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Sonora Elementary

Public Grades K-8
3199th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,857 California Elementary Schools
Better than 45% of California elementary schools
Summary

Sonora Elementary is a K-8 public school serving 643 students in the Sonora Elementary district, representing the largest enrollment among its nearby comparison schools.

The school shows a mix of strengths and challenges in its performance. A notable strength is in science, where students outperform the state average, doing better than most area schools except for Albert A. Michelson Elementary and Soulsbyville Elementary. The school has also made impressive progress in improving student attendance, with its chronic absenteeism rate now better than the state average. However, mathematics is a persistent area for improvement, with proficiency lagging behind the state and behind several nearby schools like Albert A. Michelson Elementary. Over the past decade, the school's statewide ranking has declined from historically higher positions.

Compared to other schools, Sonora Elementary operates with relatively efficient spending per student, achieving mid-tier results while spending less than many neighbors. Schools like Belleview Elementary and Soulsbyville Elementary have higher per-student costs. The school faces the task of addressing performance gaps across different student groups and reversing its overall downward trend, while building on its successes in science and attendance.

643
Students ?
20.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$32,387
Per pupil spending ?
48.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 830 Greenley Rd.
       Sonora, CA  95370-5203

(209) 532-5491

District: Sonora Elementary


Students who attend Sonora Elementary usually attend:

High:    Sonora High
Racial breakdown:

