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Vina Elementary

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Vina Elementary ranks 2302 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 1-8

2302^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of California elementary schools

Summary

Vina Elementary is a small, rural school serving grades 1-8 with about 80 students in the Los Molinos Unified district, and it consistently achieves academic results that are above average for the state, particularly impressive given that over half of its students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

The school truly stands out when compared to others in the area, significantly outperforming its larger district neighbor, Los Molinos Elementary, in math and science, and achieving much stronger results than schools with similar poverty levels like Gerber Elementary. A key strength is its exceptionally low rate of chronic absenteeism—just 6% of students miss too much school, which is far better than the district and state averages and suggests a highly engaged school community. This focus on attendance likely supports their strong academic performance, especially in the middle school grades where 8th graders excel in mathematics.

While its statewide ranking has varied in the past, Vina Elementary has stabilized as an above-average school in recent years. It delivers these strong outcomes efficiently, spending less per student than some nearby schools while maintaining a slightly better student-teacher ratio. The school's small size fosters a close-knit environment, which appears to be a significant advantage, helping students thrive academically even when facing economic challenges.

Students ?

20.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,863

Per pupil spending ?

52.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7th and D Sts.
Vina, CA 96092-0230

(530) 839-2182

District: Los Molinos Unified

Students who attend Vina Elementary usually attend:

High:

Los Molinos High

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.0%

Hispanic:

40.0%

American Indian:

5.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 5th percentile in 2017 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 61st (2025) from a 5th-percentile low (2017)

✓Above the California median (61st percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg33%

California avg41%

Elementary school

2,302^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 55 pts since 2017

From bottom 5% (2017) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

618^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	55.1	2302 of 5857	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.8	1210 of 5869	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	83.2	1040 of 5859	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	35.3	3439 of 5883	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	80.2	271 of 1417	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	25.7	4288 of 5789	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.3	3131 of 5662	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	11.6	5393 of 5692	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	81.1	998 of 5530	82.0%	★★★★☆
2011	74.4	1279 of 5377	76.2%	★★★★☆
2009	69.2	1475 of 5193	71.6%	★★★★☆
2008	65.3	1613 of 5113	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	47.1	2490 of 5113	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.4	1531 of 4818	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	79.9	924 of 4822	80.8%	★★★★☆
2004	36.6	2836 of 4809	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	55.5	2003 of 5084	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.4	618 of 2761	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.0	558 of 2781	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	69.8	688 of 2740	74.9%	★★★★☆
2021	57.4	341 of 894	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.9	1181 of 2715	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	66.5	733 of 2477	70.4%	★★★★☆
2013	66.5	697 of 2379	70.7%	★★★★☆
2011	82.4	246 of 2236	89.0%	★★★★☆
2010	45.5	1150 of 2179	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	73.1	420 of 1999	79.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	85.9	321 of 2509	87.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	80.2	302 of 2458	87.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	507 of 2534	80.0%	★★★★☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)61st percentile+16 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)88th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2022)87th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)80th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics51%+13 vs state

Science45%+12 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy42%-7 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Capay Joint Union Elementary	Public	K-8	7504 Cutting Ave.	Orland	95963	Tehama County	Capay Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 865-1222	211	10	21.1	41.2%	118 (55.9%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (43.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	39.7	3237^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.7%		66.2	1769^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.9%	1468	23.5	15.8	19.4	34.8	40.9	17.7	33.3	41.2	21.1	31.9	60.9	31.8	23.5	41.2	23.5	10.5	33.0						$16,093	$2,001	$14,092
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Vina Elementary

What schools do graduates of Vina Elementary attend?

Students who attend Vina Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Los Molinos High

Is Vina Elementary a good school?

Vina Elementary ranks 2302^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Vina Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 80 students attended Vina Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Vina Elementary?

Students at Vina Elementary are 50% White, 40% Hispanic, 5% American Indian, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Vina Elementary in?

Los Molinos Unified

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