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Capay Joint Union Elementary

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Capay Joint Union Elementary ranks 3237 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

3237^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of California elementary schools

Summary

Capay Joint Union Elementary is a K-8 public school serving 211 students in Orland, California, within the Capay Joint Union Elementary district, which has shown significant fluctuations in its academic performance ranking over the past decade.

Recent test scores reveal a mix of strengths and challenges: while third-grade math proficiency is strong, eighth-grade math and overall science scores are notably low. The school's academic ranking has recently declined to the 45th percentile statewide, a drop from higher performance in prior years. Interestingly, the school spends more per student than some higher-performing neighbors like Plaza Elementary and Nord Country, and its chronic absenteeism rate is lower than the state average, suggesting factors beyond funding and attendance are influencing results.

Compared to nearby schools, Capay serves a more economically diverse population than some high-poverty schools but is outperformed academically by schools with similar profiles, such as Lake Elementary. The extreme variation in performance between grade levels indicates potential inconsistencies in curriculum or instruction that the school may need to address, particularly in science and upper-grade mathematics.

211

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,093

Per pupil spending ?

41.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7504 Cutting Ave.
Orland, CA 95963-9691

(530) 865-1222

District: Capay Joint Union Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.9%

Hispanic:

43.6%

Two or more races:

0.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg31%

California avg41%

Elementary school

3,237^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

1,856^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 33%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

995^th of 1,543Capay Joint Union 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	39.7	3237 of 5857	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.2	1769 of 5869	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.9	1757 of 5859	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	50.9	2494 of 5883	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.2	672 of 1417	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.5	2848 of 5789	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.5	2016 of 5662	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.4	2523 of 5692	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.5	2012 of 5614	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.4	2011 of 5611	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	46.4	2897 of 5530	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.3	2786 of 5390	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	75.8	1214 of 5377	77.4%	★★★★☆
2010	63.6	1803 of 5314	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.7	1548 of 5193	70.2%	★★★★☆
2008	67.1	1534 of 5113	70.0%	★★★★☆
2007	76.5	1115 of 5113	78.2%	★★★★☆
2006	59.6	1754 of 4818	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	68.0	1421 of 4822	70.5%	★★★★☆
2004	63.4	1553 of 4809	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	58.2	2029 of 5612	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.9	3915 of 5492	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	58.8	2036 of 5413	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	49.8	2219 of 5084	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	64.4	1532 of 5517	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	43.3	2818 of 5363	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.2	4146 of 5264	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.9	2829 of 5173	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.9	2178 of 5084	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	3021 of 5628	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.9	1797 of 5643	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.1	3666 of 5638	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.0	4616 of 5663	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.6	3495 of 5510	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	1657 of 2598	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.7	1420 of 2651	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.2	1476 of 2661	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.7	2304 of 2726	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	1995 of 2834	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.5	1474 of 2737	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	1856 of 2761	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.3	955 of 2783	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	18.7	2331 of 2781	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	2092 of 2740	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.3	614 of 894	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.5	1309 of 2715	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.4	976 of 2480	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.5	966 of 2508	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	45.0	1248 of 2497	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	28.7	1671 of 2477	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	66.1	708 of 2379	70.2%	★★★★☆
2012	75.2	421 of 2259	81.4%	★★★★☆
2011	69.5	567 of 2236	74.6%	★★★★☆
2010	66.6	632 of 2179	71.0%	★★★★☆
2009	77.2	344 of 2063	83.3%	★★★★☆
2008	55.2	812 of 2005	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	38.9	1139 of 1999	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	49.2	834 of 1804	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	59.9	605 of 1777	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	54.3	704 of 1769	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	17.3	2180 of 2509	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.2	1082 of 2380	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.9	1240 of 2262	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	13.4	2227 of 2359	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	2452 of 2542	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	1783 of 2531	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	2401 of 2458	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	1623 of 2369	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	2152 of 2534	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	2011 of 2538	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	2311 of 2527	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	1448 of 2407	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	6.0	1501 of 1555	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.8	890 of 1602	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	975 of 1496	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)72nd percentile~ school

Female (2024)64th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2022)56th percentile~ school

Male (2025)46th percentile~ school

White (2025)36th percentile-9 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)15th percentile-18 vs school

Female (2022)13th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2022)6th percentile-18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile-29 vs school

White (2022)3rd percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics33%-4 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy32%-17 vs state

