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Frank Zeek Elementary

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Frank Zeek Elementary ranks 1588 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1588^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of California elementary schools

Summary

Frank Zeek Elementary is a public elementary school in Ukiah, California, serving 435 students in grades K-6. The school consistently outperforms the Ukiah Unified School District and the state of California in academic assessments, with particularly strong performance in English Language Arts/Literacy, Mathematics, and Science.

Frank Zeek Elementary's academic achievement is noteworthy, with proficiency rates ranging from 50% to 69.81% in ELA/Literacy, 44.44% to 57.14% in Mathematics, and 44.44% in Science. The school's student subgroups, including Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and low-income students, also perform significantly better than their district and state counterparts. This suggests that the school is effectively supporting its diverse student population and utilizing its resources to drive student learning.

While Frank Zeek Elementary outperforms the other Ukiah Unified elementary schools, as well as nearby public schools like Potter Valley Elementary and Anderson Valley Elementary, the school's chronic absenteeism rates have fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 17.9% to 32.8%. This is an area of concern that the school may need to address to ensure consistent student attendance and academic success.

391

Students ?

21.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,861

Per pupil spending ?

75.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1060 North Bush St.
Ukiah, CA 95482-3865

(707) 472-5100

District: Ukiah Unified

Students who attend Frank Zeek Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Pomolita Middle
High:	Ukiah High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.1%

White:

27.6%

Two or more races:

6.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 30th percentile in 2013 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (53% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 43 percentile points since 2013

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Ukiah Unified

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg26%

California avg41%

1,588^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 28 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to top 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6Elementary Schools in the Ukiah Unified

1247^th of 1,543Ukiah 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	70.3	1588 of 5857	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	61.3	2017 of 5869	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.8	2146 of 5859	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.1	2690 of 5883	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.4	2922 of 5789	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.6	4189 of 5662	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	39.2	3154 of 5692	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.4	2993 of 5614	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.2	3120 of 5611	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.3	3873 of 5530	30.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	44.9	2948 of 5390	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	31.8	3862 of 5377	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	44.2	2904 of 5314	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	34.4	3406 of 5193	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.1	2879 of 5113	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.9	2678 of 5113	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.7	2681 of 4818	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	47.4	2327 of 4822	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	46.7	2328 of 4809	51.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	66.7	492 of 3162	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	59.7	785 of 3245	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	38.1	1951 of 3311	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.8	2801 of 3275	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	3136 of 3246	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	1638 of 5597	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	57.6	2058 of 5612	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.7	2050 of 5609	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.3	2510 of 5635	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.8	2878 of 5492	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.3	4351 of 5413	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.4	1037 of 5107	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	1156 of 5107	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	67.2	1309 of 5087	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	40.1	2897 of 5084	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.1	3015 of 4963	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.2	3962 of 4830	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.2	760 of 5460	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	62.5	1649 of 5517	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	63.3	1550 of 5363	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	58.1	1791 of 5264	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.4	2115 of 5173	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.7	3804 of 5084	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	1523 of 5628	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	61.8	1898 of 5643	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	2094 of 5638	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.2	2697 of 5663	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.8	2854 of 5510	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.7	3724 of 5431	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	37.3	1306 of 2420	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	583 of 2598	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	51.6	1361 of 2651	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	1678 of 2661	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.2	1517 of 2726	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.3	2035 of 2834	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	2360 of 2737	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)84th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)78th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)71st percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)46th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy59%+10 vs state

