Ella Elementary

Ella Elementary operates as a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school in Olivehurst, California, one of the schools within Marysville Joint Unified. Current enrollment sits at 554 students spanning grades K through 6.

Ella Elementary is one of 23 schools operated by Marysville Joint Unified, a district that teaches 10,418 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Ella Elementary lists that 64% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 22% White, 6% Asian, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 31% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 26.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Ella Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 82% of students at Ella Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Yuba County runs at roughly 68%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Ella Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 30.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 22.2%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Yuba County) shows that median household earnings sit near $76,373, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Yuba County's 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,045 students), Ella Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Yuba Gardens Intermediate is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ella Elementary at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 22.4%.

Ella Elementary operates from a residential location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ella Elementary has declined 7%, going from 596 students in 2018 to 554 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 59% to 64% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 24.8:1 in 2018 to 26.4:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Ella Elementary community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.