White:
71.9%
Hispanic:
17.6%
Two or more races:
4.5%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 63rd percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school39%
District avg39%
California avg41%
Elementary school
3,199th of 5,857
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 45%▼ down 18 pts since 2015
From top 37% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of California Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,081st of 2,761
California public middle schools ?
Top 39%▼ down 3 pts since 2015
See the entire ranking list of California Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
688th of 1,543Sonora 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202540.33199 of 585745.4%★★☆☆☆
202437.53334 of 586943.2%★★☆☆☆
202348.72594 of 585955.7%★★★☆☆
202248.62605 of 588355.7%★★★☆☆
202154.4587 of 141758.6%★★★☆☆
201957.42190 of 578962.2%★★★☆☆
201863.11908 of 566266.3%★★★☆☆
201761.71934 of 569266.0%★★★☆☆
201666.71678 of 561470.1%★★★★☆
201557.12079 of 561162.9%★★★☆☆
201362.01999 of 553063.9%★★★☆☆
201273.51356 of 539074.8%★★★★☆
201166.01696 of 537768.5%★★★☆☆
201073.81293 of 531475.7%★★★★☆
200976.41153 of 519377.8%★★★★☆
200868.81462 of 511371.4%★★★★☆
200750.62303 of 511355.0%★★★☆☆
200649.72207 of 481854.2%★★★☆☆
200551.22133 of 482255.8%★★★☆☆
200459.71727 of 480964.1%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202254.4707 of 222768.3%★★★☆☆
202153.198 of 29366.6%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202545.52722 of 559751.4%★★★☆☆
202445.22709 of 561251.7%★★★☆☆
202349.42435 of 560956.6%★★★☆☆
202249.62433 of 563556.8%★★★☆☆
202159.7453 of 126764.2%★★★☆☆
201959.32002 of 549263.5%★★★☆☆
201858.92030 of 541362.5%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202528.13880 of 510724.0%★☆☆☆☆
202428.73821 of 510725.2%★☆☆☆☆
202337.63096 of 508739.1%★★☆☆☆
202241.62786 of 508445.2%★★☆☆☆
201969.01216 of 496375.5%★★★★☆
201852.62073 of 483057.1%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202538.33319 of 546039.2%★★☆☆☆
202427.24224 of 551723.4%★☆☆☆☆
202340.53027 of 536343.6%★★☆☆☆
202244.22667 of 526449.3%★★☆☆☆
202154.8415 of 111062.6%★★★☆☆
201951.72287 of 517355.8%★★★☆☆
201851.72247 of 508455.8%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202535.93399 of 562839.6%★★☆☆☆
202428.53963 of 564329.8%★☆☆☆☆
202346.82633 of 563853.3%★★★☆☆
202246.92610 of 566353.9%★★★☆☆
202148.3582 of 127254.2%★★★☆☆
201953.82269 of 551058.8%★★★☆☆
201865.11713 of 543168.5%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202525.42300 of 284719.2%★☆☆☆☆
202435.41539 of 263541.6%★★☆☆☆
202346.51007 of 242058.4%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202517.32220 of 259814.5%★☆☆☆☆
202416.32300 of 265113.2%★☆☆☆☆
202324.52114 of 266120.6%★☆☆☆☆
202222.92203 of 272619.2%★☆☆☆☆
201933.52057 of 283427.4%★☆☆☆☆
201839.11842 of 273732.7%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202553.81081 of 276160.8%★★★☆☆
202460.6869 of 278368.8%★★★☆☆
202352.11103 of 278160.3%★★★☆☆
202256.7976 of 274064.4%★★★☆☆
202152.1381 of 89457.4%★★★☆☆
201957.6959 of 271564.7%★★★☆☆
201863.9766 of 248069.1%★★★☆☆
201764.6788 of 250868.6%★★★☆☆
201671.5630 of 249774.8%★★★★☆
201557.8905 of 247763.5%★★★☆☆
201370.4581 of 237975.6%★★★★☆
201277.9357 of 225984.2%★★★★☆
201174.3431 of 223680.7%★★★★☆
201055.7889 of 217959.2%★★★☆☆
200969.9518 of 206374.9%★★★★☆
200853.0859 of 200557.2%★★★☆☆
200761.0660 of 199967.0%★★★☆☆
200664.7546 of 180469.7%★★★☆☆
200572.9391 of 177778.0%★★★★☆
200476.2336 of 176981.0%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202250.1562 of 153163.3%★★★☆☆
201937.7795 of 149146.7%★★☆☆☆
201826.41069 of 136921.9%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202552.31035 of 253359.1%★★★☆☆
202466.4693 of 255172.8%★★★★☆
202348.21090 of 253156.9%★★★☆☆
202260.6801 of 250968.1%★★★☆☆
202157.4269 of 73863.6%★★★☆☆
201958.7862 of 238063.8%★★★☆☆
201860.4780 of 226265.5%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202547.41103 of 239553.9%★★★☆☆
202471.1490 of 238879.5%★★★★☆
202356.9791 of 237466.7%★★★☆☆
202264.8614 of 235974.0%★★★★☆
201940.11257 of 221343.2%★★☆☆☆
201839.01211 of 207241.6%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202541.51365 of 254246.3%★★☆☆☆
202448.01107 of 257957.1%★★★☆☆
202339.91334 of 253147.3%★★☆☆☆
202248.81060 of 245856.9%★★★☆☆
202148.6314 of 72156.4%★★★☆☆
201939.51341 of 236943.4%★★☆☆☆
201841.31218 of 223045.4%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202552.11032 of 253459.3%★★★☆☆
202449.31098 of 255257.0%★★★☆☆
202354.7941 of 253862.9%★★★☆☆
202252.5986 of 252761.0%★★★☆☆
202146.7360 of 76352.8%★★★☆☆
201951.2996 of 240758.6%★★★☆☆
201864.4682 of 227370.0%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202556.8454 of 156671.0%★★★★☆
202470.3278 of 155282.1%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202536.1980 of 152035.5%★★☆☆☆
202435.0980 of 153736.2%★★☆☆☆
202329.31088 of 154329.5%★☆☆☆☆
202236.7979 of 155537.0%★★☆☆☆
201935.31051 of 160234.4%★★☆☆☆
201846.6796 of 149646.8%★★☆☆☆
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
Disabled (2022)68th percentile+13 vs school
Female (2025)51st percentile+6 vs school
Male (2025)40th percentile-6 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile-6 vs school
Hispanic (2025)24th percentile-21 vs school
Special Education (2025)19th percentile-26 vs school
White (2025)15th percentile-31 vs school
Middle school
Special Education (2025)71st percentile+10 vs school
Disabled (2022)63rd percentile~ school
Male (2025)59th percentile~ school
Female (2025)59th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)54th percentile-7 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile-15 vs school
White (2025)36th percentile-25 vs school
By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy47%~ state avg
Science37%+4 vs state
Mathematics32%-6 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 643 students attended Sonora Elementary.

Sonora Elementary ranks 3199th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Sonora Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Sonora High

Students at Sonora Elementary are 72% White, 18% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% American Indian, 2% Asian.

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Latest California data All new data »
2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataMar 13, 2026
2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNov 14, 2025


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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