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Mariposa Elementary

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Mariposa Elementary ranks 4165 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

4165^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of California elementary schools

Summary

Mariposa Elementary is a K-8 public school serving 386 students in the Mariposa County Unified district, standing out for its strong math program and significant recent progress in improving student attendance.

Academically, the school shows notable strengths in mathematics, where it outperforms the district average and nearby schools like Woodland Elementary and Yosemite National Park El Portal, especially in the upper grades. However, English Language Arts, particularly in early grades, is an area needing attention. A very positive trend is the dramatic reduction in chronic absenteeism, which has been cut nearly in half over three years and is now lower than several neighboring schools. The school serves a community with high economic need but achieves these outcomes while spending less per student than most comparable schools in the area.

When looking at the broader picture, Sierra Foothill Charter, a school less than nine miles away, achieves higher test scores across subjects. Mariposa Elementary's statewide ranking has declined over several years, indicating that while attendance and math are improving, overall academic performance relative to other California schools needs focus. The school's leadership faces the challenge of replicating its success in math and attendance within other subject areas to support all students.

386

Students ?

22.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,421

Per pupil spending ?

75.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5044 Jones St.
Mariposa, CA 95338-5002

(209) 742-0340

District: Mariposa County Unified

Students who attend Mariposa Elementary usually attend:

High:

Mariposa County High

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.4%

Hispanic:

26.4%

Two or more races:

8.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 34th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg30%

California avg41%

Elementary school

4,165^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

1,005^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Mariposa County Unified

1030^th of 1,543Mariposa County 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	27.6	4165 of 5857	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.9	3237 of 5869	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	3762 of 5859	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	3533 of 5883	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.1	958 of 1417	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.9	3474 of 5789	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	3012 of 5662	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.9	3372 of 5692	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.7	3357 of 5614	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.3	3682 of 5611	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	25.3	4380 of 5530	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.0	3739 of 5390	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.1	3609 of 5377	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	32.6	3655 of 5314	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.6	3139 of 5193	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.0	2723 of 5113	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.6	2638 of 5113	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	32.4	3153 of 4818	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	40.0	2714 of 4822	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	48.2	2248 of 4809	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	3794 of 5597	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	3077 of 5612	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.6	2981 of 5609	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.4	2848 of 5635	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.0	803 of 1267	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.7	2690 of 5492	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.9	3094 of 5413	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.7	3695 of 5107	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.2	2603 of 5087	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.7	4807 of 4963	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	3717 of 5460	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.3	2879 of 5517	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	2981 of 5363	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.3	2661 of 5264	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.9	586 of 1110	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.7	3586 of 5173	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.5	3514 of 5084	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	4241 of 5628	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.6	3170 of 5643	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.5	4187 of 5638	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	4032 of 5663	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	914 of 1272	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	4138 of 5510	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.7	2734 of 5431	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	2385 of 2598	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	2212 of 2651	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	2298 of 2661	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	2402 of 2726	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	2306 of 2834	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	2270 of 2737	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	1005 of 2761	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.9	1198 of 2783	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.5	1434 of 2781	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	1491 of 2740	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.3	290 of 894	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.6	1063 of 2715	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.1	1033 of 2480	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	39.6	1406 of 2508	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.9	1463 of 2497	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.0	1570 of 2477	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.5	1198 of 2379	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	1228 of 2533	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.9	1232 of 2551	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.1	1157 of 2531	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.3	1086 of 2509	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.1	283 of 738	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.7	917 of 2380	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.0	895 of 2262	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	888 of 2395	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.1	775 of 2359	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	805 of 2542	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	854 of 2579	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.5	1010 of 2531	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.6	1419 of 2458	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.6	209 of 721	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	54.2	899 of 2369	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.5	946 of 2230	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	783 of 2534	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.1	999 of 2552	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.9	1465 of 2538	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.6	1706 of 2527	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	67.5	208 of 763	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	49.4	1034 of 2407	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.1	1092 of 2273	52.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	1000 of 1520	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.9	1124 of 1537	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	1216 of 1543	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	1191 of 1555	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.9	935 of 1602	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.3	1008 of 1496	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)32nd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2024)28th percentile-17 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-21 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)69th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)52nd percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)34th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-14 vs state

