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Summerville Elementary

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Summerville Elementary ranks 4024 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

4024^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of California elementary schools

Summary

Summerville Elementary is a K-8 public school serving 457 students in the rural community of Tuolumne, part of the Summerville Elementary district, which is rated in the lower half of districts statewide.

Academically, the school's test scores are below California averages in all core subjects, with math being a particular area of concern; only about 22% of students are proficient, compared to 37% statewide. The school has also seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past decade. However, it performs in the middle range compared to its neighbors. It scores higher than schools like Greeley Hill Elementary and Tenaya Elementary, but trails higher-performing schools such as Soulsbyville Elementary and Belleview Elementary.

An interesting finding is that Summerville operates with significantly less funding per student than most nearby schools, suggesting it achieves its results relatively efficiently. Chronic student absenteeism, while improved since the pandemic, remains higher than the state average. The school does show a relative strength in serving its Special Education students. The wide variation in performance and spending among similar rural schools in the area highlights that factors like teaching quality and school culture are critical for student success.

457

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,402

Per pupil spending ?

45.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

18451 Carter St.
Tuolumne, CA 95379-9715

(209) 928-4291

District: Summerville Elementary

Students who attend Summerville Elementary usually attend:

High:

Summerville High

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.9%

Hispanic:

16.4%

American Indian:

10.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg31%

California avg41%

Elementary school

4,024^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,427^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

966^th of 1,543Summerville 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	29.2	4024 of 5857	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	3670 of 5869	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	3272 of 5859	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.3	2943 of 5883	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.5	683 of 1417	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.1	3598 of 5789	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.2	3807 of 5662	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.8	3322 of 5692	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.6	2679 of 5614	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	47.9	2568 of 5611	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.7	2256 of 5530	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.4	1613 of 5390	70.1%	★★★★☆
2011	60.5	1996 of 5377	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.9	1830 of 5314	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	74.1	1244 of 5193	76.0%	★★★★☆
2008	72.1	1321 of 5113	74.2%	★★★★☆
2007	65.1	1592 of 5113	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.1	1625 of 4818	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	55.9	1913 of 4822	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	60.2	1699 of 4809	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	3509 of 5597	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	3594 of 5612	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.2	2745 of 5609	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.3	2862 of 5635	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.8	615 of 1267	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.1	3822 of 5492	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.3	3893 of 5413	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	40.6	2914 of 4963	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	4404 of 5460	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.5	3745 of 5517	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	2947 of 5363	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	3169 of 5264	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.5	501 of 1110	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.3	3697 of 5173	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	3901 of 5084	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	4262 of 5628	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.3	3537 of 5643	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	3585 of 5638	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.1	2827 of 5663	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.6	579 of 1272	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.1	3106 of 5510	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.3	3393 of 5431	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	1541 of 2847	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.1	993 of 2635	62.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	2387 of 2598	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	2322 of 2651	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	2300 of 2661	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	2195 of 2726	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	2425 of 2834	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	2512 of 2737	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	1427 of 2761	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.5	1233 of 2783	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.0	1252 of 2781	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.5	1045 of 2740	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.8	404 of 894	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.4	1195 of 2715	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.2	844 of 2480	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.1	1126 of 2508	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	68.0	695 of 2497	72.2%	★★★★☆
2015	56.7	928 of 2477	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	81.1	291 of 2379	87.8%	★★★★☆
2012	72.7	508 of 2259	77.5%	★★★★☆
2011	70.8	524 of 2236	76.6%	★★★★☆
2010	67.8	606 of 2179	72.2%	★★★★☆
2009	69.0	544 of 2063	73.6%	★★★★☆
2008	60.9	690 of 2005	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	77.1	352 of 1999	82.4%	★★★★☆
2006	70.5	455 of 1804	74.8%	★★★★☆
2005	63.7	554 of 1777	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	54.3	703 of 1769	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	997 of 2533	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.8	1099 of 2551	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.0	1007 of 2531	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.8	1006 of 2509	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.0	404 of 738	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.0	983 of 2380	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.3	866 of 2262	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	80.2	293 of 2359	87.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	1562 of 2542	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.7	1208 of 2579	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.3	897 of 2531	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.0	272 of 721	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.3	923 of 2369	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.4	574 of 2230	74.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	1772 of 2534	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	1317 of 2552	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	1309 of 2538	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.9	914 of 2527	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.9	308 of 763	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.2	1125 of 2407	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.7	737 of 2273	67.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	1230 of 1520	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	1069 of 1537	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	1089 of 1543	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.4	968 of 1555	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.7	1153 of 1602	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.8	933 of 1496	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

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

Special Education (2025)46th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2019)41st percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)37th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-23 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2022)88th percentile+26 vs school

Female (2025)61st percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile-18 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-8 vs state

