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Van Allen Elementary

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Van Allen Elementary ranks 1981 st of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1981^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of California elementary schools

Summary

Van Allen Elementary serves 325 students in grades K–5 in Escalon, California, near several other elementary schools. In 2025–2026, its overall results were close to the state average in English language arts (ELA) and higher in math and science, but that schoolwide picture hides a clear grade-level concern: fourth grade had the school’s weakest results in both ELA and math.

Math is the school’s strongest subject compared with the state, its district, and nearby K–5 schools; ELA is its weakest. Van Allen’s proficiency was 51% in math, 13 percentage points above the state and 18 above Escalon Unified; it was also 7 points above the average for nearby Dent Elementary, Salida Elementary, and Sisk Elementary. Science was 42%, above the state by 6 points and the nearby K–5 average by 7. ELA was 49%, essentially level with the state and nearby K–5 schools, though 7 points above the district. The grade-level differences are striking: fourth-grade ELA was 32%, below the state’s 46% and the district’s 33%, while fourth-grade math was 35%, below the state’s 42%. By contrast, third-grade math reached 68%, and fifth-grade ELA was 63%.

Over the four years reported, results declined by 5 percentage points in ELA, 6 in math, and 4 in science; most recently, ELA and math improved, while science fell by 12 points. SchoolDigger placed Van Allen at the 66th percentile with three stars in 2025–2026, a middle-of-the-pack local standing. Its 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 21.6, within the nearby range of 19.0–24.7. In 2024–2025, 49% of students were reported as free/reduced lunch eligible; California provides free meals statewide, so this eligibility figure is not a measure of meal access. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for “White Students” was at the 46th percentile, 20 points below the school’s overall percentile, indicating a lower relative standing for how the school serves this group than its overall ranking suggests.

325

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,023

Per pupil spending ?

48.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

21051 East Highway 120
Escalon, CA 95320-9798

(209) 838-2931

District: Escalon Unified

Students who attend Van Allen Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	El Portal Middle
High:	Escalon High

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.1%

Hispanic:

42.2%

Two or more races:

1.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 77th percentile in 2023 → 66th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (49% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Escalon Unified

✓Above the California median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 77th-percentile peak (2023) to 66th (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg36%

California avg42%

1,981^st of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From top 39% (2016) to top 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Escalon Unified

437^th of 968Escalon 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	62.0	1981 of 5804	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.8	2026 of 5857	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.2	1973 of 5869	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.2	1360 of 5859	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	60.6	2003 of 5883	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.8	528 of 1417	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.2	2004 of 5789	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.6	1969 of 5662	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.8	2022 of 5692	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.7	2197 of 5614	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.1	1889 of 5611	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.1	2167 of 5530	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.5	2015 of 5390	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.7	2312 of 5377	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	40.8	3126 of 5314	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.1	2479 of 5193	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	43.9	2732 of 5113	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.2	2727 of 5113	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.2	2188 of 4818	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	51.4	2118 of 4822	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	66.0	1445 of 4809	70.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	48.6	2588 of 5569	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.5	2269 of 5597	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.7	2434 of 5612	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.4	1793 of 5609	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.1	1975 of 5635	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.7	553 of 1267	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.9	1934 of 5492	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.7	1942 of 5413	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	53.4	2128 of 5085	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.1	2859 of 5107	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.1	2062 of 5107	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.6	2028 of 5087	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.3	2252 of 5084	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.8	2431 of 4963	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.3	2201 of 4830	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	58.6	1945 of 5412	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.1	1795 of 5460	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.5	1942 of 5517	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.5	1666 of 5363	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.6	2056 of 5264	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.8	509 of 1110	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.1	2677 of 5173	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.0	2107 of 5084	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	69.8	1518 of 5590	72.8%	★★★★☆
2025	66.3	1684 of 5628	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	73.2	1355 of 5643	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.2	1082 of 5638	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	60.2	1948 of 5663	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.6	413 of 1272	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.8	1968 of 5510	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.8	1886 of 5431	65.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	50.9	1364 of 2532	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.6	1205 of 2598	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.9	1356 of 2651	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	71.5	749 of 2661	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	46.1	1576 of 2726	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.9	1496 of 2834	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.7	1427 of 2737	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)73rd percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)64th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)58th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2026)54th percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)46th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics51%+13 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy49%~ state avg

