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Janesville Elementary

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Janesville Elementary ranks 2799 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

2799^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of California elementary schools

Summary

Janesville Elementary is a K-8 public school serving 313 students in rural Janesville, California, and has shown impressive, steady improvement in recent years, moving from a 1-star to a 3-star state rating.

Compared to several nearby schools with similar or higher levels of economic need, Janesville Elementary often achieves stronger academic results in English and Math. The school also stands out for its lower chronic absenteeism rate, which has improved dramatically, and a favorable student-teacher ratio that suggests more individual attention. This progress coincides with increased per-student spending, and the school is part of the Janesville Union Elementary district, which ranks higher than most neighboring districts. While the school performs near state averages overall, there are notable variations by grade; for example, 7th-grade math is a significant strength, while middle school science and 8th-grade math are areas identified for growth.

When looking at the local landscape, Richmond Elementary is a high-performing neighbor with exceptional attendance, offering a potential model for success. In contrast, schools like Meadow View and Shaffer Elementary have higher chronic absenteeism and, in some cases, lower proficiency rates. Overall, Janesville Elementary represents a school on a clear upward trajectory, balancing resources and effective strategies to serve its community well.

313

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,623

Per pupil spending ?

50.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

464-555 Main St.
Janesville, CA 96114-0280

(530) 253-3551

District: Janesville Union Elementary

Students who attend Janesville Elementary usually attend:

High:

Lassen High

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.7%

Hispanic:

17.3%

Two or more races:

4.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2015 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg39%

California avg41%

Elementary school

2,799^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,255^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 45%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

685^th of 1,543Janesville Union 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	46.5	2799 of 5857	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.4	3980 of 5869	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	3448 of 5859	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.2	4031 of 5883	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.1	1090 of 1417	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	4901 of 5789	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	4382 of 5662	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.8	4275 of 5692	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.7	3633 of 5614	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.5	3982 of 5611	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	48.2	2794 of 5530	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	60.2	2031 of 5390	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.7	1766 of 5377	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	77.1	1127 of 5314	78.8%	★★★★☆
2009	72.1	1345 of 5193	74.1%	★★★★☆
2008	74.6	1213 of 5113	76.3%	★★★★☆
2007	68.4	1438 of 5113	71.9%	★★★★☆
2006	66.4	1491 of 4818	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	57.3	1862 of 4822	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	52.1	2056 of 4809	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	2635 of 5597	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.1	3403 of 5612	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	3242 of 5609	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.3	3896 of 5635	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.3	987 of 1267	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	4488 of 5492	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	4114 of 5413	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	2796 of 5460	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.8	4552 of 5517	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	3628 of 5363	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.3	4701 of 5264	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.4	777 of 1110	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.1	4834 of 5173	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	4633 of 5084	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	2813 of 5628	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	20.3	4686 of 5643	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	3689 of 5638	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.9	3888 of 5663	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.1	939 of 1272	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	4835 of 5510	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	4193 of 5431	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	2118 of 2598	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	2352 of 2651	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	2283 of 2661	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	2513 of 2726	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	2646 of 2834	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	2589 of 2737	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	1255 of 2761	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.0	1246 of 2783	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.9	1197 of 2781	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.3	1489 of 2740	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.9	471 of 894	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.6	1428 of 2715	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.1	1037 of 2480	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	44.3	1274 of 2508	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	55.9	956 of 2497	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.3	966 of 2477	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	74.8	459 of 2379	80.7%	★★★★☆
2012	79.7	313 of 2259	86.1%	★★★★☆
2011	84.7	205 of 2236	90.8%	★★★★★
2010	74.6	436 of 2179	80.0%	★★★★☆
2009	72.8	448 of 2063	78.3%	★★★★☆
2008	60.2	700 of 2005	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.9	572 of 1999	71.4%	★★★★☆
2006	63.0	579 of 1804	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	67.7	480 of 1777	73.0%	★★★★☆
2004	60.6	584 of 1769	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	1169 of 2533	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.1	1142 of 2551	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.2	1027 of 2531	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.2	1137 of 2509	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.0	433 of 738	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.0	1519 of 2380	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.0	977 of 2262	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	1528 of 2542	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.7	1121 of 2579	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	971 of 2531	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.6	1717 of 2458	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.4	511 of 721	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	2226 of 2369	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	43.3	1164 of 2230	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	1228 of 2534	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.2	1040 of 2552	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.1	1255 of 2538	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.7	1663 of 2527	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.9	358 of 763	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.8	1162 of 2407	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.4	932 of 2273	59.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	1097 of 1520	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	1052 of 1537	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	971 of 1543	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.5	1155 of 1555	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	1250 of 1602	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.5	959 of 1496	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

