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Browns Elementary

Q: Is Browns Elementary a good school?

Browns Elementary ranks 3195 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Browns Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 143 students attended Browns Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Browns Elementary?

Students at Browns Elementary are 57% White, 29% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander.

Q: What schools do graduates of Browns Elementary attend?

Students who attend Browns Elementary usually go on to attend: High : East Nicolaus High

Public Grades K-8

3195^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of California elementary schools

Summary

Browns Elementary is a public elementary school located in Rio Oso, CA that serves grades KG-8 with a total enrollment of 132 students. The school is part of the Browns Elementary District, which is ranked 807 out of 1565 districts in California and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Browns Elementary generally performs below the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 51.69% compared to the state average of 48.81%, and its Math proficiency rate was 29.21% compared to the state average of 37.3%. The school's performance in Science (CAST) is also below the state average, with only 19.35% of students proficient or better in 2024-2025 compared to the state average of 32.65%. Additionally, Browns Elementary has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 24.9% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to the nearby schools, such as Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary, Browns Elementary generally performs worse in terms of test scores, chronic absenteeism, and student group performance. The nearby schools also tend to have higher spending per student and lower chronic absenteeism rates, suggesting that additional resources and a focus on attendance may be contributing factors to their better performance. Browns Elementary's performance has been inconsistent over the years, with the school's ranking and star rating fluctuating between 2 and 4 stars on the SchoolDigger scale, indicating that the school may be struggling to maintain consistent academic progress.

143

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,056

Per pupil spending ?

29.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1248 Pacific Ave.
Rio Oso, CA 95674-9618

(530) 633-2523

District: Browns Elementary

Students who attend Browns Elementary usually attend:

High:

East Nicolaus High

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.3%

Hispanic:

29.4%

Asian:

4.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 45th percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 13 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg37%

California avg41%

Elementary school

3,195^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,346^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 49%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

799^th of 1,543Browns Elementary 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	3195 of 5857	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	3617 of 5869	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	3197 of 5859	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.7	2923 of 5883	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	79.5	280 of 1417	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	42.8	3014 of 5789	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.1	3983 of 5662	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	41.8	2986 of 5692	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.6	2920 of 5614	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.0	3075 of 5611	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.1	2619 of 5530	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.1	1883 of 5390	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.0	1849 of 5377	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.2	1360 of 5314	74.4%	★★★★☆
2009	68.6	1502 of 5193	71.1%	★★★★☆
2008	58.9	1899 of 5113	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.2	1407 of 5113	72.5%	★★★★☆
2006	72.0	1259 of 4818	73.9%	★★★★☆
2005	56.3	1901 of 4822	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	51.1	2097 of 4809	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	8.5	5525 of 5612	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	5.4	5510 of 5517	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	4288 of 5084	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	16.6	2291 of 2651	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	1346 of 2761	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.0	1247 of 2783	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.0	1772 of 2781	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	1505 of 2740	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.6	632 of 894	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.6	1216 of 2715	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.0	963 of 2480	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.7	1083 of 2508	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	41.9	1319 of 2497	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	57.5	909 of 2477	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	83.0	247 of 2379	89.6%	★★★★☆
2012	84.1	202 of 2259	91.1%	★★★★★
2011	70.7	528 of 2236	76.4%	★★★★☆
2010	79.3	323 of 2179	85.2%	★★★★☆
2009	82.7	239 of 2063	88.4%	★★★★☆
2008	60.4	697 of 2005	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.6	668 of 1999	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.9	632 of 1804	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	69.4	453 of 1777	74.5%	★★★★☆
2004	77.4	322 of 1769	81.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	42.9	1234 of 2380	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	55.3	867 of 2458	64.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	14.3	1370 of 1555	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

White (2024)14th percentile-25 vs school

Female (2024)2nd percentile-37 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)<1st percentile-38 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)65th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2019)48th percentile-7 vs school

White (2022)12th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy52%+3 vs state

Mathematics29%-8 vs state

Science19%-13 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, March 30, 2017

This school was horrible when my daughter went. I actually had to pull her out and transfer her to a new school. They never took any action against bullying and even, in a way bullied my daughter themselves. They treated her very badly. I even complained to the school board, whom also didn't seem to care. Close Quote

