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Plaza Elementary

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Plaza Elementary ranks 1287 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

1287^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of California elementary schools

Summary

Plaza Elementary is a consistently high-performing K-8 public school serving 215 students in rural Orland, California, where it operates as its own highly-ranked district.

The school stands out for its strong academic results, with student proficiency in English, Math, and Science running 15 to 25 points above state averages, and its exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of just 3.3%. It achieves these outcomes while spending efficiently per student. A key strength is its remarkable effectiveness in supporting students from low-income families, ranking in the state's 96th percentile for this group. This performance is particularly notable when compared to other local schools like Fairview Elementary or Hamilton Elementary, which serve similar populations but with much lower proficiency rates.

Along with nearby Nord Country, Plaza Elementary demonstrates that rural schools can deliver top-tier education. While overall performance is stable and above average, there are some variations in test scores by grade level that the school may be working to address. Compared to schools in the larger Orland Joint Unified district, Plaza Elementary represents a significant performance gap, highlighting the impact of individual school and district culture on student success.

215

Students ?

21.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,101

Per pupil spending ?

29.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7322 County Road 24
Orland, CA 95963-9777

(530) 865-1250

District: Plaza Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.2%

Hispanic:

37.2%

Two or more races:

5.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 56th percentile in 2015 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (62% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 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 school62%

District avg62%

California avg41%

Elementary school

1,287^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

597^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 22%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

245^th of 1,543Plaza 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	76.9	1287 of 5857	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	1317 of 5869	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.1	1318 of 5859	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	72.0	1527 of 5883	74.0%	★★★★☆
2021	76.6	310 of 1417	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	79.4	1201 of 5789	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	63.2	1907 of 5662	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.3	1911 of 5692	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.9	1864 of 5614	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	49.1	2492 of 5611	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	70.8	1538 of 5530	72.2%	★★★★☆
2012	79.9	1039 of 5390	80.7%	★★★★☆
2011	81.1	939 of 5377	82.5%	★★★★☆
2010	75.3	1213 of 5314	77.2%	★★★★☆
2009	76.9	1136 of 5193	78.1%	★★★★☆
2008	74.7	1206 of 5113	76.4%	★★★★☆
2007	78.0	1047 of 5113	79.5%	★★★★☆
2006	79.1	1003 of 4818	79.2%	★★★★☆
2005	80.1	920 of 4822	80.9%	★★★★☆
2004	79.3	929 of 4809	80.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.0	984 of 5597	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	89.3	659 of 5612	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.5	1119 of 5609	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	54.4	2190 of 5635	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.9	313 of 1267	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	73.4	1361 of 5492	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	69.7	1517 of 5413	72.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	64.7	1412 of 5087	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	62.4	1500 of 5084	70.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	95.2	230 of 5517	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	66.7	1405 of 5363	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	83.4	620 of 5264	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	78.9	768 of 5173	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	66.2	1382 of 5084	72.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	1439 of 5628	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	57.0	2108 of 5643	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.1	1254 of 5638	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	68.6	1585 of 5663	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	76.3	1244 of 5510	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	57.0	2069 of 5431	61.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	985 of 2598	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	84.5	257 of 2651	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	61.4	1107 of 2726	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.8	949 of 2834	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.1	1815 of 2737	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	597 of 2761	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	494 of 2783	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	83.1	407 of 2781	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	89.9	282 of 2740	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	78.4	521 of 2715	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	46.1	1188 of 2480	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.6	922 of 2508	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.6	702 of 2497	71.9%	★★★★☆
2015	75.0	534 of 2477	78.4%	★★★★☆
2013	83.0	246 of 2379	89.7%	★★★★☆
2012	87.2	145 of 2259	93.6%	★★★★★
2011	70.6	531 of 2236	76.3%	★★★★☆
2010	85.5	180 of 2179	91.7%	★★★★★
2009	71.4	480 of 2063	76.7%	★★★★☆
2008	83.3	230 of 2005	88.5%	★★★★☆
2007	69.3	502 of 1999	74.9%	★★★★☆
2006	85.5	192 of 1804	89.4%	★★★★☆
2005	88.0	147 of 1777	91.7%	★★★★★
2004	90.8	107 of 1769	94.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.5	235 of 2533	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	81.1	420 of 2551	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	91.1	230 of 2531	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	91.4	188 of 2380	92.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.0	252 of 2395	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	83.9	239 of 2388	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	83.1	258 of 2374	89.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	87.6	225 of 2579	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	86.3	224 of 2531	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	75.1	397 of 2369	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	40.8	1235 of 2230	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	74.3	540 of 2552	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	68.6	640 of 2538	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	67.6	669 of 2527	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	72.6	568 of 2407	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	58.5	815 of 2273	64.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	71.6	391 of 1543	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	208 of 1555	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	72.4	405 of 1602	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	40.0	919 of 1496	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2024)96th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)82nd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)74th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2023)72nd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)62nd percentile-16 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)91st percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)91st percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2024)79th percentile-3 vs school

