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Nelda Mundy Elementary

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Nelda Mundy Elementary ranks 961 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

961^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of California elementary schools

Summary

Nelda Mundy Elementary is a high-performing K-5 public school serving 756 students in the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District, consistently ranking among the top schools in its district and the state.

The school stands out for its strong academic results, with student proficiency in English, Math, and Science being approximately two to three times higher than some other district schools like Fairview Elementary. It also maintains a remarkably low rate of chronic student absenteeism at 12.2%, which is less than half the district average and a key factor in its success. While the student population has a lower percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch (25%) compared to many neighboring schools, Nelda Mundy demonstrates effective support for all students, with historically strong performance across diverse groups.

An interesting finding is that Nelda Mundy achieves these excellent outcomes with per-student spending that is actually lower than several lower-performing comparison schools in the area, such as Weir Preparatory Academy. This suggests that factors like instructional quality, school culture, and community engagement are significant drivers of student success. While its statewide ranking has seen a slight recent dip from its peak, it remains a clear academic leader within Fairfield-Suisun Unified, outperforming nearby schools like K. I. Jones Elementary and Cordelia Hills Elementary.

756

Students ?

24.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,489

Per pupil spending ?

25%

Free/discounted lunch ?

570 Vintage Valley Dr.
Fairfield, CA 94534-1416

(707) 863-7920

District: Fairfield-Suisun Unified

Students who attend Nelda Mundy Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Green Valley Middle
High:	Angelo Rodriguez High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

31.0%

Hispanic:

23.5%

White:

22.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 98th percentile in 2013 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (65% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Fairfield-Suisun Unified

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2013

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg34%

California avg41%

961^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	84.0	961 of 5857	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	89.0	749 of 5869	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	88.8	774 of 5859	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	84.8	949 of 5883	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	87.6	772 of 5789	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	82.1	1027 of 5662	81.9%	★★★★☆
2017	90.2	632 of 5692	88.9%	★★★★☆
2016	90.2	606 of 5614	89.2%	★★★★☆
2015	91.3	554 of 5611	90.1%	★★★★★
2013	94.8	129 of 5530	97.7%	★★★★★
2012	94.4	127 of 5390	97.6%	★★★★★
2011	93.4	229 of 5377	95.7%	★★★★★
2010	93.0	259 of 5314	95.1%	★★★★★
2009	92.1	344 of 5193	93.4%	★★★★★
2008	91.0	429 of 5113	91.6%	★★★★★
2007	85.9	719 of 5113	85.9%	★★★★☆
2006	79.2	999 of 4818	79.3%	★★★★☆
2005	78.7	985 of 4822	79.6%	★★★★☆
2004	77.7	994 of 4809	79.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.4	124 of 569	78.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	735 of 1203	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.6	818 of 1205	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.9	553 of 1190	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.5	910 of 1154	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	69.0	399 of 1149	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.5	631 of 1071	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	76.4	349 of 2227	84.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.8	855 of 5597	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	90.0	621 of 5612	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	87.1	783 of 5609	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	83.8	922 of 5635	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	85.6	791 of 5492	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	80.3	1026 of 5413	81.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	594 of 5107	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	91.8	291 of 5107	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	86.9	476 of 5087	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	86.7	482 of 5084	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	83.8	559 of 4963	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.1	682 of 4830	85.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	1366 of 5460	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	885 of 5517	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	89.8	397 of 5363	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	82.3	658 of 5264	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	88.9	328 of 5173	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	63.7	1534 of 5084	69.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.1	1017 of 5628	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	84.5	899 of 5643	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	87.7	735 of 5638	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	81.4	1042 of 5663	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	86.9	738 of 5510	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	81.9	979 of 5431	82.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	315 of 718	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.3	240 of 670	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.1	306 of 669	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.0	189 of 610	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.2	285 of 445	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.5	181 of 339	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	838 of 2847	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	58.3	751 of 2635	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	84.7	240 of 2420	90.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	694 of 2598	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	724 of 2651	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	83.1	301 of 2661	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	61.2	1113 of 2726	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.7	410 of 2834	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	69.0	861 of 2737	68.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)85th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)84th percentile~ school

Male (2025)82nd percentile~ school

African American (2025)78th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)73rd percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)71st percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)56th percentile-27 vs school

Asian (2025)39th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy69%+20 vs state

Mathematics64%+27 vs state

Science55%+22 vs state

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Monday, October 29, 2012

My Daughter attends school here and it is a wonderful place to learn with an enormous amount of parent participation. Close Quote

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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 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	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
Nelda Mundy Elementary	Public	K-5	570 Vintage Valley Dr.	Fairfield	94534	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 863-7920	756	31	24.3	25.0%	169 (22.4%)	53 (7.0%)	178 (23.5%)	234 (31.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	120 (15.9%)	84	961^st of 5857 public elementary schools	83.6%		89	749^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.2%	212									54.6		54.6	54.1	75.0	78.7				69.0	49.2	73.4	69.4				64.0	97.4		98.0				$14,489	$13,982	$507
Oakbrook Academy of the Arts	Public	K-8	700 Oakbrook Dr.	Fairfield	94534	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 863-7930	573	23	24.9	53.4%	103 (18.0%)	53 (9.2%)	210 (36.6%)	133 (23.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	69 (12.0%)	52.3	2481^st of 5857 public elementary schools	57.6%		50.7	2520^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.1%	39									22.7	31.2	26.8	57.6	42.1	43.9	50.8	41.7	42.6	46.9	48.5	36.8	37.9	38.8	24.5	34.4	37.4	95.9			95.9	95.9		$15,686	$15,200	$486
Cordelia Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	4770 Canyon Hills Dr.	Fairfield	94534	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 864-1905	754	29	26.0	33.6%	105 (13.9%)	44 (5.8%)	198 (26.3%)	281 (37.3%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	116 (15.4%)	73.6	1445^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.3%		73.7	1421^st of 5869 public elementary schools	75.8%	24									51.6		51.6	47.4	57.5	70.7				58.8	44.7	56.7	56.1				52.8	97.5			98.3	98.3	98.3	$14,756	$14,270	$486
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	$16,576	$15,682	$894
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							$16,128	$15,642	$486
Suisun Valley Elementary	Public	K-8	4985 Lambert Rd.	Fairfield	94534	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 421-4338	495	19	26.7	30.3%	189 (38.2%)	31 (6.3%)	153 (30.9%)	66 (13.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (11.1%)	66	1790^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.4%		71.7	1512^th of 5869 public elementary schools	74.2%	278									36.2	40.0	38.1	67.9	70.7	55.2	46.7	72.6	55.6	61.5	62.3	62.7	37.9	21.7	59.0	40.7	47.3							$14,514	$14,026	$488
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
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						$14,604	$14,118	$486
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Nelda Mundy Elementary

What district is Nelda Mundy Elementary in?

Fairfield-Suisun Unified

How many students attend Nelda Mundy Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 756 students attended Nelda Mundy Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Nelda Mundy Elementary?

Students at Nelda Mundy Elementary are 31% Asian, 24% Hispanic, 22% White, 16% Two or more races, 7% African American.

Is Nelda Mundy Elementary a good school?

Nelda Mundy Elementary ranks 961^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Nelda Mundy Elementary attend?

Students who attend Nelda Mundy Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Green Valley Middle
High : Angelo Rodriguez High

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