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Meridian Elementary

Public Grades K-8

Summary

Meridian Elementary in Meridian, California, serves 78 students in kindergarten through grade 8. In 2025–2026, proficiency was 11% in English language arts (ELA), 16% in mathematics, and 7% in science; the district results matched the school’s. The central concern is that Meridian Elementary had the lowest results in all three subjects among nearby K–8 schools with comparable scores, and its results were 38, 23, and 29 percentage points below the state, respectively.

Mathematics is the school’s strongest subject relative to nearby schools, while ELA is its weakest: the six comparable nearby K–8 schools averaged 36% in mathematics, 34% in science, and 45% in ELA, leaving Meridian Elementary 21, 27, and 34 points below those averages, respectively. Sixth grade is a particular concern: its ELA result was 0%, versus 48% statewide, and its mathematics result was 7%, versus 37% statewide; both were below the lowest results among nearby schools with released sixth-grade scores. Attendance is a notable positive: chronic absenteeism was 6% in 2025–2026, compared with 13% in the district and 18% statewide, and was lower than at every nearby school.

ELA has declined over time, from 29% in 2022–2023 to 11% in 2025–2026, while its gap with the state widened from 18 to 38 points. Mathematics ended at 16%, the same as in 2022–2023, and science rose from 0% to 7%; the state gaps remained substantial. SchoolDigger ranked Meridian Elementary at the 12th percentile with one star in 2024–2025, the lowest comparable percentile among nearby schools; its historical rank was at the 74th percentile in 2006–2007. The 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 19.5, within the nearby range of 15.4 to 25.2. In 2024–2025, 77% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, the fourth-highest share among 11 nearby schools with comparable measures. Because enrollment is small and many grade-by-grade results are suppressed, the available scores do not show a complete pattern across grades.

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,297

Per pupil spending ?

76.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

Not published

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

15898 Central St.
Meridian, CA 95957-0160

(530) 696-2604

District: Meridian Elementary

Students who attend Meridian Elementary usually attend:

High:

Sutter Union High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.9%

White:

42.3%

Two or more races:

9.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2005 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (12% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 29 percentile points since 2005

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 38 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school12%

District avg12%

California avg42%

Not ranked this year

Meridian Elementary did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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	16.5	5149 of 5857	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.5	5175 of 5614	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	46.7	2760 of 5314	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.0	2995 of 5193	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	70.5	1344 of 5113	73.7%	★★★★☆
2006	66.2	1498 of 4818	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	37.9	2833 of 4822	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	4374 of 5460	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	5361 of 5628	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2013	7.8	2275 of 2379	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.2	2178 of 2259	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	79.4	305 of 2236	86.4%	★★★★☆
2010	73.9	454 of 2179	79.2%	★★★★☆
2009	58.4	787 of 2063	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	53.5	848 of 2005	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	34.3	1279 of 1999	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	39.6	1016 of 1804	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	31.5	1192 of 1777	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	24.2	1336 of 1769	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)20th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics16%-23 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy11%-38 vs state

