Is Cantua Elementary a good school?

Cantua Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.6% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Cantua Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 183 students attended Cantua Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Cantua Elementary?

Students at Cantua Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Cantua Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cantua Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Tranquillity High

Cantua Elementary

Summary:

Cantua Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades K-8 in Cantua Creek, California, with 179 students. The school is part of the Golden Plains Unified School District, which is ranked 1408 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cantua Elementary faces significant challenges, with high rates of chronic absenteeism, low academic performance, and a predominantly disadvantaged student population. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of California elementary schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Only 16.24% of Cantua Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 47.04% statewide, and 26.5% were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 35.54% statewide. However, the school's English Language Learner students performed relatively well, ranking in the top 25% of California elementary schools for this subgroup in 2020-2021.

Interestingly, Cantua Elementary performs significantly worse than the nearby Helm Elementary and Tranquillity Elementary schools in the Golden Plains Unified District, which have higher proficiency rates in core subjects. Additionally, male students at Cantua Elementary performed better than female students, ranking in the top 15% of California elementary schools for male students in 2022-2023, indicating a potential gender gap in academic achievement.

Detail:

Public K-8

29288 West Clarkson
Cantua Creek, CA 93608

(559) 829-3331

District: Golden Plains Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4772^nd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,295

Students who attend Cantua Elementary usually attend:

High:

Tranquillity High

Student/teacher ratio: 17.5

Number of students: 183

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.2%

White:

1.6%

African American:

1.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 98.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Cantua Elementary ranks worse than 81.4% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks first among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Golden Plains Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 20.88. (See more...)

Compare Details Cantua Elementary ranks worse than 72.9% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 25.13. (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 (96.2%), African American (1.6%), White (1.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 98.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Golden Plains Unified School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Cantua Elementary is 17.5. 2 elementary schools in the Golden Plains Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Cantua Elementary employs 10.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Cantua Elementary is $6,295, which is the 2^nd highest among 3 elementary schools in the Golden Plains Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Cantua Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Cantua Elementary 4772^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Cantua Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Cantua Elementary 2024^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Cantua Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Golden Plains Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Golden Plains Unified 1408^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Cantua Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Cantua Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	10.37	4652^nd	4809	3.3%
2005	19.72	3990^th	4822	17.3%
2006	29.35	3356^th	4818	30.3%
2007	32.46	3402^nd	5113	33.5%
2008	51.84	2269^th	5113	55.6%
2009	35.80	3322^nd	5193	36.0%
2010	24.16	4293^rd	5314	19.2%
2011	30.64	3934^th	5377	26.8%
2012	13.11	5068^th	5390	6.0%
2013	8.55	5356^th	5530	3.1%
2015	22.29	4396^th	5611	21.7%
2016	18.69	4734^th	5614	15.7%
2017	19.53	4737^th	5692	16.8%
2018	23.12	4415^th	5662	22.0%
2019	22.47	4588^th	5789	20.7%
2021	22.25	1107^th	1417	21.9%
2022	21.75	4671^st	5883	20.6%
2023	21.11	4747^th	5874	19.2%
2024	20.88	4772^nd	5862	18.6%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Cantua Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.54	1534^th	3246	52.7%
2019	57.22	921^st	3275	71.9%
2021	54.34	162^nd	602	73.1%
2022	33.47	2323^rd	3311	29.8%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	29.47	3812^th	5084	25.0%
2019	26.09	4152^nd	5173	19.7%
2021	39.58	655^th	1110	41.0%
2022	29.18	3909^th	5264	25.7%
2023	28.96	3979^th	5374	26.0%
2024	25.86	4302^nd	5511	21.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Cantua Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	6.67	5440^th	5492	0.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Cantua Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	12.28	5134^th	5431	5.5%
2022	21.37	4582^nd	5663	19.1%
2023	24.97	4263^rd	5650	24.5%
2024	19.83	4739^th	5636	15.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Cantua Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	29.59	3581^st	4830	25.9%
2019	30.17	3684^th	4963	25.8%
2022	29.11	3777^th	5084	25.7%
2023	27.99	3872^nd	5098	24.0%
2024	26.89	3961^st	5102	22.4%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Cantua Elementary

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Rank History for all middle school students at Cantua Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	19.45	1460^th	1769	17.5%
2005	20.36	1437^th	1777	19.1%
2006	29.05	1270^th	1804	29.6%
2007	38.10	1165^th	1999	41.7%
2008	43.51	1075^th	2005	46.4%
2009	42.62	1142^nd	2063	44.6%
2010	39.61	1318^th	2179	39.5%
2011	38.75	1393^rd	2236	37.7%
2012	5.43	2189^th	2259	3.1%
2013	6.89	2290^th	2379	3.7%
2015	26.80	1762^nd	2477	28.9%
2016	22.14	1943^rd	2497	22.2%
2017	23.46	1914^th	2508	23.7%
2018	18.42	2063^rd	2480	16.8%
2019	18.08	2271^st	2715	16.4%
2021	14.41	824^th	894	7.8%
2022	10.52	2622^nd	2740	4.3%
2023	26.73	1970^th	2802	29.7%
2024	25.13	2024^th	2777	27.1%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Cantua Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.27	986^th	1364	27.7%
2019	47.58	480^th	1442	66.7%
2021	36.37	238^th	363	34.4%
2022	24.39	1486^th	1540	3.5%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	29.13	1620^th	2230	27.4%
2019	27.93	1765^th	2369	25.5%
2021	25.18	590^th	721	18.2%
2022	14.18	2291^st	2458	6.8%
2023	36.16	1497^th	2549	41.3%
2024	31.14	1724^th	2575	33.0%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Cantua Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	9.42	2450^th	2509	2.4%
2024	34.52	1521^st	2546	40.3%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Cantua Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	11.47	2265^th	2407	5.9%
2021	11.73	728^th	763	4.6%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Cantua Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	25.40	1608^th	2072	22.4%
2019	24.00	1757^th	2213	20.6%
2022	13.44	2224^th	2359	5.7%
2023	36.97	1373^rd	2391	42.6%
2024	35.43	1443^rd	2383	39.4%

