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Esparto Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5653^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of California elementary schools

Summary

Esparto Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 454 students in the rural Esparto Unified district, which ranks in the bottom quarter of all districts in California.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with its students scoring far below state averages in English, math, and science; it currently ranks in the lowest 3% of all elementary schools in the state. This performance is notably lower than nearby schools, such as Zamora Elementary and Plainfield Elementary, which serve similar communities but achieve much higher proficiency rates. A concerning trend is the school's steady decline in statewide ranking over the past decade, dropping from the 28th percentile to the 3rd.

A striking finding is that Esparto Elementary spends over $21,000 per student, which is much higher than surrounding schools, yet has the weakest academic outcomes. This suggests that how resources are used is a critical question. A potential bright spot is a major improvement in chronic absenteeism, which has been cut in half since 2022, indicating progress in getting students to school regularly.

454

Students ?

22.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,108

Per pupil spending ?

74.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17120 Omega St.
Esparto, CA 95627-0069

(530) 787-3417

District: Esparto Unified

Students who attend Esparto Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Esparto Middle
High:	Esparto High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.6%

White:

17.8%

Two or more races:

2.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (14% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg23%

California avg41%

5,653^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1203^rd of 1,543Esparto 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
2025	9.6	5653 of 5857	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	5513 of 5869	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	5416 of 5859	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	4941 of 5883	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	1153 of 1417	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	4333 of 5789	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	5207 of 5662	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.8	5048 of 5692	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.1	5205 of 5614	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	26.0	4040 of 5611	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.7	4147 of 5530	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.6	4340 of 5390	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.5	4302 of 5377	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	39.0	3235 of 5314	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	31.6	3585 of 5193	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.6	3162 of 5113	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.7	2989 of 5113	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.5	2256 of 4818	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	46.4	2367 of 4822	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	32.9	3078 of 4809	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	23.3	2940 of 3162	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	3080 of 3245	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	2615 of 3311	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.0	436 of 602	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	2391 of 3275	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	2940 of 3246	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.0	5426 of 5597	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	5277 of 5612	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	5360 of 5609	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	5166 of 5635	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	1166 of 1267	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	4268 of 5492	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	4886 of 5413	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	5003 of 5107	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	4942 of 5107	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	4867 of 5087	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	4484 of 5084	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	3461 of 4963	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	15.9	4473 of 4830	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	5354 of 5460	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	5117 of 5517	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	5098 of 5363	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	4555 of 5264	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	842 of 1110	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.2	3332 of 5173	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.3	4521 of 5084	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	5391 of 5628	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	5299 of 5643	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	4951 of 5638	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	4196 of 5663	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	891 of 1272	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.2	3853 of 5510	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	13.0	5090 of 5431	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	76 of 78	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	73 of 74	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	2304 of 2847	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	2582 of 2635	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	1686 of 2420	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.3	2532 of 2598	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	2227 of 2651	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	2483 of 2661	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	2129 of 2726	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	2651 of 2834	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)19th percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Migrant (2025)3rd percentile~ school

