Enrollment
301
Elementary
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROSEVILLE CITY ELEMENTARY·NCES 063360010034
Ferris Spanger Elementary
699 Shasta St., Roseville, CA 95678 · (916) 771-1820 · Placer County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL301 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+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
19.4:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
186 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 55 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
60%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
56.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.5pp since 2014
Math
48.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 31.7% | 24.8% | 22.8% | 20.7% |
| Math | 19.2% | 29.4% | 28.1% | 23.3% |
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 | 56.5% | 48.6% |
| 2023-24 | 41.6% | 43.2% |
| 2022-23 | 43.6% | 45.1% |
| 2021-22 | 39.1% | 33.8% |
| 2018-19 | 56.4% | 41.2% |
| 2017-18 | 55.1% | 42.7% |
| 2016-17 | 46.0% | 37.2% |
| 2015-16 | 54.0% | 40.0% |
| 2014-15 | 53.0% | 41.0% |
% 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
47.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Ferris Spanger Elementary
Ferris Spanger Elementary's state test result (47.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferris Spanger Elementary this school | 301 | 61.8% | 47.1% |
| Friendly Hills Elementary Joshua Tree | 266 | 62.4% | 52.8% |
| Ottomon Way Elementary Orangevale | 258 | 63.6% | 27.6% |
| Lemon Grove Ventura | 299 | 63.9% | 38.0% |
| Charles Hoffman Elementary Running Springs | 297 | 60.6% | 46.5% |
| Crest Elementary El Cajon | 271 | 61.6% | 23.7% |
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 Ferris Spanger Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Placer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #1,922 of 5,151 | #51 of 61 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #1,679 of 5,172 ▲ 277 | #45 of 61 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #1,579 of 5,172 ▲ 985 | #38 of 61 ▲ 17 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.2pp | #141 of 5,116 | #2 of 58 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 301 | #4,761 of 5,915 | #58 of 69 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #678 of 5,352 | #6 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.9% | #1,837 of 5,354 | #40 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.8% | #3,387 of 5,625 | #6 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.9% | #768 of 3,837 | #7 of 38 |
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
301
-34 (-10%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 241
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 301 | 15.5 | 19.4:1 | 62% (186) |
| 2023-24 | 305 | 16 | 19.1:1 | 75% (228) |
| 2022-23 | 305 | 17.5 | 17.4:1 | 61% (185) |
| 2020-21 | 335 | 18 | 18.6:1 | 44% (147) |
| 2017-18 | 412 | 19.2 | 21.5:1 | 42% (173) |
| 2015-16 | 433 | 19 | 22.8:1 | 36% (157) |
| 2010-11 | 439 | N/A | N/A | 35% (153) |
| 2000-01 | 524 | 25 | 21.0:1 | 39% (205) |
| 1990-91 | 241 | 9 | 26.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ferris Spanger Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (412 to 301); teachers down 19% (19.2 to 15.5).
About Ferris Spanger Elementary
Ferris Spanger Elementary is an elementary school in Roseville, California, according to federal school records. It serves 301 students in kindergarten through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in California average about 465 students.
Ferris Spanger Elementary is among 21 schools run by Roseville City Elementary, which serves 12,306 students.
Roughly 52% of students at Ferris Spanger Elementary are White. Other groups make up 36% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Black. County-wide, 69% of Placer County residents are White. The school's diversity index is 60%, meaning two students picked at random have a 60% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Ferris Spanger Elementary counts 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 19.4 students for each one. This ratio sits 2.9 below the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. About 62% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The average for public schools in Placer County is 33%.
allk12 grades Ferris Spanger Elementary a B+. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Ferris Spanger Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 47.1% is 3.7 points above the 43.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
According to the American Community Survey, in Placer County, the median household income is $115,998, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. There are 123 public schools in Placer County, enrolling about 70,590 students in all.
Nearest public school: Roseville High, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Ferris Spanger Elementary places 3rd out of 5 schools in its immediate area.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Mid-size: inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Federal data show a 10% enrollment decrease, from 335 in 2020-21 to 301 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Ferris Spanger Elementary can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Placer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
419,156
Census ACS
Median income
$115,998
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
123
70,590 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Roseville City Elementary
- Barbara Chilton MiddleMiddle · 1,289 students
- Robert C. Cooley MiddleMiddle · 1,149 students
- Warren T. Eich MiddleMiddle · 939 students
- George A. Buljan MiddleMiddle · 862 students
- Orchard Ranch ElementaryElementary · 732 students
- Fiddyment FarmElementary · 701 students
Other schools in Roseville
- West Park HighHigh · 2,079 students
- Woodcreek HighHigh · 1,940 students
- John Adams Academy - RosevilleCombined · 1,668 students
- Roseville HighHigh · 1,443 students
- Oakmont HighHigh · 1,290 students
- Barbara Chilton MiddleMiddle · 1,289 students
Nearby schools
- Roseville High0.4 mi · 1,443
- Independence High (Alternative)0.4 mi · 258
- Bradford Woodbridge Fundamental Elementary0.5 mi · 298
- Adelante High (Continuation)0.5 mi · 122
- John Adams Academy - Roseville1.0 mi · 1,668
- Catheryn Gates Elementary1.0 mi · 383
Frequently asked questions
About Ferris Spanger ElementaryHow many students attend Ferris Spanger Elementary?
Ferris Spanger Elementary enrolls approximately 301 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Ferris Spanger Elementary serve?
Ferris Spanger Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ferris Spanger Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ferris Spanger Elementary is approximately 19.4:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Ferris Spanger Elementary?
Student demographics at Ferris Spanger Elementary are roughly 52% White, 36% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Ferris Spanger Elementary?
Ferris Spanger Elementary is overseen by Roseville City Elementary in Placer County.
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