Donaldson Way Elementary

Set in American Canyon, California, Donaldson Way Elementary is a reasonably sized primary school, operated by Napa Valley Unified. It works with 528 students across grades K through 5.

Napa Valley Unified comprises 26 schools with combined enrollment of 16,077 students; Donaldson Way Elementary is among them.

On the student-mix side, Donaldson Way Elementary records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 20% White, 19% Asian, 12% multiracial, 4% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 36%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 26.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Donaldson Way Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Donaldson Way Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.5%; this one delivers 43.5%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Napa County indicate median household earnings sit near $111,471, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Napa County runs 43 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,557 students), of which Donaldson Way Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is American Canyon Middle, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Donaldson Way Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 32.4%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Over the past 7-year window. Donaldson Way Elementary's enrollment has declined 12% since 2018, when it stood at 602 (now 528). Hispanic enrollment moved from 36% to 45% across the same window.

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