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Calaveras Elementary

Public Grades K-8

4812^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of California elementary schools

Summary

Calaveras Elementary is a K-8 public school serving 556 students in the Hollister School District, currently facing significant academic challenges that place it in the bottom 18th percentile of California elementary schools.

The school's academic performance is well below both district and state averages, with particular weaknesses in Science (6.25% proficient) and middle-grade Math, where proficiency drops as low as 3.23% in 6th grade. While serving a student population with high economic need (75.9% qualify for free/reduced lunch), its performance lags behind other schools with similar demographics, such as Sunnyslope Elementary. Notably, Hollister Prep, a charter school located very close by, achieves much stronger results, suggesting neighborhood challenges can be addressed effectively.

Calaveras shows specific strengths, including a dramatic recent improvement in chronic absenteeism and historically strong results for its migrant and English learner students. However, it shows critical weaknesses in supporting special education students. Compared to nearby options like the Hollister Dual Language Academy, which outperforms it academically, or higher-spending schools in other districts like Spring Grove Elementary, Calaveras has experienced a concerning multi-year decline in its statewide ranking.

556

Students ?

24.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,641

Per pupil spending ?

75.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1151 Buena Vista Rd. Ste. 100
Hollister, CA 95023-3329

(831) 636-4460

District: Hollister

Students who attend Calaveras Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Accelerated Achievement Academy
	Maze Middle
High:	Hollister High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.6%

Asian:

4.0%

White:

2.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2013 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Science scores 26 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg31%

California avg41%

Elementary school

4,812^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

2,556^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Hollister

1069^th of 1,543Hollister 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	20.2	4812 of 5857	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	4732 of 5869	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	4551 of 5859	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	4670 of 5883	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	3993 of 5789	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.9	3761 of 5662	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.0	4089 of 5692	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.1	5211 of 5614	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.5	5243 of 5611	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.2	5333 of 5530	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.9	5376 of 5390	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.7	5347 of 5377	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	30.2	3833 of 5314	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	39.5	3072 of 5193	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	33.2	3375 of 5113	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	7.0	5042 of 5113	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	17.4	4178 of 4818	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.1	4395 of 4822	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	11.7	4574 of 4809	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.7	2061 of 2227	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.7	2130 of 3162	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.1	1675 of 3245	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.2	1241 of 3311	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.6	1116 of 3275	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.2	878 of 3246	73.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	4616 of 5597	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	4188 of 5612	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	4387 of 5609	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	4574 of 5635	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	3985 of 5492	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	3677 of 5413	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	4084 of 5107	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	3938 of 5107	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	3881 of 5087	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	3920 of 5084	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.4	3137 of 4963	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.6	2755 of 4830	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	4433 of 5460	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	4622 of 5517	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	4361 of 5363	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	4119 of 5264	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.9	3718 of 5173	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.1	2881 of 5084	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	4659 of 5628	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	4879 of 5643	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	4390 of 5638	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	4342 of 5663	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	3761 of 5510	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.8	3876 of 5431	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.2	9 of 78	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	38.0	51 of 74	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.4	37 of 68	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	2594 of 2847	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	2054 of 2420	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	2556 of 2761	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	2397 of 2783	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	2153 of 2781	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	2488 of 2740	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	56.7	981 of 2715	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.5	675 of 2480	72.8%	★★★★☆
2017	50.0	1105 of 2508	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	15.9	2179 of 2497	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	9.7	2353 of 2477	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	15.0	2127 of 2379	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.7	1848 of 2259	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.2	1924 of 2236	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	64.3	677 of 2179	68.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.9	810 of 1478	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.6	634 of 1521	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.2	881 of 1540	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	87.2	80 of 1442	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	77.6	158 of 1364	88.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	2396 of 2533	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	1949 of 2551	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	1600 of 2531	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.7	2239 of 2509	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.8	833 of 2380	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.8	747 of 2262	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	2260 of 2395	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	2001 of 2388	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	1841 of 2374	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	2123 of 2359	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	72.9	437 of 2213	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	82.5	232 of 2072	88.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	2456 of 2542	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	2349 of 2579	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	2234 of 2531	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	2212 of 2458	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	79.2	320 of 2369	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	84.4	218 of 2230	90.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	2312 of 2534	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	2421 of 2552	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	2425 of 2538	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.0	2526 of 2527	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	1520 of 2407	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.0	774 of 2273	65.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Migrant (2025)88th percentile+71 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)33rd percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile~ school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2022)7th percentile-13 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)45th percentile+31 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy26%-23 vs state

