Enrollment
318
Elementary
DISTRICT 453 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NAPA VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 062664004011
Alta Heights Elementary
15 Montecito Blvd., Napa, CA 94559 · (707) 253-3671 · Napa County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL318 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
26.5:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
178 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 72 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 26% larger than its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
45.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.5pp since 2014
Math
37.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -3.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 19.6% | 25.9% | 18.9% | 35.7% |
| Math | 14.5% | 23.4% | 33.8% | 28.3% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.5% | 37.9% |
| 2023-24 | 42.5% | 38.5% |
| 2022-23 | 41.6% | 43.8% |
| 2021-22 | 46.9% | 40.6% |
| 2018-19 | 52.5% | 48.5% |
| 2017-18 | 54.0% | 46.7% |
| 2016-17 | 48.6% | 43.9% |
| 2015-16 | 46.0% | 42.0% |
| 2014-15 | 47.0% | 41.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Alta Heights Elementary
Alta Heights Elementary's state test result (41.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alta Heights Elementary this school | 318 | 56.0% | 41.2% |
| Clarence Lobo Elementary San Clemente | 328 | 54.3% | 43.5% |
| Olivet Elementary Charter Santa Rosa | 323 | 53.9% | N/A |
| Mar Vista Elementary Aptos | 270 | 54.1% | 34.7% |
| Del Mar Elementary Morro Bay | 271 | 56.5% | 53.7% |
| Grover Heights Elementary Grover Beach | 290 | 59.3% | 39.2% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Alta Heights Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Napa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #2,372 of 5,151 | #8 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #2,446 of 5,172 ▼ 144 | #9 of 18 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #2,412 of 5,172 ▲ 55 | #9 of 18 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.0pp | #1,228 of 5,116 | #10 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 318 | #4,603 of 5,915 | #15 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.5:1 | #5,014 of 5,352 | #18 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.4% | #2,080 of 5,354 | #5 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.0% | #3,648 of 5,625 | #13 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.6% | #3,476 of 3,837 | #10 of 11 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
318
-21 (-6%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 565
Student : Teacher
26.5:1
was 24.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 318 | 12 | 26.5:1 | 56% (178) |
| 2023-24 | 298 | 12 | 24.8:1 | 56% (167) |
| 2022-23 | 308 | 12 | 25.7:1 | 52% (161) |
| 2020-21 | 339 | 14 | 24.2:1 | 45% (152) |
| 2017-18 | 330 | 13.9 | 23.7:1 | 50% (165) |
| 2015-16 | 384 | 15 | 25.6:1 | 49% (189) |
| 2010-11 | 339 | N/A | N/A | 33% (112) |
| 2000-01 | 504 | 25 | 20.2:1 | 19% (94) |
| 1990-91 | 565 | 24 | 23.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alta Heights Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (330 to 318); teachers down 14% (13.9 to 12).
About Alta Heights Elementary
Alta Heights Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school. Its address is in Napa, California. Enrollment stands at 318 students, covering kindergarten through 5. That puts enrollment 32% below the 465-student average for elementary schools in California.
Napa Valley Unified (26 schools, 16,077 students) runs Alta Heights Elementary.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Alta Heights Elementary is White, with 48% of students. The next largest groups are 44% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The diversity index for Alta Heights Elementary is 57%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school lists 12 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 26.5:1. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is lower. A total of 178 students, or 56%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Alta Heights Elementary holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 36% of California public elementary schools.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Alta Heights Elementary's results are 5.6 points below predicted: 41.2% against 46.7%.
Napa County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $111,471 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 40% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Napa County number 43, with about 18,557 students.
Silverado Middle is the nearest public school to Alta Heights Elementary, about 0.8 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Alta Heights Elementary at 1st of 6.
Its NCES locale code is City: Small: the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
In 2020-21, Alta Heights Elementary enrolled 339 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 318. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 24.2:1 in 2020-21 to 26.5:1 in 2024-25.
The Alta Heights Elementary discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Napa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
134,869
Census ACS
Median income
$111,471
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
18,557 students
Quick facts
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- McPherson Elementary1.4 mi · 376
- Phillips Elementary1.4 mi · 373
Frequently asked questions
About Alta Heights ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Alta Heights Elementary?
Alta Heights Elementary enrolls approximately 318 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Alta Heights Elementary serve?
Alta Heights Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Alta Heights Elementary?
Approximately 26.5:1 students per teacher at Alta Heights Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Alta Heights Elementary?
At Alta Heights Elementary, the student body is approximately 48% White, 44% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Alta Heights Elementary in?
Alta Heights Elementary is part of Napa Valley Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.