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Montague Elementary

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Montague Elementary ranks 3142 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

3142^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of California elementary schools

Summary

Montague Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades K-8 in Montague, California, with 154 students. The school is part of the Montague Elementary District, which is ranked 571 out of 1,565 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Montague Elementary has seen some improvements in recent years, the school faces several challenges. It has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.9% to 24.9%, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school's test scores on the Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST Science exams are generally below the state averages, particularly in the lower grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 4.17% of 3rd graders at Montague Elementary were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 44.21%. Additionally, Montague Elementary has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 60.39% to 76.22% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch over the past few years.

Interestingly, Montague Elementary's performance is generally lower than the nearby schools in the analysis, such as Bogus Elementary, Grenada Elementary, and Delphic Elementary. These schools tend to have higher test scores, lower chronic absenteeism rates, and lower percentages of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. While Montague Elementary has shown some signs of improvement over time, with its rating increasing from 1 star to 3 stars on SchoolDigger, the school still has significant room for improvement to provide a high-quality education for its community.

178

Students ?

19.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

66.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

430 East Prather St.
Montague, CA 96064

(530) 459-3001

District: Montague Elementary

Students who attend Montague Elementary usually attend:

High:

Yreka High

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.5%

Hispanic:

14.6%

American Indian:

6.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 31st percentile in 2015 → 46th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg38%

California avg41%

Elementary school

3,142^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

753^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 35 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to top 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

560^th of 1,543Montague Elementary 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	41.2	3142 of 5857	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	3418 of 5869	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.5	2459 of 5859	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.9	3870 of 5883	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.9	690 of 1417	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	18.9	4906 of 5789	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	5008 of 5662	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.2	4679 of 5692	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.3	3582 of 5614	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	27.8	3878 of 5611	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	21.7	4619 of 5530	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.7	4537 of 5390	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.8	3553 of 5377	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.5	2254 of 5314	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	39.0	3109 of 5193	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.4	2975 of 5113	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	21.6	4167 of 5113	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.3	3780 of 4818	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	37.9	2834 of 4822	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	3585 of 5597	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.1	2515 of 5612	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	3661 of 5460	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.0	4298 of 5517	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	63.3	1551 of 5363	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	42.4	2804 of 5264	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.0	3716 of 5173	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	4251 of 5084	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	40.2	3049 of 5638	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.4	4392 of 5663	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.2	553 of 1272	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.7	4498 of 5510	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	5273 of 5431	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	2187 of 2598	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	2097 of 2651	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	2029 of 2661	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	2540 of 2726	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.4	753 of 2761	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	69.0	701 of 2783	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	518 of 2781	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	54.4	1049 of 2740	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.4	334 of 894	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.5	2041 of 2715	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	1721 of 2480	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.3	1687 of 2508	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.2	1431 of 2497	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.9	1535 of 2477	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	60.8	872 of 2379	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.4	904 of 2259	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.3	777 of 2236	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	50.0	1042 of 2179	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	24.0	1633 of 2063	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.0	1512 of 2005	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.1	1284 of 1999	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	29.2	1266 of 1804	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	39.7	1001 of 1777	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2021	58.5	261 of 738	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	8.2	2313 of 2380	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	33.8	1538 of 2369	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.5	1946 of 2230	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2021	66.0	223 of 763	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	35.5	1441 of 2407	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	58.4	613 of 1537	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.7	1071 of 1555	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

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

Male (2023)46th percentile-12 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile-31 vs school

Middle school

Male (2021)71st percentile+8 vs school

Female (2021)65th percentile~ school

White (2024)60th percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)35th percentile+10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science41%+9 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-10 vs state

