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Jamestown Elementary

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Jamestown Elementary ranks 4347 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

4347^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of California elementary schools

Summary

Jamestown Elementary is a public K-8 school serving 409 students in the 2024-2025 school year, located in the Jamestown Elementary district, which is ranked in the lower quarter of all districts in California.

Academic performance at the school is below state averages, with about 32% of students proficient in English and 27% in math, which is lower than many nearby schools like Soulsbyville Elementary and Belleview Elementary. There is also significant inconsistency between grade levels; for example, while 3rd-grade math scores are near the state average, 5th-grade math proficiency is very low at 5.4%. The school spends more per student, at over $21,000, than comparison schools such as Sonora Elementary and Summerville Elementary, yet outcomes are weaker.

A notable positive trend is a dramatic improvement in chronic absenteeism, which has fallen to 11.9%, below the state average. However, performance gaps are evident when compared to the much smaller Chinese Camp Elementary in the same district, which has stronger academic results and a lower student-teacher ratio. The school's overall ranking has declined slightly, and it faces the challenge of improving outcomes consistently across all grades and for all students.

409

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,971

Per pupil spending ?

71.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

18299 Fifth Ave.
Jamestown, CA 95327-9671

(209) 984-4058

District: Jamestown Elementary

Students who attend Jamestown Elementary usually attend:

High:

Sonora High

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.5%

Hispanic:

27.1%

Two or more races:

4.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

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

!Writing scores 17 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg23%

California avg41%

Elementary school

4,347^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,652^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

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1121^st of 1,543Jamestown Elementary 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	25.6	4347 of 5857	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	4336 of 5869	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	4070 of 5859	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.6	4682 of 5883	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	1256 of 1417	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	5069 of 5789	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	4755 of 5662	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.5	4126 of 5692	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.0	4175 of 5614	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.0	4731 of 5611	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.5	3781 of 5530	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.6	2644 of 5390	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	43.9	2957 of 5377	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.2	2679 of 5314	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.6	2902 of 5193	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.3	2521 of 5113	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	48.2	2424 of 5113	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	50.3	2181 of 4818	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	47.1	2335 of 4822	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	46.8	2316 of 4809	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	3977 of 5597	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	4074 of 5612	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	3940 of 5609	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	3968 of 5635	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	1132 of 1267	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	5298 of 5492	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	4784 of 5413	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	4824 of 5107	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	3835 of 5107	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	4464 of 5087	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	4756 of 5084	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	3992 of 4963	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	4059 of 5460	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	3795 of 5517	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	3771 of 5363	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	4218 of 5264	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	901 of 1110	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	4265 of 5173	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	4334 of 5084	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	4541 of 5628	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	5140 of 5643	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	3900 of 5638	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.1	4797 of 5663	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	1039 of 1272	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	5010 of 5510	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	4131 of 5431	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	2298 of 2598	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	2327 of 2651	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	2389 of 2661	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	2564 of 2726	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.7	2797 of 2834	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	2634 of 2737	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	1652 of 2761	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	1804 of 2783	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.7	1955 of 2781	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	1961 of 2740	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	664 of 894	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.0	1484 of 2715	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.3	1484 of 2480	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.0	1619 of 2508	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.0	1397 of 2497	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.1	1440 of 2477	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.3	1285 of 2379	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.4	1113 of 2259	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	44.6	1240 of 2236	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.5	1028 of 2179	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.4	961 of 2063	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.4	729 of 2005	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	43.7	1044 of 1999	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.3	898 of 1804	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	40.8	981 of 1777	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	53.2	717 of 1769	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	1480 of 2533	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.6	1519 of 2551	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.0	1922 of 2531	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.5	1391 of 2509	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.6	497 of 738	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.2	1283 of 2380	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.2	1526 of 2262	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	1149 of 2395	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.4	1448 of 2388	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.1	1899 of 2359	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.3	826 of 2213	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	1443 of 2542	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	1505 of 2579	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	1682 of 2531	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	1671 of 2458	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.4	498 of 721	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.7	1117 of 2369	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.4	1214 of 2230	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	1624 of 2534	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.4	1858 of 2552	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	1676 of 2538	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.0	2254 of 2527	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	581 of 763	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.4	1203 of 2407	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.8	1232 of 2273	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	1315 of 1520	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	1293 of 1537	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	1438 of 1543	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	1341 of 1555	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	1358 of 1602	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	1366 of 1496	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)29th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile~ school

Male (2025)19th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile-20 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)36th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy32%-17 vs state

