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Enrollment
492
Elementary
DISTRICT 542 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFIELD-SUISUN UNIFIED·NCES 061336001527
E. Ruth Sheldon Academy of Innovative Learning
1901 Woolner Ave., Fairfield, CA 94533 · (707) 421-4150 · Solano County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL492 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 4% of California public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
25.8:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
458 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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 | 52 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 56 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 64 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 19% smaller than its 8th grade class (64).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
19.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.2pp since 2014
Math
9.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 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 | 3.8% | 15.4% | 23.8% | 57.0% |
| Math | 3.4% | 6.5% | 15.7% | 74.4% |
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 | 19.2% | 9.8% |
| 2023-24 | 20.8% | 8.7% |
| 2022-23 | 18.5% | 8.1% |
| 2021-22 | 23.3% | 9.8% |
| 2018-19 | 27.6% | 12.8% |
| 2017-18 | 25.5% | 12.3% |
| 2016-17 | 21.6% | 7.6% |
| 2015-16 | 21.0% | 8.0% |
| 2014-15 | 18.0% | 9.0% |
% 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
14.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 E. Ruth Sheldon Academy of Innovative Learning
E. Ruth Sheldon Academy of Innovative Learning's state test result (14.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| E. Ruth Sheldon Academy of Innovative Learning this school | 492 | 93.1% | 14.5% |
| Homan Elementary Fresno | 475 | 94.3% | 31.2% |
| Del Mar Elementary Fresno | 444 | 93.9% | 24.2% |
| Pinedale Elementary Pinedale | 433 | 91.2% | 26.9% |
| Chollas/Mead Elementary San Diego | 534 | 94.2% | 30.6% |
| Heaton Elementary Fresno | 515 | 95.0% | 12.8% |
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 E. Ruth Sheldon Academy of Innovative Learning ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Solano County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.5% | #4,964 of 5,151 | #51 of 55 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.8% | #5,049 of 5,172 ▲ 9 | #52 of 55 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.2% | #4,887 of 5,172 ▼ 223 | #48 of 55 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.0pp | #1,215 of 5,116 | #18 of 55 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 492 | #2,532 of 5,915 | #33 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.8:1 | #4,796 of 5,352 | #46 of 58 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.8% | #3,196 of 5,354 | #54 of 58 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.1% | #688 of 5,625 | #1 of 58 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.7% | #1,231 of 3,837 | #11 of 34 |
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
492
-22 (-4%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 594
Student : Teacher
25.8:1
was 27.1:1
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 | 492 | 19 | 25.8:1 | 93% (458) |
| 2023-24 | 491 | 20 | 24.5:1 | 90% (442) |
| 2022-23 | 510 | 17 | 29.9:1 | 75% (380) |
| 2020-21 | 514 | 19 | 27.1:1 | 85% (439) |
| 2017-18 | 628 | 24 | 26.2:1 | 89% (559) |
| 2015-16 | 649 | 23 | 28.2:1 | 86% (559) |
| 2010-11 | 550 | N/A | N/A | 70% (387) |
| 2000-01 | 594 | 36 | 16.5:1 | 45% (270) |
| 1990-91 | 594 | 24 | 24.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for E. Ruth Sheldon Academy of Innovative Learning.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (628 to 492); teachers down 21% (24 to 19).
About E. Ruth Sheldon Academy of Innovative Learning
E. Ruth Sheldon Academy of Innovative Learning is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in Fairfield, California. It educates 492 students in kindergarten through 8.
Fairfield-Suisun Unified enrolls 20,505 students in 31 schools, including E. Ruth Sheldon Academy of Innovative Learning.
Hispanic students make up a majority at E. Ruth Sheldon Academy of Innovative Learning, at 74%. The remaining students are 8% Black, 7% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 4% White. Census figures show Solano County is about 30% Hispanic. E. Ruth Sheldon Academy of Innovative Learning's diversity index is 44%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 19 full-time positions, a ratio of 25.8:1. That is higher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 93%. That is 33 points above the 60% average for public schools in Solano County.
E. Ruth Sheldon Academy of Innovative Learning is graded F by allk12, scoring above 4% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
E. Ruth Sheldon Academy of Innovative Learning's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (14.5%) and its predicted rate (25.0%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Solano County show that the median household income is $100,401, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. E. Ruth Sheldon Academy of Innovative Learning is one of 110 public schools in the county.
Solano Co Juve Detention Facility - Evergreen Acad is the public school closest to E. Ruth Sheldon Academy of Innovative Learning, about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. E. Ruth Sheldon Academy of Innovative Learning ranks 6th of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 14.5% against a local average of 27.6%.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Mid-size, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
E. Ruth Sheldon Academy of Innovative Learning's enrollment declined from 514 in 2020-21 to 492 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 27.1:1 to 25.8:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for E. Ruth Sheldon Academy of Innovative Learning covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Solano County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
451,918
Census ACS
Median income
$100,401
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
110
60,765 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About E. Ruth Sheldon Academy of Innovative LearningWhat is the total enrollment at E. Ruth Sheldon Academy of Innovative Learning?
E. Ruth Sheldon Academy of Innovative Learning enrolls approximately 492 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does E. Ruth Sheldon Academy of Innovative Learning serve?
E. Ruth Sheldon Academy of Innovative Learning serves grades KG-08.
How many teachers does E. Ruth Sheldon Academy of Innovative Learning have?
E. Ruth Sheldon Academy of Innovative Learning employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at E. Ruth Sheldon Academy of Innovative Learning?
At E. Ruth Sheldon Academy of Innovative Learning, the student body is approximately 4% White, 74% Hispanic, 8% Black, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees E. Ruth Sheldon Academy of Innovative Learning?
E. Ruth Sheldon Academy of Innovative Learning is overseen by Fairfield-Suisun Unified in Solano County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.