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Robert Semple Elementary

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Robert Semple Elementary ranks 1695 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1695^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 71% of California elementary schools

Summary

Robert Semple Elementary is a K–5 school in Benicia, California, with 480 students. Its overall test results are above California’s but below those of Benicia Unified. The sharpest grade-level concern is fourth-grade math: 42% of students were proficient, about 1 point below the state and 15 points below the district.

Across all grades in 2025–2026, the school was strongest relative to the state in math: proficiency was 51%, 13 points above the state. ELA was 56%, 6 points above, and science was 41%, 5 points above. Compared with its district, however, results were lower in every subject—by 1 point in ELA, 3 in math, and 6 in science. It also outperformed the nearby K–5 school average in all three subjects, by 6 points in ELA, 4 in math, and 2 in science. Among nine nearby K–5 schools, it ranked fourth in ELA and fifth in math and science, leaving science as its weakest subject against the district and nearby averages.

Results have improved over the longer term: since 2022–2023, ELA proficiency rose 10 points, math 4, and science 10, though ELA and math dipped in the latest year. Chronic absenteeism fell from 34% in 2021–2022 to 11% in 2025–2026, below the district’s 14% and the state’s 18%. SchoolDigger ranks the school at the 71st percentile statewide, with 4 stars; its 20.8-to-1 student-teacher ratio in 2024–2025 was tied for the lowest reported among nearby schools. In 2024–2025, 36% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. One notable SchoolDigger group result is its statewide ranking for how well the school serves Multi-racial Students: the school was at the 11th percentile in 2025–2026, compared with its overall 71st-percentile standing.

480

Students ?

20.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,708

Per pupil spending ?

35.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

97%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

2015 East Third St.
Benicia, CA 94510-2206

(707) 747-8360

District: Benicia Unified

Students who attend Robert Semple Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Benicia Middle
High:	Benicia High

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.9%

Hispanic:

33.8%

Two or more races:

15.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 60th percentile in 2015 → 71st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (52% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Benicia Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg54%

California avg42%

1,695^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From top 38% (2016) to top 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Benicia Unified

369^th of 1,530Benicia 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
2026	67.9	1695 of 5817	70.9%	★★★★☆
2025	68.7	1658 of 5857	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	65.2	1809 of 5869	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.3	2124 of 5859	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.0	2079 of 5883	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.0	1972 of 5789	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.1	1993 of 5662	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.8	1708 of 5692	70.0%	★★★★☆
2016	57.0	2129 of 5614	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.8	2252 of 5611	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	47.3	2845 of 5530	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	58.3	2142 of 5390	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.3	1621 of 5377	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.1	1979 of 5314	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.0	1532 of 5193	70.5%	★★★★☆
2008	62.6	1746 of 5113	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.9	1518 of 5113	70.3%	★★★★☆
2006	64.3	1567 of 4818	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	70.9	1296 of 4822	73.1%	★★★★☆
2004	71.5	1256 of 4809	73.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	72.8	1365 of 5581	75.5%	★★★★☆
2025	72.5	1391 of 5597	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	66.1	1651 of 5612	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	50.4	2384 of 5609	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.4	2614 of 5635	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.8	1661 of 5492	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.3	1830 of 5413	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	74.1	991 of 5094	80.5%	★★★★☆
2025	86.1	492 of 5107	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	77.9	810 of 5107	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	65.5	1380 of 5087	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	56.5	1807 of 5084	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.7	1025 of 4963	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	62.8	1500 of 4830	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	58.9	1933 of 5423	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.8	1565 of 5460	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	61.0	1728 of 5517	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.2	2610 of 5363	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.7	3112 of 5264	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.9	2410 of 5173	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.9	2494 of 5084	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	59.3	2015 of 5603	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.7	1900 of 5628	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.6	1907 of 5643	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.8	1733 of 5638	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.9	1481 of 5663	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	55.3	2181 of 5510	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.5	2004 of 5431	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	14.1	674 of 753	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.4	647 of 718	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	629 of 670	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	633 of 669	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	507 of 610	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	269 of 339	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	22.2	2085 of 2420	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	60.4	1087 of 2536	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.4	1363 of 2598	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.2	1186 of 2651	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.4	1709 of 2661	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.0	1603 of 2726	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.7	1768 of 2834	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.5	1648 of 2737	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)81st percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)76th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)64th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2026)64th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)57th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2023)14th percentile-50 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)10th percentile-60 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy56%+6 vs state

