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New Hope Elementary

Public Grades K-8

5182^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of California elementary schools

Summary

New Hope Elementary is a small, K-8 public school serving 164 students in Thornton, CA, operating as its own independent district.

The school faces significant academic challenges, with proficiency rates in English (38%), math (19%), and science (7%) well below state averages and those of nearby schools like River Oaks Elementary or Woodbridge. Chronic absenteeism is high and fluctuates dramatically, and the school's statewide ranking has fallen sharply in recent years. Notably, New Hope Elementary spends over $23,000 per student, which is considerably more than most comparable schools in the Lodi Unified or Galt Joint Union Elementary districts, yet achieves lower results.

There are some notable bright spots and puzzles: 8th graders perform strongly in English, and the school has a low student-teacher ratio. However, performance in early grades is very weak, and there is a large, unusual gap in performance between male and female students. Compared to a school with a very similar student population like Woodbridge, which spends less per student, New Hope's outcomes lag significantly, suggesting challenges beyond demographics. As a single-school district, it may lack the resources and support networks available to schools in larger districts.

164

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,491

Per pupil spending ?

78%

Free/discounted lunch ?

26675 North Sacramento Blvd.
Thornton, CA 95686-0238

(209) 794-2376

District: New Hope Elementary

Students who attend New Hope Elementary usually attend:

High:

Galt High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.2%

White:

5.5%

Two or more races:

2.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg25%

California avg41%

Elementary school

5,182^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

1,568^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1239^th of 1,543New Hope 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	16.0	5182 of 5857	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	4481 of 5869	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	4268 of 5859	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.3	3353 of 5883	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.2	1067 of 1417	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	5082 of 5789	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	3924 of 5662	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	14.5	5156 of 5692	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	22.2	4414 of 5614	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.9	3481 of 5611	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	26.7	4299 of 5530	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.9	3880 of 5390	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.4	4370 of 5377	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.9	4235 of 5314	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.0	4501 of 5193	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.0	4049 of 5113	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	46.6	2519 of 5113	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	18.7	4089 of 4818	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	30.6	3239 of 4822	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	14.0	4409 of 4809	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	37.5	1950 of 3275	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.9	614 of 3246	81.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	16.8	4983 of 5612	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	4820 of 5492	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	3737 of 5413	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	4342 of 5107	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.2	3410 of 5107	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	3446 of 5087	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.3	2430 of 5084	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.7	4205 of 4963	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.4	2905 of 4830	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	4988 of 5460	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	4310 of 5517	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.2	3544 of 5363	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.4	2254 of 5264	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.2	624 of 1110	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.5	4393 of 5173	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.9	3101 of 5084	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.2	3401 of 5643	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.4	3827 of 5638	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	2932 of 5663	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.4	851 of 1272	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.0	2850 of 5431	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	1568 of 2761	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.0	1040 of 2783	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.8	938 of 2781	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.9	1028 of 2740	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.4	574 of 894	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.7	1886 of 2715	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.6	1264 of 2480	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.6	1708 of 2508	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.1	1683 of 2497	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.5	1768 of 2477	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.0	1881 of 2379	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.7	1822 of 2259	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.5	1964 of 2236	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.2	1655 of 2179	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.6	1459 of 2063	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.7	1517 of 2005	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.3	1311 of 1999	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	15.8	1581 of 1804	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	29.0	1261 of 1777	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.6	1383 of 1769	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	1961 of 2533	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	1221 of 2395	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.0	593 of 2388	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	72.5	460 of 2374	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	72.9	427 of 2359	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	32.9	1449 of 2213	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.1	809 of 2072	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	1233 of 2542	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.6	839 of 2579	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.5	483 of 2531	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	74.2	423 of 2458	82.8%	★★★★☆
2021	52.7	273 of 721	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.5	1376 of 2369	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.3	907 of 2230	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.3	872 of 2534	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	897 of 2552	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.4	870 of 2538	65.7%	★★★☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2019)40th percentile+28 vs school

Male (2024)40th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2024)11th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)66th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-10 vs state