White (2023)75th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy64%+16 vs state

Mathematics62%+25 vs state

Science55%+22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)						CSA Spanish Listening (2025)						CSA Spanish Writing (2025)						CSA Spanish Reading (2025)						CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Plaza Elementary	Public	K-8	7322 County Road 24	Orland	95963	Glenn County	Plaza Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 865-1250	215	10	21.5	29.8%	123 (57.2%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (37.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.6%)	76.9	1287^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.0%		76.5	1317^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.6%	30																									56.5	52.6	54.8	69.6	77.3	69.6	30.4	71.4	70.0	64.4	87.0	81.8	39.1	39.1	71.4	52.6	61.8						$27,101	$24,766	$2,335
Fairview Elementary	Public	3-5	1308 Fairview St.	Orland	95963	Glenn County	Orland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 865-1235	458	20	22.4	84.9%	112 (24.5%)	2 (0.4%)	318 (69.4%)	10 (2.2%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	12.7	5448^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.0%		13	5479^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.6%	31																									13.1		13.1	19.6	24.7	20.3				21.5	16.5	18.1	9.2				14.5						$24,017	$22,066	$1,951
Lake Elementary	Public	K-8	4672 County Road North	Orland	95963	Glenn County	Lake Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 865-1255	196	10	20.6	43.4%	124 (63.3%)	1 (0.5%)	66 (33.7%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	59.1	2112^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.9%		69.9	1602^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	72.7%	510																									24.0	50.0	34.9	71.4	54.6	24.0	89.5	81.0	88.9	65.9	81.0	40.9	12.0	73.7	28.6	55.6	46.8						$32,222	$30,338	$1,884
Mill Street Elementary	Public	K-2	102 Second St.	Orland	95963	Glenn County	Orland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 865-1240	521	27	19.3	86.9%	121 (23.2%)	3 (0.6%)	374 (71.8%)	7 (1.3%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)								(n/a)																																										93.6	98.4	94.7	97.9	98.4	$23,951	$21,946	$2,005
Hamilton Elementary	Public	K-8	277 Capay Ave.	Hamilton City	95951	Glenn County	Hamilton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 826-3474	393	22	18.1	91.3%	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	364 (92.6%)	8 (2.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	16.2	5169^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.7%		20.6	4798^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.2%	371	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.2	0.8	14.8	11.1	11.1	13.6	8.3	11.8	3.7	19.2	3.7	4.6	4.2	7.1	3.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.2	1.6	12.8	17.4	15.1	10.2	7.8	22.2	32.6	32.6	13.3	19.4	26.5	11.8	10.9	32.6	11.6	15.2	18.2						$21,715	$21,250	$465
Capay Joint Union Elementary	Public	K-8	7504 Cutting Ave.	Orland	95963	Tehama County	Capay Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 865-1222	211	10	21.1	41.2%	118 (55.9%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (43.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	39.7	3237^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.7%		66.2	1769^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.9%	1468																									23.5	15.8	19.4	34.8	40.9	17.7	33.3	41.2	21.1	31.9	60.9	31.8	23.5	41.2	23.5	10.5	33.0						$28,319	$27,024	$1,295
Nord Country	Public, Charter	K-8	5554 California St.	Chico	95973	Butte County	Nord Country District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3138	213	10	22.3	15.0%	174 (81.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.7%)	89.1	710^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.9%		85.1	946^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.9%	236																									72.0	71.4	71.7	70.8	68.0	96.0	56.5	42.9	81.0	69.8	75.0	84.0	72.0	43.5	9.5	42.9	56.1
Kirkwood Elementary	Public	K-8	2049 Kirkwood Rd.	Corning	96021	Tehama County	Kirkwood Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 824-7773	105	5	21.0	41.0%	90 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																										23.1	34.8		15.4				53.9	40.9		30.8				15.4	31.8						$28,129	$27,828	$301
Emma Wilson Elementary	Public	K-5	1530 West Eighth Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3297	597	29	20.5	60.8%	322 (53.9%)	14 (2.3%)	161 (27.0%)	32 (5.4%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.8%)	57 (9.5%)	57.6	2192^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	62.6%		54.1	2338^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.2%	146																									48.2		48.2	35.6	43.0	58.5				44.8	46.2	48.4	43.2				46.0	97.4					$21,831	$20,782	$1,049
Shasta Elementary	Public	K-5	169 Leora Ct.	Chico	95973	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3141	621	29	21.2	45.7%	385 (62.0%)	10 (1.6%)	156 (25.1%)	24 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (6.9%)	69.2	1638^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.0%		61.1	2027^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.5%	389																									38.5		38.5	52.2	53.7	56.3				54.0	56.0	63.9	43.8				54.7						$20,961	$20,426	$535

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How many students attend Plaza Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 215 students attended Plaza Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Plaza Elementary?

Students at Plaza Elementary are 57% White, 37% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

Is Plaza Elementary a good school?

Plaza Elementary ranks 1287^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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