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What tradition at Canyon Oaks Elementary should never be changed?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
696
Elementary
DISTRICT 453 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NAPA VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 062664010976
Canyon Oaks Elementary
475 Silver Oak Trail, American Canyon, CA 94503 · (707) 265-2363 · Napa County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL696 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% 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.
- DThree-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
26.4:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
442 students
DISTRICT 67% · 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 | 141 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 128 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 126 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (141) is 12% larger than its 5th grade class (126).
Student demographics
70%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
50.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -3.9pp since 2014
Math
45.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.9% | 28.3% | 21.6% | 28.3% |
| Math | 20.6% | 25.3% | 26.6% | 27.5% |
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 | 50.1% | 45.9% |
| 2023-24 | 54.6% | 46.4% |
| 2022-23 | 59.0% | 50.9% |
| 2021-22 | 55.5% | 49.3% |
| 2018-19 | 68.5% | 61.6% |
| 2017-18 | 63.1% | 61.7% |
| 2016-17 | 60.5% | 54.1% |
| 2015-16 | 66.0% | 58.0% |
| 2014-15 | 54.0% | 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
49.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Canyon Oaks Elementary
Canyon Oaks Elementary's state test result (49.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canyon Oaks Elementary this school | 696 | 63.5% | 49.3% |
| Valentine Peyton Elementary Stockton | 787 | 64.8% | 48.9% |
| Southgate Elementary Hayward | 581 | 63.9% | 49.6% |
| Herndon-Barstow Elementary Fresno | 754 | 68.6% | 48.3% |
| Edwin Rhodes Elementary Chino | 860 | 64.5% | 62.7% |
| Temperance-Kutner Elementary Fresno | 618 | 68.3% | 47.1% |
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 Canyon Oaks Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Napa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #1,765 of 5,151 | #5 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #1,864 of 5,172 ▼ 133 | #6 of 18 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.1% | #2,019 of 5,172 ▼ 440 | #6 of 18 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.4pp | #661 of 5,116 | #5 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 696 | #781 of 5,915 | #1 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.4:1 | #4,970 of 5,352 | #16 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.7% | #667 of 5,354 | #2 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.5% | #3,305 of 5,625 | #11 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.1% | #956 of 1,139 | #4 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
696
+22 (+3%) vs 2020
+6% since 2010-11, when it was 658
Student : Teacher
26.4:1
was 25.9:1
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 | 696 | 26.4 | 26.4:1 | 64% (442) |
| 2023-24 | 680 | 26 | 26.1:1 | 62% (423) |
| 2022-23 | 708 | 26 | 27.2:1 | 58% (409) |
| 2020-21 | 674 | 26 | 25.9:1 | 43% (293) |
| 2017-18 | 682 | 26 | 26.2:1 | 37% (250) |
| 2015-16 | 700 | 26 | 26.9:1 | 34% (241) |
| 2010-11 | 658 | N/A | N/A | 25% (162) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Canyon Oaks Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (682 to 696); teachers up 2% (26 to 26.4).
About Canyon Oaks Elementary
Canyon Oaks Elementary is an elementary school located in American Canyon, California, in Napa County. The school reports 696 students in kindergarten through 5. The school's enrollment is 50% bigger than the 465 average for elementary schools in California.
Canyon Oaks Elementary sits within Napa Valley Unified, which has 26 schools and 16,077 students.
Hispanic students form the largest group at Canyon Oaks Elementary, 39% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 37% Asian, 11% multiracial, 6% White, and 6% Black. The county population is about 36% Hispanic, within a few points of the school. The chance that two students picked at random at Canyon Oaks Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 70%.
A ratio of 26.4:1 comes from the school's 26.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is lower than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 64% of students at Canyon Oaks Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Napa County, the average is about the same, 64%.
Canyon Oaks Elementary is graded B by allk12, scoring above 61% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The model predicts 42.3% for a school in California with Canyon Oaks Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Canyon Oaks Elementary posts 49.3%.
Within 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%. Federal data list 43 public schools in Napa County, with a combined enrollment of about 18,557.
American Canyon High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Canyon Oaks Elementary at 1st of 6.
Under the NCES locale system, Canyon Oaks Elementary is Suburb: Mid-size.
Enrollment was 674 in 2020-21 and 696 in 2024-25, a increase of 22 students.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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
Related schools
Other schools in Napa Valley Unified
- American Canyon HighHigh · 1,720 students
- Napa HighHigh · 1,642 students
- Vintage HighHigh · 1,622 students
- American Canyon MiddleMiddle · 1,074 students
- Redwood MiddleMiddle · 868 students
- Silverado MiddleMiddle · 673 students
Other schools in American Canyon
- American Canyon HighHigh · 1,720 students
- American Canyon MiddleMiddle · 1,074 students
- Napa Junction ElementaryElementary · 531 students
- Donaldson Way ElementaryElementary · 528 students
Nearby schools
- American Canyon High0.2 mi · 1,720
- Solano Widenmann Leadership Academy1.0 mi · 615
- Donaldson Way Elementary1.2 mi · 528
- Loma Vista Environmental Science Academy1.2 mi · 365
- Mare Island Technology Academy1.3 mi · 260
- MIT Academy1.3 mi · 473
Frequently asked questions
About Canyon Oaks ElementaryHow large is Canyon Oaks Elementary?
Canyon Oaks Elementary enrolls approximately 696 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Canyon Oaks Elementary serve?
Canyon Oaks Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Canyon Oaks Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Canyon Oaks Elementary is approximately 26.4:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Canyon Oaks Elementary?
At Canyon Oaks Elementary, the student body is approximately 6% White, 39% Hispanic, 6% Black, 37% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Canyon Oaks Elementary?
Canyon Oaks Elementary is overseen by Napa Valley Unified in Napa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.