Enrollment
313
Elementary
STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JANESVILLE UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 061878002275
Janesville Elementary
464-555 Main St., Janesville, CA 96114 · (530) 253-3551 · Lassen County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL313 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 35% 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.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
18.4:1
17 FTE teachers
STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
158 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 35 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 37 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 5% smaller than its 8th grade class (37).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
45.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +16.4pp since 2014
Math
36.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +12.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 16 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.6% | 29.8% | 24.4% | 30.2% |
| Math | 14.6% | 22.3% | 34.5% | 28.6% |
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 | 45.4% | 36.9% |
| 2023-24 | 34.6% | 27.9% |
| 2022-23 | 37.3% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 26.9% |
| 2020-21 | 33.2% | 20.2% |
| 2018-19 | 40.7% | 26.0% |
| 2017-18 | 41.5% | 30.1% |
| 2016-17 | 37.9% | 26.9% |
| 2015-16 | 37.0% | 34.0% |
| 2014-15 | 29.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
36.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Janesville Elementary
Janesville Elementary's state test result (36.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janesville Elementary this school | 313 | 50.5% | 36.4% |
| Freshwater Elementary Eureka | 283 | 48.8% | 52.5% |
| Yuba River Charter Grass Valley | 323 | 54.2% | N/A |
| Ferndale Elementary Ferndale | 338 | 45.9% | 53.6% |
| Quincy Elementary Quincy | 342 | 54.7% | 29.1% |
| Lassen View Elementary Los Molinos | 355 | 49.3% | 53.0% |
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 Janesville Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Lassen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #2,829 of 5,151 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #2,555 of 5,172 ▲ 745 | #2 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #2,417 of 5,172 ▲ 854 | #2 of 6 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.2pp | #471 of 5,116 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 313 | #4,656 of 5,915 | #3 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #361 of 5,352 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.4% | #3,480 of 5,354 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.5% | #3,884 of 5,625 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.1% | #2,554 of 3,837 | N/A |
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
313
-73 (-19%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 474
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 20.3:1
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 | 313 | 17 | 18.4:1 | 50% (158) |
| 2023-24 | 311 | 16.4 | 19.0:1 | 53% (164) |
| 2022-23 | 315 | 19 | 16.6:1 | 42% (131) |
| 2020-21 | 386 | 19 | 20.3:1 | 42% (164) |
| 2017-18 | 352 | 16.8 | 21.0:1 | 38% (132) |
| 2015-16 | 351 | 14 | 25.1:1 | 41% (145) |
| 2010-11 | 405 | N/A | N/A | 32% (128) |
| 2000-01 | 479 | 23 | 20.8:1 | 29% (139) |
| 1990-91 | 474 | 21 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Janesville Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (352 to 313); teachers up 2% (16.8 to 17).
About Janesville Elementary
Janesville Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school in California, located in Janesville. Students in kindergarten through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 313 students. Elementary schools in California average about 465 students, which makes this school 33% below average.
The local education agency for Janesville Elementary is Janesville Union Elementary.
At Janesville Elementary, 76% of students are White. The school is also 17% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. That is higher than the 67% White share among all Lassen County residents. The diversity index for Janesville Elementary is 39%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 18.4 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Janesville Elementary, which has 17. Elementary schools in California average 22.3:1, 3.9 more students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Janesville Elementary is about 50%.
On the allk12 Grade, Janesville Elementary lands at C+, ahead of 35% of California public elementary schools.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Janesville Elementary's results are 13.6 points below predicted: 36.4% against 50.0%.
In the surrounding county, Lassen County, median household income comes to about $67,403, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 13% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The county's public schools total 25, with about 3,757 students.
Of the public schools around it, Janesville Elementary is closest to Lassen County Special Education, about 5.6 miles away. Janesville Elementary has 6 other public schools within ten miles. Local comparison: Janesville Elementary ranks 2nd of 6 nearby schools, at 36.4% versus a 35.2% average.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
From 386 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 313 by 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 20.3:1 to 18.4:1.
The Janesville Elementary discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Lassen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,356
Census ACS
Median income
$67,403
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
3,757 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Janesville Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Janesville Elementary. Janesville Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Janesville Elementary SchoolJanesville, IA · 269 students
Nearby schools
- Lassen County Special Education5.6 mi · 6
- Johnstonville Elementary6.3 mi · 211
- Richmond Elementary7.4 mi · 192
- Shaffer Elementary9.6 mi · 246
- Diamond View Middle9.9 mi · 288
- McKinley Elementary9.9 mi · 378
Frequently asked questions
About Janesville ElementaryHow many students attend Janesville Elementary?
Janesville Elementary enrolls approximately 313 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Janesville Elementary serve?
Janesville Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Janesville Elementary?
Approximately 18.4:1 students per teacher at Janesville Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Janesville Elementary?
Student demographics at Janesville Elementary are roughly 76% White, 17% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Janesville Elementary in?
Janesville Elementary is part of Janesville Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.