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Nokomis Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5226^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of California elementary schools

Summary

Nokomis Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 342 students in the Ukiah Unified district, operating in a community with very high economic need where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 15% of all California elementary schools, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science that are the lowest among nearby Ukiah Unified schools. Despite these struggles, the school spends more per student—over $27,000—than any other school in the comparison, including higher-performing ones like Frank Zeek Elementary. Chronic absenteeism, while improved from pandemic highs, remains a concern at 24%, affecting student learning.

Interesting comparisons show that outcomes are not solely determined by funding or community need. For instance, Frank Zeek Elementary, located less than two miles away in the same district and serving a similarly high-need population, achieves dramatically higher test scores and a better state ranking while spending less per student. Nearby charter schools like Tree of Life Charter also show stronger academic results with lower per-student spending. This suggests that factors beyond basic resources significantly influence school performance.

342

Students ?

21.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,354

Per pupil spending ?

96.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

495 Washington St.
Ukiah, CA 95482-6324

(707) 472-5550

District: Ukiah Unified

Students who attend Nokomis Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Pomolita Middle
High:	Ukiah High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.1%

White:

18.7%

Two or more races:

4.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2013 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 27 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg26%

California avg41%

5,226^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	15.5	5226 of 5857	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	5598 of 5869	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	5040 of 5859	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	5439 of 5883	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	5073 of 5789	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	5480 of 5662	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.5	5396 of 5692	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.9	5226 of 5614	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.5	5322 of 5611	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.8	5169 of 5530	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.6	5212 of 5390	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.3	5238 of 5377	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	15.4	4883 of 5314	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	13.7	4817 of 5193	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.7	4831 of 5113	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	18.7	4395 of 5113	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.9	4144 of 4818	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.5	4139 of 4822	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	9.5	4692 of 4809	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	32.5	1653 of 2585	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.6	1667 of 2128	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.4	2306 of 3162	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	2365 of 3245	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	3258 of 3311	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.7	1940 of 3275	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.6	3011 of 3246	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	5169 of 5597	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	5246 of 5612	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	5068 of 5609	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	5090 of 5635	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	4729 of 5492	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	5212 of 5413	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	4674 of 5107	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	4807 of 5107	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	4440 of 5087	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	4990 of 5084	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	4612 of 4963	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	4765 of 4830	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	4791 of 5460	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	5100 of 5517	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	4382 of 5363	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	4831 of 5264	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	4429 of 5173	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	4933 of 5084	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	4776 of 5628	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	5455 of 5643	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	4543 of 5638	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	5293 of 5663	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	4903 of 5510	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	5290 of 5431	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	28.0	1744 of 2420	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	3.6	2604 of 2651	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	2477 of 2661	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	2391 of 2726	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	2488 of 2834	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	2663 of 2737	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2019)36th percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2023)28th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)27th percentile+22 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile-3 vs school

White (2024)2nd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy21%-27 vs state

Science17%-16 vs state

Mathematics15%-22 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)	% 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	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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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		$27,354	$3,255	$24,099
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		$23,303	$2,378	$20,925
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						$23,162	$2,357	$20,805
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		$13,770	$724	$13,046
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				$24,698	$2,421	$22,277
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		$23,939	$2,370	$21,569
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						$16,984	$1,495	$15,489
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					$23,744	$2,353	$21,391
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						$21,423	$2,066	$19,357
Shanel Valley Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	1 Ralph Bettcher Dr.	Hopland	95449	Mendocino County	Shanel Valley Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 234-9626	124	7	17.7	69.4%	59 (47.6%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (32.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.6%)	5.6	5824^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.6%		10.7	5649^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.7%	175	8.3		8.3	10.0	6.7	8.3	15.4			10.0	10.0	0.0	8.3	0.0			4.8	67.5	90.0	90.0		87.5

Frequently Asked Questions about Nokomis Elementary

Is Nokomis Elementary a good school?

Nokomis Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.8% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Nokomis Elementary attend?

Students who attend Nokomis Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pomolita Middle
High : Ukiah High

What district is Nokomis Elementary in?

Ukiah Unified

What is the racial makeup of Nokomis Elementary?

Students at Nokomis Elementary are 71% Hispanic, 19% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% American Indian, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Nokomis Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 342 students attended Nokomis Elementary.

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