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Sisk Elementary

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Sisk Elementary ranks 2282 nd of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2282^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of California elementary schools

Summary

Sisk Elementary serves 286 students in kindergarten through grade five in Salida, California. Its latest proficiency rates are close to state results in English language arts (ELA) and science, and higher in math. The clearest overall finding is that Sisk’s scores have improved, bringing ELA and science from below the state to about the state level.

Compared with the state and Salida Union Elementary, Sisk is ahead in all three subjects: it is about even with the state in ELA and science, while math is 5 percentage points above the state and 7 above the district. Against the three nearby schools that also serve K–5, Sisk is more middle of the pack: its ELA is 1 point below their average, and math is 2 points below. Science is a relative strength, 2 points above their average, although one of those schools scored notably lower. Grade results also vary: fifth-grade ELA is a standout at 59%, while fourth-grade ELA (45%) and third-grade math (44%) are areas to watch.

Improvement has been substantial since 2022–23: ELA rose from 36% to 49%, math from 37% to 43%, and science from 27% to 36%. Chronic absenteeism also fell from 31% in 2021–22 to 6% in 2025–26, below the district’s 12% and the state’s 18%. SchoolDigger ranks Sisk at the 61st statewide percentile and gives it 3 stars. Its 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 22:1, and 68% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s group rankings also point to strong statewide standing for Hispanic Students (79th percentile, compared with 61st overall) and a sharp rise for Low Socio Economic Status Students, from the 43rd percentile in 2023–24 to the 70th in 2025–26.

286

Students ?

22.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$39,375

Per pupil spending ?

68.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

5337 Sugar Creek Ln.
Salida, CA 95368-9042

(209) 545-1671

District: Salida Union Elementary

Students who attend Sisk Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Salida Middle School - Vella Campus
High:	Joseph A. Gregori High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.0%

White:

17.5%

Asian:

11.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 49th percentile in 2016 → 61st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the California median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg40%

California avg42%

2,282^nd of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 49% (2016) to top 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Salida Union Elementary

503^rd of 968Salida Union 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	55.7	2282 of 5804	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.2	2685 of 5857	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.6	3398 of 5869	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	2973 of 5859	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.2	2904 of 5883	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.2	794 of 1417	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.0	2207 of 5789	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.4	2641 of 5662	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	44.9	2811 of 5692	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	43.1	2890 of 5614	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.0	3471 of 5611	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.4	2546 of 5530	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.6	2233 of 5390	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	51.6	2498 of 5377	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.7	1898 of 5314	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.5	1901 of 5193	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	50.1	2362 of 5113	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	39.3	2947 of 5113	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.9	2330 of 4818	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	60.1	1734 of 4822	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	56.3	1862 of 4809	61.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	57.0	839 of 3162	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	61.8	702 of 3311	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	54.8	160 of 602	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	42.8	1620 of 3275	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.9	1619 of 3246	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	55.8	2187 of 5569	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.1	2892 of 5597	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	3326 of 5612	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.1	2807 of 5609	50.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	2837 of 5635	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.7	746 of 1267	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.8	2065 of 5492	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.0	2660 of 5413	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	73.1	1045 of 5085	79.4%	★★★★☆
2025	42.4	2841 of 5107	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	2896 of 5107	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.4	2097 of 5087	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.5	2489 of 5084	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.9	1476 of 4963	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	56.6	1803 of 4830	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	64.3	1617 of 5412	70.1%	★★★★☆
2025	49.3	2479 of 5460	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.1	3140 of 5517	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.3	2020 of 5363	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.0	2089 of 5264	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.1	469 of 1110	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.9	1456 of 5173	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	56.9	1909 of 5084	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	53.2	2327 of 5590	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.7	2349 of 5628	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.6	3243 of 5643	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.8	2929 of 5638	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.1	2764 of 5663	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.7	679 of 1272	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.7	2281 of 5510	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.8	2524 of 5431	53.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	53.7	1431 of 2834	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.0	1526 of 2737	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)79th percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)73rd percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)70th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)61st percentile~ school

Male (2026)58th percentile~ school

White (2019)50th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy49%~ state avg

