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Weed Elementary

Public Grades K-8

4728^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of California elementary schools

Summary

Weed Elementary is a public K-8 school serving 268 students in the rural community of Weed, California, within the Weed Union Elementary district, which ranks in the bottom 11% of districts statewide.

The school faces significant academic challenges, with student proficiency in English, Math, and Science far below state averages; for example, only about 20% of students are proficient in English and Math compared to nearly 50% and 37% statewide, respectively. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with about one in three students missing a significant amount of school, a rate that has increased sharply in recent years. While the school spends over $24,600 per student, which is more than some neighbors like Grenada Elementary or Mt. Shasta Elementary, it has a higher student-teacher ratio and these resources have not yet translated into stronger academic outcomes.

Interesting comparisons can be made with nearby schools. Butteville Elementary, just over three miles away, ranks in the top 40% of schools with proficiency rates nearly triple those of Weed Elementary, while Little Shasta Elementary has an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 5.6%. This shows that better outcomes are being achieved in similar regional contexts, suggesting potential opportunities for learning and collaboration to address Weed Elementary's persistent struggles.

268

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$45,930

Per pupil spending ?

78.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

575 White Ave.
Weed, CA 96094-2431

(530) 938-2715

District: Weed Union Elementary

Students who attend Weed Elementary usually attend:

High:

Weed High

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.5%

Hispanic:

22.4%

Two or more races:

16.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 18th percentile in 2013 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg19%

California avg41%

Elementary school

4,728^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

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Middle school

2,236^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1373^rd of 1,543Weed 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	4728 of 5857	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	4954 of 5869	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	5385 of 5859	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	4843 of 5883	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	4908 of 5789	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	4859 of 5662	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.2	4503 of 5692	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.6	4832 of 5614	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.0	4625 of 5611	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.8	4542 of 5530	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.8	4595 of 5390	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.0	4683 of 5377	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.9	4089 of 5314	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.5	4382 of 5193	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.0	3336 of 5113	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	26.9	3789 of 5113	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.1	3379 of 4818	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	39.2	2769 of 4822	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	43.6	2480 of 4809	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	4267 of 5597	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	4180 of 5612	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	5088 of 5609	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	4499 of 5635	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	4963 of 5492	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	4466 of 5413	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	23.3	4249 of 5107	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	4685 of 5460	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	4534 of 5517	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	5113 of 5363	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	4308 of 5264	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	4020 of 5173	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	4188 of 5084	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	4400 of 5628	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	4841 of 5643	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	5076 of 5638	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	4662 of 5663	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	4061 of 5510	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	4368 of 5431	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	2242 of 2598	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	2.9	2620 of 2651	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.5	2622 of 2661	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.2	2640 of 2726	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	2579 of 2834	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	2516 of 2737	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	2236 of 2761	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	2159 of 2783	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	2384 of 2781	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	2374 of 2740	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	1787 of 2715	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.6	1791 of 2480	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.8	1904 of 2508	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.1	2202 of 2497	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.4	1683 of 2477	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	14.4	2145 of 2379	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	21.5	1882 of 2259	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.6	1843 of 2236	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.1	1469 of 2179	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	30.3	1465 of 2063	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.5	1329 of 2005	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	40.3	1106 of 1999	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	27.8	1307 of 1804	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	37.9	1040 of 1777	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	48.2	811 of 1769	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	1891 of 2533	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	2088 of 2531	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	1992 of 2509	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	2014 of 2380	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.1	1206 of 2262	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	2220 of 2542	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	1842 of 2579	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	2288 of 2531	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	2051 of 2458	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	1619 of 2369	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.5	1635 of 2230	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	2199 of 2534	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	1722 of 2552	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.3	2212 of 2538	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	2317 of 2527	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	45.1	1146 of 2407	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	20.8	1835 of 2273	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	1383 of 1520	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	1336 of 1537	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	1393 of 1543	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.0	1499 of 1555	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	1372 of 1602	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.1	1437 of 1496	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Female (2025)24th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2024)17th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile-6 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)25th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics21%-17 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy20%-29 vs state

Science7%-26 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen on FaceBook
Thursday, August 18, 2016

Good school with excellent teachers who care about their student's success!! Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Thursday, November 18, 2010

Chassidy ‎ - Nov 18, 2010
The staff! You would really think that this 8 year old boy ran this school, He is 8 all of you are licensed professionals! I really just want to know how he got his shoes off and layed down on the floor with his teacher watching. My son is no angel granted, but when the school invests thousands of dollars on yet another curriculum program for basic math, the same basic math they've been teaching for years, generations, instead of investing it into training their staff!!! Your teachers obviously need new techniques, not another program that teaches the same mathematics that people have been learning for ever! Its not the curriculum its how your staff delivers it. Lets face it, this school is a joke, and the only reason my son goes there is because it is the least of three evils for jokes of educational facilities in this county! No wonder over 63% of our kids don't feel confident enough to face the world and never leave Siskiyou County. My advice, If you' The staff! You would really think that this 8 year old boy ran this school, He is 8 all of you are licensed professionals! I really just want to know how he got his shoes off and layed down on the floor with his teacher watching. My son is no angel granted, but when the school invests thousands of dollars on yet another curriculum program for basic math, the same basic math they've been teaching for years, generations, instead of investing it into training their staff!!! Your teachers obviously need new techniques, not another program that teaches the same mathematics that people have been learning for ever! Its not the curriculum its how your staff delivers it. Lets face it, this school is a joke, and the only reason my son goes there is because it is the least of three evils for jokes of educational facilities in this county! No wonder over 63% of our kids don't feel confident enough to face the world and never leave Siskiyou County. My advice, If you're not a single parent, Home School! The principal and teachers here have absolutely no common sense, lets suspend a student for 3 days on Monday, but then not count Monday, the problem is obvious even the "leader" doesn't know how to do basic math, no wonder they wasted my hard earned money it. And then when he does go back on a Thursday go ahead and crush his spirit again b/c you can't count. Yeah that sends a message alright, you don't want him there. Well guess what If I had a choice he wouldn't be. Close Quote

