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Tierra Buena Elementary

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Tierra Buena Elementary ranks 1530 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

1530^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of California elementary schools

Summary

Tierra Buena Elementary is a standout K-8 school serving 607 students in the Yuba City Unified School District, consistently earning a 4-star rating and significantly outperforming most other schools in its area.

This school is a true success story, achieving academic results that are often two to three times higher than nearby district schools like Bridge Street Elementary and Park Avenue Elementary. It excels in supporting all students, with particularly strong outcomes for English learners and students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Furthermore, it maintains an exceptionally low rate of chronic absenteeism at 9.4%, less than half the rate of many surrounding schools, indicating a healthy and engaged school community.

While Twin Rivers Charter shows higher test scores, Tierra Buena serves a student population with greater economic needs, making its high achievement especially notable. Along with its high-performing neighbor, Butte Vista Elementary, it forms a cluster of excellence within the district. Parents can be confident in a decade of steady improvement and a school that delivers outstanding results for its students.

607

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

67.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1794 Villa Ave.
Yuba City, CA 95993-8827

(530) 822-5280

District: Yuba City Unified

Students who attend Tierra Buena Elementary usually attend:

High:

River Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

32.1%

Hispanic:

30.0%

White:

27.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 56th percentile in 2013 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2013

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Yuba City Unified

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg30%

California avg41%

Elementary school

1,530^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

691^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to top 25% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of California Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.6	1530 of 5857	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	73.3	1438 of 5869	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	74.8	1379 of 5859	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	1603 of 5883	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	58.3	2164 of 5789	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.1	2181 of 5662	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.7	2291 of 5692	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	48.5	2571 of 5614	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.2	2173 of 5611	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.2	2435 of 5530	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	43.8	3021 of 5390	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.2	2821 of 5377	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.7	2405 of 5314	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.7	1891 of 5193	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.0	1948 of 5113	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.4	1707 of 5113	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.6	1892 of 4818	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	52.6	2065 of 4822	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	52.3	2043 of 4809	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	925 of 1203	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.8	873 of 1205	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	880 of 1190	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.7	865 of 1154	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	955 of 1149	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	910 of 1071	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	80.8	318 of 2585	87.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	72.8	359 of 3162	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.1	306 of 3311	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	74.0	440 of 3275	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	75.6	434 of 3246	86.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	1515 of 5597	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	1382 of 5612	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	1352 of 5609	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	66.5	1663 of 5635	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	59.8	1980 of 5492	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.0	2722 of 5413	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.7	1077 of 5107	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	68.9	1235 of 5107	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	69.5	1197 of 5087	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	79.2	768 of 5084	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	56.2	1892 of 4963	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.9	997 of 4830	79.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	1033 of 5460	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	73.6	1117 of 5517	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	84.6	586 of 5363	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.1	790 of 5264	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	65.8	1419 of 5173	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	58.3	1837 of 5084	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	1485 of 5628	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	1445 of 5643	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	72.0	1409 of 5638	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	1512 of 5663	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	55.9	2153 of 5510	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.6	1683 of 5431	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	453 of 718	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.6	357 of 2847	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	64.9	564 of 2420	76.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	1182 of 2598	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.5	1428 of 2651	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.4	1277 of 2661	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.9	1559 of 2726	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.7	1978 of 2834	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.8	2240 of 2737	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	691 of 2761	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	65.9	768 of 2783	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	57.8	964 of 2781	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.3	1197 of 2740	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.5	1067 of 2715	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.9	1225 of 2480	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	45.6	1230 of 2508	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	49.7	1120 of 2497	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	49.2	1122 of 2477	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.0	1016 of 2379	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.8	650 of 2259	71.2%	★★★★☆
2011	67.4	624 of 2236	72.1%	★★★★☆
2010	69.1	575 of 2179	73.6%	★★★★☆
2009	68.1	562 of 2063	72.8%	★★★★☆
2008	52.0	879 of 2005	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	48.3	929 of 1999	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	51.3	788 of 1804	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	53.4	732 of 1777	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	54.4	700 of 1769	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	547 of 739	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.7	531 of 743	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	584 of 715	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	628 of 733	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	603 of 745	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	580 of 700	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	54.4	366 of 1364	73.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	837 of 2533	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.8	730 of 2551	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	46.1	1160 of 2531	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.3	1267 of 2509	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.5	963 of 2380	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.1	1269 of 2262	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.5	487 of 2395	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	62.7	669 of 2388	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	50.8	965 of 2374	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.8	1199 of 2359	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.7	654 of 2213	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	56.6	741 of 2072	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.9	383 of 2542	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	72.6	480 of 2579	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	70.3	512 of 2531	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	58.4	775 of 2458	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.2	956 of 2369	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.9	1171 of 2230	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.4	558 of 2534	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	63.9	742 of 2552	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	67.2	671 of 2538	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	55.0	935 of 2527	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.8	1007 of 2407	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.9	1077 of 2273	52.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	843 of 1520	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	926 of 1537	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	983 of 1543	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.4	1127 of 1555	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	1148 of 1602	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	1276 of 1496	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2024)89th percentile+13 vs school

Disabled (2019)88th percentile+25 vs school

Special Education (2025)87th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)79th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)74th percentile~ school

Female (2025)73rd percentile~ school

White (2025)55th percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)37th percentile-37 vs school

Asian (2025)23rd percentile-51 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)78th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)73rd percentile+23 vs school

Female (2025)67th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)45th percentile-30 vs school

Asian (2025)26th percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy63%+14 vs state

Mathematics48%+11 vs state

Science39%+6 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
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
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
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
Franklin Elementary	Public	K-8	332 North Township Rd.	Yuba City	95993	Sutter County	Franklin Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5151	505	20	25.2	25.7%	280 (55.4%)	2 (0.4%)	120 (23.8%)	59 (11.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (8.1%)	77.4	1266^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.4%		87.4	842^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	85.7%	424	43.9	20.0	31.6	56.3	66.0	56.1	50.9	65.1	55.0	58.3	72.9	68.0	64.9	45.5	54.8	41.7	57.2							$12,197	$375	$11,822
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
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
Nuestro Elementary	Public	K-8	3934 Broadway Rd.	Live Oak	95953	Sutter County	Nuestro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5100	170	9	18.8	55.9%	70 (41.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (28.8%)	33 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (10.6%)	41	3154^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.1%		29.6	3963^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	32.5%	809	40.0	15.0	25.7	27.3	36.4	53.3	38.5	20.0	40.0	35.5	36.4	40.9	33.3	23.1	6.7	30.0	29.9							$14,465	$1,234	$13,231
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
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	1582 Lincoln Rd.	Yuba City	95993	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5255	488	22	22.1	73.4%	92 (18.9%)	5 (1.0%)	165 (33.8%)	176 (36.1%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.8%)	48.1	2694^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.0%		45.4	2841^st of 5869 public elementary schools	51.6%	147	34.1		34.1	42.9	48.7	39.3				43.4	54.0	39.5	25.3				38.7	93.9	95.1			93.9

Frequently Asked Questions about Tierra Buena Elementary

What schools do graduates of Tierra Buena Elementary attend?

Students who attend Tierra Buena Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : River Valley High

How many students attend Tierra Buena Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 607 students attended Tierra Buena Elementary.

Is Tierra Buena Elementary a good school?

Tierra Buena Elementary ranks 1530^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Tierra Buena Elementary in?

Yuba City Unified

What is the racial makeup of Tierra Buena Elementary?

Students at Tierra Buena Elementary are 32% Asian, 30% Hispanic, 27% White, 9% Two or more races.

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