Mathematics51%+13 vs state

Science41%+5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2024-25)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	67.9	1695^th of 5817 public elementary schools	70.9%		68.7	1658^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.7%	37	41.4		41.4	56.3	52.9	57.1				55.5	63.8	41.8	47.1				51.0	97%	0%	$15,708	$15,152	$556
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%)	72.6	1457^th of 5817 public elementary schools	75.0%		73.5	1450^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.2%	7	48.8		48.8	52.6	49.3	52.5				51.6	61.8	61.8	56.3				59.8	≥ 98%		$16,766	$16,138	$628
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%)	88.5	724^th of 5817 public elementary schools	87.6%		91.8	562^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	90.4%	162	66.0		66.0	67.5	62.4	79.8				70.3	68.8	58.1	68.1				65.0	≥ 99%		$15,088	$14,796	$292
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%)	79.6	1148^th of 5817 public elementary schools	80.3%		79.4	1179^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.9%	31	42.6		42.6	61.6	57.3	66.0				62.0	61.6	65.3	61.7				62.8	97%	0%	$15,024	$14,732	$292
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%)	23.8	4480^th of 5817 public elementary schools	23.0%		36.9	3418^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.6%	1062	17.7		17.7	26.8	28.2	36.8				30.3	24.4	28.2	27.9				26.8	97%	0%
John Muir Elementary	Public	K-5	205 Vista Way	Martinez	94553	Contra Costa County	Martinez Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 335-5850	423	20	20.8	38.3%	175 (41.4%)	13 (3.1%)	130 (30.7%)	28 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (18.2%)	52.2	2481^st of 5817 public elementary schools	57.3%		59.6	2085^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.4%	396	37.9		37.9	37.5	42.9	52.5				44.7	56.3	53.2	19.3				42.5	≥ 98%		$24,611	$23,434	$1,177
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%)	14.8	5239^th of 5817 public elementary schools	9.9%		12.7	5442^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	7.1%	203	12.1		12.1	20.0	29.5	34.5				27.9	23.3	13.1	3.5				13.4	94%	0%
Las Juntas Elementary	Public	K-5	4105 Pacheco Blvd.	Martinez	94553	Contra Costa County	Martinez Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 335-5830	353	18	19.1	49.3%	123 (34.8%)	11 (3.1%)	152 (43.1%)	23 (6.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (11.9%)	44.2	2971^st of 5817 public elementary schools	48.9%		28.8	4064^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.6%	1093	33.9		33.9	47.5	31.3	52.5				46.1	31.2	29.0	34.5				32.0	96%	0%	$24,080	$22,854	$1,226
Morello Park Elementary	Public	K-5	1200 Morello Park Dr.	Martinez	94553	Contra Costa County	Martinez Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 335-5840	496	23	21.3	20.4%	241 (48.6%)	3 (0.6%)	95 (19.2%)	75 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	80 (16.1%)	84.1	955^th of 5817 public elementary schools	83.6%		88.9	718^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.7%	237	57.1		57.1	62.0	64.0	69.1				65.2	62.0	68.5	53.6				61.5	≥ 99%		$19,035	$18,146	$889
Vallejo Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	400 Rickover St.	Vallejo	94592	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%)	17.3	5038^th of 5817 public elementary schools	13.4%		12.1	5499^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.1%	461	8.5	14.5	11.9	26.0	30.7	23.4	19.7	19.4	27.4	24.4	30.0	25.8	12.8	16.4	10.5	9.7	17.2	≥ 95%

Frequently Asked Questions about Robert Semple Elementary

What district is Robert Semple Elementary in?

Benicia Unified

What is the racial makeup of Robert Semple Elementary?

Students at Robert Semple Elementary are 37% White, 34% Hispanic, 16% Two or more races, 9% Asian, 5% African American.

Is Robert Semple Elementary a good school?

Robert Semple Elementary ranks 1695^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Robert Semple Elementary attend?

Students who attend Robert Semple Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Benicia Middle
High : Benicia High

How many students attend Robert Semple Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 480 students attended Robert Semple Elementary.

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