Summary:
The elementary-school list for Donovan CUSD 3 has one school, Donovan Elementary School, serving 172 students from prekindergarten through grade 5. In 2025–26, it scored above the state in both all-grades ELA and math, with its clearest advantage in math: 28 percentage points above the state.
There is no school-to-school leader or trailer in this one-school group, but Donovan Elementary School compares favorably with state results. Its ELA proficiency was 69%, versus 56% statewide, and math proficiency was 67%, versus 40%—advantages of 12 and 28 points. Fifth-grade science proficiency was 74%, 26 points above the state’s 48%. Attendance is also a favorable comparison: chronic absenteeism was 17%, below the district’s 19% and the state’s 24% by 2 and 6 points.
Results improved across all three comparable measures from 2024–25 to 2025–26, and the school’s state-relative leads widened. ELA rose 7 points, from 61% to 69%, while the state rose 3 points; the lead grew from 8 to 12 points. Math increased 2 points, from 65% to 67%, and its lead widened from 27 to 28 points. Fifth-grade science climbed 11 points, from 63% to 74%, while the state rose 7 points; the lead grew from 22 to 26 points. SchoolDigger gives the school 4 stars and ranks it in the 81st percentile (329 of 1,737), up from the 79th percentile in 2024–25. For additional context, its 2024–25 student–teacher ratio was 12.2, and 59.9% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25.
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