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Bates Elementary

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Bates Elementary ranks 2252 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2252^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of California elementary schools

Summary

Bates Elementary is a small, rural K-6 school serving 82 students in Courtland, part of the River Delta Joint Unified School District, and it has shown remarkable academic improvement in recent years.

The school's story is one of impressive turnaround, climbing from a 1-star to a 3-star state rating in just two years, a faster improvement than most nearby schools like its district peer, Walnut Grove Elementary. While test scores in English and Math are below the state average, they are above the district average, and the school excels in supporting its migrant student population, ranking in the state's top 5% for that group. Bates also invests more per student than surrounding schools, spending over $20,000 per child.

Despite serving a community with significant economic need, Bates is outperforming similar schools in its district. The school shows notable variation between grade levels, with sixth graders performing much stronger than third graders. When compared to higher-performing schools in the neighboring Elk Grove Unified district, such as Elliott Ranch Elementary, the data highlights the different challenges and contexts each school faces, with Bates making clear progress on its own path.

Students ?

20.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,194

Per pupil spending ?

93.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

180 Primasing Ave.
Courtland, CA 95615-0308

(916) 775-1771

District: River Delta Joint Unified

Students who attend Bates Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Clarksburg Middle
High:	Delta High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.1%

Pacific Islander:

2.4%

White:

1.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 19th percentile in 2023 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 62nd (2025) from a 19th-percentile low (2023)

✓Above the California median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 42% meeting standards)

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

!Listening scores 12 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg26%

California avg42%

2,252^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the River Delta Joint Unified

1025^th of 1,543River Delta Joint 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	2252 of 5857	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.2	3757 of 5869	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.0	4750 of 5859	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.1	3292 of 5883	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.5	2736 of 5789	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.4	3876 of 5662	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.1	3595 of 5692	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.4	3252 of 5614	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.4	3172 of 5611	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	67.5	1695 of 5530	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.0	2213 of 5390	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.6	1711 of 5377	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.9	2165 of 5314	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.2	2062 of 5193	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	43.9	2728 of 5113	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	40.1	2899 of 5113	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	36.8	2891 of 4818	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	26.1	3548 of 4822	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	32.1	3129 of 4809	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	14.5	5230 of 5635	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	56.9	2122 of 5492	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.5	2751 of 5413	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	44.8	2632 of 5107	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.4	3907 of 5087	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.2	2435 of 5084	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.0	1579 of 4963	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.7	2949 of 4830	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.0	2914 of 5517	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.7	3916 of 5363	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.9	2842 of 5264	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.7	1294 of 5173	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	38.4	3139 of 5084	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	82.6	4 of 74	94.6%	★★★★★

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)

Migrant (2024)95th percentile+59 vs school

Hispanic (2024)48th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)47th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2022)7th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy44%-4 vs state

