Dobbins Elementary

Dobbins Elementary, a tiny elementary campus in Dobbins, California, operated by Marysville Joint Unified, caters to 70 students, covering grades K through 6. That puts it 85% smaller than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Across the 23 schools in Marysville Joint Unified (10,418 students total), Dobbins Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Dobbins Elementary shows that 74% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 6% multiracial, 3% Native American. By comparison, Yuba County as a whole is about 54% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 63% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Dobbins Elementary is in the bottom 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 42.0%; Dobbins Elementary posts 18.7%, -23.4 points below that line.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Yuba County) shows that median household income runs about $76,373, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Yuba County's 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,045 students), Dobbins Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Yuba Environmental Science Charter Academy, roughly 2.0 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Dobbins Elementary comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 36.9%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dobbins Elementary has expanded 67%, going from 42 students in 2018 to 70 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 7% to 11% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 21.8:1 today.

On this page, members of the Dobbins Elementary community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.