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Phillips Elementary

1210 Shetler Ave., Napa, CA 94559 · (707) 253-3481 · Napa County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL373 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 14% of California public elementary schools
  • DTest 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.
  • C+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

Enrollment
373
Elementary
DISTRICT 453 · STATE 465
Student : Teacher
24.9:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
330 students
DISTRICT 67% · 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
Kindergarten8122%
Grade 15013%
Grade 25013%
Grade 36517%
Grade 47320%
Grade 55414%

This year's kindergarten class (81) is 50% larger than its 5th grade class (54).

Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
175%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
34292%
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
31%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
62%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 12% · US 6%
Two+
51%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
19853%
Female
17547%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
21.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -4.4pp since 2014
Math
21.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.8pp since 2014

What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts7.6%14.1%25.9%52.4%
Math6.7%15.0%26.4%51.8%
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
2024-2521.6%21.8%
2023-2422.9%17.7%
2022-2325.0%18.6%
2021-2225.0%16.1%
2018-1923.9%23.9%
2017-1821.7%20.7%
2016-1723.7%29.7%
2015-1635.0%21.0%
2014-1526.0%17.0%
% 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
20.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation

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

Phillips Elementary's state test result (20.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Phillips Elementary this school37388.5%20.9%
Kennedy Elementary
Lindsay
37687.8%31.9%
Evergreen Elementary
Whittier
39288.5%47.0%
ISANA Palmati Academy
North Hollywood
36089.7%N/A
Herrick Avenue Elementary
Sylmar
37987.3%31.6%
Jefferson Elementary
Lindsay
35589.3%28.6%
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 Phillips Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Napa County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
20.9%#4,509 of 5,151#15 of 18
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
21.8%#4,134 of 5,172
▲ 295
#14 of 18
▲ 2
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
21.6%#4,749 of 5,172
▼ 254
#15 of 18
no change
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+1.1pp#2,984 of 5,116#5 of 18
Enrollment
ranked largest first
373#4,019 of 5,915#14 of 22
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
24.9:1#4,357 of 5,352#13 of 19
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
15.7%#4,669 of 5,354#17 of 19
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
88.5%#1,280 of 5,625#4 of 20
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-14.3%#2,117 of 3,837#5 of 11
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
373
-37 (-9%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 474
Student : Teacher
24.9:1
was 24.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-253731524.9:188% (330)
2023-243601425.7:189% (320)
2022-2338115.225.1:186% (326)
2020-214101724.1:184% (345)
2017-184351824.2:183% (363)
2015-165332125.4:185% (455)
2010-11585N/AN/A73% (425)
2000-015673615.8:162% (349)
1990-914742221.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Phillips Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 14% (435 to 373); teachers down 17% (18 to 15).

About Phillips Elementary

Phillips Elementary sits in Napa, California, and is classified as an elementary school. It reported 373 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.

Federal data list 26 schools in Napa Valley Unified, with 16,077 students enrolled.

Of every 100 students at Phillips Elementary, about 92 are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 5% White. Census figures show Napa County is about 36% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 16, compared with 70 nationally.

The student-to-teacher ratio at Phillips Elementary is 24.9:1, based on 15 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is lower. Phillips Elementary counts 88% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Napa County, the average eligibility rate is 64%.

Among California public elementary schools, Phillips Elementary outscored 14%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.

BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Phillips Elementary, the prediction is 27.7% and the result is 20.9%.

Napa County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $111,471 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 40% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Napa County number 43, with about 18,557 students.

The closest school to Phillips Elementary is Camille Creek Community, located about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Phillips Elementary is behind the 26.3% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 4.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Small: inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

From 410 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 373 by 2024-25.

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Napa County at a glance

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Population
134,869
Census ACS
Median income
$111,471
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
18,557 students

Quick facts

School name
Phillips Elementary
District
Napa Valley Unified
Address
1210 Shetler Ave., Napa, CA 94559
Phone
(707) 253-3481
County
Napa County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
373
Teachers (FTE)
15
Student–teacher ratio
24.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
330 (88%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
062664004026
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Phillips Elementary. Phillips Elementary is the 4th largest of the 7.

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Frequently asked questions

About Phillips Elementary
How large is Phillips Elementary?
Phillips Elementary enrolls approximately 373 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Phillips Elementary serve?
Phillips Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Phillips Elementary?
Approximately 24.9:1 students per teacher at Phillips Elementary.
How diverse is Phillips Elementary?
Phillips Elementary reports a student body of 5% White, 92% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Phillips Elementary in?
Phillips Elementary is part of Napa Valley Unified.
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