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Cleo Gordon Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5354^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of California elementary schools

Summary

Cleo Gordon Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 464 students in the Fairfield-Suisun Unified district, located in a community with high economic need where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with proficiency rates in English, Math, and Science well below state and district averages, and its statewide ranking has declined over the past decade. A major factor is chronic student absenteeism, which, while improving, remains higher than average. When compared to nearby schools, performance varies dramatically even within a short distance. For instance, the Virtual Academy of Fairfield-Suisun has much higher test scores and a near-perfect attendance rate, while Anna Kyle Elementary, less than a mile away, performs similarly to Cleo Gordon. Other neighbors like Crescent Elementary and Laurel Creek Elementary show moderate performance.

Despite these challenges, the school's spending per student is comparable to most area schools, and it has shown some areas of strength, such as in serving special education students in recent years. The wide range of outcomes among local schools, including the standout success of the virtual academy, suggests that factors beyond funding and student demographics play a key role in student success at the elementary level in this district.

464

Students ?

24.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,203

Per pupil spending ?

90.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1950 Dover Ave.
Fairfield, CA 94533-2345

(707) 421-4125

District: Fairfield-Suisun Unified

Students who attend Cleo Gordon Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Grange Middle
High:	Fairfield High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.1%

African American:

17.9%

Asian:

7.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2013 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg34%

California avg41%

5,354^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 19Elementary Schools in the Fairfield-Suisun Unified

942^nd of 1,543Fairfield-Suisun 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	13.9	5354 of 5857	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	5522 of 5869	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	5071 of 5859	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	5094 of 5883	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	5249 of 5789	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	5265 of 5662	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	17.4	4909 of 5692	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.3	4765 of 5614	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.4	4390 of 5611	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.5	4003 of 5530	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.9	4782 of 5390	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.5	4161 of 5377	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.8	4858 of 5314	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.1	4902 of 5193	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.8	4887 of 5113	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.9	4922 of 5113	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	12.9	4484 of 4818	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.6	4627 of 4822	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	12.4	4530 of 4809	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	377 of 569	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.2	437 of 593	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	418 of 661	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.2	498 of 663	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.5	404 of 747	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	440 of 700	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	21.4	2276 of 2585	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.1	1065 of 2128	50.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	24.2	2886 of 3162	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	2893 of 3245	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	2950 of 3311	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	2704 of 3275	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	2862 of 3246	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	5395 of 5597	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	5155 of 5612	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	4826 of 5609	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	4823 of 5635	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	4902 of 5492	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	5027 of 5413	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	4704 of 5107	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	4923 of 5107	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	4686 of 5087	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	4252 of 5084	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	4633 of 4963	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	4649 of 4830	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	4860 of 5460	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	5291 of 5517	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	4822 of 5363	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	4465 of 5264	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	4668 of 5173	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	4768 of 5084	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	4757 of 5628	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	5367 of 5643	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	4904 of 5638	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	4892 of 5663	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	5047 of 5510	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	5051 of 5431	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	2.4	659 of 670	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	1254 of 2847	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.6	2134 of 2635	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)56th percentile+47 vs school

African American (2025)34th percentile+25 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2019)12th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)9th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)2nd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy25%-24 vs state