White (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy16%-33 vs state

Mathematics14%-24 vs state

Science9%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)					CSA Spanish Listening (2025)					CSA Spanish Writing (2025)					CSA Spanish Reading (2025)					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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th 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 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 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 All Grades	CAST Science 5th 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 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 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
Esparto Elementary	Public	K-5	17120 Omega St.	Esparto	95627	Yolo County	Esparto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 787-3417	454	20	22.7	74.2%	81 (17.8%)	9 (2.0%)	343 (75.6%)	5 (1.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	9.6	5653^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	3.5%		12.6	5513^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.1%	140																					9.3	9.3	15.7	16.9	16.0		16.2	15.7	16.9	8.0		13.6	97.3						$21,108	$2,380	$18,728
Plainfield Elementary	Public	K-6	20450 County Road 97	Woodland	95695	Yolo County	Woodland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 662-9301	257	12	21.2	57.2%	110 (42.8%)	0 (0.0%)	119 (46.3%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.2%)	49.9	2594^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.7%		54	2344^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.1%	250																					14.7	14.7	60.9	44.4	36.4	56.1	48.9	60.9	47.2	26.5	31.0	39.3							$9,745	$1,099	$8,646
Shirley Rominger Intermediate	Public	3-5	502 Niemann St.	Winters	95694	Yolo County	Winters Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 795-6320	363	15	24.2	60.6%	110 (30.3%)	2 (0.6%)	227 (62.5%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.5%)	32.3	3775^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.5%		32.2	3763^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	35.9%	12	5.1	3.2	0.0		3.2	25.6	12.9	17.4		19.4	5.1	6.5	0.0		4.3	5.1	3.2	0.0		3.2	32.5	32.5	31.9	34.6	40.9		35.7	34.8	21.5	22.5		26.5							$15,928	$1,845	$14,083
Waggoner Elementary	Public	K-2	500 Edwards St.	Winters	95694	Yolo County	Winters Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 795-6121	406	18	22.5	51.0%	134 (33.0%)	2 (0.5%)	245 (60.3%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.7%)								(n/a)																																	97.6				98.2		$15,240	$1,706	$13,534
Rhoda Maxwell Elementary	Public	K-6	50 Ashley Ave.	Woodland	95695	Yolo County	Woodland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 662-1784	395	16	24.2	83.5%	57 (14.4%)	9 (2.3%)	286 (72.4%)	22 (5.6%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.3%)	20.3	4804^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.0%		31.3	3829^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.8%	975																					22.9	22.9	14.0	29.8	31.3	37.7	28.4	18.0	17.5	16.7	17.3	17.4	93.4	97.4	96.1	94.7	97.4	96.1	$13,234	$4,867	$8,367
T. L. Whitehead Elementary	Public	K-6	624 West Southwood Dr.	Woodland	95695	Yolo County	Woodland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 662-2824	331	16	20.4	88.5%	33 (10.0%)	3 (0.9%)	253 (76.4%)	23 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	13 (3.9%)	9.3	5667^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.2%		11.3	5596^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.7%	71																					5.1	5.1	13.0	14.0	20.5	22.0	17.1	19.2	16.0	7.7	4.8	12.4							$10,115	$1,919	$8,196
Zamora Elementary	Public	K-6	1716 Cottonwood St.	Woodland	95695	Yolo County	Woodland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 666-3641	409	18	22.5	52.1%	160 (39.1%)	2 (0.5%)	204 (49.9%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	31 (7.6%)	68.5	1666^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.6%		74.2	1401^st of 5869 public elementary schools	76.1%	265																					32.7	32.7	52.7	79.1	42.9	65.0	58.8	63.6	64.3	34.7	45.0	52.2							$12,866	$6,111	$6,755
Freeman Elementary	Public	K-6	126 North West St.	Woodland	95695	Yolo County	Woodland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 662-1758	415	18	22.6	88.0%	42 (10.1%)	10 (2.4%)	318 (76.6%)	20 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	22 (5.3%)	24.9	4420^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.5%		26.9	4218^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.1%	202																					15.1	15.1	39.6	23.4	37.7	18.8	29.1	39.3	30.3	24.1	9.4	25.4	96.6				96.6		$12,395	$5,605	$6,790
Dingle Elementary	Public	K-6	625 Elm St.	Woodland	95695	Yolo County	Woodland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 662-7084	338	15	22.3	82.2%	35 (10.4%)	3 (0.9%)	268 (79.3%)	12 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	14 (4.1%)	13.4	5394^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.9%		12.2	5543^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	5.6%	149	0.0	10.7	8.7	3.3	5.6	11.5	17.9	30.4	3.3	15.0	0.0	25.0	8.7	3.3	9.4	0.0	7.1	8.7	3.3	4.7	26.8	26.8	18.4	13.0	34.2	14.3	19.5	12.2	8.5	14.6	4.0	9.5							$9,532	$806	$8,726
Gibson Elementary	Public	K-6	312 Gibson Rd.	Woodland	95695	Yolo County	Woodland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 662-3944	344	18	19.0	70.9%	83 (24.1%)	7 (2.0%)	207 (60.2%)	12 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.2%)	25	4410^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.7%		25.7	4306^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.6%	104																					12.5	12.5	20.0	36.6	24.5	48.9	33.1	22.9	29.3	14.3	22.5	21.8	96.9	96.9		96.9	96.9	96.9	$15,573	$7,808	$7,765

Frequently Asked Questions about Esparto Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Esparto Elementary?

Students at Esparto Elementary are 76% Hispanic, 18% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Esparto Elementary attend?

Students who attend Esparto Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Esparto Middle
High : Esparto High

What district is Esparto Elementary in?

Esparto Unified

Is Esparto Elementary a good school?

Esparto Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.5% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Esparto Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 454 students attended Esparto Elementary.

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