Mathematics49%+12 vs state

Science44%+12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% DTP (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	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	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Frank Zeek Elementary	Public	K-5	1060 North Bush St.	Ukiah	95482	Mendocino County	Ukiah Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 472-5100	391	18	21.7	75.4%	108 (27.6%)	1 (0.3%)	235 (60.1%)	7 (1.8%)	10 (2.6%)	4 (1.0%)	26 (6.6%)	70.3	1588^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.9%		61.3	2017^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.6%	429	44.4		44.4	50.0	60.0	69.8				59.0	57.1	44.6	44.4				49.4	96.5		96.5	$21,861	$19,730	$2,131
Tree of Life Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	241 Ford Rd.	Ukiah	95482	Mendocino County	Tree of Life Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 462-0913	93	5	18.6	51.6%	52 (55.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (25.8%)	5 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (11.8%)								(n/a)			92.9		46.2					59.2		38.5					40.8
River Oak Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	555 Leslie St.	Ukiah	95482	Mendocino County	River Oak Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 467-1855	245	11	22.1	38.4%	145 (59.2%)	5 (2.0%)	59 (24.1%)	8 (3.3%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.8%)	47.6	2728^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.4%		54.7	2308^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.7%	420	58.3	63.2	60.5	30.8	17.4	70.8	40.0	55.6	52.6	44.4	36.0	26.1	25.0	56.0	44.4	52.6	39.9	85.7	92.9	92.9
Yokayo Elementary	Public	K-5	790 South Dora St.	Ukiah	95482	Mendocino County	Ukiah Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 472-5690	414	18	23.0	85.5%	131 (31.6%)	4 (1.0%)	233 (56.3%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.2%)	42.6	3038^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.1%		40.3	3159^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.2%	121	21.7		21.7	43.6	35.7	41.3				40.0	52.3	37.1	30.9				39.9	96.7	96.7	96.7	$21,114	$19,144	$1,970
Oak Manor Elementary	Public	K-6	400 Oak Manor Dr.	Ukiah	95482	Mendocino County	Ukiah Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 472-5180	417	19	22.5	93.3%	83 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	274 (65.7%)	5 (1.2%)	32 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.3%)	14.4	5318^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.2%		16.1	5205^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.3%	113	17.9		17.9	21.7	22.2	28.6	10.3			22.1	9.8	22.7	14.3	3.3			14.1	95.7	97.1		$20,174	$18,328	$1,846
Nokomis Elementary	Public	K-5	495 Washington St.	Ukiah	95482	Mendocino County	Ukiah Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 472-5550	342	16	21.3	96.8%	64 (18.7%)	3 (0.9%)	243 (71.1%)	6 (1.8%)	11 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.4%)	15.5	5226^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.8%		11.3	5598^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.6%	372	16.7		16.7	10.0	27.0	28.3				21.4	5.9	17.5	22.2				15.2	96.9		96.9	$25,680	$23,318	$2,362
Grace Hudson Elementary	Public	K-5	251 Jefferson Ln.	Ukiah	95482	Mendocino County	Ukiah Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 472-5460	449	19	23.5	79.1%	75 (16.7%)	2 (0.4%)	356 (79.3%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	21.6	4704^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.7%		32.9	3697^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.0%	1007	21.1		21.1	28.6	17.5	28.1				24.7	31.4	23.8	21.1				25.8				$18,413	$16,462	$1,951
Calpella Elementary	Public	K-4	151 Moore St.	Ukiah	95482	Mendocino County	Ukiah Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 472-5630	475	21	22.6	81.9%	163 (34.3%)	3 (0.6%)	249 (52.4%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.9%)	14.9	5269^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.0%		16.5	5165^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.0%	104				21.1	24.1					22.6	21.1	20.7					20.9	98.0			$19,525	$17,658	$1,867
Potter Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	10401 Main St.	Potter Valley	95469	Mendocino County	Potter Valley Community Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 743-1115	143	9	16.8	65.7%	83 (58.0%)	1 (0.7%)	41 (28.7%)	1 (0.7%)	8 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.3%)	36.2	3463^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	40.9%		38.7	3258^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.5%	205	38.5		38.5	16.7	20.0	42.3	38.9			31.2	33.3	26.7	30.8	33.3			31.2				$21,830	$19,078	$2,752
Anderson Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	12300 Anderson Valley Way	Boonville	95415	Mendocino County	Anderson Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 895-3010	190	10	19.0	75.3%	44 (23.2%)	0 (0.0%)	146 (76.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.5	4784^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.3%		14.2	5373^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	8.5%	589	26.3		26.3	36.8	31.0	31.6	12.5			27.5	31.6	17.2	15.8	4.2			16.5				$27,312	$25,484	$1,828

Frequently Asked Questions about Frank Zeek Elementary

How many students attend Frank Zeek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 391 students attended Frank Zeek Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Frank Zeek Elementary?

Students at Frank Zeek Elementary are 60% Hispanic, 28% White, 7% Two or more races, 3% American Indian, 2% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Frank Zeek Elementary attend?

Students who attend Frank Zeek Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pomolita Middle
High : Ukiah High

What district is Frank Zeek Elementary in?

Ukiah Unified

Is Frank Zeek Elementary a good school?

Frank Zeek Elementary ranks 1588^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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