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Nuestro Elementary

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Nuestro Elementary ranks 3154 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

3154^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of California elementary schools

Summary

Nuestro Elementary is a small, K-8 school of about 170 students that operates as its own district in Live Oak, CA, currently holding a 2-star rating with academic proficiency below the state average in English, Math, and Science.

When compared to other local schools, Nuestro's story has both strengths and challenges. The school has made a remarkable turnaround in student attendance, slashing chronic absenteeism from over 40% to just 10.6%, which is a significant achievement and better than nearby schools like Bridge Street Elementary and King Avenue Elementary. Academically, it performs comparably to or better than several schools with higher rates of student economic need. However, its statewide ranking has declined over the past decade, and it lags behind higher-performing neighbors such as Twin Rivers Charter and Franklin Elementary, which have much higher test scores.

Looking closer, performance varies widely by grade, with 5th grade doing well but 7th grade struggling significantly. The school spends more per student than some in the area and maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio. While increased spending hasn't yet translated to broad academic gains, the major success in improving attendance provides a strong foundation for future growth, suggesting the school is effectively addressing one key barrier to learning.

170

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,862

Per pupil spending ?

55.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3934 Broadway Rd.
Live Oak, CA 95953-9401

(530) 822-5100

District: Nuestro Elementary

Students who attend Nuestro Elementary usually attend:

High:

Sutter Union High

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.2%

Hispanic:

28.8%

Asian:

19.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 32nd percentile in 2024 → 46th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 46th (2025) from a 32nd-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 13 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg32%

California avg41%

Elementary school

3,154^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▼ down 29 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,895^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 57 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

994^th of 1,543Nuestro 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	41.0	3154 of 5857	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	3963 of 5869	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	3750 of 5859	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	3846 of 5883	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.2	630 of 1417	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.3	2050 of 5789	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.9	1483 of 5662	73.8%	★★★★☆
2017	70.9	1525 of 5692	73.2%	★★★★☆
2016	69.2	1562 of 5614	72.2%	★★★★☆
2015	73.0	1379 of 5611	75.4%	★★★★☆
2013	51.4	2589 of 5530	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	44.1	2996 of 5390	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.0	3027 of 5377	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.3	2602 of 5314	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	42.0	2942 of 5193	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.0	2786 of 5113	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	52.2	2194 of 5113	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	26.8	3526 of 4818	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	39.0	2784 of 4822	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	34.9	2943 of 4809	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	23.1	4414 of 5609	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	3659 of 5635	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.3	600 of 1267	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	3012 of 5460	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.9	2758 of 5517	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.9	721 of 5173	86.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	2800 of 5628	50.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	4.3	2661 of 2726	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	2041 of 2834	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	1895 of 2761	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	1850 of 2783	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	1383 of 2781	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.9	1303 of 2740	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.0	364 of 894	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.4	883 of 2715	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	84.3	361 of 2480	85.4%	★★★★☆
2017	87.9	291 of 2508	88.4%	★★★★☆
2016	69.5	664 of 2497	73.4%	★★★★☆
2015	87.1	291 of 2477	88.3%	★★★★☆
2013	39.7	1434 of 2379	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	63.1	740 of 2259	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.8	857 of 2236	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	73.7	467 of 2179	78.6%	★★★★☆
2009	52.6	914 of 2063	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.1	758 of 2005	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	24.7	1538 of 1999	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	54.2	738 of 1804	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	56.1	683 of 1777	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	66.7	492 of 1769	72.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	2265 of 2533	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	2016 of 2551	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.9	1390 of 2531	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.3	1914 of 2509	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	1433 of 2542	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.1	1730 of 2579	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.4	735 of 2531	71.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	34.7	1477 of 2407	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	26.5	1141 of 1543	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)50th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile~ school

Female (2023)21st percentile-15 vs school

White (2022)2nd percentile-32 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2019)39th percentile-29 vs school

White (2023)26th percentile-24 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-13 vs state