Science25%-8 vs state

Mathematics22%-15 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)	% 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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th 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	% 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
Summerville Elementary	Public	K-8	18451 Carter St.	Tuolumne	95379	Tuolumne County	Summerville Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 928-4291	457	23	19.8	45.1%	292 (63.9%)	1 (0.2%)	75 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.2%)	29.2	4024^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.3%		33.1	3670^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.5%	354																	24.1	25.6	24.7	28.1	41.7	35.2	40.0	55.6	53.9	40.9	21.9	31.4	18.5	26.7	8.9	28.2	22.2	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	$29,402	$27,840	$1,562
Soulsbyville Elementary	Public	K-8	20300 Soulsbyville Rd.	Soulsbyville	95372	Tuolumne County	Soulsbyville Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 532-1419	498	24	20.8	39.2%	383 (76.9%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (15.3%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.2%)	62.4	1947^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.8%		62.1	1976^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.3%	29																	49.2	36.6	44.1	31.9	46.7	54.1	64.9	54.0	34.2	48.7	45.8	50.0	34.4	50.9	48.0	46.3	45.7	94.7	94.7		94.7	94.7	94.7	$22,715	$22,556	$159
Curtis Creek Elementary	Public	K-8	18755 Standard Rd.	Sonora	95370	Tuolumne County	Curtis Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 532-1428	410	20	20.3	51.7%	305 (74.4%)	6 (1.5%)	66 (16.1%)	7 (1.7%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.4%)	44.2	2936^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.9%		31.3	3827^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.8%	891																	51.1	23.3	37.5	56.5	20.0	33.3	12.1	30.6	38.1	33.2	52.2	20.0	51.1	6.1	22.5	16.7	29.6	95.2				95.2		$36,021	$33,864	$2,157
Belleview Elementary	Public	K-8	22736 Kuien Mill Rd.	Sonora	95370	Tuolumne County	Belleview Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 586-5510	148	9	16.4	48.6%	101 (68.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (24.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.8%)	53.2	2409^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.9%		78	1240^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.9%	1169																	38.1	28.6	34.3	21.4	40.0	57.1	55.0	64.3	28.6	45.9	50.0	31.3	33.3	45.0	50.0	28.6	39.4							$39,173	$38,478	$695
Twain Harte	Public	K-8	18815 Manzanita Dr.	Twain Harte	95383	Tuolumne County	Twain Harte	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 586-3266	258	13	19.1	65.1%	169 (65.5%)	2 (0.8%)	62 (24.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.3%)	2 (0.8%)	16 (6.2%)	52.4	2473^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	57.8%		55.6	2257^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.5%	216																	28.6	41.9	35.6	60.0	34.6	53.6	50.0	28.6	51.6	45.7	60.0	42.3	17.9	35.7	17.7	41.9	34.9	92.0				92.0		$33,811	$33,350	$461
Sonora Elementary	Public	K-8	830 Greenley Rd.	Sonora	95370	Tuolumne County	Sonora Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 532-5491	643	32	20.0	48.2%	462 (71.9%)	5 (0.8%)	113 (17.6%)	15 (2.3%)	18 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.5%)	40.3	3199^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.4%		37.5	3334^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.2%	135																	30.9	43.1	37.1	55.9	39.1	35.3	39.2	57.1	55.6	46.8	44.1	34.9	25.4	21.3	28.6	38.9	31.6	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	$32,387	$31,650	$737
Tenaya Elementary	Public	K-8	19177 Highway 120	Groveland	95321	Tuolumne County	Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 962-7846	188	14	13.2	54.3%	121 (64.4%)	5 (2.7%)	51 (27.1%)	5 (2.7%)	6 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.7	5373^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	8.3%		29.4	3983^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	32.1%	1390																	5.0	11.5	8.7	15.8	50.0	5.0	18.2	43.8	23.1	24.8	10.5	22.2	0.0	9.1	18.8	3.9	9.9	72.7	86.4			81.8	81.8	$36,273	$33,052	$3,221
Jamestown Elementary	Public	K-8	18299 Fifth Ave.	Jamestown	95327	Tuolumne County	Jamestown Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 984-4058	409	20	20.4	71.6%	264 (64.5%)	3 (0.7%)	111 (27.1%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.9%)	25.6	4347^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.8%		25.3	4336^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.1%	11	4.6	0.0	0.0	1.7	4.6	7.1	7.1	8.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.6	0.0	0.0	1.7	5.4	25.0	16.1	44.2	17.9	24.3	26.8	31.0	42.2	32.2	46.5	22.2	5.4	26.8	31.0	27.3	27.4							$36,971	$35,806	$1,165
Columbia Elementary	Public	K-8	22540 Parrotts Ferry Rd.	Columbia	95310	Tuolumne County	Columbia Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 533-7700	464	27	17.2	65.3%	322 (69.4%)	5 (1.1%)	95 (20.5%)	4 (0.9%)	12 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (5.0%)	31.4	3846^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.3%		33.1	3680^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.3%	166																	17.4	48.8	32.6	30.4	47.6	26.1	40.5	55.3	51.2	41.8	17.4	46.0	10.9	18.9	39.5	44.2	30.4	50.8	79.1	88.1	79.1	62.7	89.6	$29,322	$28,804	$518
Chinese Camp Elementary	Public	3-6	13444 Red Hills Rd.	Chinese Camp	95309	Tuolumne County	Jamestown Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 984-4058	30	2	15.0	60.0%	22 (73.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (10.0%)								(n/a)																										46.4							60.7							$36,130	$36,130	$00

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What is the racial makeup of Summerville Elementary?

Students at Summerville Elementary are 64% White, 16% Hispanic, 10% American Indian, 9% Two or more races.

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How many students attend Summerville Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 457 students attended Summerville Elementary.

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Summerville Elementary ranks 4024^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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