Esparto Elementary

As a mid-sized elementary-level community in Esparto, California, Esparto Elementary teaches 454 students from grades K through 5, overseen by Esparto Unified.

Esparto Elementary is one of 4 schools operated by Esparto Unified, a district that caters to 992 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Esparto Elementary lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 76%. Other groups include 18% White, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 33%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Esparto Elementary has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 74% of students at Esparto Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Yolo County (around 59%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, Esparto Elementary sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 35.3%; actual is 14.3%, a gap of -20.9 points.

Across the wider county, Yolo County reports that the typical household earns roughly $91,752 per year, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Esparto Elementary is one of 67 public schools in Yolo County (combined enrollment of about 29,820 students).

Nearest neighbor: Esparto Middle, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Esparto Elementary. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Esparto Elementary ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 29.4%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Esparto Elementary has grew 8%, going from 422 students in 2018 to 454 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 24.8:1 in 2018 to 22.7:1 today.

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