Enrollment
134
Elementary
DISTRICT 340 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWMAN-CROWS LANDING UNIFIED·NCES 062720004099
Bonita Elementary
425 Fink Rd., Crows Landing, CA 95313 · (209) 837-4401 · Stanislaus County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL134 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 42% 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.
- C+Beats 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
22.3:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
89 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 | 21 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 20 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (21) is 24% larger than its 5th grade class (17).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Bonita Elementary→Yolo Junior High
Based on grade levels within Newman-Crows Landing Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
51.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -10.5pp since 2014
Math
36.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -14.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 10 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 27.3% | 24.2% | 18.2% | 30.3% |
| Math | 10.6% | 25.8% | 28.8% | 34.9% |
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 | 51.5% | 36.4% |
| 2023-24 | 40.6% | 27.8% |
| 2022-23 | 40.3% | 37.3% |
| 2021-22 | 53.3% | 42.9% |
| 2018-19 | 67.0% | 53.4% |
| 2017-18 | 68.0% | 51.3% |
| 2016-17 | 66.2% | 33.8% |
| 2015-16 | 63.0% | 54.0% |
| 2014-15 | 62.0% | 51.0% |
% 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
39.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% 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 Bonita Elementary
Bonita Elementary's state test result (39.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonita Elementary this school | 134 | 66.4% | 39.7% |
| Cabrillo Elementary San Diego | 157 | 68.8% | 42.7% |
| Brainard Elementary Lake View Terrace | 160 | 74.4% | 58.2% |
| Bret Harte Elementary Sacramento | 173 | 64.2% | 27.6% |
| Florence Elementary San Diego | 213 | 64.8% | 44.1% |
| West Valley Learning Center Patterson | 147 | 68.7% | N/A |
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 Bonita Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Stanislaus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #2,516 of 5,151 | #29 of 100 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #2,607 of 5,172 ▲ 702 | #33 of 100 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #1,921 of 5,172 ▲ 747 | #15 of 100 ▲ 17 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.1pp | #716 of 5,116 | #8 of 100 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 134 | #5,556 of 5,915 | #102 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.4% | #3,153 of 5,625 | #71 of 105 |
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
134
-20 (-13%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 149
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
was 25.7:1
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 | 134 | 6 | 22.3:1 | 66% (89) |
| 2023-24 | 134 | 6 | 22.3:1 | 55% (74) |
| 2022-23 | 134 | 6 | 22.3:1 | 49% (66) |
| 2020-21 | 154 | 6 | 25.7:1 | 56% (86) |
| 2017-18 | 145 | 6 | 24.2:1 | 52% (76) |
| 2015-16 | 147 | 6 | 24.5:1 | 48% (71) |
| 2010-11 | 173 | N/A | N/A | 60% (103) |
| 2000-01 | 131 | 6 | 21.8:1 | 54% (71) |
| 1990-91 | 149 | 7 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bonita Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (145 to 134); teachers unchanged (6 to 6).
About Bonita Elementary
Students in Crows Landing, California, attend Bonita Elementary, a very small elementary school. The school enrolls 134 students in kindergarten through 5. On average, elementary schools in California enroll around 465, and this school is 71% below that mark.
Enrollment across the 9 schools in Newman-Crows Landing Unified totals 3,085 students.
More than half of enrollment at Bonita Elementary is Hispanic: 62%. Other groups include 18% White, 9% Black, 7% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 50% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 57, compared with 70 nationally.
Bonita Elementary reported 6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 22.3:1. The ratio is within a point of the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Roughly 66% of students at Bonita Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Bonita Elementary lands at C+, ahead of 42% of California public elementary schools.
Bonita Elementary is within a point of its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (39.7% versus 40.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
In the surrounding county, Stanislaus County, the median household earns about $81,468 a year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Bonita Elementary, Stanislaus County has 190 public schools.
Orestimba High is about 5.4 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within ten miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Bonita Elementary places 1st out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
The federal government classifies Bonita Elementary's location as Rural: Distant.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 13% decline, from 154 to 134. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 25.7:1 to 22.3:1.
This page collects posts and questions about Bonita Elementary, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Stanislaus County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
553,990
Census ACS
Median income
$81,468
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
190
106,477 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Newman-Crows Landing Unified
- Orestimba HighHigh · 925 students
- Yolo Junior HighMiddle · 738 students
- Von Renner ElementaryElementary · 530 students
- Hurd Barrington ElementaryElementary · 428 students
- Hunt ElementaryElementary · 268 students
- West Side Valley High (Continuation)High · 41 students
Other Bonita Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Bonita Elementary. Bonita Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Bonita ElementarySanta Maria, CA · 535 students
- Bonita Elementary SchoolWILLCOX, AZ · 94 students
Nearby schools
- Orestimba High5.4 mi · 925
- Hunt Elementary5.6 mi · 268
- Newman-Crows Landing Independent Study5.7 mi · 20
- West Side Valley High (Continuation)5.7 mi · 41
- Foothill Community Day5.7 mi · 1
- Hurd Barrington Elementary5.9 mi · 428
Frequently asked questions
About Bonita ElementaryHow large is Bonita Elementary?
Bonita Elementary enrolls approximately 134 students in grades KG-05.
Is Bonita Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bonita Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Bonita Elementary have?
Bonita Elementary employs 6 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Bonita Elementary?
Student demographics at Bonita Elementary are roughly 18% White, 62% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Bonita Elementary in?
Bonita Elementary is part of Newman-Crows Landing Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.