Mathematics19%-19 vs state

Science7%-25 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
New Hope Elementary	Public	K-8	26675 North Sacramento Blvd.	Thornton	95686	San Joaquin County	New Hope Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 794-2376	164	9	18.9	78.0%	9 (5.5%)	2 (1.2%)	148 (90.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	16	5182^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	11.5%		23.9	4481^st of 5869 public elementary schools	23.6%	701	5.9	8.3	7.3	7.7	27.8	35.3	30.0	50.0	62.5	38.4	23.1	22.2	0.0	15.0	25.0	25.0	18.8	85.7			85.7		85.7	$23,491	$8,635	$14,856
Walnut Grove Elementary	Public	K-6	14181 Grove St.	Walnut Grove	95690	Sacramento County	River Delta Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 776-1844	131	8	16.3	93.1%	13 (9.9%)	4 (3.1%)	108 (82.4%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	27.3	4191^st of 5857 public elementary schools	28.4%		16.9	5127^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.6%	936	11.1		11.1	53.3	23.5	22.2	33.3			32.4	53.3	11.8	22.2	16.7			25.0							$18,731	$2,405	$16,326
Vernon E. Greer Elementary	Public	K-6	248 West A St.	Galt	95632	Sacramento County	Galt Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 745-2641	542	25	22.1	57.4%	162 (29.9%)	5 (0.9%)	329 (60.7%)	27 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.1%)	53.1	2425^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.6%		50.9	2515^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.1%	90	32.3		32.3	42.9	43.2	48.4	47.8			45.5	54.1	43.9	32.3	37.0			42.4	95.6				96.7		$16,157	$1,778	$14,379
Valley Oaks Elementary	Public	K-6	21 C St.	Galt	95632	Sacramento County	Galt Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 745-1564	541	23	23.5	69.1%	59 (10.9%)	1 (0.2%)	455 (84.1%)	9 (1.7%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	7 (1.3%)	45	2879^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.8%		40.7	3140^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.5%	261	16.7		16.7	44.3	41.1	39.0	56.3			45.0	43.7	39.7	20.8	45.1			37.0							$16,315	$1,664	$14,651
Fairsite Elementary	Public	K	902 Caroline St.	Galt	95632	Sacramento County	Galt Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 744-4545	160	9	17.7	46.9%	52 (32.5%)	2 (1.3%)	95 (59.4%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	5 (3.1%)								(n/a)																								$22,758	$2,247	$20,511
River Oaks Elementary	Public	K-6	905 Vintage Oak Ave.	Galt	95632	Sacramento County	Galt Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 745-4614	505	24	21.0	56.8%	145 (28.7%)	7 (1.4%)	282 (55.8%)	48 (9.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.2%)	64.6	1857^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.3%		55.2	2281^st of 5869 public elementary schools	61.1%	424	39.8		39.8	46.7	59.4	63.4	43.8			53.8	58.7	43.5	54.3	29.7			47.4	96.6				96.6		$17,087	$1,885	$15,202
Lake Canyon Elementary	Public	K-6	800 Lake Canyon Ave.	Galt	95632	Sacramento County	Galt Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 744-5200	466	21	22.4	51.1%	158 (33.9%)	3 (0.6%)	252 (54.1%)	25 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.0%)	65.9	1799^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.3%		63	1929^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.1%	130	36.4		36.4	57.4	40.9	63.6	56.1			55.5	48.4	37.9	53.5	50.0			48.1	94.8	97.4	97.4	97.4	94.8	97.4	$15,949	$1,705	$14,244
Marengo Ranch Elementary	Public	K-6	1000 Elk Hills Dr.	Galt	95632	Sacramento County	Galt Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 745-5470	448	20	22.4	49.8%	153 (34.2%)	1 (0.2%)	247 (55.1%)	14 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	28 (6.3%)	61.3	2005^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.8%		63.2	1918^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.3%	87	28.6		28.6	64.4	40.4	59.7	58.4			56.2	57.6	40.4	37.5	39.0			43.0	97.0				97.0		$15,893	$1,509	$14,384
Woodbridge	Public	K-6	1290 Lilac St.	Lodi	95242	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-8160	393	18	21.8	78.9%	106 (27.0%)	5 (1.3%)	239 (60.8%)	21 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.3%)	30.3	3941^st of 5857 public elementary schools	32.7%		23.9	4476^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.7%	535	12.9		12.9	34.6	42.4	32.3	26.5			33.6	40.0	33.9	22.6	26.5			30.3							$16,711	$2,427	$14,284
Lakewood Elementary	Public	K-6	1100 North Ham Ln.	Lodi	95242	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-7348	478	21	22.7	70.5%	157 (32.8%)	4 (0.8%)	261 (54.6%)	15 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.2%)	41.6	3111^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.9%		34.6	3551^st of 5869 public elementary schools	39.5%	440	21.1		21.1	38.0	33.8	35.1	53.7			40.2	40.5	35.3	33.3	35.8			36.5							$15,574	$2,057	$13,517

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New Hope Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.5% of California elementary schools.

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Students who attend New Hope Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Galt High

What is the racial makeup of New Hope Elementary?

Students at New Hope Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 5% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 164 students attended New Hope Elementary.

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