024	24.53	2101^st	2647	20.6%

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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 Gibson Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	453	6	7	110	0	n/a	n/a	0	576
1989	426	5	5	106	0	n/a	n/a	0	542
1990	450	2	4	93	0	n/a	n/a	0	549
1991	459	1	9	124	0	n/a	n/a	0	593
1992	481	2	11	111	0	n/a	n/a	0	605
1993	486	3	3	119	0	n/a	n/a	0	611
1994	487	5	21	117	3	n/a	n/a	0	633
1995	451	4	19	160	6	n/a	n/a	0	640
1996	451	4	19	160	6	n/a	n/a	0	640
1997	475	2	20	160	7	n/a	n/a	0	664
1998	473	7	24	203	12	n/a	n/a	0	719
1999	452	9	34	208	8	n/a	n/a	1	712
2000	406	5	21	199	5	n/a	n/a	10	646
2001	379	3	17	205	3	n/a	n/a	7	614
2002	326	4	20	216	2	n/a	n/a	15	583
2003	326	4	20	216	2	n/a	n/a	15	583
2004	332	8	20	254	3	n/a	n/a	7	624
2005	311	5	24	253	5	n/a	n/a	15	613
2006	293	6	22	262	5	n/a	n/a	23	611
2007	267	8	27	289	6	n/a	n/a	29	626
2008	258	9	28	293	6	n/a	n/a	0	594
2009	255	5	18	302	6	4	44	0	634
2010	258	7	20	361	8	2	17	0	673
2011	257	10	23	352	8	1	17	0	668
2012	246	7	22	369	7	1	17	0	669
2013	219	12	20	354	8	0	18	0	631
2014	225	15	25	366	7	0	20	0	658
2015	211	9	20	356	8	0	21	0	625
2016	201	11	21	340	3	0	18	0	594
2017	173	5	21	370	3	0	16	0	588
2018	166	11	24	372	3	0	21	0	597
2019	134	6	22	324	5	0	20	0	511
2020	118	7	15	310	8	0	20	0	478
2021	92	10	14	295	5	0	17	0	433
2022	84	4	9	250	3	0	28	0	378
2023	81	4	14	227	1	0	30	0	357

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 Gibson Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	576	24.0	24.0	n/a
1989	542	23.6	22.9	n/a
1990	549	23.6	23.2	n/a
1991	593	26.4	22.4	n/a
1992	605	26.8	22.5	23.8
1993	611	21.5	28.4	25.4
1994	633	25.1	25.2	25
1995	640	26.2	24.4	26.7
1996	640	26.2	24.4	26.7
1997	664	30.4	21.8	28
1998	719	34.5	20.8	33.2
1999	712	35.6	20.0	27.8
2000	646	32.6	19.8	31.3
2001	614	31.4	19.6	28.5
2002	583	29.5	19.8	31
2003	583	29.5	19.8	31
2004	624	30.1	20.7	32.9
2005	613	29.0	21.1	29.9
2006	611	30.0	20.4	37.2
2007	626	29.0	21.6	47.7
2008	594	31.0	19.2	45.1
2009	634	28.5	20.5	48.9
2010	673	29.3	22.9	54.5
2011	668	n/a	n/a	56.4
2012	669	26.1	25.5	99.6
2013	631	26.2	24.0	60.7
2014	658	25.0	26.3	62.2
2015	625	25.0	25.0	64.2
2016	594	26.0	22.8	67
2017	588	24.7	23.7	62.2
2018	597	26.0	22.9	64.2
2019	511	24.0	21.2	62.4
2020	478	n/a	n/a	57.5
2021	433	20.4	21.1	53.6
2022	378	17.7	21.2	72.8
2023	357	17.9	19.9	70.9

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 Gibson Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	576	24.0	24.0	n/a
1989	542	23.6	22.9	n/a
1990	549	23.6	23.2	n/a
1991	593	26.4	22.4	n/a
1992	605	26.8	22.5	23.8
1993	611	21.5	28.4	25.4
1994	633	25.1	25.2	25
1995	640	26.2	24.4	26.7
1996	640	26.2	24.4	26.7
1997	664	30.4	21.8	28
1998	719	34.5	20.8	33.2
1999	712	35.6	20.0	27.8
2000	646	32.6	19.8	31.3
2001	614	31.4	19.6	28.5
2002	583	29.5	19.8	31
2003	583	29.5	19.8	31
2004	624	30.1	20.7	32.9
2005	613	29.0	21.1	29.9
2006	611	30.0	20.4	37.2
2007	626	29.0	21.6	47.7
2008	594	31.0	19.2	45.1
2009	634	28.5	20.5	48.9
2010	673	29.3	22.9	54.5
2011	668	n/a	n/a	56.4
2012	669	26.1	25.5	99.6
2013	631	26.2	24.0	60.7
2014	658	25.0	26.3	62.2
2015	625	25.0	25.0	64.2
2016	594	26.0	22.8	67
2017	588	24.7	23.7	62.2
2018	597	26.0	22.9	64.2
2019	511	24.0	21.2	62.4
2020	478	n/a	n/a	57.5
2021	433	20.4	21.1	53.6
2022	378	17.7	21.2	72.8
2023	357	17.9	19.9	70.9

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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