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Castle Rock Elementary

Public Grades 3-5
3073rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,804 California Elementary Schools
Better than 47% of California elementary schools
Summary

Castle Rock Elementary serves 418 students in grades 3–5 in Woodlake, as part of the Woodlake Unified district. Its latest test results show a clear improvement, but the key takeaway is that proficiency remains below the state in all three tested subjects even as Castle Rock scores above its district in each.

Math is Castle Rock’s strongest subject in the district and state comparisons: 35% of students were proficient, 10 percentage points above the district and 4 below the state. In English language arts (ELA), 43% were proficient—2 points above the district but 6 below the state. Science proficiency was 31%, 6 points above the district and 5 below the state. Among nearby schools with all-grade results, Castle Rock ranked fifth of 10 in ELA and fourth of 10 in math; in science, it was fourth of eight. Grade results reveal a sharper divide: third graders were above state proficiency in both ELA (48% versus 44%) and math (49% versus 47%), while fourth grade was the weakest spot, including math proficiency of 29% versus 42% statewide and the lowest fourth-grade result among nearby schools reporting scores. Nearby all-grade comparisons have limits because schools serve different grade spans.

Scores have risen substantially since 2022–2023: ELA proficiency increased by 14 percentage points, math by 11, and science by 9, though science first fell to 12% in 2024–2025 before rebounding to 31%. Chronic absenteeism also improved, from 22% in 2021–2022 to 8% in 2025–2026. SchoolDigger’s overall ranking rose from the 27th percentile and 1 star in 2024–2025 to the 47th percentile and 2 stars in 2025–2026; that percentile is above Ivanhoe Elementary and below Three Rivers Elementary. As context, Castle Rock had the highest reported nearby student-teacher ratio, 24.5, in 2024–2025, and 92% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for Hispanic students rose from the 36th percentile to the 66th in the latest year, compared with the school’s overall 47th percentile; its ranking for low-socioeconomic-status students also rose, from the 32nd to the 58th percentile.

418
Students ?
24.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$26,800
Per pupil spending ?
91.6%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
 360 North Castle Rock St.
       Woodlake, CA  93286-1250

(559) 564-8001

District: Woodlake Unified


Students who attend Castle Rock Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Woodlake Valley Middle
High:    Woodlake High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
92.6%
White:
5.3%
Asian:
0.7%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2016 → 47th in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2016
Worth a look
!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school38%
District avg31%
California avg42%
3,073rd of 5,804
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 47%▲ up 24 pts since 2016
From bottom 23% (2016) to bottom 47% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202642.53073 of 580447.1%★★☆☆☆
202526.64265 of 585727.2%★☆☆☆☆
202430.73878 of 586933.9%★★☆☆☆
202327.04167 of 585928.9%★☆☆☆☆
202221.24722 of 588319.7%★☆☆☆☆
202120.71144 of 141719.3%★☆☆☆☆
201919.54840 of 578916.4%★☆☆☆☆
201821.54560 of 566219.5%★☆☆☆☆
201719.54744 of 569216.7%★☆☆☆☆
201623.54310 of 561423.2%★☆☆☆☆
201517.84861 of 561113.4%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
201821.51896 of 212810.9%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202450.61140 of 316263.9%★★★☆☆
202350.91148 of 324564.6%★★★☆☆
202238.21942 of 331141.3%★★☆☆☆
202131.7452 of 60224.9%★☆☆☆☆
201931.72355 of 327528.1%★☆☆☆☆
201826.92601 of 324619.9%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202644.42860 of 556948.6%★★☆☆☆
202528.14002 of 559728.5%★☆☆☆☆
202435.93346 of 561240.4%★★☆☆☆
202331.43633 of 560935.2%★★☆☆☆
202221.84525 of 563519.7%★☆☆☆☆
202121.21013 of 126720.0%★☆☆☆☆
201919.54661 of 549215.1%★☆☆☆☆
201822.34354 of 541319.6%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202659.91732 of 508565.9%★★★☆☆
202536.73270 of 510736.0%★★☆☆☆
202443.32726 of 510746.6%★★☆☆☆
202338.82998 of 508741.1%★★☆☆☆
202227.53907 of 508423.2%★☆☆☆☆
201928.33814 of 496323.2%★☆☆☆☆
201831.43466 of 483028.2%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202653.72247 of 541258.5%★★★☆☆
202533.43712 of 546032.0%★★☆☆☆
202436.53403 of 551738.3%★★☆☆☆
202333.93569 of 536333.5%★★☆☆☆
202225.24237 of 526419.5%★☆☆☆☆
202132.0782 of 111029.5%★☆☆☆☆
201926.04154 of 517319.7%★☆☆☆☆
201828.73869 of 508423.9%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202640.63101 of 559044.5%★★☆☆☆
202525.94204 of 562825.3%★☆☆☆☆
202426.94092 of 564327.5%★☆☆☆☆
202323.04436 of 563821.3%★☆☆☆☆
202221.74538 of 566319.9%★☆☆☆☆
202121.31015 of 127220.2%★☆☆☆☆
201920.44632 of 551015.9%★☆☆☆☆
201821.84409 of 543118.8%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202530.31980 of 284730.5%★★☆☆☆
202317.92273 of 24206.1%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202322.62161 of 266118.8%★☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)66th percentile+19 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)64th percentile+30 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)58th percentile+11 vs school
Female (2026)49th percentile~ school
Male (2026)45th percentile-3 vs school
Special Education (2025)30th percentile+3 vs school
White (2023)19th percentile-10 vs school
Disabled (2018)11th percentile-9 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy43%-6 vs state
Mathematics35%-4 vs state
Science31%-5 vs state

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Students at Castle Rock Elementary are 93% Hispanic, 5% White.

In the 2024-25 school year, 418 students attended Castle Rock Elementary.

Students who attend Castle Rock Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Woodlake Valley Middle
High : Woodlake High

Castle Rock Elementary ranks 3073rd of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesNewOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresNewOct 15, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataMar 13, 2026


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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