Science7%-29 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
Meridian Elementary	Public	K-8	15898 Central St.	Meridian	95957	Sutter County	Meridian Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 696-2604	78	4	19.5	76.9%	33 (42.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (44.9%)	1 (1.3%)	2 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.0%)								(n/a)			6.7				0.0			11.1				7.1			15.6			$8,297	$988	$7,309
Grand Island Elementary	Public	K-6	551 Leven St.	Grimes	95950	Colusa County	Pierce Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 437-2416	49	3	15.4	67.3%	8 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (77.6%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	1 (2.0%)								(n/a)										22.2							18.5			$24,670	$3,906	$20,764
James M. Burchfield Primary	Public	K-3	400 Fremont St.	Colusa	95932	Colusa County	Colusa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 458-5853	430	20	21.6	78.4%	80 (18.6%)	2 (0.5%)	309 (71.9%)	3 (0.7%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.6%)								(n/a)				39.4						39.4	55.6						55.6	94%	0%	$18,391	$5,207	$13,184
Brittan Elementary	Public	K-8	2340 Pepper St.	Sutter	95982	Sutter County	Brittan Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5155	539	26	20.5	34.7%	357 (66.2%)	0 (0.0%)	136 (25.2%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.6%)	24	4460^th of 5817 public elementary schools	23.3%		29	4050^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.9%	410	25.0	13.7	19.0	25.4	33.9	31.8	31.3	34.1	34.6	31.6	36.5	27.1	13.6	15.6	43.2	40.4	29.1	96%	0%	$11,302	$992	$10,310
Franklin Elementary	Public	K-8	332 North Township Rd.	Yuba City	95993	Sutter County	Franklin Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5151	505	20	25.2	25.7%	280 (55.4%)	2 (0.4%)	120 (23.8%)	59 (11.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (8.1%)	69.5	1604^th of 5817 public elementary schools	72.4%		77.4	1266^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.4%	338	50.0	61.0	55.9	54.9	39.3	69.2	44.6	44.8	69.5	53.6	60.8	62.5	63.5	37.5	44.8	44.1	51.8	≥ 98%		$12,650	$487	$12,163
Arbuckle Elementary	Public	K-5	701 Hall St.	Arbuckle	95912	Colusa County	Pierce Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 476-2522	604	28	21.4	72.5%	102 (16.9%)	10 (1.7%)	482 (79.8%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	30.7	3945^th of 5817 public elementary schools	32.2%		31.9	3804^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.1%	141	18.6		18.6	36.3	34.3	32.6				34.3	38.8	35.3	23.0				32.3	92%	0%	$16,474	$1,864	$14,610
Nuestro Elementary	Public	K-8	3934 Broadway Rd.	Live Oak	95953	Sutter County	Nuestro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5100	170	9	18.8	55.9%	70 (41.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (28.8%)	33 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (10.6%)	33.8	3679^th of 5817 public elementary schools	36.8%		41	3154^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.1%	525	25.0	16.7	21.4	60.0	37.5	35.3	26.7		25.0	37.4	42.9	37.5	12.5	13.3		16.7	24.7	≥ 95%		$14,670	$478	$14,192
Tierra Buena Elementary	Public	K-8	1794 Villa Ave.	Yuba City	95993	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5280	607	34	17.9	67.1%	166 (27.3%)	5 (0.8%)	182 (30.0%)	195 (32.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (9.4%)	68.2	1675^th of 5817 public elementary schools	71.2%		71.6	1530^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.9%	145	35.9	41.2	38.9	72.6	63.0	57.8	55.0	68.8	68.7	63.8	71.0	56.1	25.0	37.4	43.8	36.5	44.4	≥ 98%		$18,683	$1,605	$17,078
Williams Primary Elementary	Public	K-3	1404 E St.	Williams	95987	Colusa County	Williams Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 473-2885	407	19	21.4	85.7%	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	387 (95.1%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				26.6						26.6	29.8						29.8	98%	0%	$16,861	$273	$16,588
Butte Vista Elementary	Public	K-8	2195 Blevin Rd.	Yuba City	95993	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5034	853	42	20.2	59.4%	224 (26.3%)	11 (1.3%)	255 (29.9%)	265 (31.1%)	10 (1.2%)	3 (0.4%)	85 (10.0%)	61.8	2000^th of 5817 public elementary schools	65.6%		63.1	1917^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.3%	83	40.5	53.5	47.3	40.5	45.8	61.1	58.7	55.9	58.6	53.9	50.6	41.2	35.6	55.4	43.6	54.6	47.0	92%	1%	$17,576	$1,649	$15,927

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What is the racial makeup of Meridian Elementary?

Students at Meridian Elementary are 45% Hispanic, 42% White, 9% Two or more races, 3% American Indian, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Meridian Elementary attend?

Students who attend Meridian Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Sutter Union High

How many students attend Meridian Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 78 students attended Meridian Elementary.

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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