Mathematics19%-18 vs state

Science6%-26 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)	% 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 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th 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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Calaveras Elementary	Public	K-8	1151 Buena Vista Rd. Ste. 100	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	Hollister	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 636-4460	556	23	24.7	75.9%	13 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	504 (90.6%)	22 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.3%)	20.2	4812^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.8%		21.4	4732^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	19.4%	80																	7.6	3.3	6.3	18.4	46.8	15.6	12.9	28.1	23.3	25.7	20.7	37.5	7.6	3.2	15.6	10.0	19.0						$11,641	$1,667	$9,974
Hollister Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	881 Line St.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	Hollister Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 313-0772	538	19	28.1	47.2%	45 (8.4%)	3 (0.6%)	466 (86.6%)	18 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	68.7	1655^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.7%		76.7	1303^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	77.8%	352																	32.2	35.0	33.6	54.2	50.0	55.9	50.0	72.4	63.3	57.7	44.1	75.9	67.8	50.0	69.0	60.0	61.1						$15,786	$826	$14,960
R. O. Hardin Elementary	Public	K-5	881 Line St.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	Hollister	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 636-4440	461	20	23.0	84.4%	14 (3.0%)	3 (0.7%)	415 (90.0%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.1%)	7.5	5760^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.7%		11.4	5593^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	4.7%	167																	7.8		7.8	11.4	15.4	10.0				12.4	13.9	10.3	7.8				10.9	96.2	98.1	98.1	98.1	97.1	$12,571	$1,764	$10,807
Hollister Dual Language Academy	Public	K-8	873 Santa Ana Rd. Ste. 200	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	Hollister	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 634-4930	858	36	23.6	62.0%	39 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	810 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.9%)	34.9	3598^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.6%		35.6	3470^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.9%	128	3.5	3.8	6.0	4.4	9.3	6.3	19.1	11.7	10.5	13.9	19.1	14.5	4.7	3.8	3.6	4.0	19.3	20.0	19.7	47.7	18.4	30.1	42.5	41.0	36.7	36.0	61.6	21.8	25.3	21.3	36.1	11.1	29.5	98.4		98.4			$12,404	$1,482	$10,922
Sunnyslope Elementary	Public	K-5	1475 Memorial Dr.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	Hollister	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 636-4420	602	27	22.2	70.8%	34 (5.6%)	9 (1.5%)	513 (85.2%)	17 (2.8%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	21 (3.5%)	58.9	2123^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	63.8%		43.8	2930^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.1%	807																	48.8		48.8	47.4	44.8	61.2				50.7	39.8	42.7	40.7				41.1	97.1	98.0		97.1		$12,122	$1,580	$10,542
Ladd Lane Elementary	Public	K-8	161 Ladd Ln.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	Hollister	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 636-4490	767	33	22.9	53.6%	173 (22.6%)	12 (1.6%)	536 (69.9%)	16 (2.1%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.8%)	20 (2.6%)	44.2	2935^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.9%		38.9	3241^st of 5869 public elementary schools	44.8%	306																	26.9	18.2	25.4	44.0	47.9	50.0	18.2	28.6	36.4	44.1	42.7	34.2	27.9	13.6	19.1	0.0	31.1						$11,896	$1,544	$10,352
Cerra Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	2151 Cerra Vista Dr.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	Hollister	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 636-4470	602	23	26.0	52.8%	94 (15.6%)	8 (1.3%)	424 (70.4%)	30 (5.0%)	6 (1.0%)	6 (1.0%)	34 (5.6%)	37.4	3385^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.2%		29	4016^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.6%	631																	34.8		34.8	36.0	47.1	46.7				43.0	20.2	28.7	23.3				23.9	95.9			96.9		$11,950	$1,600	$10,350
Rancho Santana	Public	K-8	1454 Santana Ranch Dr.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	Hollister	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 630-6300	678	25	26.6	53.5%	99 (14.6%)	9 (1.3%)	500 (73.7%)	25 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (1.8%)	31 (4.6%)	36.6	3435^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.4%		28.7	4047^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.0%	612																	27.9	10.2	20.5	33.8	45.6	36.4	33.9	27.3	16.3	33.5	46.1	32.9	16.2	27.1	10.9	6.1	25.1						$11,541	$1,589	$9,952
Southside Elementary	Public	K-8	4991 Southside Rd.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	Southside Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 637-4439	267	11	24.1	45.3%	78 (29.2%)	3 (1.1%)	179 (67.0%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	52.6	2456^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.1%		57.7	2164^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.1%	292																	30.8	33.3	32.1	30.3	42.3	53.9	72.0	59.4	44.4	49.7	39.4	50.0	26.9	48.0	43.8	37.0	40.8	91.3					$11,016	$960	$10,056
Spring Grove Elementary	Public	K-8	500 Spring Grove Rd.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	North County Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 637-3745	762	34	22.3	42.8%	273 (35.8%)	3 (0.4%)	449 (58.9%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.7%)	74.3	1412^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.9%		71.5	1528^th of 5869 public elementary schools	74.0%	116																	34.1	33.7	33.9	54.4	62.8	58.0	65.8	66.7	56.6	60.8	64.7	74.4	36.4	56.2	52.4	39.8	53.5	96.0	97.3		97.3		$18,209	$907	$17,302

Frequently Asked Questions about Calaveras Elementary

How many students attend Calaveras Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 556 students attended Calaveras Elementary.

Is Calaveras Elementary a good school?

Calaveras Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.8% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Calaveras Elementary?

Students at Calaveras Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Calaveras Elementary in?

Hollister

What schools do graduates of Calaveras Elementary attend?

Students who attend Calaveras Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Accelerated Achievement Academy
Middle : Maze Middle
High : Hollister High

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