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Enrollment
526
Elementary
DISTRICT 542 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFIELD-SUISUN UNIFIED·NCES 061336011995
Rolling Hills Elementary
2025 Fieldcrest Ave., Fairfield, CA 94534 · (707) 399-9566 · Solano County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL526 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
28.4:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
300 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 97 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is 64% larger than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
76%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
39.8%
CA avg 49.1% . -4.2pp since 2014
Math
34.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 16.5% | 23.3% | 30.5% | 29.7% |
| Math | 10.8% | 23.7% | 28.9% | 36.5% |
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 | 39.8% | 34.5% |
| 2023-24 | 45.3% | 35.6% |
| 2022-23 | 55.7% | 45.5% |
| 2021-22 | 51.9% | 44.7% |
| 2018-19 | 54.4% | 54.0% |
| 2017-18 | 58.5% | 43.2% |
| 2016-17 | 45.0% | 46.3% |
| 2015-16 | 47.0% | 34.0% |
| 2014-15 | 44.0% | 36.0% |
% 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
38.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Rolling Hills Elementary
Rolling Hills Elementary's state test result (38.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rolling Hills Elementary this school | 526 | 57.0% | 38.3% |
| Two Rivers Elementary Sacramento | 612 | 57.0% | 41.5% |
| Esther Lindstrom Elementary Lakewood | 552 | 61.6% | 41.1% |
| Madison Elementary Lakewood | 406 | 51.5% | 53.5% |
| Laurel Creek Elementary Fairfield | 648 | 65.0% | 32.4% |
| Murphy Elementary El Sobrante | 460 | 65.4% | 25.3% |
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 Rolling Hills Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Solano County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #2,638 of 5,151 | #20 of 55 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #2,788 of 5,172 ▼ 251 | #19 of 55 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #2,951 of 5,172 ▼ 702 | #22 of 55 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -11.2pp | #88 of 5,116 | #1 of 55 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 526 | #2,132 of 5,915 | #27 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 28.4:1 | #5,267 of 5,352 | #56 of 58 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.6% | #88 of 5,354 | #8 of 58 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.0% | #3,602 of 5,625 | #37 of 58 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.0% | #2,024 of 3,837 | #24 of 34 |
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
526
+9 (+2%) vs 2020
-23% since 2010-11, when it was 682
Student : Teacher
28.4:1
was 22.5:1
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 | 526 | 18.5 | 28.4:1 | 57% (300) |
| 2023-24 | 501 | 20.5 | 24.4:1 | 52% (261) |
| 2022-23 | 497 | 20.8 | 23.9:1 | 37% (186) |
| 2020-21 | 517 | 23 | 22.5:1 | 36% (187) |
| 2017-18 | 619 | 23.5 | 26.3:1 | 38% (238) |
| 2015-16 | 640 | 24 | 26.7:1 | 34% (215) |
| 2010-11 | 682 | N/A | N/A | 22% (150) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rolling Hills Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (619 to 526); teachers down 21% (23.5 to 18.5).
About Rolling Hills Elementary
In Fairfield, California, Rolling Hills Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. The school's 526 students are in kindergarten through 5.
Fairfield-Suisun Unified counts 20,505 students in its 31 schools, and Rolling Hills Elementary is one of them.
Hispanic students form the largest group at Rolling Hills Elementary, 39% of enrollment. Other groups include 17% Asian, 16% Black, 14% multiracial, and 13% White. By comparison, Solano County residents are about 30% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Rolling Hills Elementary comes in at 76%.
The school reports 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 28.4 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 57% of students. Across public schools in Solano County, the average is about the same, 60%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Rolling Hills Elementary is 7.8 points below its prediction. Actual: 38.3%. Predicted: 46.1%.
County data help place the school in context: in Solano County, median household income is about $100,401, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The public schools of Solano County number 110 and enroll about 60,765.
Public Safety Academy is located about 1.0 miles from Rolling Hills Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, Rolling Hills Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (517) and 2024-25 (526). There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (28.4:1) than in 2020-21 (22.5:1).
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Solano County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
451,918
Census ACS
Median income
$100,401
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
110
60,765 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fairfield-Suisun Unified
- Angelo Rodriguez HighHigh · 2,111 students
- Armijo HighHigh · 1,844 students
- Fairfield HighHigh · 1,605 students
- Grange MiddleMiddle · 944 students
- Green Valley MiddleMiddle · 903 students
- Crystal MiddleMiddle · 774 students
Other schools in Fairfield
- Angelo Rodriguez HighHigh · 2,111 students
- Armijo HighHigh · 1,844 students
- Vanden HighHigh · 1,631 students
- Fairfield HighHigh · 1,605 students
- Grange MiddleMiddle · 944 students
- Green Valley MiddleMiddle · 903 students
Other Rolling Hills Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 7 states are named Rolling Hills Elementary. Rolling Hills Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 11.
- Rolling Hills ElementaryFullerton, CA · 554 students
- Rolling Hills ElementarySan Diego, CA · 490 students
- Rolling Hills Elementary SchoolFORT WORTH, TX · 527 students
- ROLLING HILLS ELEMENTARYORLANDO, FL · 515 students
- Rolling Hills Elementary SchoolAURORA, CO · 499 students
Nearby schools
- Public Safety Academy1.0 mi · 745
- Sem Yeto Continuation High1.2 mi · 311
- Fairfield High1.2 mi · 1,605
- Laurel Creek Elementary1.5 mi · 648
- Dover Elementary1.5 mi · 463
- Sullivan Language Immersion Academy1.6 mi · 455
Frequently asked questions
About Rolling Hills ElementaryHow many students attend Rolling Hills Elementary?
Rolling Hills Elementary enrolls approximately 526 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Rolling Hills Elementary serve?
Rolling Hills Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Rolling Hills Elementary have?
Rolling Hills Elementary employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 28.4:1.
How diverse is Rolling Hills Elementary?
Rolling Hills Elementary reports a student body of 13% White, 39% Hispanic, 16% Black, 17% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees Rolling Hills Elementary?
Rolling Hills Elementary is overseen by Fairfield-Suisun Unified in Solano County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.