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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)	% 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	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
Weed Elementary	Public	K-8	575 White Ave.	Weed	96094	Siskiyou County	Weed Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 938-2715	268	15	17.6	78.7%	122 (45.5%)	11 (4.1%)	60 (22.4%)	24 (9.0%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	43 (16.0%)	21.2	4728^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.3%		18.8	4954^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.6%	226	5.6	7.1	6.5	22.9	16.1	10.5	35.3	20.0	7.1	19.8	28.6	16.1	21.1	34.3	13.3	7.1	20.8	67.9	88.7	90.6	96.2	86.8	88.7	$45,930	$43,716	$2,214
Wyeka Vista Community Day School	Public	1-8	161 East Lincoln	Weed	96094	Siskiyou County	Weed Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 938-2715	4	0	40.0		2 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (25.0%)								(n/a)
Butteville Elementary	Public	K-8	24512 Edgewood Rd.	Weed	96094	Siskiyou County	Butteville Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 938-2255	162	9	17.4	43.2%	121 (74.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (19.1%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.9%)	55	2310^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.6%		72	1494^th of 5869 public elementary schools	74.5%	816	23.1	64.7	46.7	54.6	52.6	46.7	42.1		76.5	54.9	50.0	47.4	33.3	36.8		47.1	45.1	89.3	89.3			92.9		$33,399	$32,652	$747
Mt. Shasta Elementary	Public	K-3	501 Cedar St.	Mount Shasta	96067	Siskiyou County	Mt. Shasta Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 926-3434	195	10	19.5	41.5%	157 (80.5%)	5 (2.6%)	21 (10.8%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	7 (3.6%)								(n/a)				24.0						24.0	38.8						38.8							$20,522	$16,678	$3,844
Gazelle Elementary	Public	K-8	25305 Gazelle-Callahan Rd.	Gazelle	96034	Siskiyou County	Gazelle Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 435-2321	34	2	20.0	70.6%	22 (64.7%)	1 (2.9%)	4 (11.8%)	2 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (14.7%)								(n/a)										13.0							17.4							$60,284	$59,812	$472
Big Springs Elementary	Public	K-8	7405 Highway A-12	Montague	96064	Siskiyou County	Big Springs Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 459-3189	151	5	27.9	60.3%	67 (44.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (12.6%)	43 (28.5%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (12.6%)	11	5566^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.0%		8.1	5766^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.8%	200	6.3	6.3	6.3	25.0		6.3	22.2	41.2	25.0	24.7	33.3		0.0	5.3	0.0	18.8	8.9							$45,795	$45,086	$709
Dunsmuir Elementary	Public	K-8	4760 Siskiyou Ave.	Dunsmuir	96025	Siskiyou County	Dunsmuir Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 235-4828	65	6	11.4	83.1%	16 (24.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (15.4%)	2 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (56.9%)								(n/a)			16.7							23.1							7.7
Grenada Elementary	Public	K-8	516 Shasta Blvd.	Grenada	96038	Siskiyou County	Grenada Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 436-2233	210	11	19.0	48.1%	143 (68.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (17.1%)	2 (1.0%)	9 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.5%)	30.8	3896^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.5%		33.6	3634^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.1%	262	20.0	11.8	16.7	30.8	33.3	24.0	53.6	46.2	58.8	41.4	38.5	29.2	12.0	25.0	23.1	11.8	22.6							$34,546	$33,892	$654
McCloud Elementary	Public	K-8	332 Hamilton Way	Mccloud	96057	Siskiyou County	McCloud Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 964-2133	54	4	13.9	85.2%	32 (59.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (24.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (16.7%)								(n/a)										53.6							22.2							$45,953	$44,424	$1,529
Little Shasta Elementary	Public	K-8	8409 Lower Little Shasta Rd.	Montague	96064	Siskiyou County	Little Shasta Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 459-3269	18	2	9.0	55.6%	14 (77.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																								$19,954	$18,188	$1,766

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Weed Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.3% of California elementary schools.

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Students who attend Weed Elementary usually go on to attend:

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How many students attend Weed Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 268 students attended Weed Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Weed Elementary?

Students at Weed Elementary are 46% White, 22% Hispanic, 16% Two or more races, 9% Asian, 4% African American, 3% American Indian.

What district is Weed Elementary in?

Weed Union Elementary

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