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Los Molinos Elementary

Public Grades K-8

4572^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of California elementary schools

Summary

Los Molinos Elementary is a public K-8 school serving 266 students in the rural Los Molinos Unified district, currently facing significant academic challenges with a state ranking in the bottom quarter of California elementary schools.

The school's academic performance, particularly in science where only 1.92% of students are proficient, lags far behind the state average and nearby schools. Chronic absenteeism, at 24.7%, is notably higher than at neighboring schools like Lassen View Elementary (6.8%) and Vina Elementary (6.0%), which is in the same district but achieves much higher proficiency rates. This performance gap is striking given that Los Molinos Elementary spends more per student than several of these higher-performing schools, raising questions about how resources are used.

Performance varies widely by grade level, with 8th grade struggling severely, and the school's statewide ranking has been volatile over the past decade. The presence of successful schools like Richfield Elementary and Lassen View nearby suggests the challenges may be specific to this school rather than the region, indicating a need for focused strategies to improve attendance and curriculum alignment, especially in upper grades and science.

266

Students ?

22.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,454

Per pupil spending ?

80.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7700 Stanford
Los Molinos, CA 96055-0007

(530) 384-7903

District: Los Molinos Unified

Students who attend Los Molinos Elementary usually attend:

High:

Los Molinos High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.4%

White:

33.8%

Two or more races:

4.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 31 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg33%

California avg41%

Elementary school

4,572^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 31 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

2,055^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 29 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Los Molinos Unified

731^st of 1,543Los Molinos Unified 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	23.2	4572 of 5857	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	4274 of 5869	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	4301 of 5859	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.4	3346 of 5883	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.9	781 of 1417	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.4	2630 of 5789	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.8	4169 of 5662	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.9	3686 of 5692	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.0	2446 of 5614	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	46.3	2665 of 5611	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.7	1639 of 5530	70.4%	★★★★☆
2012	58.6	2119 of 5390	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	76.8	1168 of 5377	78.3%	★★★★☆
2010	55.5	2253 of 5314	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	52.4	2338 of 5193	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	49.8	2378 of 5113	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	40.0	2903 of 5113	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.6	2688 of 4818	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	28.7	3368 of 4822	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	39.2	2680 of 4809	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	3926 of 5597	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	3839 of 5612	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	3337 of 5609	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	3164 of 5635	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.1	791 of 1267	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.9	2280 of 5492	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.4	3579 of 5413	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	3948 of 5107	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.3	3399 of 5107	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	3637 of 5087	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.5	2304 of 5084	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.2	2871 of 4963	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.3	3534 of 4830	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	3962 of 5460	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	3891 of 5517	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	3758 of 5363	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.8	2348 of 5264	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.7	371 of 1110	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.6	1857 of 5173	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.5	3439 of 5084	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	4443 of 5628	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	4352 of 5643	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	4622 of 5638	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.9	2953 of 5663	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.0	517 of 1272	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.1	2598 of 5510	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	22.8	4295 of 5431	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	2282 of 2598	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	2473 of 2651	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.0	1857 of 2834	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	10.8	2520 of 2737	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	2055 of 2761	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.8	1595 of 2783	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	1444 of 2781	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.1	2130 of 2740	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.4	498 of 894	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.4	1289 of 2715	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.0	1284 of 2480	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.1	1335 of 2508	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	53.3	1038 of 2497	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	48.6	1134 of 2477	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	81.6	276 of 2379	88.4%	★★★★☆
2012	61.4	793 of 2259	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.7	911 of 2236	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.8	689 of 2179	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.4	647 of 2063	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.8	725 of 2005	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.7	684 of 1999	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	47.6	866 of 1804	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	38.2	1036 of 1777	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	39.0	1007 of 1769	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	1831 of 2533	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	1975 of 2551	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.3	1055 of 2380	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.9	1273 of 2262	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	1628 of 2395	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	1424 of 2388	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.5	889 of 2374	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.8	1671 of 2359	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.8	951 of 2213	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.8	1451 of 2072	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	1874 of 2542	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.5	1128 of 2579	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.3	1193 of 2531	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.3	1844 of 2458	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.2	339 of 721	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.4	979 of 2369	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.7	980 of 2230	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	1527 of 2534	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.5	1062 of 2552	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.7	1068 of 2538	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.7	1858 of 2527	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.0	366 of 763	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.7	1285 of 2407	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	1332 of 2273	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.8	1448 of 1520	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.2	1511 of 1555	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.1	899 of 1602	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)30th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

White (2025)12th percentile-10 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)40th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile~ school

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

White (2025)5th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy29%-20 vs state

