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Jamestown Elementary

Public Grades K-8
5227th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,817 California Elementary Schools
Better than 10% of California elementary schools
Summary

Located in Jamestown, California, Jamestown Elementary serves 409 students in grades K–8. Its latest results are below state proficiency levels in English language arts (ELA), math and science; among eight nearby K–8 schools, it ranks lowest in all-grades ELA and math and second-lowest in science. The clearest concern is fifth grade, where Jamestown had the lowest proficiency among comparable nearby schools in all three subjects: 17% in ELA, 4% in math and 9% in science.

Science is the school’s strongest core subject relative to the state, but Jamestown still trails nearby schools overall. In 2025–26, 22% of students were proficient in science, compared with 36% statewide and 24% in the Jamestown Elementary district; the nearby K–8 average was 32%. Math is the weakest subject: 17% were proficient, versus 38% statewide and 20% in the district, and the nearby-school average was 28%. ELA proficiency was 32%, compared with 49% statewide and 33% in the district; the nearby average was 41%. Results also differ by grade: seventh-grade ELA was a relative high point at 47%, close to the state’s 51%, while fifth grade was weak across subjects.

Longer-term trends are mixed: ELA improved by 10 percentage points from 2022–23 to 2025–26, while math fell by 3 points and science by 5 points. SchoolDigger’s overall ranking dropped from the 26th percentile in 2024–25 to the 10th percentile in 2025–26, with a one-star rating. Context includes a student-teacher ratio of 20.4 in 2024–25 and 72% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch that year, the highest comparable figure among nearby schools. SchoolDigger’s effectiveness percentile for low socioeconomic status students fell from 31 in 2023–24 to 4 in 2025–26; its percentile for female students dropped from 29 to 6 between 2024–25 and 2025–26.

