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Enrollment
405
Elementary
DISTRICT 256 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALISTOGA JOINT UNIFIED·NCES 060702000646
Calistoga Elementary
1327 Berry St., Calistoga, CA 94515 · (707) 942-4398 · Napa County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL405 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 55% 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.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-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
16.1:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
339 students
DISTRICT 86% · 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 | 77 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 54 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 43% larger than its 6th grade class (54).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
Calistoga Elementary→Calistoga Junior/Senior High
Based on grade levels within Calistoga Joint Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
39.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.2pp since 2014
Math
39.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.6% | 28.6% | 31.7% | 29.1% |
| Math | 11.7% | 27.4% | 34.8% | 26.1% |
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 | 39.2% | 39.1% |
| 2023-24 | 36.6% | 36.7% |
| 2022-23 | 38.1% | 31.3% |
| 2021-22 | 40.4% | 36.4% |
| 2018-19 | 52.8% | 46.3% |
| 2017-18 | 41.4% | 38.4% |
| 2016-17 | 37.0% | 37.4% |
| 2015-16 | 41.0% | 38.0% |
| 2014-15 | 33.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
37.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Calistoga Elementary
Calistoga Elementary's state test result (37.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calistoga Elementary this school | 405 | 83.7% | 37.9% |
| Granite Hill Elementary Jurupa Valley | 382 | 84.6% | 20.2% |
| Cambridge Elementary Orange | 415 | 85.5% | 22.9% |
| Arbolita Elementary La Habra | 379 | 83.1% | 39.8% |
| Levi H. Dickey Elementary Ontario | 413 | 83.8% | 38.5% |
| Global Learning Charter Visalia | 438 | 81.1% | 25.7% |
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 Calistoga Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Napa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #2,678 of 5,151 | #12 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #2,347 of 5,172 ▲ 101 | #8 of 18 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #3,010 of 5,172 ▲ 55 | #12 of 18 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.8pp | #3,066 of 5,116 | #6 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 405 | #3,642 of 5,915 | #10 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #63 of 5,352 | #2 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.3% | #4,166 of 5,354 | #15 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.7% | #1,809 of 5,625 | #5 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.1% | #1,885 of 3,837 | #4 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
405
-50 (-11%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 423
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 19.8:1
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 | 405 | 25.1 | 16.1:1 | 84% (339) |
| 2023-24 | 405 | 29.7 | 13.6:1 | 82% (333) |
| 2022-23 | 412 | 23.5 | 17.5:1 | 82% (339) |
| 2020-21 | 455 | 23 | 19.8:1 | 72% (327) |
| 2017-18 | 483 | 22 | 21.9:1 | 77% (374) |
| 2015-16 | 499 | 22 | 22.7:1 | 60% (298) |
| 2010-11 | 483 | N/A | N/A | 80% (388) |
| 2000-01 | 553 | 29 | 19.1:1 | 59% (327) |
| 1990-91 | 423 | 18 | 23.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Calistoga Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (483 to 405); teachers up 14% (22 to 25.1).
About Calistoga Elementary
As a medium-sized elementary school, Calistoga Elementary serves students in Calistoga, California. Students in kindergarten through 6 attend the school, which enrolls 405 students.
Calistoga Joint Unified counts 3 schools and 767 students, including Calistoga Elementary.
Most students at Calistoga Elementary are Hispanic: 86% of enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 8% White and 4% multiracial. In Napa County overall, about 36% of residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, Calistoga Elementary comes in at 25%.
Dividing enrollment by its 25.1 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 16.1:1. Among elementary schools in California, the typical ratio is 22.3:1. Eligible students account for 84% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. For comparison, public schools in Napa County average 64%.
The allk12 Grade for Calistoga Elementary is B. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 55% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Calistoga Elementary is 7.4 points above its prediction. Actual: 37.9%. Predicted: 30.5%.
County data help place the school in context: in Napa County, median household income is about $111,471, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 40% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The public schools of Napa County number 43 and enroll about 18,557.
Calistoga Junior/Senior High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Calistoga Elementary is 5th of 7 on proficiency.
The school's locale code, Town: Fringe, means it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Calistoga Elementary went from 455 students to 405. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.8:1 in 2020-21 to 16.1:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Calistoga Joint Unified
- Calistoga Junior/Senior HighHigh · 355 students
- Palisades High (Continuation)High · 7 students
Other schools in Calistoga
- Calistoga Junior/Senior HighHigh · 355 students
- Palisades High (Continuation)High · 7 students
Nearby schools
- Calistoga Junior/Senior High0.3 mi · 355
- Palisades High (Continuation)0.4 mi · 7
- Howell Mountain Elementary7.2 mi · 85
- Robert Louis Stevenson Intermediate7.6 mi · 257
- Saint Helena Opportunities Program8.0 mi · 9
- Saint Helena Elementary8.0 mi · 229
Frequently asked questions
About Calistoga ElementaryHow many students attend Calistoga Elementary?
Calistoga Elementary enrolls approximately 405 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Calistoga Elementary serve?
Calistoga Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Calistoga Elementary have?
Calistoga Elementary employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Calistoga Elementary?
Student demographics at Calistoga Elementary are roughly 8% White, 86% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Calistoga Elementary in?
Calistoga Elementary is part of Calistoga Joint Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.