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

Female (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)50th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile-34 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)54th percentile~ school

Male (2025)52nd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile-15 vs school

White (2025)28th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy45%-3 vs state

Mathematics37%~ state avg

Science28%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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
Janesville Elementary	Public	K-8	464-555 Main St.	Janesville	96114	Lassen County	Janesville Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 253-3551	313	17	18.3	50.5%	237 (75.7%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (17.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	15 (4.8%)	46.5	2799^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.2%		29.4	3980^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.2%	1181	34.3	20.7	28.1	52.9	33.3	54.3	38.9	48.6	44.8	45.4	48.6	36.1	25.7	27.8	60.0	20.7	36.9							$31,623	$31,278	$345
Johnstonville Elementary	Public	K-8	704-795 Bangham Ln.	Susanville	96130	Lassen County	Johnstonville Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 257-2471	211	10	21.1	54.5%	163 (77.3%)	2 (0.9%)	35 (16.6%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	37.2	3400^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.9%		36.1	3433^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	41.5%	33	11.8	37.5	24.2	38.1	50.0	42.1	31.8	35.0	50.0	41.1	19.1	40.7	27.8	31.8	20.0	37.5	29.8							$27,952	$27,746	$206
Richmond Elementary	Public	K-8	700-585 Richmond Rd. East	Susanville	96130	Lassen County	Richmond Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 257-2338	192	10	19.2	21.9%	151 (78.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (13.5%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.3%)	47.2	2747^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.1%		42.9	3003^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	48.8%	256	30.0	38.5	34.8	92.9	38.1	38.1	45.8	52.9	69.2	54.5	71.4	25.0	28.6	29.2	41.2	53.9	40.2							$24,286	$23,656	$630
Shaffer Elementary	Public	K-8	722-055 Highway 395 North	Litchfield	96117	Lassen County	Shaffer Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 254-6577	246	11	23.4	61.0%	168 (68.3%)	4 (1.6%)	52 (21.1%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.1%)	25.7	4333^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	26.0%		36.7	3384^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.3%	949	18.5	11.1	15.6	18.2	50.0	14.8	40.0	47.8	38.9	33.6	30.3	35.7	11.1	15.0	39.1	22.2	26.2							$26,915	$26,368	$547
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-2	2005 Fourth St.	Susanville	96130	Lassen County	Susanville Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 257-5161	378	17	22.2	70.1%	198 (52.4%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (22.0%)	11 (2.9%)	18 (4.8%)	15 (4.0%)	53 (14.0%)								(n/a)																		93.7	93.7	93.7	93.7	93.7	93.7	$24,101	$23,470	$631
Meadow View	Public	3-5	1200 Paiute Ln.	Susanville	96130	Lassen County	Susanville Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 257-3000	318	13	24.4	78.6%	165 (51.9%)	2 (0.6%)	86 (27.0%)	7 (2.2%)	19 (6.0%)	8 (2.5%)	31 (9.7%)	37.5	3378^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.3%		28.4	4076^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.6%	698	34.6		34.6	40.2	39.8	38.5				39.5	37.3	32.4	17.3				28.9							$23,775	$23,026	$749

Frequently Asked Questions about Janesville Elementary

How many students attend Janesville Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 313 students attended Janesville Elementary.

What district is Janesville Elementary in?

Janesville Union Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Janesville Elementary?

Students at Janesville Elementary are 76% White, 17% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Janesville Elementary attend?

Students who attend Janesville Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Lassen High

Is Janesville Elementary a good school?

Janesville Elementary ranks 2799^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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