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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 Cantua Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1992	3	0	1	293	0	n/a	n/a	297
1993	4	0	3	294	0	n/a	n/a	301
1994	7	0	3	316	0	n/a	n/a	326
1995	3	0	0	329	0	n/a	n/a	332
1996	3	0	0	329	0	n/a	n/a	332
1997	1	0	2	344	0	n/a	n/a	347
1998	3	0	2	311	0	n/a	n/a	316
1999	0	0	2	283	0	n/a	n/a	285
2000	0	0	0	272	0	n/a	n/a	272
2001	0	0	1	263	0	n/a	n/a	264
2002	0	0	0	255	0	n/a	n/a	255
2003	0	0	0	255	0	n/a	n/a	255
2004	0	2	0	244	0	n/a	n/a	246
2005	4	3	0	223	0	n/a	n/a	230
2006	3	1	0	191	0	n/a	n/a	195
2007	1	1	0	214	0	n/a	n/a	216
2008	n/a	n/a	n/a	189	n/a	n/a	n/a	189
2009	5	0	0	205	0	0	0	210
2010	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2011	0	0	0	212	0	0	0	212
2012	0	0	0	211	0	0	1	212
2013	0	0	0	207	0	0	0	207
2014	0	0	0	211	0	0	0	211
2015	1	0	0	200	0	0	0	201
2016	0	0	0	192	0	0	0	192
2017	0	0	0	174	0	0	0	174
2018	0	0	0	174	0	0	0	174
2019	1	0	0	160	0	0	0	161
2020	3	0	0	167	0	0	0	170
2021	0	0	0	170	0	0	3	173
2022	3	0	0	175	0	0	0	178
2023	4	3	0	172	0	0	0	179
2024	3	3	0	176	0	0	1	183

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 Cantua Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1992	297	n/a	n/a	92.9
1993	301	12.7	23.7	95
1994	326	14.0	23.3	94.8
1995	332	14.0	23.7	94.9
1996	332	14.0	23.7	94.9
1997	347	15.0	23.1	94.5
1998	316	17.0	18.6	94.9
1999	285	16.0	17.8	94.7
2000	272	16.0	17.0	96.3
2001	264	17.0	15.5	79.2
2002	255	12.0	21.3	87.8
2003	255	12.0	21.3	87.8
2004	246	15.0	16.4	95.1
2005	230	14.5	15.9	96.1
2006	195	11.0	17.7	98.5
2007	216	10.0	21.6	91.7
2008	189	12.0	15.8	98.4
2009	210	11.0	16.2	98.6
2010	0	11.0	0.0	n/a
2011	212	n/a	n/a	98.6
2012	212	8.0	26.5	n/a
2013	207	8.0	25.8	97.6
2014	211	9.4	22.4	89.1
2015	201	9.0	22.3	91
2016	192	9.0	21.3	90.1
2017	174	10.0	17.4	94.8
2018	174	9.0	19.3	98.3
2019	161	9.0	17.8	90.7
2020	170	n/a	n/a	98.2
2021	173	8.0	21.6	82.1
2022	178	9.0	19.7	98.3
2023	179	9.4	19.0	98.3
2024	183	10.4	17.5	98.9

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 Cantua Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1992	297	n/a	n/a	92.9
1993	301	12.7	23.7	95
1994	326	14.0	23.3	94.8
1995	332	14.0	23.7	94.9
1996	332	14.0	23.7	94.9
1997	347	15.0	23.1	94.5
1998	316	17.0	18.6	94.9
1999	285	16.0	17.8	94.7
2000	272	16.0	17.0	96.3
2001	264	17.0	15.5	79.2
2002	255	12.0	21.3	87.8
2003	255	12.0	21.3	87.8
2004	246	15.0	16.4	95.1
2005	230	14.5	15.9	96.1
2006	195	11.0	17.7	98.5
2007	216	10.0	21.6	91.7
2008	189	12.0	15.8	98.4
2009	210	11.0	16.2	98.6
2010	0	11.0	0.0	n/a
2011	212	n/a	n/a	98.6
2012	212	8.0	26.5	n/a
2013	207	8.0	25.8	97.6
2014	211	9.4	22.4	89.1
2015	201	9.0	22.3	91
2016	192	9.0	21.3	90.1
2017	174	10.0	17.4	94.8
2018	174	9.0	19.3	98.3
2019	161	9.0	17.8	90.7
2020	170	n/a	n/a	98.2
2021	173	8.0	21.6	82.1
2022	178	9.0	19.7	98.3
2023	179	9.4	19.0	98.3
2024	183	10.4	17.5	98.9

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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