Ione Elementary

Ione Elementary is one of the reasonably sized K-5 schools in Ione, California, run under Amador County Unified, with 564 students on its rolls from grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 21% larger than typical.

Ione Elementary is one of 12 schools operated by Amador County Unified, a district that educates 4,027 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Ione Elementary shows that the largest single group is White, at 64% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 26% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 2% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 76% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Ione Elementary has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 25.0:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 34% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Ione Elementary sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 59.1%; actual is 26.6%, a gap of -32.5 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Amador County shows the typical household earns roughly $88,044 per year, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Amador County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,050 students), of which Ione Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Ione Junior High, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Ione Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 35.8%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Looking at the recent track record. Ione Elementary's enrollment has increased 27% since 2018, when it stood at 443 (now 564). The White share of enrollment fell from 68% to 64% over that span.

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