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April Lane Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5289^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of California elementary schools

Summary

April Lane Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 488 students in the Yuba City Unified district, located in a high-need community where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with student proficiency in English, math, and science well below both district and state averages; its statewide ranking has also fallen considerably over the past decade. While similar to other high-poverty schools in the district, April Lane's performance is notably lower than nearby schools like Twin Rivers Charter and Tierra Buena Elementary, which achieve much higher test scores. An interesting finding is that higher-performing local schools, including Butte Vista Elementary, are K-8 models, while lower-performing ones like April Lane are K-5, suggesting potential benefits from a longer student-teacher relationship.

Despite these academic struggles, April Lane has made progress in improving student attendance, with its chronic absenteeism rate now better than some neighboring schools such as Park Avenue Elementary. The school's per-student spending is mid-range for the area, indicating that how resources are used may be as important as the amount. For parents, the key takeaway is that while the school serves a community with significant economic needs and is working to address attendance, its academic results currently lag behind other options in the Yuba City area.

488

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

92.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

800 April Ln.
Yuba City, CA 95991-1943

(530) 822-5215

District: Yuba City Unified

Students who attend April Lane Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Gray Avenue Middle
High:	River Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.6%

Asian:

32.2%

White:

11.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 66th percentile in 2013 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 56 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg30%

California avg41%

5,289^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 41 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Yuba City Unified

1010^th of 1,543Yuba City 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	14.7	5289 of 5857	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	4385 of 5869	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	4294 of 5859	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	3642 of 5883	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.7	3955 of 5789	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.0	4424 of 5662	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.4	4223 of 5692	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	46.7	2675 of 5614	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	45.0	2743 of 5611	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.1	1884 of 5530	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.1	2395 of 5390	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.3	2182 of 5377	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.4	1647 of 5314	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.6	2001 of 5193	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	47.8	2504 of 5113	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	47.2	2483 of 5113	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	35.2	2985 of 4818	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	32.2	3149 of 4822	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	28.2	3356 of 4809	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	0.7	1185 of 1203	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.3	1178 of 1205	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.2	1189 of 1190	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	0.7	1145 of 1154	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.9	1100 of 1149	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.3	1046 of 1071	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	48.5	843 of 2227	62.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.9	2357 of 3162	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	3090 of 3245	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	53.3	1039 of 3311	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.7	1263 of 3275	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.7	2196 of 3246	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	5146 of 5597	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	4381 of 5612	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	4920 of 5609	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	3584 of 5635	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.5	3782 of 5492	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.2	4069 of 5413	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	4292 of 5107	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.7	2925 of 5107	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	3073 of 5087	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.4	1921 of 5084	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.4	3728 of 4963	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	4247 of 4830	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	4810 of 5460	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.3	3759 of 5517	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	3536 of 5363	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.3	2448 of 5264	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.6	3226 of 5173	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.0	3552 of 5084	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	4998 of 5628	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	4074 of 5643	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.3	3387 of 5638	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.9	3467 of 5663	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.2	3854 of 5510	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.5	4522 of 5431	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	2518 of 2847	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	11.8	2481 of 2726	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	2168 of 2834	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	2401 of 2737	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2022)62nd percentile+24 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)25th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile+6 vs school

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

Special Education (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

White (2022)9th percentile-29 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)1st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy23%-26 vs state

Science15%-17 vs state

Mathematics14%-23 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent on FaceBook
Friday, August 19, 2011