409
Students ?
20.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$19,068
Per pupil spending ?
71.6%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
≥ 98%
Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)
 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: Declining — 26th percentile in 2016 → 10th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 42% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2016
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school18%
District avg20%
California avg42%
Elementary school
5,227th of 5,817
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 10%▼ down 15 pts since 2016
From bottom 26% (2016) to bottom 10% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,872nd of 2,740
California public middle schools ?
Bottom 32%▼ down 12 pts since 2016
From bottom 44% (2016) to bottom 32% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of California Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
1342nd of 1,530Jamestown 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202614.95227 of 581710.1%★☆☆☆☆
202525.64347 of 585725.8%★☆☆☆☆
202425.34336 of 586926.1%★☆☆☆☆
202327.94070 of 585930.5%★★☆☆☆
202221.64682 of 588320.4%★☆☆☆☆
202116.41256 of 141711.4%★☆☆☆☆
201917.05069 of 578912.4%★☆☆☆☆
201819.14755 of 566216.0%★☆☆☆☆
201726.54126 of 569227.5%★☆☆☆☆
201625.04175 of 561425.6%★☆☆☆☆
201519.04731 of 561115.7%★☆☆☆☆
201333.53781 of 553031.6%★★☆☆☆
201249.62644 of 539050.9%★★★☆☆
201143.92957 of 537745.0%★★☆☆☆
201048.22679 of 531449.6%★★☆☆☆
200942.62902 of 519344.1%★★☆☆☆
200847.32521 of 511350.7%★★★☆☆
200748.22424 of 511352.6%★★★☆☆
200650.32181 of 481854.7%★★★☆☆
200547.12335 of 482251.6%★★★☆☆
200446.82316 of 480951.8%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202612.75234 of 55816.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202528.43977 of 559728.9%★☆☆☆☆
202427.04074 of 561227.4%★☆☆☆☆
202328.23940 of 560929.8%★☆☆☆☆
202227.63968 of 563529.6%★☆☆☆☆
202116.81132 of 126710.7%★☆☆☆☆
201910.35298 of 54923.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201816.94784 of 541311.6%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202612.84856 of 50944.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202513.74824 of 51075.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202428.53835 of 510724.9%★☆☆☆☆
202320.34464 of 508712.2%★☆☆☆☆
202215.84756 of 50846.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201925.73992 of 496319.6%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202612.05211 of 54233.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202529.04059 of 546025.7%★☆☆☆☆
202431.83795 of 551731.2%★★☆☆☆
202331.53771 of 536329.7%★☆☆☆☆
202225.44218 of 526419.9%★☆☆☆☆
202125.7901 of 111018.8%★☆☆☆☆
201924.44265 of 517317.6%★☆☆☆☆
201822.04334 of 508414.8%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202625.84225 of 560324.6%★☆☆☆☆
202522.24541 of 562819.3%★☆☆☆☆
202415.35140 of 56438.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202328.63900 of 563830.8%★★☆☆☆
202219.14797 of 566315.3%★☆☆☆☆
202120.01039 of 127218.3%★☆☆☆☆
201915.65010 of 55109.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201824.84131 of 543123.9%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20267.12414 of 25364.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202514.22298 of 259811.5%★☆☆☆☆
202415.02327 of 265112.2%★☆☆☆☆
202313.52389 of 266110.2%★☆☆☆☆
20228.32564 of 27265.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20192.72797 of 28341.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20186.62634 of 27373.8%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202628.91872 of 274031.7%★★☆☆☆
202534.91652 of 276140.2%★★☆☆☆
202430.21804 of 278335.2%★★☆☆☆
202326.71955 of 278129.7%★☆☆☆☆
202225.71961 of 274028.4%★☆☆☆☆
202126.1664 of 89425.7%★☆☆☆☆
201939.01484 of 271545.3%★★☆☆☆
201836.31484 of 248040.2%★★☆☆☆
201732.01619 of 250835.4%★★☆☆☆
201639.01397 of 249744.1%★★☆☆☆
201536.11440 of 247741.9%★★☆☆☆
201345.31285 of 237946.0%★★☆☆☆
201249.41113 of 225950.7%★★★☆☆
201144.61240 of 223644.5%★★☆☆☆
201050.51028 of 217952.8%★★★☆☆
200950.4961 of 206353.4%★★★☆☆
200858.4729 of 200563.6%★★★☆☆
200743.71044 of 199947.8%★★☆☆☆
200645.3898 of 180450.2%★★★☆☆
200540.8981 of 177744.8%★★☆☆☆
200453.2717 of 176959.5%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202637.11477 of 251641.3%★★☆☆☆
202536.71480 of 253341.6%★★☆☆☆
202434.61519 of 255140.5%★★☆☆☆
202324.01922 of 253124.1%★☆☆☆☆
202238.51391 of 250944.6%★★☆☆☆
202131.6497 of 73832.7%★★☆☆☆
201941.21283 of 238046.1%★★☆☆☆
201831.21526 of 226232.5%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202546.01149 of 239552.0%★★★☆☆
202435.41448 of 238839.4%★★☆☆☆
202223.11899 of 235919.5%★☆☆☆☆
201954.3826 of 221362.7%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202633.71632 of 252935.5%★★☆☆☆
202539.01443 of 254243.2%★★☆☆☆
202436.71505 of 257941.6%★★☆☆☆
202331.71682 of 253133.5%★★☆☆☆
202230.71671 of 245832.0%★★☆☆☆
202132.4498 of 72130.9%★★☆☆☆
201946.71117 of 236952.8%★★★☆☆
201841.41214 of 223045.6%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202619.62057 of 251418.2%★☆☆☆☆
202532.01624 of 253435.9%★★☆☆☆
202425.41858 of 255227.2%★☆☆☆☆
202329.51676 of 253834.0%★★☆☆☆
202216.02254 of 252710.8%★☆☆☆☆
202124.9581 of 76323.9%★☆☆☆☆
201943.41203 of 240750.0%★★★☆☆
201840.81232 of 227345.8%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202614.61296 of 149013.0%★☆☆☆☆
202515.31315 of 152013.5%★☆☆☆☆
202417.41293 of 153715.9%★☆☆☆☆
20239.51438 of 15436.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202216.11341 of 155513.8%★☆☆☆☆
201916.91358 of 160215.2%★☆☆☆☆
201811.51366 of 14968.7%☆☆☆☆☆
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
Male (2026)25th percentile+14 vs school
Female (2026)6th percentile-4 vs school
White (2026)5th percentile-5 vs school
Hispanic (2026)5th percentile-5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)4th percentile-6 vs school
Middle school
Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile+12 vs school
Female (2026)41st percentile+10 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile+4 vs school
Male (2026)18th percentile-14 vs school
White (2026)13th percentile-19 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy32%-17 vs state
Science22%-14 vs state
Mathematics17%-22 vs state
Listening5%-19 vs state
Overall0%-10 vs state
Writing0%-17 vs state
Reading0%-8 vs state

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Students who attend Jamestown Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Sonora High

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

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

Jamestown Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.1% of California elementary schools.

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Latest California data All new data »
2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026
2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026


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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