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Rancho Tehama Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5486^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of California elementary schools

Summary

Rancho Tehama Elementary is a small, rural K-5 school serving 94 students in the Corning Union Elementary district, which faces significant academic challenges across the board.

This school consistently ranks among the lowest in the state for academic achievement, with recent test scores showing only about 15-18% of students proficient in English and Math, which is lower than other schools in its own district like West Street Elementary and Woodson Elementary. A major area of concern has been chronic absenteeism, though the school has made impressive progress, reducing it from over 77% to 22% in recent years. Interestingly, Rancho Tehama spends more per student (over $20,000) than most nearby schools, but this high level of funding has not yet translated into stronger academic results.

When looking at the wider area, schools like Richfield Elementary and Flournoy Elementary serve similar rural communities but achieve notably higher proficiency rates, suggesting different approaches may be at work. The school's performance has been very unstable over the past decade, swinging from average to the very bottom of state rankings, indicating a need for consistent, effective strategies to support its students.

Students ?

23.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,694

Per pupil spending ?

88.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17357 Stagecoach Rd.
Corning, CA 96021-2937

(530) 585-2800

District: Corning Union Elementary

Students who attend Rancho Tehama Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Maywood Middle
High:	Corning Union High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.0%

White:

26.6%

Two or more races:

5.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 62nd percentile in 2017 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (17% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 62nd-percentile peak (2017) to 6th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg22%

California avg43%

5,486^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	12.2	5486 of 5857	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	5745 of 5869	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	5809 of 5859	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	4813 of 5883	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	1362 of 1417	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	5123 of 5789	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.2	3395 of 5662	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	57.5	2154 of 5692	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	18.3	4756 of 5614	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	7.7	5570 of 5611	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	22.3	4435 of 5314	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	13.5	4830 of 5193	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	27.4	3791 of 5113	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.5	4337 of 5113	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.0	3238 of 4818	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	4717 of 5107	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	4788 of 5107	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	4914 of 5460	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	5406 of 5517	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	5278 of 5363	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	965 of 1110	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	4228 of 5173	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.0	2492 of 5084	51.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics18%-19 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy15%-33 vs state

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Schools Near Rancho Tehama Elementary

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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 (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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rancho Tehama Elementary	Public	K-5	17357 Stagecoach Rd.	Corning	96021	Tehama County	Corning Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 585-2800	94	4	23.5	88.3%	25 (26.6%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (66.0%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.3%)	12.2	5486^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.3%		8.6	5745^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.1%	259				25.0	8.7					15.4	31.3	8.7					18.0							$20,694	$4,247	$16,447
Flournoy Elementary	Public	K-8	15850 Paskenta Rd.	Flournoy	96029	Tehama County	Flournoy Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 833-5331	32	2	17.7	62.5%	21 (65.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (31.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.1%)								(n/a)										68.4							42.1							$21,578	$2,378	$19,200
Reeds Creek Elementary	Public	K-8	18335 Johnson Rd.	Red Bluff	96080	Tehama County	Reeds Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 527-6006	195	9	21.6	45.6%	152 (77.9%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.1%)	29.5	3997^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.8%		26.7	4236^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.8%	239	31.6	4.0	15.9	25.0	38.5	47.4	27.3	31.6	20.0	30.9	16.7	35.7	21.1	13.6	15.0	12.0	17.9	85.0			85.0			$14,034	$975	$13,059
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
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
Red Bluff Community Day	Public	K-8	1770 S. Jackson	Red Bluff	96080	Tehama County	Red Bluff Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 527-7200	16	3	4.9	62.5%	11 (68.8%)	1 (6.3%)	3 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.3%)								(n/a)										9.1							9.1							$88,609	$00	$88,609
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
William M. Metteer Elementary	Public	K-5	695 Kimball Rd.	Red Bluff	96080	Tehama County	Red Bluff Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 527-9015	458	20	22.9	77.5%	169 (36.9%)	5 (1.1%)	236 (51.5%)	6 (1.3%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.0%)	17.2	5080^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.3%		15.4	5270^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.2%	190	19.3		19.3	27.6	20.2	26.3				24.4	22.4	18.1	17.5				19.4	95.8	95.8	96.9		95.8		$19,733	$3,089	$16,644
Bidwell Elementary	Public	K-5	1256 Walnut St.	Red Bluff	96080	Tehama County	Red Bluff Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 527-7171	387	20	19.6	66.9%	191 (49.4%)	8 (2.1%)	142 (36.7%)	5 (1.3%)	5 (1.3%)	6 (1.6%)	30 (7.8%)	29.8	3981^st of 5857 public elementary schools	32.0%		29.5	3970^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.4%	11	21.4		21.4	25.0	39.0	19.6				27.8	40.3	40.7	17.9				33.7							$21,111	$2,737	$18,374
Jackson Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	225 South Jackson St.	Red Bluff	96080	Tehama County	Red Bluff Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 527-7150	407	19	21.1	82.3%	212 (52.1%)	3 (0.7%)	157 (38.6%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.7%)	35.5	3535^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.6%		26.6	4244^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.7%	709	36.1		36.1	19.7	25.8	55.6				34.2	18.1	23.8	40.3				27.5							$19,517	$3,270	$16,247

Frequently Asked Questions about Rancho Tehama Elementary

Is Rancho Tehama Elementary a good school?

Rancho Tehama Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.3% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Rancho Tehama Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 94 students attended Rancho Tehama Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Rancho Tehama Elementary?

Students at Rancho Tehama Elementary are 66% Hispanic, 27% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Rancho Tehama Elementary in?

Corning Union Elementary

What schools do graduates of Rancho Tehama Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rancho Tehama Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Maywood Middle
High : Corning Union High

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