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Bonita Elementary

Public Grades K-5
2384th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,817 California Elementary Schools
Better than 59% of California elementary schools
Summary

Bonita Elementary is a 134-student K–5 school in Crows Landing, part of Newman-Crows Landing Unified. Its latest results show stronger performance than most nearby schools and the district in all three tested subjects. The clearest overall finding is that Bonita leads nearby K–5 schools in ELA and science and is second in math.

In 2025–26, Bonita’s all-grades results were 52% in ELA, 40% in math and 33% in science. It was above the state by 3 points in ELA and 2 in math, but 3 points below the state in science; it exceeded the district by 15, 18 and 12 points, respectively. Bonita also had the highest nearby K–5 ELA result, ahead of Chatom Elementary at 45%, and the highest science result, ahead of Northmead Elementary at 30%. Its most striking grade-level contrast is fourth-grade ELA at 68%—the highest among nearby schools reporting results—versus fifth-grade math at 24%, 13 points below the state and below Chatom, Northmead and Apricot Valley Elementary.

Bonita’s ELA proficiency rose 12 points from 2022–23 to 2025–26, while science fell 7 points; over the same period, the state’s science result rose 6 points. SchoolDigger ranked Bonita at the 59th percentile with 3 stars in 2025–26, the highest percentile among nearby schools with rank data, though below its 61st-percentile standing the year before. SchoolDigger’s group rankings show especially strong recent improvement in how well the school serves Hispanic students: that group’s percentile rose from 39 to 72 between 2023–24 and 2025–26. For Low Socio Economic Status Students, it rose from 46 to 69. Bonita’s 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 22.3, above the 20.1 average at nearby schools in the same district; 66.4% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year, compared with 65.7% at Hurd Barrington Elementary. Chronic absenteeism declined from 34% in 2021–22 to 15% in 2025–26, but remained above the district’s 8% rate.

134
Students ?
22.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$35,381
Per pupil spending ?
66.4%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
≥ 95%
Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)
 425 Fink Rd.
       Crows Landing, CA  95313-9771

(209) 837-4401

District: Newman-Crows Landing Unified


Students who attend Bonita Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Yolo Junior High
High:    Orestimba High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
61.9%
White:
17.9%
African American:
9.0%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 81st percentile in 2015 → 59th in 2026
Strengths
✓Among the top-ranked schools in Newman-Crows Landing Unified
✓Above the California median (59th percentile)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2015
!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school44%
District avg28%
California avg42%
2,384th of 5,817
California public elementary schools ?
Top 41%▼ down 12 pts since 2016
From top 29% (2016) to top 41% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 4Elementary Schools in the Newman-Crows Landing Unified
1107th of 1,530Newman-Crows Landing 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202654.02384 of 581759.0%★★★☆☆
202555.12306 of 585760.6%★★★☆☆
202435.33491 of 586940.5%★★☆☆☆
202348.42611 of 585955.4%★★★☆☆
202263.51872 of 588368.2%★★★☆☆
201972.41490 of 578974.3%★★★★☆
201874.41382 of 566275.6%★★★★☆
201761.91924 of 569266.2%★★★☆☆
201667.31646 of 561470.7%★★★★☆
201580.91076 of 561180.8%★★★★☆
201375.21314 of 553076.2%★★★★☆
201279.91038 of 539080.7%★★★★☆
201166.31678 of 537768.8%★★★☆☆
201069.01512 of 531471.5%★★★★☆
200973.71272 of 519375.5%★★★★☆
200863.21720 of 511366.4%★★★☆☆
200747.12491 of 511351.3%★★★☆☆
200663.11628 of 481866.2%★★★☆☆
200577.31038 of 482278.5%★★★★☆
200459.51736 of 480963.9%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202649.92505 of 558155.1%★★★☆☆
202549.62486 of 559755.6%★★★☆☆
202437.03273 of 561241.7%★★☆☆☆
202263.41804 of 563568.0%★★★☆☆
201964.81759 of 549268.0%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202665.61437 of 509471.8%★★★★☆
202566.61369 of 510773.2%★★★★☆
202437.73140 of 510738.5%★★☆☆☆
202354.91946 of 508761.7%★★★☆☆
202275.1930 of 508481.7%★★★★☆
201974.2954 of 496380.8%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202663.01707 of 542368.5%★★★☆☆
202549.22490 of 546054.4%★★★☆☆
202442.02987 of 551745.9%★★☆☆☆
202358.71819 of 536366.1%★★★☆☆
202280.8728 of 526486.2%★★★★☆
201971.01136 of 517378.0%★★★★☆
201867.01351 of 508473.4%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202647.62620 of 560353.2%★★★☆☆
202548.52594 of 562853.9%★★★☆☆
202425.74205 of 564325.5%★☆☆☆☆
202352.32312 of 563859.0%★★★☆☆
202270.61496 of 566373.6%★★★★☆
201977.11212 of 551078.0%★★★★☆
201861.91856 of 543165.8%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
201969.1865 of 283469.5%★★★☆☆
201863.91043 of 273761.9%★★★☆☆
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)
Hispanic (2026)72nd percentile+13 vs school
White (2019)69th percentile-5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)69th percentile+10 vs school
Female (2026)55th percentile-4 vs school
Male (2026)53rd percentile-6 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy52%+3 vs state
Mathematics40%~ state avg
Science33%-3 vs state

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Students who attend Bonita Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Yolo Junior High
High : Orestimba High

Bonita Elementary ranks 2384th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 134 students attended Bonita Elementary.

Students at Bonita Elementary are 62% Hispanic, 18% White, 9% African American, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

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Latest California data All new data »
2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026
2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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