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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HORNBROOK ELEMENTARY·NCES 061762002193

Hornbrook Elementary

15430 Oregon Rd., Hornbrook, CA 96044 · (530) 475-3598 · Siskiyou County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL33 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of California public elementary schools
  • CTest 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.
  • CThree-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

Enrollment
33
Elementary
STATE 465
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
2 FTE teachers
STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
33 students
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten39%
Grade 139%
Grade 2412%
Grade 339%
Grade 413%
Grade 5618%
Grade 6618%
Grade 726%
Grade 8515%
Student demographics
White
1958%
STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
39%
STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
13%
STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
26%
STATE 12% · US 6%
Two+
26%
STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
618%
STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
1752%
Female
1648%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
26.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -11.9pp since 2014
Math
13.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -18.0pp since 2014

What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 12 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 18 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts8.7%17.4%30.4%43.5%
Math4.3%8.7%26.1%60.9%
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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2526.1%13.0%
2023-2435.7%35.7%
2022-2332.4%32.4%
2021-2240.9%27.3%
2020-2119.4%12.9%
2018-1933.3%21.4%
2017-1844.4%27.8%
2016-1727.8%13.9%
2015-1658.0%27.0%
2014-1538.0%31.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
27.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.7pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 →

Where Hornbrook Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Siskiyou County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
33#5,812 of 5,915#20 of 25
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 2024-25
Enrollment
33
-18 (-35%) vs 2020
-60% since 1990-91, when it was 83
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 12.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2533216.5:1100% (33)
2023-2438312.7:189% (34)
2022-233548.8:197% (34)
2020-2151412.8:184% (43)
2017-1857414.3:182% (47)
2015-1655413.8:191% (50)
2010-1127N/AN/A89% (24)
2000-0141410.3:193% (38)
1990-9183420.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hornbrook Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 42% (57 to 33); teachers down 50% (4 to 2).

About Hornbrook Elementary

In Hornbrook, California, Hornbrook Elementary is a small elementary school. A federal count lists 33 students at the school, in kindergarten through 8. An average school in this group (elementary schools in California) has about 465 students.

Federal records list Hornbrook Elementary as its own district.

White students account for 58% of enrollment at Hornbrook Elementary. Enrollment also includes 18% Native American, 9% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and 6% multiracial. The school's White share is 20 points below the 78% share among Siskiyou County residents.

Staffing totals 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.5:1. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 100%. The gap from the 65% average for public schools in Siskiyou County is 35 points.

allk12 grades Hornbrook Elementary a C+. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

Hornbrook Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 27.6% is 6.7 points above the 20.9% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.

Census Bureau estimates for Siskiyou County show that median household income is about $59,095, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hornbrook Elementary is one of 52 public schools in Siskiyou County, which together enroll about 6,059 students.

Of nearby public schools, Willow Creek Elementary is the closest, at about 6.5 miles. In a group of 5 nearby schools with scores, Hornbrook Elementary ranks 5th on average proficiency.

The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.

Enrollment was 51 in 2020-21 and 33 in 2024-25, a decrease of 18 students. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 12.8:1 in 2020-21 to 16.5:1 in 2024-25.

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Siskiyou County at a glance

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Population
43,466
Census ACS
Median income
$59,095
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
6,059 students

Quick facts

School name
Hornbrook Elementary
District
Hornbrook Elementary
Address
15430 Oregon Rd., Hornbrook, CA 96044
Phone
(530) 475-3598
County
Siskiyou County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–08
Total enrollment
33
Teachers (FTE)
2
Student–teacher ratio
16.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
33 (100%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
061762002193
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Hornbrook Elementary
What is the total enrollment at Hornbrook Elementary?
Hornbrook Elementary enrolls approximately 33 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Hornbrook Elementary serve?
Hornbrook Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hornbrook Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hornbrook Elementary is approximately 16.5:1 (2 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Hornbrook Elementary?
Student demographics at Hornbrook Elementary are roughly 58% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Hornbrook Elementary in?
Hornbrook Elementary is part of Hornbrook Elementary.
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