Science42%+6 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)							% Completely Immunized (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/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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Van Allen Elementary	Public	K-5	21051 East Highway 120	Escalon	95320	San Joaquin County	Escalon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 838-2931	325	15	21.6	48.6%	179 (55.1%)	2 (0.6%)	137 (42.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	62	1981^st of 5804 public elementary schools	65.9%		60.8	2026^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.4%	45	41.7		41.7	57.1	32.3	62.5				49.1	68.0	35.5	54.2				51.3					$16,023	$15,218	$805
Dent Elementary	Public	K-5	1998 Yosemite Ave.	Escalon	95320	San Joaquin County	Escalon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 838-7031	671	33	20.3	50.2%	287 (42.8%)	5 (0.7%)	332 (49.5%)	13 (1.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.6%)	51.4	2521^st of 5804 public elementary schools	56.6%		35.1	3569^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.1%	1048	29.8		29.8	61.9	36.5	48.1				48.8	59.8	38.5	26.9				41.4	96.4		97.3		$15,442	$14,634	$808
Colony Oak Elementary	Public	K-8	22241 South Murphy Rd.	Ripon	95366	San Joaquin County	Ripon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 599-7145	447	19	23.2	22.4%	256 (57.3%)	0 (0.0%)	134 (30.0%)	22 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.6%)	74.2	1397^th of 5804 public elementary schools	75.9%		68.7	1657^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.7%	260	39.3	40.4	39.8	71.4	52.1	60.7	61.2	64.7	71.2	63.4	64.3	54.2	42.9	59.2	58.8	69.2	57.7					$18,757	$18,126	$631
Park View Elementary	Public	K-8	751 Cindy Dr.	Ripon	95366	San Joaquin County	Ripon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 599-1882	467	19	24.3	20.3%	187 (40.0%)	2 (0.4%)	133 (28.5%)	105 (22.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.4%)	80.8	1100^th of 5804 public elementary schools	81.0%		88.7	729^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.6%	371	38.2	54.9	46.2	51.3	68.1	61.8	78.4	80.0	94.1	73.2	66.7	68.1	52.7	64.7	61.8	82.4	65.8					$17,757	$17,220	$537
Ripona Elementary	Public	K-8	415 East Oregon St.	Ripon	95366	San Joaquin County	Ripon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 599-4104	473	20	23.3	48.2%	138 (29.2%)	2 (0.4%)	270 (57.1%)	39 (8.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.7%)	56	2261^st of 5804 public elementary schools	61.0%		49.6	2618^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.3%	357	27.3	15.1	20.6	43.2	59.2	45.5	48.9	76.0	47.2	53.7	54.6	55.1	29.6	38.3	64.0	39.6	47.0					$18,080	$16,958	$1,122
Great Valley Academy - Salida	Public, Charter	K-8	5901 Sisk Rd.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Great Valley Academy - Salida District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 545-7500	927	38	24.7	31.3%	256 (27.6%)	22 (2.4%)	532 (57.4%)	48 (5.2%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (6.8%)								(n/a)
Ripon Elementary	Public	K-8	509 West Main St.	Ripon	95366	San Joaquin County	Ripon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 599-4225	460	21	21.6	39.3%	190 (41.3%)	4 (0.9%)	192 (41.7%)	23 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (10.9%)	63.4	1906^th of 5804 public elementary schools	67.2%		66.7	1755^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.0%	151	47.3	74.0	60.0	51.1	55.8	52.7	60.0	66.7	76.0	60.4	53.3	44.2	38.2	34.0	49.0	74.0	48.5					$19,617	$18,490	$1,127
Sisk Elementary	Public	K-5	5337 Sugar Creek Ln.	Salida	95368	Stanislaus County	Salida Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 545-1671	286	13	22.0	68.2%	50 (17.5%)	2 (0.7%)	183 (64.0%)	33 (11.5%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	14 (4.9%)	55.7	2282^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	60.7%		48.2	2685^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.2%	403	36.4		36.4	45.5	44.7	59.1				49.3	43.6	42.6	43.2				43.2	94.4	96.3		96.3	$39,375	$37,082	$2,293
Stanislaus Elementary	Public	K-6	1931 Kiernan Ave.	Modesto	95356	Stanislaus County	Stanislaus Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 545-0718	307	16	19.0	60.6%	79 (25.7%)	5 (1.6%)	136 (44.3%)	41 (13.4%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	40 (13.0%)	73.9	1407^th of 5804 public elementary schools	75.8%		66.7	1754^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.1%	347	51.9		51.9	45.8	55.6	61.1	63.2			56.3	58.3	47.2	59.3	50.0			54.6	96.4		96.4		$31,289	$30,822	$467
Weston Elementary	Public	K-8	1660 Stanley Dr.	Ripon	95366	San Joaquin County	Ripon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 599-7113	464	20	22.9	26.1%	215 (46.3%)	4 (0.9%)	178 (38.4%)	34 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.7%)	71.9	1489^th of 5804 public elementary schools	74.3%		74.5	1397^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.1%	92	49.1	51.0	50.0	40.9	55.8	61.1	68.8	67.3	70.6	61.2	47.7	48.1	58.5	54.2	54.6	62.8	54.5					$18,876	$17,918	$958

Frequently Asked Questions about Van Allen Elementary

What schools do graduates of Van Allen Elementary attend?

Students who attend Van Allen Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : El Portal Middle
High : Escalon High

What district is Van Allen Elementary in?

Escalon Unified

Is Van Allen Elementary a good school?

Van Allen Elementary ranks 1981^st of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Van Allen Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 325 students attended Van Allen Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Van Allen Elementary?

Students at Van Allen Elementary are 55% White, 42% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

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