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Enrollment
746
Elementary
DISTRICT 402 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARYSVILLE JOINT UNIFIED·NCES 062409003621
Arboga Elementary
1686 Broadway, Olivehurst, CA 95961 · (530) 741-6101 · Yuba County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL746 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
490 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 86 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 92 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 84 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 90 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (90).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
37.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.7pp since 2014
Math
26.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -6.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.3% | 24.4% | 28.0% | 34.3% |
| Math | 9.4% | 17.1% | 28.4% | 45.1% |
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 | 37.7% | 26.6% |
| 2023-24 | 41.5% | 25.3% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 29.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 32.1% |
| 2020-21 | 34.8% | 22.6% |
| 2018-19 | 48.7% | 41.3% |
| 2017-18 | 42.9% | 31.7% |
| 2016-17 | 39.7% | 33.7% |
| 2015-16 | 39.0% | 33.0% |
| 2014-15 | 37.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
33.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Arboga Elementary
Arboga Elementary's state test result (33.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arboga Elementary this school | 746 | 65.7% | 33.0% |
| Dennis G. Earl Elementary Turlock | 817 | 66.3% | 30.0% |
| Orange Elementary Corona | 746 | 63.1% | 49.3% |
| Discovery Elementary Bakersfield | 706 | 66.3% | 47.3% |
| Woodrow Wilson Elementary Corona | 696 | 63.8% | 50.2% |
| Benjamin Franklin Elementary Corona | 673 | 70.1% | 57.4% |
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 Arboga Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Yuba County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #3,170 of 5,151 | #9 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #3,598 of 5,172 ▼ 4 | #10 of 15 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #3,162 of 5,172 ▼ 592 | #9 of 15 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.9pp | #982 of 5,116 | #4 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 746 | #547 of 5,915 | #1 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.2:1 | #2,320 of 5,352 | #5 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.1% | #1,105 of 5,354 | #6 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.7% | #3,189 of 5,625 | #10 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +48.9% | #48 of 1,139 | #2 of 7 |
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
746
+269 (+56%) vs 2020
+360% since 1990-91, when it was 162
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
was 25.1:1
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 | 746 | 33.6 | 22.2:1 | 66% (490) |
| 2023-24 | 722 | 31.6 | 22.9:1 | 52% (377) |
| 2022-23 | 617 | 24.9 | 24.8:1 | 59% (367) |
| 2020-21 | 477 | 19 | 25.1:1 | 54% (259) |
| 2017-18 | 501 | 18.8 | 26.6:1 | 65% (328) |
| 2015-16 | 499 | 18 | 27.7:1 | 69% (346) |
| 2010-11 | 454 | N/A | N/A | 61% (275) |
| 2000-01 | 202 | 9 | 22.4:1 | 62% (126) |
| 1990-91 | 162 | 5 | 32.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arboga Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 49% (501 to 746); teachers up 79% (18.8 to 33.6).
About Arboga Elementary
Arboga Elementary is a public elementary school run by Marysville Joint Unified in Olivehurst, California. Enrollment stands at 746 students, covering kindergarten through 8. That puts enrollment 60% bigger than the 465-student average for elementary schools in California.
Arboga Elementary is part of a district of 23 schools: Marysville Joint Unified, with 10,418 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Arboga Elementary is Hispanic, with 48% of students. The remaining shares are 31% White, 9% Asian, 8% multiracial, and 2% Black. Yuba County as a whole is about 31% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Arboga Elementary scores 66%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Arboga Elementary is 22.2:1, based on 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Arboga Elementary counts 66% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 68% average for public schools in Yuba County.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Arboga Elementary is -8.1 points: 33.0% actual, 41.0% predicted.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Yuba County show that the median household earns about $76,373 a year, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Across Yuba County, 41 public schools serve about 16,045 students.
Arboga Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Olivehurst Elementary, about 1.8 miles away. The five-mile area around Arboga Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Arboga Elementary ranks 3rd of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 33.0% against a local average of 29.7%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
Arboga Elementary reported 477 students in 2020-21 and 746 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 25.1:1 to 22.2:1.
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Yuba County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
84,507
Census ACS
Median income
$76,373
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
16,045 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Marysville Joint Unified
- Lindhurst HighHigh · 1,254 students
- Marysville HighHigh · 1,034 students
- Yuba Gardens IntermediateMiddle · 761 students
- Kynoch ElementaryElementary · 678 students
- Linda ElementaryElementary · 613 students
- Anna McKenney IntermediateMiddle · 590 students
Other schools in Olivehurst
- Lindhurst HighHigh · 1,254 students
- Yuba Gardens IntermediateMiddle · 761 students
- Cedar Lane ElementaryElementary · 554 students
- Ella ElementaryElementary · 554 students
- Olivehurst ElementaryElementary · 489 students
- Johnson Park ElementaryElementary · 456 students
Nearby schools
- Olivehurst Elementary1.8 mi · 489
- Johnson Park Elementary2.3 mi · 456
- Lindhurst High2.5 mi · 1,254
- South Lindhurst Continuation High2.5 mi · 245
- Yuba Gardens Intermediate2.6 mi · 761
- Rio Del Oro Elementary2.7 mi · 564
Frequently asked questions
About Arboga ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Arboga Elementary?
Arboga Elementary enrolls approximately 746 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Arboga Elementary serve?
Arboga Elementary serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Arboga Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Arboga Elementary is approximately 22.2:1 (34 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Arboga Elementary?
Arboga Elementary reports a student body of 31% White, 48% Hispanic, 2% Black, 9% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Arboga Elementary in?
Arboga Elementary is part of Marysville Joint Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.