Science19%-13 vs state

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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 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th 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	% Completely Immunized 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
Capay Joint Union Elementary	Public	K-8	7504 Cutting Ave.	Orland	95963	Tehama County	Capay Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 865-1222	211	10	21.1	41.2%	118 (55.9%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (43.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	39.7	3237^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.7%		66.2	1769^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.9%	1468																									23.5	15.8	19.4	34.8	40.9	17.7	33.3	41.2	21.1	31.9	60.9	31.8	23.5	41.2	23.5	10.5	33.0						$16,093	$2,001	$14,092
Lake Elementary	Public	K-8	4672 County Road North	Orland	95963	Glenn County	Lake Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 865-1255	196	10	20.6	43.4%	124 (63.3%)	1 (0.5%)	66 (33.7%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	59.1	2112^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.9%		69.9	1602^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	72.7%	510																									24.0	50.0	34.9	71.4	54.6	24.0	89.5	81.0	88.9	65.9	81.0	40.9	12.0	73.7	28.6	55.6	46.8						$15,741	$1,506	$14,235
Hamilton Elementary	Public	K-8	277 Capay Ave.	Hamilton City	95951	Glenn County	Hamilton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 826-3474	393	22	18.1	91.3%	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	364 (92.6%)	8 (2.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	16.2	5169^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.7%		20.6	4798^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.2%	371	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.2	0.8	14.8	11.1	11.1	13.6	8.3	11.8	3.7	19.2	3.7	4.6	4.2	7.1	3.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.2	1.6	12.8	17.4	15.1	10.2	7.8	22.2	32.6	32.6	13.3	19.4	26.5	11.8	10.9	32.6	11.6	15.2	18.2						$15,211	$1,019	$14,192
Kirkwood Elementary	Public	K-8	2049 Kirkwood Rd.	Corning	96021	Tehama County	Kirkwood Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 824-7773	105	5	21.0	41.0%	90 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																										23.1	34.8		15.4				53.9	40.9		30.8				15.4	31.8						$14,802	$433	$14,369
Plaza Elementary	Public	K-8	7322 County Road 24	Orland	95963	Glenn County	Plaza Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 865-1250	215	10	21.5	29.8%	123 (57.2%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (37.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.6%)	76.9	1287^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.0%		76.5	1317^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.6%	30																									56.5	52.6	54.8	69.6	77.3	69.6	30.4	71.4	70.0	64.4	87.0	81.8	39.1	39.1	71.4	52.6	61.8						$14,088	$1,760	$12,328
Fairview Elementary	Public	3-5	1308 Fairview St.	Orland	95963	Glenn County	Orland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 865-1235	458	20	22.4	84.9%	112 (24.5%)	2 (0.4%)	318 (69.4%)	10 (2.2%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	12.7	5448^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.0%		13	5479^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.6%	31																									13.1		13.1	19.6	24.7	20.3				21.5	16.5	18.1	9.2				14.5						$18,952	$2,175	$16,777
Mill Street Elementary	Public	K-2	102 Second St.	Orland	95963	Glenn County	Orland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 865-1240	521	27	19.3	86.9%	121 (23.2%)	3 (0.6%)	374 (71.8%)	7 (1.3%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)								(n/a)																																										93.6	98.4	94.7	97.9	98.4	$18,596	$2,886	$15,710
Nord Country	Public, Charter	K-8	5554 California St.	Chico	95973	Butte County	Nord Country District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3138	213	10	22.3	15.0%	174 (81.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.7%)	89.1	710^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.9%		85.1	946^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.9%	236																									72.0	71.4	71.7	70.8	68.0	96.0	56.5	42.9	81.0	69.8	75.0	84.0	72.0	43.5	9.5	42.9	56.1						$14,578	$825	$13,753
Columbia Academy	Public	K-8	1785 Columbia Ave.	Corning	96021	Tehama County	Corning Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 824-7797	8	2	3.9		3 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (62.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																																															$70,168	$2,439	$67,729
Vina Elementary	Public	1-8	7th and D Sts.	Vina	96092	Tehama County	Los Molinos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 839-2182	80	4	20.5	52.5%	40 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.0%)	55.1	2302^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	60.7%		78.8	1210^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.4%	1092																									46.2	43.8	44.8		35.7	46.2	41.7		56.3	41.7		30.8	53.9	50.0		62.5	50.7						$15,863	$1,301	$14,562

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How many students attend Capay Joint Union Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 211 students attended Capay Joint Union Elementary.

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Capay Joint Union Elementary ranks 3237^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Capay Joint Union Elementary?

Students at Capay Joint Union Elementary are 56% White, 44% Hispanic.

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