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Jamestown Elementary

At a glance

1121^stof 1,543 California districts▲ 44

Better than 27% of California districts

Elementary 2Grades K-8

18299 Fifth Ave.
Jamestown, CA 95327-9671·(209) 984-4058·All California district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 27.3% of districts

Schools

439

Students

Top rankedJamestown Elementary4347^th of 5,857 California elementary schools

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Summary:

The Jamestown Elementary district in California operates two elementary schools: Jamestown Elementary (grades K-8 with 409 students) and the much smaller Chinese Camp Elementary (grades 3-6 with 30 students).

When comparing the two, Chinese Camp Elementary stands out for its strong academic performance, with over 60% of students proficient in math and 46% in English, significantly higher than both the district and state averages. This school also has a very low chronic absenteeism rate of 3.2% and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 15-to-1. In contrast, Jamestown Elementary, the larger school, faces greater challenges, with lower proficiency rates in English, math, and science, and a higher chronic absenteeism rate of nearly 12%.

Key takeaways for parents are that the smaller school environment at Chinese Camp Elementary appears to correlate with stronger student outcomes, including better attendance. The district as a whole is ranked in the lower quarter of California districts, indicating shared challenges, but the performance gap between the two schools suggests that school size and specific support systems can make a meaningful difference for student success.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Chinese Camp Elementary	Public	3-6	13444 Red Hills Rd.	Chinese Camp	95309	Tuolumne County	Jamestown Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 984-4058	30	2	15.0	60.0%	22 (73.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (10.0%)								(n/a)																										46.4							60.7	$36,130	$36,130	$00
Jamestown Elementary	Public	K-8	18299 Fifth Ave.	Jamestown	95327	Tuolumne County	Jamestown Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 984-4058	409	20	20.4	71.6%	264 (64.5%)	3 (0.7%)	111 (27.1%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.9%)	25.6	4347^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.8%		25.3	4336^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.1%	11	4.6	0.0	0.0	1.7	4.6	7.1	7.1	8.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.6	0.0	0.0	1.7	5.4	25.0	16.1	44.2	17.9	24.3	26.8	31.0	42.2	32.2	46.5	22.2	5.4	26.8	31.0	27.3	27.4	$36,971	$35,806	$1,165

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Tuolumne County Superintendent of Schools	8.06 mi	5
Sonora Union High	8.49 mi	3	1054^th
Sonora Elementary	8.59 mi	1	688^th
Curtis Creek Elementary	9.65 mi	1	1012^th
Columbia Union	11.44 mi	1	747^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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