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Ella Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4952^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of California elementary schools

Summary

Ella Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 554 students in Olivehurst as part of the Marysville Joint Unified School District, operating in a community where a high percentage of families face economic challenges.

Academically, the school faces significant hurdles, with student test scores in English, math, and science well below state averages and a statewide ranking that places it in the bottom 15% of California elementary schools. The school has a high rate of chronic student absences, though this has improved dramatically from pandemic-era peaks. Interestingly, Ella Elementary shows notable strengths in supporting its English Language Learner and Special Education students, who perform much better compared to similar students across the state. However, performance varies wildly by grade level, with 3rd-grade math being relatively strong while 4th-grade math and 5th-grade science scores are particularly low.

Comparisons with nearby schools reveal that improvement is possible even with similar student demographics. For instance, Covillaud Elementary, another school in the same district, serves a similar population but achieves proficiency rates nearly double Ella's in some subjects. Meanwhile, Cedar Lane Elementary performs worse, and schools in the neighboring Yuba City Unified district, like Lincrest Elementary, often outperform Marysville schools. This suggests that school-level practices and resources, including Ella's higher student-teacher ratio, play a crucial role in student outcomes.

554

Students ?

26.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,068

Per pupil spending ?

81.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4850 Olivehurst Ave.
Olivehurst, CA 95961-4230

(530) 741-6124

District: Marysville Joint Unified

Students who attend Ella Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Yuba Gardens Intermediate
High:	Lindhurst High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.5%

White:

22.2%

Asian:

6.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg26%

California avg41%

4,952^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Marysville Joint Unified

1053^rd of 1,543Marysville Joint 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	4952 of 5857	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	4786 of 5869	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	4366 of 5859	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	4460 of 5883	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	1305 of 1417	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	4421 of 5789	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	4183 of 5662	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.5	3965 of 5692	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.8	3495 of 5614	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.5	3503 of 5611	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.1	2920 of 5530	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.0	3329 of 5390	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	30.1	3967 of 5377	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	8.7	5203 of 5314	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.4	5102 of 5193	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.9	4927 of 5113	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	13.7	4732 of 5113	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	14.8	4372 of 4818	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	26.2	3536 of 4822	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.8	4139 of 4809	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	32.0	1396 of 2227	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.5	281 of 293	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	52.6	1047 of 3162	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.0	711 of 3245	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	55.7	936 of 3311	71.7%	★★★★☆
2021	36.7	370 of 602	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.7	656 of 3275	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	55.1	1036 of 3246	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	4777 of 5597	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	4951 of 5612	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	4670 of 5609	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	4373 of 5635	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	1109 of 1267	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	3974 of 5492	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	3748 of 5413	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	4211 of 5107	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	3549 of 5107	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	3076 of 5087	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	3333 of 5084	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.3	3367 of 4963	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.9	3492 of 4830	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	4458 of 5460	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	4343 of 5517	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	3678 of 5363	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.8	3279 of 5264	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.2	990 of 1110	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.9	3573 of 5173	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	3218 of 5084	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	4677 of 5628	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	4180 of 5643	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	3758 of 5638	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.3	4214 of 5663	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	1183 of 1272	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	4493 of 5510	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	4415 of 5431	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	986 of 2847	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.8	1476 of 2635	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.0	2145 of 2420	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.3	2511 of 2598	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.6	2567 of 2651	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	2534 of 2661	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	2509 of 2726	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.5	2742 of 2834	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	2537 of 2737	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)67th percentile+48 vs school

Special Education (2025)65th percentile+50 vs school

Disabled (2022)37th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile~ school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

White (2025)3rd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy24%-25 vs state

