Enrollment
211
Elementary
STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAPAY JOINT UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 060741000682
Capay Joint Union Elementary
7504 Cutting Ave., Orland, CA 95963 · (530) 865-1222 · Tehama County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL211 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 24% 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.
- DBeats 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
21.1:1
10 FTE teachers
STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
87 students
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 | 28 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 20 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 18 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 21 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is 33% larger than its 8th grade class (21).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
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CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
31.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -10.1pp since 2014
Math
33.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.0% | 25.9% | 29.3% | 38.8% |
| Math | 10.4% | 22.6% | 28.7% | 38.3% |
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 | 31.9% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 40.5% |
| 2022-23 | 42.0% | 40.5% |
| 2021-22 | 38.5% | 36.6% |
| 2020-21 | 37.6% | 28.9% |
| 2018-19 | 47.1% | 47.5% |
| 2017-18 | 50.0% | 49.6% |
| 2016-17 | 44.9% | 44.1% |
| 2015-16 | 41.0% | 43.0% |
| 2014-15 | 42.0% | 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
39.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 55% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Capay Joint Union Elementary
Capay Joint Union Elementary's state test result (39.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capay Joint Union Elementary this school | 211 | 41.2% | 39.4% |
| Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes Lake Hughes | 195 | 41.5% | 41.4% |
| Descanso Elementary Descanso | 188 | 45.2% | 52.3% |
| Marblehead Elementary San Clemente | 195 | 43.6% | 42.1% |
| Lake Elementary Orland | 196 | 43.4% | 56.3% |
| Benjamin Foxen Elementary Santa Maria | 210 | 44.8% | 41.5% |
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 Capay Joint Union Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Tehama County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #2,541 of 5,151 | #6 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #2,910 of 5,172 ▼ 768 | #7 of 16 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #3,783 of 5,172 ▼ 2,221 | #8 of 16 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.1pp | #543 of 5,116 | #2 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 211 | #5,309 of 5,915 | #13 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.1:1 | #1,562 of 5,352 | #4 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.7% | #2,788 of 5,354 | #7 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.2% | #4,283 of 5,625 | #15 of 16 |
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
211
+32 (+18%) vs 2020
+36% since 1990-91, when it was 155
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
was 19.9:1
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 | 211 | 10 | 21.1:1 | 41% (87) |
| 2023-24 | 194 | 9 | 21.6:1 | 45% (88) |
| 2022-23 | 185 | 9 | 20.6:1 | 46% (85) |
| 2020-21 | 179 | 9 | 19.9:1 | 44% (79) |
| 2017-18 | 182 | 9 | 20.2:1 | 47% (86) |
| 2015-16 | 189 | 9 | 21.0:1 | 51% (97) |
| 2010-11 | 190 | N/A | N/A | 44% (84) |
| 2000-01 | 142 | 7 | 20.3:1 | 37% (52) |
| 1990-91 | 155 | 6 | 25.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Capay Joint Union Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (182 to 211); teachers up 11% (9 to 10).
About Capay Joint Union Elementary
At 7504 Cutting Ave. in Orland, California, Capay Joint Union Elementary operates as a small elementary school. Federal data show 211 students enrolled in kindergarten through 8 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in California average about 465 students, which makes this school 55% below average.
Capay Joint Union Elementary operates as its own local education agency.
The student body at Capay Joint Union Elementary is 56% White. It is also 44% Hispanic. Tehama County's residents are about 67% White, 11 points above the school's share. A diversity index of 50% means there is a 50% chance two randomly chosen students at Capay Joint Union Elementary are from different groups.
Capay Joint Union Elementary reports a ratio of 21.1 students per teacher, from 10 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Capay Joint Union Elementary, 41% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Tehama County averages 72%, higher than here.
Capay Joint Union Elementary earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 24% of California public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 55.4% for Capay Joint Union Elementary, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 39.4%. The 15.9-point gap ranks in the bottom 10% of California schools.
The county, Tehama County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $63,784, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county's public schools total 41, with about 10,948 students.
Lake Elementary is about 4.4 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Capay Joint Union Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Capay Joint Union Elementary ranks 3rd of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 39.4% against a local average of 39.9%.
Under the NCES locale system, Capay Joint Union Elementary is Rural: Distant.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 211, from 179 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher increased from 19.9 to 21.1 over 4 years.
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Tehama County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,167
Census ACS
Median income
$63,784
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
10,948 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Capay Joint Union ElementaryHow large is Capay Joint Union Elementary?
Capay Joint Union Elementary enrolls approximately 211 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Capay Joint Union Elementary serve?
Capay Joint Union Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Capay Joint Union Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Capay Joint Union Elementary is approximately 21.1:1 (10 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Capay Joint Union Elementary?
At Capay Joint Union Elementary, the student body is approximately 56% White, 44% Hispanic, 0% Two or more.
What district is Capay Joint Union Elementary in?
Capay Joint Union Elementary is part of Capay Joint Union Elementary.
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