Mathematics43%+5 vs state

Science36%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sisk Elementary	Public	K-5	5337 Sugar Creek Ln.	Salida	95368	Stanislaus County	Salida Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 545-1671	286	13	22.0	68.2%	50 (17.5%)	2 (0.7%)	183 (64.0%)	33 (11.5%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	14 (4.9%)	55.7	2282^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	60.7%		48.2	2685^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.2%	403	36.4		36.4	45.5	44.7	59.1				49.3	43.6	42.6	43.2				43.2	94.4		96.3		96.3	$39,375	$37,082	$2,293
Great Valley Academy - Salida	Public, Charter	K-8	5901 Sisk Rd.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Great Valley Academy - Salida District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 545-7500	927	38	24.7	31.3%	256 (27.6%)	22 (2.4%)	532 (57.4%)	48 (5.2%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (6.8%)								(n/a)
Salida Elementary	Public	K-5	4519 Finney Rd.	Salida	95368	Stanislaus County	Salida Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 545-9394	273	12	22.7	92.7%	28 (10.3%)	3 (1.1%)	218 (79.9%)	15 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	6 (2.2%)	58.6	2129^th of 5804 public elementary schools	63.3%		30.3	3943^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	32.7%	1814	39.1		39.1	39.6	47.9	57.8				48.2	47.9	41.7	52.2				47.2						$39,909	$37,574	$2,335
Dena Boer Elementary	Public	K-5	4801 Gold Valley Rd.	Salida	95368	Stanislaus County	Salida Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 543-8163	444	22	20.1	79.3%	73 (16.4%)	7 (1.6%)	324 (73.0%)	14 (3.2%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.1%)	19 (4.3%)	62.5	1952^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	66.4%		53.2	2407^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.9%	455	37.5		37.5	59.4	50.0	53.9				54.4	58.0	38.9	42.2				46.3	92.4	94.9	96.2	93.7	96.2	$38,888	$36,356	$2,532
Mildred Perkins Elementary	Public	K-5	3920 Blue Bird Dr.	Modesto	95356	Stanislaus County	Salida Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 545-4415	362	15	24.1	81.5%	66 (18.2%)	6 (1.7%)	209 (57.7%)	50 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	26 (7.2%)	49.9	2613^th of 5804 public elementary schools	55.0%		39.4	3262^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	44.3%	649	25.0		25.0	43.1	55.6	46.6				48.1	52.9	51.1	22.8				41.2	90.8	93.9	92.3	93.9	95.4	$32,016	$29,966	$2,050
Mary Lou Dieterich Elementary	Public	K-6	2412 Warm Springs Dr.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Stanislaus Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 550-8400	532	23	22.7	61.7%	119 (22.4%)	19 (3.6%)	256 (48.1%)	56 (10.5%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	75 (14.1%)	50	2605^th of 5804 public elementary schools	55.1%		50.4	2568^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.2%	37	31.0		31.0	34.7	52.1	43.7	50.8			45.2	38.9	46.5	35.2	41.2			40.4						$23,609	$23,162	$447
Ripona Elementary	Public	K-8	415 East Oregon St.	Ripon	95366	San Joaquin County	Ripon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 599-4104	473	20	23.3	48.2%	138 (29.2%)	2 (0.4%)	270 (57.1%)	39 (8.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.7%)	56	2261^st of 5804 public elementary schools	61.0%		49.6	2618^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.3%	357	27.3	15.1	20.6	43.2	59.2	45.5	48.9	76.0	47.2	53.7	54.6	55.1	29.6	38.3	64.0	39.6	47.0						$18,080	$16,958	$1,122
Stanislaus Elementary	Public	K-6	1931 Kiernan Ave.	Modesto	95356	Stanislaus County	Stanislaus Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 545-0718	307	16	19.0	60.6%	79 (25.7%)	5 (1.6%)	136 (44.3%)	41 (13.4%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	40 (13.0%)	73.9	1407^th of 5804 public elementary schools	75.8%		66.7	1754^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.1%	347	51.9		51.9	45.8	55.6	61.1	63.2			56.3	58.3	47.2	59.3	50.0			54.6	96.4			96.4		$31,289	$30,822	$467
Colony Oak Elementary	Public	K-8	22241 South Murphy Rd.	Ripon	95366	San Joaquin County	Ripon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 599-7145	447	19	23.2	22.4%	256 (57.3%)	0 (0.0%)	134 (30.0%)	22 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.6%)	74.2	1397^th of 5804 public elementary schools	75.9%		68.7	1657^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.7%	260	39.3	40.4	39.8	71.4	52.1	60.7	61.2	64.7	71.2	63.4	64.3	54.2	42.9	59.2	58.8	69.2	57.7						$18,757	$18,126	$631
Ripon Elementary	Public	K-8	509 West Main St.	Ripon	95366	San Joaquin County	Ripon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 599-4225	460	21	21.6	39.3%	190 (41.3%)	4 (0.9%)	192 (41.7%)	23 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (10.9%)	63.4	1906^th of 5804 public elementary schools	67.2%		66.7	1755^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.0%	151	47.3	74.0	60.0	51.1	55.8	52.7	60.0	66.7	76.0	60.4	53.3	44.2	38.2	34.0	49.0	74.0	48.5						$19,617	$18,490	$1,127

Frequently Asked Questions about Sisk Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Sisk Elementary?

Students at Sisk Elementary are 64% Hispanic, 17% White, 12% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Sisk Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sisk Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Salida Middle School - Vella Campus
High : Joseph A. Gregori High

How many students attend Sisk Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 286 students attended Sisk Elementary.

What district is Sisk Elementary in?

Salida Union Elementary

Is Sisk Elementary a good school?

Sisk Elementary ranks 2282^nd of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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