Mathematics27%-10 vs state

Science16%-17 vs state

Listening9%-17 vs state

Overall2%-8 vs state

Reading2%-6 vs state

Writing0%-17 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 (2025)
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 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th 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
Jamestown Elementary	Public	K-8	18299 Fifth Ave.	Jamestown	95327	Tuolumne County	Jamestown Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 984-4058	409	20	20.4	71.6%	264 (64.5%)	3 (0.7%)	111 (27.1%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.9%)	25.6	4347^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.8%		25.3	4336^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.1%	11	4.6	0.0	0.0	1.7	4.6	7.1	7.1	8.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.6	0.0	0.0	1.7	5.4	25.0	16.1	44.2	17.9	24.3	26.8	31.0	42.2	32.2	46.5	22.2	5.4	26.8	31.0	27.3	27.4							$36,971	$35,806	$1,165
Sonora Elementary	Public	K-8	830 Greenley Rd.	Sonora	95370	Tuolumne County	Sonora Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 532-5491	643	32	20.0	48.2%	462 (71.9%)	5 (0.8%)	113 (17.6%)	15 (2.3%)	18 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.5%)	40.3	3199^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.4%		37.5	3334^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.2%	135																	30.9	43.1	37.1	55.9	39.1	35.3	39.2	57.1	55.6	46.8	44.1	34.9	25.4	21.3	28.6	38.9	31.6	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	$32,387	$31,650	$737
Columbia Elementary	Public	K-8	22540 Parrotts Ferry Rd.	Columbia	95310	Tuolumne County	Columbia Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 533-7700	464	27	17.2	65.3%	322 (69.4%)	5 (1.1%)	95 (20.5%)	4 (0.9%)	12 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (5.0%)	31.4	3846^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.3%		33.1	3680^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.3%	166																	17.4	48.8	32.6	30.4	47.6	26.1	40.5	55.3	51.2	41.8	17.4	46.0	10.9	18.9	39.5	44.2	30.4	50.8	79.1	88.1	79.1	62.7	89.6	$29,322	$28,804	$518
Curtis Creek Elementary	Public	K-8	18755 Standard Rd.	Sonora	95370	Tuolumne County	Curtis Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 532-1428	410	20	20.3	51.7%	305 (74.4%)	6 (1.5%)	66 (16.1%)	7 (1.7%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.4%)	44.2	2936^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.9%		31.3	3827^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.8%	891																	51.1	23.3	37.5	56.5	20.0	33.3	12.1	30.6	38.1	33.2	52.2	20.0	51.1	6.1	22.5	16.7	29.6	95.2				95.2		$36,021	$33,864	$2,157
Chinese Camp Elementary	Public	3-6	13444 Red Hills Rd.	Chinese Camp	95309	Tuolumne County	Jamestown Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 984-4058	30	2	15.0	60.0%	22 (73.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (10.0%)								(n/a)																										46.4							60.7							$36,130	$36,130	$00
Soulsbyville Elementary	Public	K-8	20300 Soulsbyville Rd.	Soulsbyville	95372	Tuolumne County	Soulsbyville Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 532-1419	498	24	20.8	39.2%	383 (76.9%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (15.3%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.2%)	62.4	1947^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.8%		62.1	1976^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.3%	29																	49.2	36.6	44.1	31.9	46.7	54.1	64.9	54.0	34.2	48.7	45.8	50.0	34.4	50.9	48.0	46.3	45.7	94.7	94.7		94.7	94.7	94.7	$22,715	$22,556	$159
Belleview Elementary	Public	K-8	22736 Kuien Mill Rd.	Sonora	95370	Tuolumne County	Belleview Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 586-5510	148	9	16.4	48.6%	101 (68.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (24.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.8%)	53.2	2409^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.9%		78	1240^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.9%	1169																	38.1	28.6	34.3	21.4	40.0	57.1	55.0	64.3	28.6	45.9	50.0	31.3	33.3	45.0	50.0	28.6	39.4							$39,173	$38,478	$695
Summerville Elementary	Public	K-8	18451 Carter St.	Tuolumne	95379	Tuolumne County	Summerville Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 928-4291	457	23	19.8	45.1%	292 (63.9%)	1 (0.2%)	75 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.2%)	29.2	4024^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.3%		33.1	3670^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.5%	354																	24.1	25.6	24.7	28.1	41.7	35.2	40.0	55.6	53.9	40.9	21.9	31.4	18.5	26.7	8.9	28.2	22.2	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	$29,402	$27,840	$1,562
Mark Twain Elementary	Public	K-8	646 Stanislaus Ave.	Angels Camp	95222	Calaveras County	Mark Twain Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 736-6533	507	24	21.1	68.2%	359 (70.8%)	4 (0.8%)	100 (19.7%)	3 (0.6%)	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	16.8	5119^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.6%		9.3	5712^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.7%	593																	12.5	13.6	13.3	31.3	31.6	22.5	20.8	38.6	42.5	33.0	30.3	17.5	2.5	15.1	15.7	15.9	15.8							$22,353	$21,652	$701
Twain Harte	Public	K-8	18815 Manzanita Dr.	Twain Harte	95383	Tuolumne County	Twain Harte	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 586-3266	258	13	19.1	65.1%	169 (65.5%)	2 (0.8%)	62 (24.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.3%)	2 (0.8%)	16 (6.2%)	52.4	2473^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	57.8%		55.6	2257^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.5%	216																	28.6	41.9	35.6	60.0	34.6	53.6	50.0	28.6	51.6	45.7	60.0	42.3	17.9	35.7	17.7	41.9	34.9	92.0				92.0		$33,811	$33,350	$461

Frequently Asked Questions about Jamestown Elementary

What schools do graduates of Jamestown Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jamestown Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Sonora High

What is the racial makeup of Jamestown Elementary?

Students at Jamestown Elementary are 65% White, 27% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

How many students attend Jamestown Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 409 students attended Jamestown Elementary.

What district is Jamestown Elementary in?

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Jamestown Elementary ranks 4347^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNov 14, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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