Science16%-16 vs state

Mathematics11%-26 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 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 4th 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	% 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
Cleo Gordon Elementary	Public	K-5	1950 Dover Ave.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 421-4125	464	19	24.4	90.5%	29 (6.3%)	83 (17.9%)	288 (62.1%)	35 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.8%)	13.9	5354^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.6%		12.5	5522^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	5.9%	168									16.2		16.2	29.3	22.2	23.1				24.9	13.2	9.4	11.8				11.4	95.5			96.6	96.6		$17,203	$16,000	$1,203
Dover Elementary	Public	K-5	301 East Alaska Ave.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 435-3794	463	20	23.1	81.4%	24 (5.2%)	70 (15.1%)	267 (57.7%)	44 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	51 (11.0%)	10.3	5617^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.1%		11.5	5584^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.9%	33									5.7		5.7	22.5	20.0	14.3				19.1	11.0	22.2	0.0				11.6	98.2			98.2		98.2	$15,195	$14,370	$825
Anna Kyle Elementary	Public	K-5	1600 Kidder Ave.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 421-4105	603	24	25.6	93.0%	15 (2.5%)	62 (10.3%)	468 (77.6%)	23 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	30 (5.0%)	6.8	5790^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.1%		7.2	5800^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.2%	10									1.3		1.3	14.3	11.8	18.2				14.4	12.9	7.0	6.5				8.9	96.0	97.6		96.8	96.8	97.6	$15,498	$14,526	$972
Sullivan Language Immersion Academy	Public	K-5	2195 Union Ave.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 366-0685	455	19	23.9	73.0%	14 (3.1%)	13 (2.9%)	412 (90.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	19.6	4864^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.0%		28.4	4080^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.5%	784	14.8	14.8	25.9	25.9	25.9	25.9	13.0	13.0	11.3		11.3	27.0	29.1	13.2				23.4	28.6	29.1	18.9				25.7							$15,240	$14,430	$810
Laurel Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	2900 Gulf Dr.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 421-4291	648	26	25.0	65.0%	61 (9.4%)	107 (16.5%)	238 (36.7%)	134 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.0%)	95 (14.7%)	32.3	3778^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.5%		30.9	3869^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.1%	91									17.3		17.3	28.2	49.0	31.7				36.1	35.5	37.5	17.5				31.1	96.6	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3		$16,456	$15,970	$486
Suisun Elementary	Public	K-5	725 Golden Eye Way	Suisun City	94585	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 421-4210	512	20	26.1	74.8%	55 (10.7%)	82 (16.0%)	221 (43.2%)	71 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	78 (15.2%)	13.3	5399^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.8%		14.7	5339^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.0%	60									12.2		12.2	13.8	24.2	31.1				22.9	13.8	18.2	9.5				14.2							$13,525	$13,026	$499
Weir Preparatory Academy	Public	K-8	1975 Pennsylvania Ave.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 399-3300	699	25	27.8	91.0%	31 (4.4%)	121 (17.3%)	431 (61.7%)	51 (7.3%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (2.0%)	50 (7.2%)	12.8	5432^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	7.3%		15	5304^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.6%	128									11.3	16.9	14.3	12.2	19.7	22.9	30.0	33.3	50.6	28.7	14.9	18.2	12.9	11.0	17.4	28.9	17.3							$15,266	$14,262	$1,004
Tolenas Elementary	Public	K-5	4500 Tolenas Rd.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 421-4350	316	15	21.7	83.9%	22 (7.0%)	51 (16.1%)	165 (52.2%)	31 (9.8%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	43 (13.6%)	12.8	5440^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.1%		6.4	5827^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.7%	387									12.5		12.5	30.6	18.3	17.0				21.8	22.5	9.5	8.3				13.1	93.7	97.5		94.9	96.2	94.9	$16,725	$14,868	$1,857
Virtual Academy of Fairfield-Suisun	Public, Virtual	K-8	1100 Harry Price Dr.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(707) 438-6973	175	7	25.0	60.6%	16 (9.1%)	27 (15.4%)	84 (48.0%)	19 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	24 (13.7%)	52.6	2455^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.1%		48.8	2624^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.3%	169									40.0	68.4	57.1	30.8	22.2	48.0	71.4	82.4	72.5	58.2	30.8	23.5	40.0	57.1	58.8	79.0	53.4							$18,670	$18,184	$486
Fairview Elementary	Public	K-5	830 First St.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 421-4165	591	25	23.6	85.4%	45 (7.6%)	63 (10.7%)	416 (70.4%)	46 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.2%)	9.7	5646^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.6%		10.8	5640^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.9%	6									4.4		4.4	17.0	20.4	20.5				19.2	9.0	12.6	13.8				11.7	95.6				96.5		$16,602	$15,620	$982

Frequently Asked Questions about Cleo Gordon Elementary

How many students attend Cleo Gordon Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 464 students attended Cleo Gordon Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Cleo Gordon Elementary?

Students at Cleo Gordon Elementary are 62% Hispanic, 18% African American, 8% Asian, 6% White, 6% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Cleo Gordon Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cleo Gordon Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Grange Middle
High : Fairfield High

Is Cleo Gordon Elementary a good school?

Cleo Gordon Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.6% of California elementary schools.

What district is Cleo Gordon Elementary in?

Fairfield-Suisun Unified

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