Is Zamora Elementary a good school?

Zamora Elementary ranks 1398 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Zamora Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 390 students attended Zamora Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Zamora Elementary?

Students at Zamora Elementary are 52% Hispanic, 37% White, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Zamora Elementary attend?

Students who attend Zamora Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Lee Middle High : Woodland Senior High

Zamora Elementary

Summary:

Zamora Elementary is a public elementary school in Woodland, CA, serving 384 students in grades K-6 and part of the Woodland Joint Unified School District. This school consistently outperforms the district and state in academic assessments, with 64.37% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 50% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the district's 38.98% and 24.89% respectively.

Zamora Elementary's strong performance extends across different student subgroups, with Hispanic students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds ranking in the top 5% and 10% of California elementary schools in English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics. This focus on equity and inclusion is a notable strength that sets Zamora apart from other schools in the district, such as Ramon S. Tafoya Elementary and Spring Lake Elementary, which have significantly lower academic performance.

While Zamora Elementary has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for several years, the school has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism, from 8.4% in 2018-2019 to 24.1% in 2021-2022. This is still lower than the district average of 32.8% for Ramon S. Tafoya Elementary, the closest neighboring school. Addressing this concern and sharing Zamora's best practices with other schools in the district could be valuable next steps to ensure all students in the Woodland Joint Unified School District have access to a high-quality education.

Detail:

Public K-6

1716 Cottonwood St.
Woodland, CA 95695-5137

(530) 666-3641

District: Woodland Joint Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1398^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,840

Students who attend Zamora Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lee Middle
High:	Woodland Senior High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.6

Number of students: 390

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.1%

White:

37.4%

Two or more races:

6.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 54.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Zamora Elementary ranks better than 76.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks first among 11 ranked elementary schools in the Woodland Joint Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 74.22. (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 (52.1%), White (37.4%), two or more races (6.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 54.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Woodland Joint Unified School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Zamora Elementary is 22.6, which is the 4^th best among 11 elementary schools in the Woodland Joint Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Zamora Elementary employs 17.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Zamora Elementary is $6,840. 5 elementary schools in the Woodland Joint Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Zamora Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Zamora Elementary 1398^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Zamora 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 Zamora Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Zamora Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	72.78	1199^th	4809	75.1%
2005	79.46	944^th	4822	80.4%
2006	81.07	920^th	4818	80.9%
2007	81.90	894^th	5113	82.5%
2008	73.09	1276^th	5113	75.0%
2009	75.00	1211^th	5193	76.7%
2010	80.75	974^th	5314	81.7%
2011	70.52	1471^st	5377	72.6%
2012	67.95	1636^th	5390	69.6%
2013	73.51	1405^th	5530	74.6%
2015	69.10	1534^th	5611	72.7%
2016	68.09	1611^th	5614	71.3%
2017	69.07	1611^th	5692	71.7%
2018	81.26	1058^th	5662	81.3%
2019	84.04	964^th	5789	83.3%
2022	83.89	996^th	5883	83.1%
2023	75.85	1336^th	5874	77.3%
2024	74.22	1398^th	5862	76.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Zamora Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	76.49	843^rd	5084	83.4%
2019	83.86	548^th	5173	89.4%
2022	88.61	408^th	5264	92.2%
2023	74.28	1022^nd	5374	81.0%
2024	66.09	1453^rd	5511	73.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Zamora Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	82.58	930^th	5413	82.8%
2019	85.15	811^th	5492	85.2%
2022	86.52	792^nd	5635	85.9%
2023	80.68	1067^th	5617	81.0%
2024	77.30	1203^rd	5605	78.5%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Zamora Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	61.08	701^st	2585	72.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Zamora Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	77.04	1182^nd	5431	78.2%
2019	79.91	1080^th	5510	80.4%
2022	79.02	1154^th	5663	79.6%
2023	68.40	1576^th	5650	72.1%
2024	63.98	1792^nd	5636	68.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Zamora Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	82.82	571^st	4830	88.2%
2019	92.50	209^th	4963	95.8%
2022	89.34	383^rd	5084	92.5%
2023	71.32	1112^th	5098	78.2%
2024	71.99	1098^th	5102	78.5%

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Rank History for White students at Zamora Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	66.55	948^th	2737	65.4%
2019	61.17	1167^th	2834	58.8%
2022	72.88	704^th	2726	74.2%
2023	73.46	676^th	2662	74.6%
2024	62.25	1056^th	2647	60.1%

