Enrollment
179
Elementary
STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARCUM-ILLINOIS UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 062380003595
Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary
2452 El Centro Blvd., East Nicolaus, CA 95659 · (530) 656-2407 · Sutter County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL179 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
17.9:1
10 FTE teachers
STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
53 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 | 28 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 20 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 14 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 18 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 19 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 23 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is 22% larger than its 8th grade class (23).
Student demographics
52%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
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CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
64.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +14.5pp since 2014
Math
61.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +16.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 15 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 26.4% | 38.2% | 15.4% | 20.0% |
| Math | 30.0% | 31.8% | 23.6% | 14.6% |
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 | 64.5% | 61.8% |
| 2023-24 | 59.6% | 49.6% |
| 2022-23 | 57.4% | 50.8% |
| 2021-22 | 57.5% | 52.5% |
| 2020-21 | 48.2% | 43.6% |
| 2018-19 | 57.6% | 51.5% |
| 2017-18 | 52.1% | 51.1% |
| 2016-17 | 65.4% | 53.7% |
| 2015-16 | 61.0% | 55.0% |
| 2014-15 | 50.0% | 45.0% |
% 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
58.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary
Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary's state test result (58.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary this school | 179 | 29.6% | 58.9% |
| Tierra Pacifica Charter Santa Cruz | 166 | 28.9% | 50.4% |
| Cayucos Elementary Cayucos | 185 | 23.2% | 60.5% |
| Browns Elementary Rio Oso | 143 | 29.4% | 38.1% |
| Plaza Elementary Orland | 215 | 29.8% | 63.1% |
| Dunham Charter Petaluma | 166 | 27.1% | 62.0% |
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 Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sutter County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #1,177 of 5,151 | #2 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.8% | #974 of 5,172 ▲ 571 | #1 of 20 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #1,049 of 5,172 ▲ 220 | #1 of 20 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.2pp | #884 of 5,116 | #6 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 179 | #5,424 of 5,915 | #16 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.6% | #4,774 of 5,625 | #19 of 21 |
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
179
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
+47% since 1990-91, when it was 122
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 179 | 10 | 17.9:1 | 30% (53) |
| 2023-24 | 182 | 10 | 18.2:1 | 35% (63) |
| 2022-23 | 193 | 10 | 19.3:1 | 34% (66) |
| 2020-21 | 181 | 10 | 18.1:1 | 42% (76) |
| 2017-18 | 159 | 10 | 15.9:1 | 43% (69) |
| 2015-16 | 155 | 10 | 15.5:1 | 41% (64) |
| 2010-11 | 145 | N/A | N/A | 70% (102) |
| 2000-01 | 156 | 9 | 17.3:1 | 49% (76) |
| 1990-91 | 122 | 5 | 24.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (159 to 179); teachers unchanged (10 to 10).
About Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary
Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary, located in East Nicolaus, California, is a very small elementary school. It has an enrollment of 179 students in kindergarten through 8. On average, elementary schools in California enroll around 465, and this school is 62% below that mark.
Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary operates as its own local education agency.
The share of White students at Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary is 63%, a majority. Other students are 27% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. That is higher than the 45% White share among all Sutter County residents. A diversity index of 52% means there is a 52% chance two randomly chosen students at Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary are from different groups.
On staff are 10 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.9:1. Elementary schools in California have an average ratio of 22.3:1. About 30% of students at Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Sutter County average 60%.
On the allk12 Grade, Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary lands at B+, ahead of 65% of California public elementary schools.
Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 58.9% is 3.3 points below the 62.2% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
For Sutter County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $79,704 a year, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Public schools in Sutter County number 46, with about 23,784 students.
Of the public schools around it, Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary is closest to South Sutter Charter, less than a tenth of a mile away. Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary has 3 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary at 1st of 8.
The federal government classifies Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary's location as Rural: Distant.
The school's size has been steady, with 181 students in 2020-21 and 179 in 2024-25.
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Sutter County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
98,857
Census ACS
Median income
$79,704
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
23,784 students
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Nearby schools
- South Sutter Charter0.1 mi · 2,653
- East Nicolaus High0.9 mi · 308
- Browns Elementary2.7 mi · 143
- Riverside Meadows Intermediate5.6 mi · 528
- Cobblestone Elementary6.3 mi · 590
- Pleasant Grove6.4 mi · 161
Frequently asked questions
About Marcum-Illinois Union ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary?
Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary enrolls approximately 179 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary serve?
Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary have?
Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary?
Student demographics at Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary are roughly 63% White, 27% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary public or private?
Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary.
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