Mathematics21%-16 vs state

Science15%-18 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 (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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ella Elementary	Public	K-6	4850 Olivehurst Ave.	Olivehurst	95961	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 741-6124	554	21	26.3	81.9%	123 (22.2%)	1 (0.2%)	352 (63.5%)	34 (6.1%)	8 (1.4%)	3 (0.5%)	32 (5.8%)	18.6	4952^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	15.5%		20.8	4786^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.5%	166	14.8		14.8	28.8	18.5	31.3	18.7			24.3	37.8	13.4	15.0	18.7			20.9	96.7			96.7	96.7	96.7	$14,068	$2,600	$11,468
Olivehurst Elementary	Public	K-6	1778 McGowan Pkwy.	Olivehurst	95961	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 741-6191	489	20	24.4	72.6%	96 (19.6%)	8 (1.6%)	317 (64.8%)	46 (9.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.9%)	18	5014^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.4%		13.5	5435^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.4%	421	14.8		14.8	31.7	14.3	31.5	34.9			27.2	28.3	3.9	16.7	15.2			15.2	96.3						$18,124	$2,752	$15,372
Johnson Park Elementary	Public	K-6	4364 Lever Ave.	Olivehurst	95961	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 743-6133	456	19	24.0	80.7%	93 (20.4%)	22 (4.8%)	252 (55.3%)	44 (9.6%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.3%)	35 (7.7%)	22.1	4671^st of 5857 public elementary schools	20.2%		24.8	4386^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.3%	285	11.1		11.1	22.7	18.1	46.3	35.5			29.5	22.7	22.2	18.2	24.2			22.0	82.1	95.5		94.0	89.6	94.0	$17,512	$2,629	$14,883
Edgewater Elementary	Public	K-6	5715 Oakwood Dr.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 741-0866	540	22	24.5	58.7%	96 (17.8%)	30 (5.6%)	251 (46.5%)	90 (16.7%)	5 (0.9%)	7 (1.3%)	60 (11.1%)	35.1	3570^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.0%		36.9	3376^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.5%	194	21.5		21.5	49.5	50.0	27.7	25.6			38.7	41.9	35.9	16.9	16.5			28.6	94.4	95.8	94.4	95.8	94.4	95.8	$12,535	$2,516	$10,019
Cedar Lane Elementary	Public	K-6	841 Cedar Ln.	Olivehurst	95961	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 741-6112	554	24	23.0	90.4%	125 (22.6%)	15 (2.7%)	303 (54.7%)	58 (10.5%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (8.7%)	10	5637^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.8%		11.5	5586^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.8%	51	12.5		12.5	17.1	13.2	19.4	14.3			16.1	22.0	15.9	5.6	4.7			12.5	95.7				97.1		$14,362	$3,051	$11,311
Linda Elementary	Public	K-6	6180 Dunning Ave.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 741-6196	613	29	21.1	82.2%	115 (18.8%)	16 (2.6%)	300 (48.9%)	122 (19.9%)	9 (1.5%)	6 (1.0%)	45 (7.3%)	11.8	5519^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.8%		12.1	5548^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.5%	29	6.3		6.3	15.5	23.0	15.0	24.6			19.4	19.8	17.1	1.3	20.3			14.6	97.3						$18,122	$2,600	$15,522
Arboga Elementary	Public	K-8	1686 Broadway	Olivehurst	95961	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 741-6101	746	34	22.1	65.7%	230 (30.8%)	15 (2.0%)	357 (47.9%)	67 (9.0%)	14 (1.9%)	7 (0.9%)	56 (7.5%)	35.9	3499^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.3%		41.4	3099^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.2%	400	25.3	20.9	23.0	40.7	34.2	34.2	37.5	46.5	33.0	37.7	47.6	40.8	11.9	26.7	21.2	14.3	26.6	73.7	88.2	93.4	89.5	86.8	86.8	$12,854	$2,428	$10,426
Riverbend Elementary	Public	K-8	301 Stewart Rd.	Yuba City	95991	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-3100	914	47	19.5	76.3%	217 (23.7%)	14 (1.5%)	411 (45.0%)	194 (21.2%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	70 (7.7%)	30.1	3950^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.6%		34.5	3562^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	39.3%	388	32.4	20.6	24.0	35.5	45.8	41.2	30.1	30.7	35.9	34.8	23.7	38.9	29.4	6.5	15.1	17.1	18.3
Covillaud Elementary	Public	K-5	628 F St.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 741-6121	518	21	24.6	73.0%	159 (30.7%)	21 (4.1%)	269 (51.9%)	16 (3.1%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.9%)	48.1	2689^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.1%		44.7	2880^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.9%	191	28.4		28.4	52.7	41.3	39.5				44.9	64.1	35.0	17.3				39.9	89.2	90.1	94.6	91.0	89.2	90.1	$13,238	$2,536	$10,702
Park Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Morton St.	Yuba City	95991	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5265	541	22	24.0	94.8%	43 (7.9%)	7 (1.3%)	441 (81.5%)	16 (3.0%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.2%)	14.1	5339^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.8%		15.1	5292^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	9.8%	47	14.2		14.2	13.5	28.2	22.1				21.2	19.0	21.1	11.3				16.8	95.8			96.9	96.9

Frequently Asked Questions about Ella Elementary

How many students attend Ella Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 554 students attended Ella Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Ella Elementary?

Students at Ella Elementary are 64% Hispanic, 22% White, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What district is Ella Elementary in?

Marysville Joint Unified

What schools do graduates of Ella Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ella Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Yuba Gardens Intermediate
High : Lindhurst High

Is Ella Elementary a good school?

Ella Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.5% of California elementary schools.

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