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E. Ruth Sheldon Academy of Innovative Learning

Public Grades K-8

5480^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of California elementary schools

Summary

E. Ruth Sheldon Academy of Innovative Learning is a K-8 public school serving 492 students in the Fairfield-Suisun Unified district, which faces significant academic challenges and serves a community with high economic need.

The school is currently ranked in the bottom 10% of all California elementary schools, with notably low proficiency rates in math (9.8%) and English (19.2%). A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with 38% of students missing significant school time—the highest rate among nearby schools and nearly double the state average. The school's performance has declined over the past decade, and it shows particular difficulty in supporting middle-grade math and special education students, ranking in the 2nd percentile statewide for the latter.

Interestingly, school outcomes vary dramatically within the same neighborhood. While K.I. Jones Elementary and the Virtual Academy of Fairfield-Suisun achieve much higher academic results, E. Ruth Sheldon, along with Anna Kyle Elementary and Dover Elementary, ranks in the bottom 10%. This suggests that targeted improvements in attendance, math instruction, and resource allocation could help bridge this gap, as higher-performing schools with similar spending and demographics exist nearby.

492

Students ?

25.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,822

Per pupil spending ?

93.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1901 Woolner Ave.
Fairfield, CA 94533-5809

(707) 421-4150

District: Fairfield-Suisun Unified

Students who attend E. Ruth Sheldon Academy of Innovative Learning usually attend:

High:

Armijo High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.8%

African American:

8.1%

Asian:

7.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2013 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg34%

California avg41%

Elementary school

5,480^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

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Middle school

2,574^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	5480 of 5857	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	5558 of 5869	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	5606 of 5859	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	5572 of 5883	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	5431 of 5789	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	5255 of 5662	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.2	5533 of 5692	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.9	5497 of 5614	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.1	5417 of 5611	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	26.4	4322 of 5530	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.2	3935 of 5390	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.6	4214 of 5377	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.5	4263 of 5314	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.7	4299 of 5193	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.7	3618 of 5113	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.5	2811 of 5113	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.7	2250 of 4818	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	45.1	2435 of 4822	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	38.9	2693 of 4809	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	22.9	2958 of 3162	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	2733 of 3245	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	2413 of 3311	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	2691 of 3275	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	3066 of 3246	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	5088 of 5597	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	5251 of 5612	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	5314 of 5609	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	5397 of 5635	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	4943 of 5492	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	4939 of 5413	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	4781 of 5107	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	4884 of 5107	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	4972 of 5087	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	4825 of 5084	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	4590 of 4963	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	4474 of 4830	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	5061 of 5460	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	5168 of 5517	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	5109 of 5363	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	4873 of 5264	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	4828 of 5173	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	4678 of 5084	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	5308 of 5628	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	5365 of 5643	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	5416 of 5638	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	5344 of 5663	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	5337 of 5510	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	5062 of 5431	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	2798 of 2847	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	2562 of 2635	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	2574 of 2761	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	2544 of 2783	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	2634 of 2781	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	2308 of 2740	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	2458 of 2715	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	2173 of 2480	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.1	2319 of 2508	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.2	2285 of 2497	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	17.6	2097 of 2477	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	24.3	1446 of 1478	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	1271 of 1521	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.7	813 of 1540	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.9	1379 of 1442	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	1209 of 1364	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	2395 of 2533	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	2397 of 2551	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	2422 of 2531	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	1988 of 2509	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	2124 of 2380	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	2010 of 2262	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	2275 of 2395	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	2208 of 2388	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	2270 of 2374	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	1760 of 2359	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	2012 of 2213	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	1833 of 2072	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	2345 of 2542	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	2428 of 2579	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	2348 of 2531	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	1822 of 2458	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	2110 of 2369	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	1945 of 2230	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	2374 of 2534	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	2321 of 2552	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	2369 of 2538	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	2328 of 2527	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	2235 of 2407	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	2018 of 2273	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	1557 of 1566	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	1207 of 1531	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Female (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)2nd percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy19%-30 vs state

Science10%-22 vs state

Mathematics10%-27 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 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th 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
E. Ruth Sheldon Academy of Innovative Learning	Public	K-8	1901 Woolner Ave.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 421-4150	492	19	25.8	93.1%	22 (4.5%)	40 (8.1%)	363 (73.8%)	35 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (6.1%)	12.3	5480^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.4%		12	5558^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.3%	78													9.8	10.6	10.3	17.2	22.2	12.2	27.7	14.8	17.5	19.2	15.5	14.3	9.8	14.7	1.7	3.0	9.8	90.4	94.2	96.2	94.2	92.3	94.2	$15,822	$1,804	$14,018
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		$16,075	$1,646	$14,429
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							$16,809	$1,267	$15,542
K. I. Jones Elementary	Public	K-5	2001 Winston Dr.	Fairfield	94534	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 421-4195	760	29	26.2	47.2%	156 (20.5%)	60 (7.9%)	274 (36.1%)	138 (18.2%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.7%)	123 (16.2%)	74.9	1375^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.5%		81.5	1089^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.4%	286													52.4		52.4	51.8	58.7	69.6				60.2	47.8	56.3	52.4				52.3	98.1						$14,892	$1,127	$13,765
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							$15,442	$1,655	$13,787
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							$15,640	$1,483	$14,157
B. Gale Wilson Middle	Public	K-8	3301 Cherry Hills Ct.	Fairfield	94534	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 421-4225	602	27	22.4	62.3%	100 (16.6%)	70 (11.6%)	302 (50.2%)	53 (8.8%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.0%)	68 (11.3%)								(n/a)		5.0	5.0		22.5	22.5		7.7	7.7		7.7	7.7		27.6	27.6				36.0	35.0	33.0	34.7				20.4	22.6	24.9	22.5							$15,839	$1,486	$14,353
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	$15,932	$1,653	$14,279
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	$15,960	$1,666	$14,294
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		$15,958	$1,564	$14,394

Frequently Asked Questions about E. Ruth Sheldon Academy of Innovative Learning

What district is E. Ruth Sheldon Academy of Innovative Learning in?

Fairfield-Suisun Unified

What schools do graduates of E. Ruth Sheldon Academy of Innovative Learning attend?

Students who attend E. Ruth Sheldon Academy of Innovative Learning usually go on to attend:

High : Armijo High

Is E. Ruth Sheldon Academy of Innovative Learning a good school?

E. Ruth Sheldon Academy of Innovative Learning ranks in the bottom 6.4% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of E. Ruth Sheldon Academy of Innovative Learning?

Students at E. Ruth Sheldon Academy of Innovative Learning are 74% Hispanic, 8% African American, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 4% White.

How many students attend E. Ruth Sheldon Academy of Innovative Learning?

In the 2024-25 school year, 492 students attended E. Ruth Sheldon Academy of Innovative Learning.

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