Mathematics33%-5 vs state

Science31%~ state avg

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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)	% DTP (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	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mariposa Elementary	Public	K-8	5044 Jones St.	Mariposa	95338	Mariposa County	Mariposa County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 742-0340	386	17	22.5	75.6%	233 (60.4%)	3 (0.8%)	102 (26.4%)	3 (0.8%)	10 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (8.8%)	27.6	4165^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.9%		38.9	3237^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.8%	928	25.0	36.6	31.2	10.8	31.1	31.4	37.5	43.9	53.7	35.2	18.9	35.6	20.0	32.5	41.5	43.9	32.6					$21,421	$20,600	$821
Spring Hill Opportunity	Public	K-8	5171 Silva Rd.	Mariposa	95338	Mariposa County	Mariposa County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 742-0290	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																						$16,817	$00	$16,817
Woodland Elementary	Public	K-8	3394 Woodland Dr.	Mariposa	95338	Mariposa County	Mariposa County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 742-0310	435	23	18.9	64.6%	277 (63.7%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (18.6%)	4 (0.9%)	20 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (12.0%)	23.1	4575^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.9%		29.4	3981^st of 5869 public elementary schools	32.2%	594	34.2	16.7	24.2	27.8	33.3	30.8	22.5	56.0	25.9	33.3	33.3	14.6	12.8	12.5	44.0	17.0	22.8	92.9		92.9		$20,995	$20,216	$779
Sierra Foothill Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	4952 School House Rd.	Catheys Valley	95306	Mariposa County	Sierra Foothill Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 742-6222	140	6	23.3	37.9%	79 (56.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (33.6%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.9%)	59.1	2113^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.9%		48.7	2630^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.2%	517	46.2		40.0	66.7	28.6	69.2	42.9			50.7	60.0	21.4	38.5	42.9			43.1
Wasuma Elementary	Public	K-8	43109 Hwy. 49	Ahwahnee	93601	Madera County	Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 642-1585	270	13	20.6	61.1%	184 (68.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (23.7%)	3 (1.1%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.6%)	34.4	3629^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.0%		41.2	3108^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.0%	521	28.0	26.3	27.0	24.3	42.9	36.0	33.3	33.3	39.5	34.6	51.4	35.7	16.0	20.0	40.0	26.3	32.5	86.1	90.7	93.0	90.7	$23,685	$23,014	$671
Yosemite National Park El Portal	Public	K-8	9670 Rancheria Flat Rd.	El Portal	95318	Mariposa County	Mariposa County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 379-2382	46	3	14.2	80.4%	12 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (69.6%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)								(n/a)			41.2							31.4			18.2				24.3					$39,410	$38,400	$1,010
Yosemite-Wawona Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	7925 Chilnualna Falls Rd.	Wawona	95389	Mariposa County	Yosemite-Wawona Elementary Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 375-6383	15	1	15.0	53.3%	10 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (26.7%)								(n/a)
Raymond-Knowles Elementary	Public	K-8	31828 Road 600	Raymond	93653	Madera County	Raymond-Knowles Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 689-3336	88	5	17.6	60.2%	40 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (34.1%)	1 (1.1%)	6 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (12.5%)	40.7	3173^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	45.8%					(n/a)	18.2	18.8	18.5			45.5			66.7	42.3			36.4			46.7	28.9

Frequently Asked Questions about Mariposa Elementary

Is Mariposa Elementary a good school?

Mariposa Elementary ranks 4165^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Mariposa Elementary?

Students at Mariposa Elementary are 60% White, 26% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 3% American Indian.

What district is Mariposa Elementary in?

Mariposa County Unified

What schools do graduates of Mariposa Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mariposa Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Mariposa County High

How many students attend Mariposa Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 386 students attended Mariposa Elementary.

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