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Enrollment
391
Elementary
DISTRICT 415 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UKIAH UNIFIED·NCES 064030006656
Frank Zeek Elementary
1060 North Bush St., Ukiah, CA 95482 · (707) 472-5100 · Mendocino County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL391 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 91% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
21.7:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
295 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 15% larger than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Frank Zeek Elementary→Pomolita Middle
Based on grade levels within Ukiah Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
59.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +23.0pp since 2014
Math
49.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +20.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 59 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 23 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 30.9% | 28.1% | 23.0% | 18.0% |
| Math | 24.4% | 25.0% | 26.7% | 23.9% |
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 | 59.0% | 49.4% |
| 2023-24 | 56.2% | 44.4% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 44.9% |
| 2021-22 | 42.1% | 35.9% |
| 2018-19 | 48.1% | 38.1% |
| 2017-18 | 35.5% | 25.4% |
| 2016-17 | 37.6% | 33.9% |
| 2015-16 | 41.0% | 32.0% |
| 2014-15 | 36.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
52.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 35% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in California's top 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 Frank Zeek Elementary
Frank Zeek Elementary's state test result (52.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Zeek Elementary this school | 391 | 75.4% | 52.3% |
| Chatom Elementary Turlock | 391 | 75.2% | 42.8% |
| Bel Aire Park Elementary Napa | 410 | 74.4% | 35.2% |
| Woodbridge Lodi | 393 | 78.9% | 28.2% |
| George Cirby Elementary Roseville | 370 | 77.3% | 37.4% |
| Elmhurst Elementary Ventura | 378 | 71.7% | 33.0% |
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 Frank Zeek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Mendocino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #1,572 of 5,151 | #1 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #1,630 of 5,172 ▲ 225 | #1 of 14 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #1,406 of 5,172 ▲ 68 | #1 of 14 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.2pp | #173 of 5,116 | #1 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 391 | #3,804 of 5,915 | #5 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.7:1 | #1,978 of 5,352 | #7 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.7% | #2,273 of 5,354 | #10 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.4% | #2,585 of 5,625 | #9 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.9% | #1,547 of 3,837 | #3 of 11 |
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
391
-59 (-13%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 628
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
was 23.7:1
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 | 391 | 18 | 21.7:1 | 75% (295) |
| 2023-24 | 435 | 19 | 22.9:1 | 76% (331) |
| 2022-23 | 452 | 19.5 | 23.2:1 | 75% (340) |
| 2020-21 | 450 | 19 | 23.7:1 | 76% (343) |
| 2017-18 | 482 | 19 | 25.4:1 | 72% (349) |
| 2015-16 | 480 | 19 | 25.3:1 | 71% (340) |
| 2010-11 | 432 | N/A | N/A | 68% (294) |
| 2000-01 | 559 | 28 | 20.0:1 | 55% (305) |
| 1990-91 | 628 | 27 | 23.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Frank Zeek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (482 to 391); teachers down 5% (19 to 18).
About Frank Zeek Elementary
A small elementary school in Ukiah, California, Frank Zeek Elementary is part of Ukiah Unified. Total enrollment is 391 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 5.
Across its 11 schools, Ukiah Unified enrolls 5,871 students. Frank Zeek Elementary is one of those schools.
The student body at Frank Zeek Elementary is 60% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 28% White, 7% multiracial, and 3% Native American. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 28%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 56%.
Frank Zeek Elementary has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.7:1. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is close to this figure. At Frank Zeek Elementary, 75% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Mendocino County is similar, at 75%.
Frank Zeek Elementary holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 91% of California public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Frank Zeek Elementary beats its 35.3% prediction with 52.3%, a top-10% result in California.
Mendocino County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $68,092, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Mendocino County's 66 public schools enroll about 12,738 students and include Frank Zeek Elementary.
Mendocino County Community is less than a tenth of a mile from Frank Zeek Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Its location is classified as Town: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 59 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The number of students per teacher dropped from 23.7 to 21.7 over 4 years.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Frank Zeek Elementary. You can also rate the school on this page.
Mendocino County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
90,244
Census ACS
Median income
$68,092
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
66
12,738 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ukiah Unified
- Ukiah HighHigh · 1,767 students
- Pomolita MiddleMiddle · 826 students
- Eagle Peak MiddleMiddle · 552 students
- Calpella ElementaryElementary · 475 students
- Grace Hudson ElementaryElementary · 449 students
- Oak Manor ElementaryElementary · 417 students
Other schools in Ukiah
- Ukiah HighHigh · 1,767 students
- Pomolita MiddleMiddle · 826 students
- Calpella ElementaryElementary · 475 students
- Grace Hudson ElementaryElementary · 449 students
- Oak Manor ElementaryElementary · 417 students
- Yokayo ElementaryElementary · 414 students
Nearby schools
- Mendocino County Community0.1 mi · 13
- West Hills Juvenile Hall Court0.1 mi · 11
- Sequoia Career Academy0.3 mi · 144
- Redwood Collegiate Academy0.4 mi · 122
- Orr Creek0.4 mi · 17
- Pomolita Middle0.5 mi · 826
Frequently asked questions
About Frank Zeek ElementaryHow many students attend Frank Zeek Elementary?
Frank Zeek Elementary enrolls approximately 391 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Frank Zeek Elementary serve?
Frank Zeek Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Frank Zeek Elementary?
Approximately 21.7:1 students per teacher at Frank Zeek Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Frank Zeek Elementary?
At Frank Zeek Elementary, the student body is approximately 28% White, 60% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Frank Zeek Elementary public or private?
Frank Zeek Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ukiah Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.