Best Public Schools in Zip Code 95674

Summary:

Zip code 95674 in the rural Rio Oso area is served by a single K-8 school, Browns Elementary, which operates as its own small Browns Elementary district for its 143 students.

This small school shows significant strengths and weaknesses across different grades and subjects. It excels notably in 8th grade, where students perform well above state averages in both English and Math, and maintains an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of just 0.6%, indicating a positive and engaging school environment. However, academic performance is inconsistent, with Science proficiency being a major area of concern, particularly in 8th grade where only 7.14% of students met standards.

With a favorable student-teacher ratio of 14.3-to-1 and per-student spending above $14,000, the school has resources that support individualized attention. The school's ranking has remained around the 45th percentile statewide in recent years, suggesting average overall performance despite its standout attendance record and strong upper-grade results in core subjects.

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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)						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 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 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Browns Elementary	Public	K-8	1248 Pacific Ave.	Rio Oso	95674	Sutter County	Browns Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 633-2523	143	10	14.3	29.4%	82 (57.3%)	1 (0.7%)	42 (29.4%)	7 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	7 (4.9%)	40.3	3195^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.4%		33.8	3617^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.4%	422	29.4	7.1	19.4	43.8	66.7	41.2	38.9	64.3	51.7	43.8	26.7	17.7	16.7	50.0	29.2	$14,271	$510	$13,761

Cities Near Zip Code 95674

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Rio Oso	1.84 mi	1	474^th
Plumas Lake	3.47 mi	3	340^th
Nicolaus	3.83 mi	2	556^th
East Nicolaus	4.29 mi	3	167^th
Wheatland	4.56 mi	5	481^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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