Mathematics30%-7 vs state

Science26%-7 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 (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	% 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
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%)	41	3154^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.1%		29.6	3963^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	32.5%	809	40.0	15.0	25.7	27.3	36.4	53.3	38.5	20.0	40.0	35.5	36.4	40.9	33.3	23.1	6.7	30.0	29.9							$28,862	$28,384	$478
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%)	63.1	1917^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.3%		68.1	1678^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.4%	239	42.9	36.6	39.6	45.4	42.9	57.1	62.1	60.4	65.0	55.7	47.1	45.6	42.9	47.2	45.8	46.5	45.9							$17,651	$16,002	$1,649
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%)	71.6	1530^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.9%		73.3	1438^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.5%	92	37.0	41.1	38.7	77.0	46.7	60.5	58.2	68.0	63.2	62.8	82.4	49.2	42.0	40.3	38.5	31.6	47.9							$19,909	$18,304	$1,605
Encinal Elementary	Public	K-8	6484 Larkin Rd.	Live Oak	95953	Sutter County	Live Oak Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 695-5458	111	5	22.2	52.3%	45 (40.5%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (46.8%)	10 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	61.7	1980^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.2%		66.7	1744^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.3%	236	36.4	38.5	37.5	69.2	66.7	54.6	26.7		61.5	58.1	53.9	66.7	54.6	20.0		38.5	48.7							$21,819	$21,246	$573
Twin Rivers Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	2510 Live Oak Blvd.	Yuba City	95991	Sutter County	Twin Rivers Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 755-2872	519	22	23.7	39.5%	240 (46.2%)	12 (2.3%)	155 (29.9%)	55 (10.6%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.8%)	92.7	496^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.5%		90.1	696^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.1%	200	57.1	50.0	53.8	66.7	79.3	82.1	68.5	75.5	70.0	73.8	78.4	84.9	62.5	72.2	73.6	58.0	71.6
April Lane Elementary	Public	K-5	800 April Ln.	Yuba City	95991	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5215	488	22	21.9	92.4%	55 (11.3%)	14 (2.9%)	213 (43.6%)	157 (32.2%)	6 (1.2%)	4 (0.8%)	38 (7.8%)	14.7	5289^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.7%		24.8	4385^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.3%	904	15.3		15.3	12.2	22.7	39.6				23.3	12.8	11.5	18.6				14.0	92.3	94.2	96.2		92.3		$20,190	$17,766	$2,424
King Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	630 King Ave.	Yuba City	95991	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5250	380	18	20.6	95.3%	76 (20.0%)	11 (2.9%)	233 (61.3%)	24 (6.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	32 (8.4%)	25	4402^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	24.8%		32.8	3704^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.9%	698	18.2		18.2	32.4	29.0	29.4				30.4	28.0	30.8	21.8				27.2	93.1	97.2	97.2	97.2	94.4	97.2	$26,852	$23,742	$3,110
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%)	29	4050^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.9%		34.2	3591^st of 5869 public elementary schools	38.8%	459	17.5	6.0	11.5	19.7	36.8	22.2	45.5	37.7	26.9	30.1	24.6	47.4	17.5	40.9	28.3	28.4	29.5	90.8	94.7			90.8	94.7	$21,612	$20,620	$992
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%)	77.4	1266^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.4%		87.4	842^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	85.7%	424	43.9	20.0	31.6	56.3	66.0	56.1	50.9	65.1	55.0	58.3	72.9	68.0	64.9	45.5	54.8	41.7	57.2							$24,813	$24,326	$487
Andros Karperos	Public	K-8	1700 Camino de Flores	Yuba City	95993	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-4440	1,181	56	21.1	83.7%	175 (14.8%)	8 (0.7%)	473 (40.1%)	445 (37.7%)	8 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (6.1%)	23.3	4561^st of 5857 public elementary schools	22.1%		23.6	4511^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.1%	50	29.8	19.6	23.0	27.8	18.9	41.9	20.7	34.2	33.0	29.4	26.3	18.7	31.9	16.7	20.4	23.9	22.1	96.9				96.9		$19,647	$17,418	$2,229

Frequently Asked Questions about Nuestro Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Nuestro Elementary?

Students at Nuestro Elementary are 41% White, 29% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 11% Two or more races.

What district is Nuestro Elementary in?

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Is Nuestro Elementary a good school?

Nuestro Elementary ranks 3154^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Nuestro Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 170 students attended Nuestro Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Nuestro Elementary attend?

Students who attend Nuestro Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Sutter Union High

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