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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)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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	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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Browns Elementary	Public	K-8	1248 Pacific Ave.	Rio Oso	95674	Sutter County	Browns Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 633-2523	143	10	14.3	29.4%	82 (57.3%)	1 (0.7%)	42 (29.4%)	7 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	7 (4.9%)	40.3	3195^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.4%		33.8	3617^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.4%	422	29.4	7.1	19.4	43.8	66.7	41.2	38.9		64.3	51.7	43.8	26.7	17.7	16.7		50.0	29.2							$28,056	$27,380	$676
Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary	Public	K-8	2452 El Centro Blvd.	East Nicolaus	95659	Sutter County	Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 656-2407	179	10	17.9	29.6%	113 (63.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (27.4%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	12 (6.7%)	84	963^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	83.6%		78.3	1228^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.1%	265	52.9	39.1	45.0	78.6	63.2	52.9	61.1	73.7	60.9	64.6	71.4	73.7	52.9	66.7	57.9	52.2	61.8							$35,984	$35,210	$774
Cobblestone Elementary	Public	K-5	1718 Churchill Way	Plumas Lake	95961	Yuba County	Plumas Lake Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 634-9723	590	27	22.2	44.4%	180 (30.5%)	33 (5.6%)	213 (36.1%)	93 (15.8%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	63 (10.7%)	53.9	2369^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.6%		60.6	2042^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	65.2%	327	31.8		31.8	53.6	45.6	50.9				50.0	50.0	47.8	26.4				40.4	97.2			97.2		97.2	$16,643	$16,148	$495
Rio Del Oro Elementary	Public	K-5	1220 Zanes Dr.	Plumas Lake	95961	Yuba County	Plumas Lake Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 749-0690	564	26	21.6	43.6%	207 (36.7%)	21 (3.7%)	195 (34.6%)	57 (10.1%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	78 (13.8%)	63.1	1916^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.3%		58.4	2125^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.8%	209	37.9		37.9	64.3	48.3	57.5				56.1	54.3	41.6	39.1				44.3							$18,970	$18,372	$598
Wheatland Elementary	Public	K-3	111 Hooper St.	Wheatland	95692	Yuba County	Wheatland	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 633-3140	380	19	19.5	65.8%	217 (57.1%)	1 (0.3%)	112 (29.5%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (11.6%)								(n/a)				40.7						40.7	45.1						45.1							$27,632	$26,612	$1,020
Arboga Elementary	Public	K-8	1686 Broadway	Olivehurst	95961	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 741-6101	746	34	22.1	65.7%	230 (30.8%)	15 (2.0%)	357 (47.9%)	67 (9.0%)	14 (1.9%)	7 (0.9%)	56 (7.5%)	35.9	3499^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.3%		41.4	3099^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.2%	400	25.3	20.9	23.0	40.7	34.2	34.2	37.5	46.5	33.0	37.7	47.6	40.8	11.9	26.7	21.2	14.3	26.6	73.7	88.2	93.4	89.5	86.8	86.8	$17,287	$15,902	$1,385
Sheridan Elementary	Public	K-5	4730 H St.	Sheridan	95681	Placer County	Western Placer Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 633-2591	62	3	20.6	71.0%	23 (37.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (46.8%)	3 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (11.3%)								(n/a)				18.2						24.1	18.2						10.3							$35,740	$31,206	$4,534
Pleasant Grove	Public	K-8	3075 Howsley Rd.	Pleasant Grove	95668	Sutter County	Pleasant Grove Joint Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 655-3235	161	8	20.1	37.9%	108 (67.1%)	2 (1.2%)	35 (21.7%)	3 (1.9%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	9 (5.6%)	61.7	1979^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.2%		72.1	1492^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	74.6%	487	52.6	36.0	43.2	16.7	52.9	63.2	46.7	61.9	28.0	45.9	16.7	52.9	57.9	40.0	23.8	24.0	35.8							$29,496	$28,998	$498
Olivehurst Elementary	Public	K-6	1778 McGowan Pkwy.	Olivehurst	95961	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 741-6191	489	20	24.4	72.6%	96 (19.6%)	8 (1.6%)	317 (64.8%)	46 (9.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.9%)	18	5014^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.4%		13.5	5435^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.4%	421	14.8		14.8	31.7	14.3	31.5	34.9			27.2	28.3	3.9	16.7	15.2			15.2	96.3						$17,823	$16,294	$1,529
Johnson Park Elementary	Public	K-6	4364 Lever Ave.	Olivehurst	95961	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 743-6133	456	19	24.0	80.7%	93 (20.4%)	22 (4.8%)	252 (55.3%)	44 (9.6%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.3%)	35 (7.7%)	22.1	4671^st of 5857 public elementary schools	20.2%		24.8	4386^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.3%	285	11.1		11.1	22.7	18.1	46.3	35.5			29.5	22.7	22.2	18.2	24.2			22.0	82.1	95.5		94.0	89.6	94.0	$18,769	$17,186	$1,583

Frequently Asked Questions about Browns Elementary

How many students attend Browns Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 143 students attended Browns Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Browns Elementary?

Students at Browns Elementary are 57% White, 29% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander.

What district is Browns Elementary in?

Browns Elementary

What schools do graduates of Browns Elementary attend?

Students who attend Browns Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : East Nicolaus High

Is Browns Elementary a good school?

Browns Elementary ranks 3195^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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