Jamestown Elementary

As a mid-tier elementary-level community in Jamestown, California, Jamestown Elementary enrolls 409 students from grades K through 8, overseen by Jamestown Elementary.

Within Jamestown Elementary, which oversees 2 schools and 439 students, Jamestown Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Jamestown Elementary logs that White students make up the majority at 65%. The remainder reads as 27% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Native American. By comparison, Tuolumne County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Jamestown Elementary reports 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.4:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 72% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Tuolumne County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Jamestown Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 25.8%.

In the surrounding community, Tuolumne County reports that median household income runs about $77,404, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Jamestown Elementary is one of 30 public schools in Tuolumne County (combined enrollment of about 5,724 students).

The closest other public school is Tuolumne County Special Education, roughly 2.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Jamestown Elementary. On composite proficiency, Jamestown Elementary comes 4th of 4 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 39.5%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Looking at the recent track record. Jamestown Elementary's enrollment has rose 35% since 2018, when it stood at 304 (now 409). Over the same period, the White share ticked up from 61% to 65%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 22.5:1 in 2018 to 20.4:1 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the Jamestown Elementary community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.