Chinese Camp Elementary

Set in Chinese Camp, California, Chinese Camp Elementary is a micro-enrollment elementary campus, part of Jamestown Elementary. It enrolls 30 students across grades 3 through 6. That puts it 94% leaner than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Across the 2 schools in Jamestown Elementary (439 students total), Chinese Camp Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Chinese Camp Elementary records that White students make up the majority at 73%. Beyond that, the school lists 17% Hispanic, 10% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Chinese Camp Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Tuolumne County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Chinese Camp Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.4%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Tuolumne County indicate the typical household earns roughly $77,404 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Tuolumne County's 30 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,724 students), Chinese Camp Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Jamestown Elementary, roughly 6.1 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Chinese Camp Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 36.5%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Chinese Camp Elementary has held roughly steady, going from 30 students in 2018 to 30 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.