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Arbuckle Elementary

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Arbuckle Elementary ranks 3804 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3804^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of California elementary schools

Summary

Arbuckle Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 604 students in the Pierce Joint Unified School District, which serves the rural Arbuckle, CA community and is rated in the middle range of districts statewide.

Academically, the school faces challenges, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science below the state average; a notable concern is that math scores drop sharply from 3rd to 5th grade. The school's statewide ranking has declined over the past five years. However, it maintains a significant strength in student attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate better than the state average and lower than nearby schools like Williams Primary Elementary. Compared to another school in its own district, Grand Island Elementary, Arbuckle has similar academic results but serves a much larger student population with significantly less funding per student.

The school shows very promising results for students in special education, whose performance has improved dramatically in recent years. When compared to a higher-performing school with a similar student population, like Maxwell Elementary in the Maxwell Unified district, Arbuckle spends slightly less per student but has a higher student-teacher ratio and lower test scores, suggesting factors beyond just funding impact performance. The school spends less per student than most surrounding schools, including James M. Burchfield Primary and Meridian Elementary.

604

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,269

Per pupil spending ?

72.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

701 Hall St.
Arbuckle, CA 95912-0100

(530) 476-2522

District: Pierce Joint Unified

Students who attend Arbuckle Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lloyd G. Johnson Junior High
High:	Pierce High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.8%

White:

16.9%

African American:

1.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 46th percentile in 2013 → 35th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg35%

California avg41%

3,804^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

706^th of 1,543Pierce Joint 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	31.9	3804 of 5857	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	3379 of 5869	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	3383 of 5859	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	3093 of 5883	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.5	2735 of 5789	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.4	2763 of 5662	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	33.4	3563 of 5692	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.1	3070 of 5614	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.2	2851 of 5611	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.5	2971 of 5530	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.9	3400 of 5390	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	33.0	3759 of 5377	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.1	3543 of 5314	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.1	3302 of 5193	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	30.1	3582 of 5113	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.1	3704 of 5113	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.0	3858 of 4818	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	34.8	3016 of 4822	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	29.0	3300 of 4809	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	17.4	2192 of 2227	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	2139 of 2585	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.2	2539 of 3162	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.4	2056 of 3245	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.6	1167 of 3311	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.8	1154 of 3275	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.7	1412 of 3246	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	3386 of 5597	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	3742 of 5612	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	3626 of 5609	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.8	3211 of 5635	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.4	2589 of 5492	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.8	2555 of 5413	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	2990 of 5107	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.9	2348 of 5107	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.8	2302 of 5087	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.8	2151 of 5084	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.0	1968 of 4963	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.5	1809 of 4830	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	3223 of 5460	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.4	2641 of 5517	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.0	2630 of 5363	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.4	2072 of 5264	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.3	2246 of 5173	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.3	2014 of 5084	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	4020 of 5628	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.9	2888 of 5643	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.4	2958 of 5638	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.9	2842 of 5663	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.6	2695 of 5510	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.4	3017 of 5431	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	1130 of 2847	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.1	964 of 2635	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	17.9	2273 of 2420	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	2249 of 2598	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	2054 of 2651	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	2189 of 2661	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	2211 of 2726	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.9	1764 of 2834	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	1777 of 2737	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)60th percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)20th percentile-23 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-22 vs school

Disabled (2022)2nd percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-13 vs state

Mathematics28%-9 vs state

Science25%-7 vs state

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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)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (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	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Arbuckle Elementary	Public	K-5	701 Hall St.	Arbuckle	95912	Colusa County	Pierce Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 476-2522	604	28	21.4	72.5%	102 (16.9%)	10 (1.7%)	482 (79.8%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	31.9	3804^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.1%		36.8	3379^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.4%	425	25.2		25.2	43.8	31.8	30.4				35.6	39.6	30.6	14.6				28.2	98.3			98.3		$14,269	$2,701	$11,568
Grand Island Elementary	Public	K-6	551 Leven St.	Grimes	95950	Colusa County	Pierce Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 437-2416	49	3	15.4	67.3%	8 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (77.6%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	1 (2.0%)								(n/a)										32.0							28.0						$22,169	$3,019	$19,150
Williams Primary Elementary	Public	K-3	1404 E St.	Williams	95987	Colusa County	Williams Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 473-2885	407	19	21.4	85.7%	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	387 (95.1%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				30.4						30.4	27.2						27.2	98.1		98.1	98.1	98.1	$17,384	$796	$16,588
Meridian Elementary	Public	K-8	15898 Central St.	Meridian	95957	Sutter County	Meridian Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 696-2604	78	4	19.5	76.9%	33 (42.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (44.9%)	1 (1.3%)	2 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.0%)	16.5	5149^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.1%					(n/a)	6.3		7.7			29.4		9.1		26.2			17.7		0.0		18.0						$20,085	$1,585	$18,500
James M. Burchfield Primary	Public	K-3	400 Fremont St.	Colusa	95932	Colusa County	Colusa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 458-5853	430	20	21.6	78.4%	80 (18.6%)	2 (0.5%)	309 (71.9%)	3 (0.7%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.6%)								(n/a)				36.0						36.0	50.5						50.5	98.4					$18,565	$4,385	$14,180
Brittan Elementary	Public	K-8	2340 Pepper St.	Sutter	95982	Sutter County	Brittan Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5155	539	26	20.5	34.7%	357 (66.2%)	0 (0.0%)	136 (25.2%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.6%)	29	4050^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.9%		34.2	3591^st of 5869 public elementary schools	38.8%	459	17.5	6.0	11.5	19.7	36.8	22.2	45.5	37.7	26.9	30.1	24.6	47.4	17.5	40.9	28.3	28.4	29.5	90.8	94.7		90.8	94.7	$12,105	$2,378	$9,727
Maxwell Elementary	Public	K-5	146 North St.	Maxwell	95955	Colusa County	Maxwell Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 438-2401	124	7	17.7	75.0%	43 (34.7%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (55.6%)	4 (3.2%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.0%)	44.6	2914^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.2%		37.5	3335^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.2%	421	5.9		5.9	47.6	44.4	47.1				46.4	38.1	50.0	29.4				39.3	91.7				91.7	$15,585	$2,074	$13,511

Frequently Asked Questions about Arbuckle Elementary

What schools do graduates of Arbuckle Elementary attend?

Students who attend Arbuckle Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lloyd G. Johnson Junior High
High : Pierce High

What district is Arbuckle Elementary in?

Pierce Joint Unified

What is the racial makeup of Arbuckle Elementary?

Students at Arbuckle Elementary are 80% Hispanic, 17% White, 2% African American.

How many students attend Arbuckle Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 604 students attended Arbuckle Elementary.

Is Arbuckle Elementary a good school?

Arbuckle Elementary ranks 3804^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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