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Johnstonville Elementary

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Johnstonville Elementary ranks 3266 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

3266^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of California elementary schools

Summary

Johnstonville Elementary is a K–8 school in Susanville, California, serving 211 students. Its 2025–2026 results show a clear split: science stands out, while English language arts (ELA) and math are weaker. The most important finding is that science proficiency is above the state and higher than at nearby K–8 schools, even as ELA and math trail the state.

Science is Johnstonville’s strongest subject locally and statewide: 39% of students were proficient, compared with 36% statewide and an average of 32% at nearby Shaffer Elementary, Janesville Elementary and Richmond Elementary. ELA is the clearest weakness: 36% were proficient, versus 49% statewide, and Johnstonville had the lowest result among those four K–8 schools. Math proficiency was 26%, compared with 38% statewide; locally, it ranked third among the four. The reported figures for the Johnstonville Elementary district are identical to the school’s.

Over time, science has improved while math has declined: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, science proficiency rose 10 percentage points, while math fell 9 points and its gap with the state widened by 12 points. ELA rose by about 1 point over that period, though it fell from 41% in 2024–2025 to 36% in 2025–2026. SchoolDigger ranks Johnstonville at the 44th percentile with 2 stars, down 15 percentile points from 2022–2023. In 2024–2025, its student-teacher ratio was 21.1, and 55% of students were eligible for free/reduced lunch. SchoolDigger’s statewide measure of how well the school serves White Students was at the 15th percentile in each of the three reported years, compared with Johnstonville’s overall percentiles of 42 to 44. For Male Students, the statewide percentile rose from 34 in 2024–2025 to 49 in 2025–2026, while the school’s overall percentile moved from 42 to 44.

211

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,952

Per pupil spending ?

54.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 95%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

704-795 Bangham Ln.
Susanville, CA 96130-7716

(530) 257-2471

District: Johnstonville Elementary

Students who attend Johnstonville Elementary usually attend:

High:

Lassen High

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.3%

Hispanic:

16.6%

Two or more races:

3.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 44th percentile in 2016 → 44th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 42% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 14 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg32%

California avg42%

Elementary school

3,266^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

2,098^th of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 30 pts since 2016

From top 47% (2016) to bottom 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1067^th of 1,530Johnstonville 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
2026	39.4	3266 of 5817	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.2	3400 of 5857	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.1	3433 of 5869	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.0	2385 of 5859	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.0	2076 of 5883	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.9	606 of 1417	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.3	2584 of 5789	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.0	3142 of 5662	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.7	3700 of 5692	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.9	3149 of 5614	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.6	3497 of 5611	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.5	3215 of 5530	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	66.4	1709 of 5390	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.3	2331 of 5377	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	51.8	2463 of 5314	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	47.5	2631 of 5193	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.1	2777 of 5113	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	42.8	2747 of 5113	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	38.2	2816 of 4818	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	38.8	2787 of 4822	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	44.1	2456 of 4809	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	3253 of 5597	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	3394 of 5612	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.6	2142 of 5609	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.4	2391 of 5635	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.7	1985 of 5492	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.8	3226 of 5413	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	40.7	3137 of 5423	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.7	3773 of 5460	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	3467 of 5517	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	3265 of 5363	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	85.9	516 of 5264	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	84.0	113 of 1110	89.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	44.6	2833 of 5603	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.8	3708 of 5628	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	3128 of 5643	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	70.5	343 of 1272	73.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	18.3	2168 of 2536	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.1	2205 of 2598	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	2248 of 2651	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	2061 of 2661	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	2034 of 2726	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.6	1946 of 2834	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.2	2423 of 2737	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	22.6	2098 of 2740	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.9	1435 of 2761	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.2	1988 of 2783	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	1940 of 2781	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.5	814 of 2740	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	56.7	346 of 894	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.4	966 of 2715	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.4	1594 of 2480	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.3	1670 of 2508	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.7	1172 of 2497	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	45.3	1209 of 2477	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	32.2	1636 of 2379	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.8	1396 of 2259	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.5	1455 of 2236	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	62.5	724 of 2179	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.2	902 of 2063	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	44.9	1039 of 2005	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	20.6	1629 of 1999	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	41.3	979 of 1804	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	43.4	926 of 1777	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	60.6	585 of 1769	66.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	48.7	1131 of 2516	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	36.9	1471 of 2533	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.9	411 of 738	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.6	821 of 2380	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	34.5	1555 of 2531	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	72.8	136 of 721	81.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	37.8	1402 of 2527	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	14.7	1293 of 1490	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.5	1221 of 1520	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	1436 of 1537	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.0	1519 of 1543	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	47.0	810 of 1555	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.7	840 of 1602	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.1	1239 of 1496	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)49th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)42nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)42nd percentile~ school

White (2026)15th percentile-29 vs school

Middle school

Female (2026)55th percentile+32 vs school

Male (2022)45th percentile-26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)39th percentile+8 vs school

White (2026)13th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Science39%+3 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-14 vs state

Mathematics26%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2024-25)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	39.4	3266^th of 5817 public elementary schools	43.9%		37.2	3400^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.9%	134	43.5	33.3	39.0	39.1	36.4	52.2	23.5	26.7	27.8	35.6	21.7	43.5	34.8	5.9	13.3	27.8	26.1	≥ 95%		$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%)	45.1	2904^th of 5817 public elementary schools	50.1%		47.2	2747^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.1%	157	26.9	52.4	38.3	28.6	64.7	46.2	35.0	62.5	61.9	49.6	33.3	64.7	34.6	30.0	41.7	57.1	42.6	≥ 95%		$24,286	$23,656	$630
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)																		96%	0%	$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%)	34.3	3640^th of 5817 public elementary schools	37.4%		37.5	3378^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.3%	262	30.1		30.1	30.4	39.2	46.7				38.5	31.7	32.0	22.8				29.0			$23,775	$23,026	$749
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%)	39.1	3282^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	43.6%		46.5	2799^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.2%	483	26.3	41.9	33.3	53.3	43.3	34.2	44.4	54.6	51.7	46.4	40.0	30.0	13.2	36.1	43.8	41.4	33.3	91%	0%	$31,623	$31,278	$345
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%)	27.4	4195^th of 5817 public elementary schools	27.9%		25.7	4333^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	26.0%	138	29.0	19.1	25.0	46.7	34.2	45.2	17.2	35.0	38.1	36.1	20.0	21.1	25.8	3.5	9.1	14.3	16.4	≥ 95%		$26,915	$26,368	$547

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How many students attend Johnstonville Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 211 students attended Johnstonville Elementary.

Is Johnstonville Elementary a good school?

Johnstonville Elementary ranks 3266^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Johnstonville Elementary attend?

Students who attend Johnstonville Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Lassen High

What is the racial makeup of Johnstonville Elementary?

Students at Johnstonville Elementary are 77% White, 17% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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