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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 Zamora Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	351	2	20	46	2	n/a	n/a	0	421
1989	308	2	19	64	3	n/a	n/a	0	396
1990	329	4	18	68	2	n/a	n/a	0	421
1991	328	7	18	97	2	n/a	n/a	0	452
1992	333	3	12	99	2	n/a	n/a	0	449
1993	304	6	11	100	4	n/a	n/a	0	425
1994	318	5	11	96	3	n/a	n/a	0	433
1995	314	4	15	97	8	n/a	n/a	0	438
1996	314	4	15	97	8	n/a	n/a	0	438
1997	310	1	25	89	4	n/a	n/a	0	429
1998	300	1	23	98	5	n/a	n/a	0	427
1999	273	0	19	98	2	n/a	n/a	15	407
2000	286	0	20	119	0	n/a	n/a	0	425
2001	267	3	15	119	0	n/a	n/a	3	407
2002	245	5	9	113	4	n/a	n/a	3	379
2003	245	5	9	113	4	n/a	n/a	3	379
2004	229	7	11	136	5	n/a	n/a	3	391
2005	237	8	14	128	4	n/a	n/a	6	397
2006	232	5	12	138	2	n/a	n/a	18	407
2007	238	3	15	150	0	n/a	n/a	23	429
2008	235	1	13	155	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	404
2009	256	2	15	157	2	1	39	0	472
2010	272	2	10	204	4	2	11	0	505
2011	265	4	12	231	4	1	15	0	532
2012	261	6	10	265	5	1	14	0	562
2013	273	5	12	264	5	1	15	0	575
2014	256	5	13	248	7	2	17	0	548
2015	243	4	15	246	7	2	16	0	533
2016	229	5	16	249	10	2	16	0	527
2017	206	6	12	247	7	2	16	0	496
2018	188	4	14	239	9	2	17	0	473
2019	186	4	10	220	6	1	17	0	444
2020	172	4	9	206	6	1	24	0	422
2021	160	4	10	199	4	0	22	0	399
2022	139	5	11	202	3	0	22	0	382
2023	137	5	11	205	0	2	24	0	384
2024	146	4	9	203	0	2	26	0	390

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Zamora Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	421	18.2	23.1	n/a
1989	396	18.2	21.7	n/a
1990	421	18.2	23.1	n/a
1991	452	21.2	21.3	n/a
1992	449	21.5	20.8	21.8
1993	425	19.1	22.3	21.9
1994	433	20.1	21.5	22.2
1995	438	19.6	22.3	24.9
1996	438	19.6	22.3	24.9
1997	429	20.0	21.5	21.7
1998	427	23.7	18.0	27.4
1999	407	21.7	18.8	22.2
2000	425	22.3	19.1	22.6
2001	407	22.8	17.9	26.2
2002	379	22.2	17.1	21.3
2003	379	22.2	17.1	21.3
2004	391	20.0	19.6	24
2005	397	20.5	19.4	26.3
2006	407	21.4	19.0	20.3
2007	429	22.0	19.5	28.1
2008	404	24.0	16.8	31.2
2009	472	23.0	19.7	29
2010	505	22.7	22.2	35.8
2011	532	n/a	n/a	35
2012	562	22.1	25.4	n/a
2013	575	23.0	24.9	42.6
2014	548	21.0	26.0	42.2
2015	533	21.0	25.3	45.8
2016	527	20.0	26.3	47.4
2017	496	21.0	23.6	42.7
2018	473	20.0	23.6	44.8
2019	444	19.0	23.3	38.7
2020	422	n/a	n/a	39.6
2021	399	19.0	20.9	40.6
2022	382	16.3	23.3	52.1
2023	384	16.1	23.8	52.3
2024	390	17.2	22.6	54.1

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 Zamora Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	421	18.2	23.1	n/a
1989	396	18.2	21.7	n/a
1990	421	18.2	23.1	n/a
1991	452	21.2	21.3	n/a
1992	449	21.5	20.8	21.8
1993	425	19.1	22.3	21.9
1994	433	20.1	21.5	22.2
1995	438	19.6	22.3	24.9
1996	438	19.6	22.3	24.9
1997	429	20.0	21.5	21.7
1998	427	23.7	18.0	27.4
1999	407	21.7	18.8	22.2
2000	425	22.3	19.1	22.6
2001	407	22.8	17.9	26.2
2002	379	22.2	17.1	21.3
2003	379	22.2	17.1	21.3
2004	391	20.0	19.6	24
2005	397	20.5	19.4	26.3
2006	407	21.4	19.0	20.3
2007	429	22.0	19.5	28.1
2008	404	24.0	16.8	31.2
2009	472	23.0	19.7	29
2010	505	22.7	22.2	35.8
2011	532	n/a	n/a	35
2012	562	22.1	25.4	n/a
2013	575	23.0	24.9	42.6
2014	548	21.0	26.0	42.2
2015	533	21.0	25.3	45.8
2016	527	20.0	26.3	47.4
2017	496	21.0	23.6	42.7
2018	473	20.0	23.6	44.8
2019	444	19.0	23.3	38.7
2020	422	n/a	n/a	39.6
2021	399	19.0	20.9	40.6
2022	382	16.3	23.3	52.1
2023	384	16.1	23.8	52.3
2024	390	17.2	22.6	54.1

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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