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Matthew Turner Elementary

Public Grades K-5

562^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of California elementary schools

Summary

Matthew Turner Elementary is a public elementary school in Benicia, California, serving 508 students in grades K-5 and part of the Benicia Unified School District. The school consistently outperforms the district and the state of California in academic achievement, with 75.61% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 70.73% proficient or better in Mathematics in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 55.26% and 53.51% for the district, respectively.

Matthew Turner Elementary's strong performance is particularly notable in the Hispanic student subgroup, ranking 115th out of 5,107 California elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year. The school has also shown strong performance in the Special Education and Disabled student subgroups, ranking 172nd and 266th, respectively, out of California elementary schools. However, the school's performance in the White and Multi-racial student subgroups is relatively lower, with rankings in the 900s and 200s, respectively.

Compared to nearby schools, Matthew Turner Elementary outperforms other schools in the Benicia Unified School District, such as Mary Farmar Elementary and Robert Semple Elementary. However, the nearby schools in the Vallejo City Unified School District, such as Joseph H. Wardlaw Elementary and Steffan Manor Elementary, have significantly lower academic performance compared to Matthew Turner Elementary.

529

Students ?

25.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,575

Per pupil spending ?

10.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

540 Rose Dr.
Benicia, CA 94510-3761

(707) 747-8390

District: Benicia Unified

Students who attend Matthew Turner Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Benicia Middle
High:	Benicia High

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.0%

Hispanic:

21.7%

Two or more races:

21.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2013 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (71% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Benicia Unified

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg52%

California avg41%

562^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to top 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Benicia Unified

419^th of 1,543Benicia Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.8	562 of 5857	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	88.7	769 of 5869	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	86.9	874 of 5859	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	81.5	1121 of 5883	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	84.5	938 of 5789	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	87.8	748 of 5662	86.8%	★★★★☆
2017	82.9	1002 of 5692	82.4%	★★★★☆
2016	81.3	1076 of 5614	80.8%	★★★★☆
2015	87.1	776 of 5611	86.2%	★★★★☆
2013	89.8	473 of 5530	91.4%	★★★★★
2012	92.1	290 of 5390	94.6%	★★★★★
2011	93.0	247 of 5377	95.4%	★★★★★
2010	93.3	240 of 5314	95.5%	★★★★★
2009	94.4	199 of 5193	96.2%	★★★★★
2008	90.9	432 of 5113	91.6%	★★★★★
2007	93.3	326 of 5113	93.6%	★★★★★
2006	94.9	220 of 4818	95.4%	★★★★★
2005	95.7	179 of 4822	96.3%	★★★★★
2004	97.0	128 of 4809	97.3%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	82.2	266 of 2227	88.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.8	461 of 5597	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	89.8	629 of 5612	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	89.2	683 of 5609	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	81.6	1032 of 5635	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	82.1	976 of 5492	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	85.0	826 of 5413	84.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.2	115 of 5107	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.5	188 of 5107	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	361 of 5087	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	84.0	592 of 5084	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	77.8	794 of 4963	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	69.9	1146 of 4830	76.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	79.6	846 of 5517	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	64.4	1446 of 5264	72.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.3	613 of 5628	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	84.2	912 of 5643	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	1022 of 5638	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	77.7	1208 of 5663	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	83.7	876 of 5510	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	87.9	695 of 5431	87.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.6	259 of 718	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.0	319 of 670	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.5	359 of 669	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	392 of 610	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.0	286 of 445	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.8	205 of 339	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.3	172 of 2847	94.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	929 of 2598	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.2	990 of 2651	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.1	1147 of 2661	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.2	1109 of 2726	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.4	851 of 2834	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	75.8	608 of 2737	77.8%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)98th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)94th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)88th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)85th percentile~ school

White (2025)64th percentile-26 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)64th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy76%+27 vs state