Mathematics23%-14 vs state

Science2%-31 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)	% 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	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
Los Molinos Elementary	Public	K-8	7700 Stanford	Los Molinos	96055	Tehama County	Los Molinos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 384-7903	266	12	22.1	80.5%	90 (33.8%)	1 (0.4%)	158 (59.4%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.1%)	23.2	4572^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	21.9%		26.2	4274^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.2%	298	3.5	0.0	1.9	10.0	35.3	34.5	30.0	41.9	12.5	29.2	20.0	35.3	17.2	24.1	29.0	8.7	23.5						$18,454	$1,076	$17,378
Richfield Elementary	Public	K-8	23875 River Rd.	Corning	96021	Tehama County	Richfield Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 824-3354	253	11	23.0	52.2%	107 (42.3%)	0 (0.0%)	134 (53.0%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	43.3	2988^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.0%		49	2612^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.5%	376	33.3	19.2	26.0	53.6	37.9	37.5	37.5	60.0	53.9	46.8	35.7	44.8	29.2	25.0	36.0	42.3	35.9						$8,245	$2,659	$5,586
Gerber Elementary	Public	K-8	23014 Chard Ave.	Gerber	96035	Tehama County	Gerber Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 385-1041	400	19	21.0	81.5%	71 (17.8%)	6 (1.5%)	314 (78.5%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	6.1	5807^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.9%		8.1	5768^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.7%	39	2.6	11.9	7.4	16.3	11.9	18.0	5.4	14.6	14.3	13.5	7.0	7.1	5.1	2.6	2.4	9.5	5.7	85.7	89.3	87.5	87.5	89.3	$17,361	$2,046	$15,315
Lassen View Elementary	Public	K-8	10818 Highway 99-E	Los Molinos	96055	Tehama County	Lassen View Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 527-5162	355	14	24.6	49.3%	249 (70.1%)	6 (1.7%)	95 (26.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	71.1	1551^st of 5857 public elementary schools	73.5%		67.3	1714^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.8%	163	43.9	37.1	41.3	57.5	41.9	59.7	66.7	60.7	57.1	57.6	48.9	48.4	47.4	72.7	57.1	40.0	51.5						$13,814	$239	$13,575
Vina Elementary	Public	1-8	7th and D Sts.	Vina	96092	Tehama County	Los Molinos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 839-2182	80	4	20.5	52.5%	40 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.0%)	55.1	2302^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	60.7%		78.8	1210^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.4%	1092	46.2	43.8	44.8		35.7	46.2	41.7		56.3	41.7		30.8	53.9	50.0		62.5	50.7						$15,863	$1,301	$14,562
Woodson Elementary	Public	K-6	N 150 Toomes Ave.	Corning	96021	Tehama County	Corning Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 824-7720	486	22	22.0	89.5%	110 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	360 (74.1%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	21.6	4698^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.8%		19.9	4873^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	17.0%	175	13.8		13.8	29.4	24.6	31.4	24.5			27.9	26.8	29.6	23.9	13.7			24.2	95.9		95.9		97.3	$17,781	$2,514	$15,267
Olive View Elementary	Public	K-6	1402 Fig St.	Corning	96021	Tehama County	Corning Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 824-7715	549	23	23.8	89.6%	104 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	433 (78.9%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	17.1	5089^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.1%		17.9	5036^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.2%	53	13.6		13.6	19.7	31.6	22.5	14.9			22.9	29.9	25.0	8.0	20.4			20.3	95.9	96.9		96.9	96.9	$17,747	$2,503	$15,244
West Street Elementary	Public	K-6	900 West St.	Corning	96021	Tehama County	Corning Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 824-7705	324	14	23.1	90.4%	71 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	241 (74.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.2%)	23	4590^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.6%		23.9	4479^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.7%	111	20.0		20.0	21.2	40.0	30.0				29.9	17.3	35.6	12.8				21.5						$19,100	$2,995	$16,105
Columbia Academy	Public	K-8	1785 Columbia Ave.	Corning	96021	Tehama County	Corning Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 824-7797	8	2	3.9		3 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (62.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																							$70,168	$2,439	$67,729
Kirkwood Elementary	Public	K-8	2049 Kirkwood Rd.	Corning	96021	Tehama County	Kirkwood Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 824-7773	105	5	21.0	41.0%	90 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		23.1	34.8		15.4				53.9	40.9		30.8				15.4	31.8						$14,802	$433	$14,369

Frequently Asked Questions about Los Molinos Elementary

What district is Los Molinos Elementary in?

Los Molinos Unified

Is Los Molinos Elementary a good school?

Los Molinos Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.9% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Los Molinos Elementary?

Students at Los Molinos Elementary are 59% Hispanic, 34% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Los Molinos Elementary attend?

Students who attend Los Molinos Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Los Molinos High

How many students attend Los Molinos Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 266 students attended Los Molinos Elementary.

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