Mathematics31%-6 vs state

Listening13%-12 vs state

Writing9%-8 vs state

Overall7%-3 vs state

Reading7%~ state avg

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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)	% 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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th 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 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 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
Bates Elementary	Public	K-6	180 Primasing Ave.	Courtland	95615	Sacramento County	River Delta Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 775-1771	82	4	20.5	93.9%	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (95.1%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	56	2252^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	61.6%		32.2	3757^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.0%	1505	0.0	12.5	6.7	0.0	18.8	13.3	0.0	12.5	8.9	0.0	12.5	6.7			18.2			75.0	44.4	9.1			56.3	31.1							$20,194	$2,000	$18,194
Delta Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	36230 North School St.	Clarksburg	95612	Yolo County	Delta Elementary Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 744-1200	325	19	17.1	25.8%	134 (41.2%)	4 (1.2%)	147 (45.2%)	5 (1.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (9.8%)	51.4	2532^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	56.8%		51.5	2479^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.8%	53													39.2	39.2	29.3	38.6	54.9	40.6	41.7	31.7	43.2	49.0	43.8	42.3
Elliott Ranch Elementary	Public	K-6	10000 East Taron Dr.	Elk Grove	95757	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 683-3877	599	27	22.1	46.4%	90 (15.0%)	64 (10.7%)	154 (25.7%)	226 (37.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	61 (10.2%)	92.7	499^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.5%		93.7	456^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.2%	43													53.9	53.9	79.0	80.7	69.2	81.9	77.2	82.9	79.0	62.6	68.7	72.3							$18,395	$1,934	$16,461
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
Franklin Elementary	Public	K-6	5401 Dorcey Dr.	Elk Grove	95757	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 684-6518	932	36	25.8	54.3%	136 (14.6%)	80 (8.6%)	216 (23.2%)	390 (41.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.9%)	92 (9.9%)	82.2	1069^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.7%		82.6	1052^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	82.1%	17													51.0	51.0	56.2	64.6	67.4	78.5	66.7	53.1	62.6	51.0	69.2	58.8							$16,454	$1,866	$14,588
Stone Lake Elementary	Public	K-6	9673 Lakepoint Dr.	Elk Grove	95758	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 683-4096	690	29	23.7	38.3%	121 (17.5%)	53 (7.7%)	166 (24.1%)	250 (36.2%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.2%)	84 (12.2%)	87.6	798^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.4%		89.3	734^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.5%	64													55.3	55.3	60.0	75.0	73.9	70.9	70.0	63.0	74.5	55.7	64.0	64.0	95.0			95.0		98.0	$15,831	$1,129	$14,702
Joseph Sims Elementary	Public	K-6	3033 Buckminster Dr.	Elk Grove	95758	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 683-7445	691	31	22.0	48.9%	146 (21.1%)	65 (9.4%)	212 (30.7%)	186 (26.9%)	5 (0.7%)	10 (1.4%)	67 (9.7%)	56.1	2248^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.6%		57.8	2158^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.2%	90													27.0	27.0	53.6	44.7	51.5	68.4	53.9	43.2	37.5	32.7	49.4	40.1	97.4	98.3	98.3	98.3	97.4	98.3	$17,380	$1,263	$16,117
Carroll Elementary	Public	K-6	10325 Stathos Dr.	Elk Grove	95757	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 714-0106	854	36	23.9	55.3%	93 (10.9%)	111 (13.0%)	160 (18.7%)	395 (46.3%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.6%)	80 (9.4%)	80.8	1125^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.8%		88.6	780^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.7%	345													47.1	47.1	63.2	60.6	62.3	65.3	63.0	64.0	59.3	55.5	54.2	58.0	98.3			98.3		98.3	$15,763	$935	$14,828
Helen Carr Castello Elementary	Public	K-6	9850 Fire Poppy Dr.	Elk Grove	95757	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 686-1725	790	33	23.9	50.4%	103 (13.0%)	59 (7.5%)	191 (24.2%)	337 (42.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	98 (12.4%)	82.9	1026^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.5%		80.8	1125^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.8%	99													45.2	45.2	67.3	65.5	63.2	69.2	66.3	68.6	57.1	51.3	64.1	60.1	97.0						$16,219	$1,784	$14,435
Arlene Hein Elementary	Public	K-6	6820 Bellaterra Dr.	Elk Grove	95757	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 714-0654	817	33	24.7	45.9%	121 (14.8%)	51 (6.2%)	158 (19.3%)	382 (46.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	98 (12.0%)	81.7	1090^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.4%		81.2	1108^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.1%	18													38.1	38.1	65.7	59.7	58.5	73.0	64.7	75.5	55.3	55.1	68.9	63.7							$15,795	$915	$14,880

Frequently Asked Questions about Bates Elementary

How many students attend Bates Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 82 students attended Bates Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Bates Elementary?

Students at Bates Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% White, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Bates Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bates Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Clarksburg Middle
High : Delta High

Is Bates Elementary a good school?

Bates Elementary ranks 2252^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Bates Elementary in?

River Delta Joint Unified

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