Mathematics71%+33 vs state

Science55%+22 vs state

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Schools Near Matthew Turner Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Matthew Turner Elementary	Public	K-5	540 Rose Dr.	Benicia	94510	Solano County	Benicia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 747-8390	529	21	25.1	10.8%	217 (41.0%)	17 (3.2%)	115 (21.7%)	67 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	111 (21.0%)	91.8	562^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	90.4%		88.7	769^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.9%	207	54.7		54.7	73.1	78.5	74.7				75.6	75.6	73.1	62.7				70.7				$13,575	$322	$13,253
Joe Henderson Elementary	Public	K-5	650 Hastings Dr.	Benicia	94510	Solano County	Benicia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 747-8370	530	20	26.5	22.5%	211 (39.8%)	25 (4.7%)	136 (25.7%)	67 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	90 (17.0%)	79.4	1179^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.9%		77.6	1266^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.4%	87	48.4		48.4	60.6	59.6	52.6				57.3	66.2	69.2	59.0				64.6				$13,958	$322	$13,636
Mary Farmar Elementary	Public	K-5	901 Military West	Benicia	94510	Solano County	Benicia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 747-8350	477	20	23.8	26.6%	200 (41.9%)	21 (4.4%)	140 (29.4%)	33 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	79 (16.6%)	73.5	1450^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.2%		74.6	1380^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.5%	70	55.2		55.2	52.1	48.1	52.2				50.7	64.8	57.7	58.2				60.2				$13,969	$648	$13,321
Robert Semple Elementary	Public	K-5	2015 East Third St.	Benicia	94510	Solano County	Benicia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 747-8360	480	23	20.8	35.8%	177 (36.9%)	22 (4.6%)	162 (33.8%)	42 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	76 (15.8%)	68.7	1658^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.7%		65.2	1809^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.2%	151	30.4		30.4	62.3	63.8	54.4				59.9	61.4	52.2	42.3				51.6				$14,043	$578	$13,465
Glen Cove Elementary	Public	K-5	501 Glen Cove Pkwy.	Vallejo	94591	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-8491	441	18	23.8	68.5%	28 (6.3%)	73 (16.6%)	219 (49.7%)	46 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	62 (14.1%)	36.9	3418^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.6%		47	2728^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.5%	690	28.6		28.6	27.3	39.7	44.4				36.5	28.6	47.6	25.4				33.5	96.4		96.4	$22,105	$3,603	$18,502
Annie Pennycook Elementary	Public	K-6	3620 Fernwood Dr.	Vallejo	94591	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-8590	364	17	21.1	79.4%	22 (6.0%)	76 (20.9%)	174 (47.8%)	51 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	34 (9.3%)	12.7	5442^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	7.1%		14.7	5331^st of 5869 public elementary schools	9.2%	111	7.6		7.6	24.6	28.6	15.2				22.6	19.7	17.5	6.1				14.2	95.5	97.0	95.5	$20,182	$2,664	$17,518
Vallejo Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	2833 Tennessee St.	Vallejo	94591	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-8620	350	15	23.2	72.3%	27 (7.7%)	76 (21.7%)	176 (50.3%)	45 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	23 (6.6%)	12.1	5499^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.1%		10.1	5680^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.2%	181	15.4	20.3	18.4	10.7	24.5	15.4	19.6	25.4	32.8	22.9	10.7	18.4	7.7	13.7	13.6	19.0	14.4				$25,925	$2,588	$23,337
Joseph H. Wardlaw Elementary	Public	K-6	1698 Oakwood Ave.	Vallejo	94591	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-8730	676	24	28.1	66.0%	46 (6.8%)	165 (24.4%)	191 (28.3%)	182 (26.9%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.9%)	78 (11.5%)	36.2	3466^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.8%		35	3523^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	40.0%	57	30.7		30.7	42.9	25.0	48.5	37.7			38.9	31.9	21.6	32.7	23.4			27.7	98.1		98.1	$22,495	$2,554	$19,941
Steffan Manor Elementary	Public	K-5	815 Cedar St.	Vallejo	94591	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-8640	433	14	30.8	80.6%	18 (4.2%)	48 (11.1%)	303 (70.0%)	24 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	30 (6.9%)	19.6	4863^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	17.0%		16.2	5201^st of 5869 public elementary schools	11.4%	338	18.6		18.6	29.2	27.4	25.7				27.5	31.9	16.1	11.4				20.1	96.3			$25,236	$2,931	$22,305
Cave Language Academy	Public	K-8	770 Tregaskis Ave.	Vallejo	94591	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-8410	505	20	25.5	66.1%	32 (6.3%)	29 (5.7%)	413 (81.8%)	16 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	57.7	2185^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.7%		52.3	2438^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.5%	253	37.0	13.3	27.6	45.8	46.3	65.2	48.6	42.9	36.7	48.6	56.3	40.7	32.6	34.3	39.3	23.3	39.0				$20,107	$2,693	$17,414

Frequently Asked Questions about Matthew Turner Elementary

What district is Matthew Turner Elementary in?

Benicia Unified

What is the racial makeup of Matthew Turner Elementary?

Students at Matthew Turner Elementary are 41% White, 22% Hispanic, 21% Two or more races, 13% Asian, 3% African American.

Is Matthew Turner Elementary a good school?

Yes. Matthew Turner Elementary ranks in the top 9.6% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Matthew Turner Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 529 students attended Matthew Turner Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Matthew Turner Elementary attend?

Students who attend Matthew Turner Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Benicia Middle
High : Benicia High

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