Mathematics35%~ 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)	% 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	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Montague Elementary	Public	K-8	430 East Prather St.	Montague	96064	Siskiyou County	Montague Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 459-3001	178	9	19.7	66.9%	122 (68.5%)	2 (1.1%)	26 (14.6%)	8 (4.5%)	11 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.1%)	41.2	3142^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	46.4%		36.3	3418^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.8%	276	40.9	41.7	41.2	4.2	39.1	59.1	50.0	37.5	58.3	38.9	12.5	26.1	36.4	43.8	68.8	41.7	35.4
Delphic Elementary	Public	K-8	1420 Delphic Rd.	Montague	96064	Siskiyou County	Delphic Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 842-3653	61	3	20.3	65.6%	46 (75.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.2%)								(n/a)			33.3					54.6		40.5					36.4		31.0			$50,684	$40,556	$10,128
Grenada Elementary	Public	K-8	516 Shasta Blvd.	Grenada	96038	Siskiyou County	Grenada Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 436-2233	210	11	19.0	48.1%	143 (68.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (17.1%)	2 (1.0%)	9 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.5%)	30.8	3896^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.5%		33.6	3634^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.1%	262	20.0	11.8	16.7	30.8	33.3	24.0	53.6	46.2	58.8	41.4	38.5	29.2	12.0	25.0	23.1	11.8	22.6			$34,546	$33,892	$654
Gold Street Elementary	Public	K	321 North Gold St.	Yreka	96097	Siskiyou County	Yreka Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 842-1002	164	9	17.9	78.0%	65 (39.6%)	2 (1.2%)	48 (29.3%)	7 (4.3%)	14 (8.5%)	2 (1.2%)	26 (15.9%)								(n/a)																				$21,429	$20,878	$551
Evergreen Elementary	Public	K-3	416 Evergreen Ln.	Yreka	96097	Siskiyou County	Yreka Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 842-4912	267	13	20.2	73.8%	144 (53.9%)	3 (1.1%)	59 (22.1%)	6 (2.2%)	17 (6.4%)	1 (0.4%)	37 (13.9%)								(n/a)				33.8						33.8	54.6						54.6	96.7	98.0	$30,379	$29,762	$617
Little Shasta Elementary	Public	K-8	8409 Lower Little Shasta Rd.	Montague	96064	Siskiyou County	Little Shasta Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 459-3269	18	2	9.0	55.6%	14 (77.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																				$19,954	$18,188	$1,766
Willow Creek Elementary	Public	K-8	5321 York Rd.	Montague	96064	Siskiyou County	Willow Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 459-3313	44	2	17.7	63.6%	23 (52.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (22.7%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (22.7%)								(n/a)										33.3							23.1			$67,440	$63,838	$3,602
Big Springs Elementary	Public	K-8	7405 Highway A-12	Montague	96064	Siskiyou County	Big Springs Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 459-3189	151	5	27.9	60.3%	67 (44.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (12.6%)	43 (28.5%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (12.6%)	11	5566^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.0%		8.1	5766^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.8%	200	6.3	6.3	6.3	25.0		6.3	22.2	41.2	25.0	24.7	33.3		0.0	5.3	0.0	18.8	8.9			$45,795	$45,086	$709
Hornbrook Elementary	Public	K-8	15430 Oregon Rd.	Hornbrook	96044	Siskiyou County	Hornbrook Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 475-3598	33	2	16.5	100.0%	19 (57.6%)	1 (3.0%)	3 (9.1%)	2 (6.1%)	6 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.1%)								(n/a)			18.2							26.1							13.0
Gazelle Elementary	Public	K-8	25305 Gazelle-Callahan Rd.	Gazelle	96034	Siskiyou County	Gazelle Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 435-2321	34	2	20.0	70.6%	22 (64.7%)	1 (2.9%)	4 (11.8%)	2 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (14.7%)								(n/a)										13.0							17.4			$60,284	$59,812	$472

Frequently Asked Questions about Montague Elementary

How many students attend Montague Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 178 students attended Montague Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Montague Elementary?

Students at Montague Elementary are 69% White, 15% Hispanic, 6% American Indian, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 1% African American.

Is Montague Elementary a good school?

Montague Elementary ranks 3142^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Montague Elementary attend?

Students who attend Montague Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Yreka High

What district is Montague Elementary in?

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