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West Street Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4590^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of California elementary schools

Summary

West Street Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 324 students in Corning, CA, operating within the Corning Union Elementary district, which ranks among the lowest in the state.

The school faces significant challenges, with academic proficiency in English, math, and science well below state averages, and it has consistently received low statewide rankings. However, it performs slightly better than its immediate district peers like Olive View Elementary and Woodson Elementary in subjects like science. A major success story is a dramatic improvement in student attendance, reducing chronic absenteeism from over 58% to 12.4% in just three years, which is now better than the state average.

Notably, several schools within a short drive, such as Lake Elementary and Vina Elementary, perform significantly higher academically. Despite West Street Elementary spending more per student than these nearby schools and its district counterparts, this increased investment has not yet translated into comparable academic gains, indicating the school's improvement efforts are ongoing.

324

Students ?

23.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,100

Per pupil spending ?

90.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

900 West St.
Corning, CA 96021-2937

(530) 824-7705

District: Corning Union Elementary

Students who attend West Street Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Maywood Middle
High:	Corning Union High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.4%

White:

21.9%

Two or more races:

2.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Corning Union Elementary

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 19 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg21%

California avg41%

4,590^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Corning Union Elementary

1429^th of 1,543Corning 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	4590 of 5857	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	4479 of 5869	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	4804 of 5859	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	4897 of 5883	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	1302 of 1417	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	4241 of 5789	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	4582 of 5662	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.6	3471 of 5692	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	20.4	4580 of 5614	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.2	4314 of 5611	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.5	4372 of 5530	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.7	4664 of 5390	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.9	4139 of 5377	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.6	3737 of 5314	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.2	4269 of 5193	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	12.7	4783 of 5113	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	17.7	4467 of 5113	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.8	2504 of 3162	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.2	1937 of 3245	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	1935 of 3311	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.8	518 of 602	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	68.2	583 of 3275	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	54.5	1055 of 3246	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	4729 of 5597	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	4624 of 5612	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	4861 of 5609	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	4072 of 5635	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	1233 of 1267	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	4043 of 5492	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	4260 of 5413	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	4139 of 5107	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	4131 of 5107	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	4348 of 5087	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	4230 of 5084	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	3966 of 4963	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	3801 of 4830	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	4397 of 5460	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	4236 of 5517	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	4387 of 5363	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	4329 of 5264	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	994 of 1110	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	3530 of 5173	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.4	4234 of 5084	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	4003 of 5628	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	3857 of 5643	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.5	3988 of 5638	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	5291 of 5663	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	1019 of 1272	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	3991 of 5510	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	4570 of 5431	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	2188 of 2598	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	2190 of 2651	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	2398 of 2661	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	2227 of 2834	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	2465 of 2737	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)29th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)21st percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy30%-19 vs state

Mathematics22%-16 vs state

Science20%-13 vs state

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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)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
West Street Elementary	Public	K-6	900 West St.	Corning	96021	Tehama County	Corning Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 824-7705	324	14	23.1	90.4%	71 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	241 (74.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.2%)	23	4590^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.6%		23.9	4479^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.7%	111	20.0		20.0	21.2	40.0	30.0				29.9	17.3	35.6	12.8				21.5						$19,100	$2,995	$16,105
Woodson Elementary	Public	K-6	N 150 Toomes Ave.	Corning	96021	Tehama County	Corning Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 824-7720	486	22	22.0	89.5%	110 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	360 (74.1%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	21.6	4698^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.8%		19.9	4873^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	17.0%	175	13.8		13.8	29.4	24.6	31.4	24.5			27.9	26.8	29.6	23.9	13.7			24.2	95.9		95.9		97.3	$17,781	$2,514	$15,267
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
Olive View Elementary	Public	K-6	1402 Fig St.	Corning	96021	Tehama County	Corning Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 824-7715	549	23	23.8	89.6%	104 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	433 (78.9%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	17.1	5089^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.1%		17.9	5036^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.2%	53	13.6		13.6	19.7	31.6	22.5	14.9			22.9	29.9	25.0	8.0	20.4			20.3	95.9	96.9		96.9	96.9	$17,747	$2,503	$15,244
Richfield Elementary	Public	K-8	23875 River Rd.	Corning	96021	Tehama County	Richfield Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 824-3354	253	11	23.0	52.2%	107 (42.3%)	0 (0.0%)	134 (53.0%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	43.3	2988^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.0%		49	2612^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.5%	376	33.3	19.2	26.0	53.6	37.9	37.5	37.5	60.0	53.9	46.8	35.7	44.8	29.2	25.0	36.0	42.3	35.9						$8,245	$2,659	$5,586
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
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
Los Molinos Elementary	Public	K-8	7700 Stanford	Los Molinos	96055	Tehama County	Los Molinos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 384-7903	266	12	22.1	80.5%	90 (33.8%)	1 (0.4%)	158 (59.4%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.1%)	23.2	4572^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	21.9%		26.2	4274^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.2%	298	3.5	0.0	1.9	10.0	35.3	34.5	30.0	41.9	12.5	29.2	20.0	35.3	17.2	24.1	29.0	8.7	23.5						$18,454	$1,076	$17,378
Gerber Elementary	Public	K-8	23014 Chard Ave.	Gerber	96035	Tehama County	Gerber Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 385-1041	400	19	21.0	81.5%	71 (17.8%)	6 (1.5%)	314 (78.5%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	6.1	5807^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.9%		8.1	5768^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.7%	39	2.6	11.9	7.4	16.3	11.9	18.0	5.4	14.6	14.3	13.5	7.0	7.1	5.1	2.6	2.4	9.5	5.7	85.7	89.3	87.5	87.5	89.3	$17,361	$2,046	$15,315
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

Frequently Asked Questions about West Street Elementary

What schools do graduates of West Street Elementary attend?

Students who attend West Street Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Maywood Middle
High : Corning Union High

What is the racial makeup of West Street Elementary?

Students at West Street Elementary are 74% Hispanic, 22% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What district is West Street Elementary in?

Corning Union Elementary

Is West Street Elementary a good school?

West Street Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.6% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend West Street Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 324 students attended West Street Elementary.

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