April Lane is a great school! All of my children have attended there, 2 of them are still there. The teachers are great, the school is great. The area is great.
I wouldn't want my children going to any other school 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 (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
April Lane Elementary	Public	K-5	800 April Ln.	Yuba City	95991	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5215	488	22	21.9	92.4%	55 (11.3%)	14 (2.9%)	213 (43.6%)	157 (32.2%)	6 (1.2%)	4 (0.8%)	38 (7.8%)	14.7	5289^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.7%		24.8	4385^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.3%	904	15.3		15.3	12.2	22.7	39.6				23.3	12.8	11.5	18.6				14.0	92.3	94.2	96.2		92.3
King Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	630 King Ave.	Yuba City	95991	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5250	380	18	20.6	95.3%	76 (20.0%)	11 (2.9%)	233 (61.3%)	24 (6.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	32 (8.4%)	25	4402^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	24.8%		32.8	3704^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.9%	698	18.2		18.2	32.4	29.0	29.4				30.4	28.0	30.8	21.8				27.2	93.1	97.2	97.2	97.2	94.4	97.2
Twin Rivers Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	2510 Live Oak Blvd.	Yuba City	95991	Sutter County	Twin Rivers Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 755-2872	519	22	23.7	39.5%	240 (46.2%)	12 (2.3%)	155 (29.9%)	55 (10.6%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.8%)	92.7	496^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.5%		90.1	696^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.1%	200	57.1	50.0	53.8	66.7	79.3	82.1	68.5	75.5	70.0	73.8	78.4	84.9	62.5	72.2	73.6	58.0	71.6							$16,158	$427	$15,731
Butte Vista Elementary	Public	K-8	2195 Blevin Rd.	Yuba City	95993	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5034	853	42	20.2	59.4%	224 (26.3%)	11 (1.3%)	255 (29.9%)	265 (31.1%)	10 (1.2%)	3 (0.4%)	85 (10.0%)	63.1	1917^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.3%		68.1	1678^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.4%	239	42.9	36.6	39.6	45.4	42.9	57.1	62.1	60.4	65.0	55.7	47.1	45.6	42.9	47.2	45.8	46.5	45.9
Bridge Street Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Bridge St.	Yuba City	95991	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5225	480	22	22.2	91.5%	67 (14.0%)	9 (1.9%)	319 (66.5%)	46 (9.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (7.5%)	11.3	5549^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.3%		15.3	5282^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	10.0%	267	11.6		11.6	15.5	22.7	20.9				19.5	17.4	17.1	7.1				14.2	97.0
Tierra Buena Elementary	Public	K-8	1794 Villa Ave.	Yuba City	95993	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5280	607	34	17.9	67.1%	166 (27.3%)	5 (0.8%)	182 (30.0%)	195 (32.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (9.4%)	71.6	1530^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.9%		73.3	1438^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.5%	92	37.0	41.1	38.7	77.0	46.7	60.5	58.2	68.0	63.2	62.8	82.4	49.2	42.0	40.3	38.5	31.6	47.9
Park Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Morton St.	Yuba City	95991	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5265	541	22	24.0	94.8%	43 (7.9%)	7 (1.3%)	441 (81.5%)	16 (3.0%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.2%)	14.1	5339^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.8%		15.1	5292^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	9.8%	47	14.2		14.2	13.5	28.2	22.1				21.2	19.0	21.1	11.3				16.8	95.8			96.9	96.9
Covillaud Elementary	Public	K-5	628 F St.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 741-6121	518	21	24.6	73.0%	159 (30.7%)	21 (4.1%)	269 (51.9%)	16 (3.1%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.9%)	48.1	2689^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.1%		44.7	2880^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.9%	191	28.4		28.4	52.7	41.3	39.5				44.9	64.1	35.0	17.3				39.9	89.2	90.1	94.6	91.0	89.2	90.1	$13,238	$2,536	$10,702
Andros Karperos	Public	K-8	1700 Camino de Flores	Yuba City	95993	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-4440	1,181	56	21.1	83.7%	175 (14.8%)	8 (0.7%)	473 (40.1%)	445 (37.7%)	8 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (6.1%)	23.3	4561^st of 5857 public elementary schools	22.1%		23.6	4511^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.1%	50	29.8	19.6	23.0	27.8	18.9	41.9	20.7	34.2	33.0	29.4	26.3	18.7	31.9	16.7	20.4	23.9	22.1	96.9				96.9
Paragon Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1608 Sampson St.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Paragon Collegiate Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 742-2505	208	9	23.1	70.7%	84 (40.4%)	6 (2.9%)	92 (44.2%)	3 (1.4%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.1%)	30.5	3923^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	33.0%		23.9	4477^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.7%	554	23.1	47.8	34.7	33.3	29.2	46.2	42.3	60.9	60.9	45.7	38.9	20.8	11.5	23.1	21.7	47.8	26.4							$16,243	$3,590	$12,653

Frequently Asked Questions about April Lane Elementary

What is the racial makeup of April Lane Elementary?

Students at April Lane Elementary are 44% Hispanic, 32% Asian, 11% White, 8% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of April Lane Elementary attend?

Students who attend April Lane Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gray Avenue Middle
High : River Valley High

Is April Lane Elementary a good school?

April Lane Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.7% of California elementary schools.

What district is April Lane Elementary in?

Yuba City Unified

How many students attend April Lane Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 488 students attended April Lane Elementary.

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