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Laytonville Elementary

Public Grades K-8

4785^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of California elementary schools

Summary

Laytonville Elementary is a K-8 public school serving 217 students in a rural area of Northern California, and while it faces significant challenges common to its region, it stands out as a relatively stronger academic performer compared to its immediate neighbors.

When looking at test scores, Laytonville Elementary significantly outperforms nearby schools like Round Valley Elementary, Eel River Charter, and Leggett Valley Elementary, especially in science and English. The school has also made notable progress in reducing chronic student absenteeism, which had been a serious concern. It operates with moderate per-student spending and serves a student population with a high rate of economic disadvantage, though this rate is somewhat lower than most of the comparable schools in the area.

It's important to note that the school's statewide ranking has been volatile over the years, and there are clear areas for growth, particularly in mathematics and in supporting specific student groups. However, being part of the Laytonville Unified district, which is stronger than surrounding districts, may provide a supportive foundation. For families in this rural community, Laytonville Elementary represents a comparative bright spot academically, with recent improvements in attendance suggesting a positive trend.

217

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,066

Per pupil spending ?

74.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

150 Ramsey Rd.
Laytonville, CA 95454-0325

(707) 984-6123

District: Laytonville Unified

Students who attend Laytonville Elementary usually attend:

High:

Laytonville High

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.9%

Hispanic:

25.3%

American Indian:

9.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 39th percentile in 2022 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg29%

California avg41%

Elementary school

4,785^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

1,710^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 35 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

904^th of 1,543Laytonville 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	4785 of 5857	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	5252 of 5869	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	4610 of 5859	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.3	3597 of 5883	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.9	915 of 1417	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.3	3751 of 5789	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.8	4254 of 5662	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.0	4691 of 5692	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.7	4652 of 5614	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.3	5179 of 5611	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.7	5127 of 5530	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	34.7	3610 of 5390	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.8	2780 of 5377	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.3	2822 of 5314	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	34.5	3399 of 5193	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	23.4	4087 of 5113	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.6	3727 of 5113	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.2	3093 of 4818	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	28.1	3398 of 4822	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	28.2	3359 of 4809	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	5107 of 5597	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	5211 of 5609	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	5392 of 5635	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	1020 of 1267	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.9	2871 of 5492	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.7	3564 of 5413	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	4737 of 5460	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	4951 of 5517	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	4111 of 5363	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.0	3261 of 5264	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.3	579 of 1110	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.0	3926 of 5173	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	4152 of 5084	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	4631 of 5628	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	5501 of 5643	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	5331 of 5638	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	48.2	2543 of 5663	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.7	623 of 1272	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.2	3454 of 5510	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.6	4045 of 5431	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	2404 of 2598	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.8	2624 of 2651	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	2448 of 2661	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	2343 of 2726	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	2350 of 2834	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	2338 of 2737	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	1710 of 2761	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	11.9	2592 of 2783	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	2059 of 2781	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	1679 of 2740	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.5	779 of 894	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	1789 of 2715	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	15.7	2157 of 2480	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.4	2265 of 2508	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.2	2227 of 2497	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	8.0	2389 of 2477	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	23.2	1920 of 2379	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.7	1974 of 2259	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.0	1727 of 2236	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.2	1656 of 2179	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.1	1386 of 2063	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	17.4	1739 of 2005	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.2	1188 of 1999	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.8	986 of 1804	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	28.0	1277 of 1777	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	42.4	929 of 1769	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	12.9	2369 of 2551	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	1720 of 2509	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	9.2	2285 of 2380	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	2075 of 2262	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	37.8	1364 of 2359	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	1431 of 2542	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.0	2264 of 2579	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.9	1536 of 2531	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	1479 of 2458	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.3	647 of 721	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	1710 of 2369	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	2043 of 2230	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	35.0	1489 of 2538	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.6	1197 of 2527	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.0	547 of 763	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.0	1105 of 2407	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	21.8	1787 of 2273	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	3.8	1519 of 1537	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	1218 of 1543	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	1164 of 1555	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	1149 of 1602	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	1287 of 1496	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Male (2025)18th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile-11 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2022)42nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2023)41st percentile+15 vs school

Female (2024)7th percentile~ school

White (2024)1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-18 vs state

Science31%~ state avg

Mathematics16%-21 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)	% Polio (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	% 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
Laytonville Elementary	Public	K-8	150 Ramsey Rd.	Laytonville	95454	Mendocino County	Laytonville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 984-6123	217	11	19.2	74.7%	117 (53.9%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (25.3%)	5 (2.3%)	20 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.2%)	20.5	4785^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.3%		15.6	5252^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	10.5%	467	22.7	41.2	30.8	24.0	30.4	23.8	47.4	25.0	41.2	31.0	20.0	13.0	14.3	10.5	20.8	17.7	16.3	92.7						$22,066	$2,717	$19,349
Sherwood	Public	K-8	32600 Sherwood Rd.	Willits	95490	Mendocino County	Willits Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 984-6769	59	4	15.9	69.5%	24 (40.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (47.5%)								(n/a)								8.3		33.3					0.0		35.3							$19,833	$3,360	$16,473
Round Valley Elementary	Public	K-8	Foothill and Airport Sts.	Covelo	95428	Mendocino County	Round Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 983-6175	313	14	22.4	89.1%	25 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	111 (35.5%)	0 (0.0%)	166 (53.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	7.5	5761^st of 5857 public elementary schools	1.6%		7.4	5795^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.3%	34	4.6	2.4	3.1	16.7	18.8	9.1	4.6	6.3	2.4	9.2	17.4	9.4	0.0	9.1	0.0	0.0	5.2	77.4	83.9	93.6	80.7	83.9	80.7	$23,164	$4,209	$18,955
Eel River Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	76350 Main St.	Covelo	95428	Mendocino County	Eel River Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 983-6946	63	3	21.0	93.7%	7 (11.1%)	1 (1.6%)	23 (36.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (49.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	8.2	5729^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.2%					(n/a)	9.1		9.1			18.2				17.7			0.0				2.9							$18,412	$1,837	$16,575
Leggett Valley Elementary	Public	K-8	1 School Way	Leggett	95585	Mendocino County	Leggett Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 925-6285	51	4	12.5	88.2%	34 (66.7%)	1 (2.0%)	9 (17.6%)	1 (2.0%)	4 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.9%)	11	5569^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.9%		21.5	4717^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.6%	852	9.1		26.7			27.3				36.8			0.0				29.0							$32,769	$2,661	$30,108

Frequently Asked Questions about Laytonville Elementary

How many students attend Laytonville Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 217 students attended Laytonville Elementary.

What district is Laytonville Elementary in?

Laytonville Unified

What schools do graduates of Laytonville Elementary attend?

Students who attend Laytonville Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Laytonville High

Is Laytonville Elementary a good school?

Laytonville Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.3% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Laytonville Elementary?

Students at Laytonville Elementary are 54% White, 25% Hispanic, 9% American Indian, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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