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Alumni: what's one memory from Snow Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
402
Elementary
DISTRICT 453 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NAPA VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 062664004033
Snow Elementary
1130 Foster Rd., Napa, CA 94558 · (707) 253-3666 · Napa County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL402 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% 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.
- DThree-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
22.3:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
359 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 65%
Community
5
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 | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
18.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.8pp since 2014
Math
12.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -6.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 5.9% | 12.9% | 24.7% | 56.5% |
| Math | 3.6% | 9.2% | 29.2% | 58.0% |
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 | 18.8% | 12.8% |
| 2023-24 | 19.5% | 18.2% |
| 2022-23 | 19.9% | 13.3% |
| 2021-22 | 24.7% | 21.5% |
| 2018-19 | 13.0% | 18.1% |
| 2017-18 | 22.4% | 12.4% |
| 2016-17 | 21.2% | 21.5% |
| 2015-16 | 14.0% | 18.0% |
| 2014-15 | 17.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
17.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Snow Elementary
Snow Elementary's state test result (17.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snow Elementary this school | 402 | 89.3% | 17.4% |
| Empire Elementary Empire | 384 | 89.6% | 16.8% |
| Volta Elementary Los Banos | 387 | 89.4% | 31.2% |
| Mission Elementary Oceanside | 419 | 90.9% | 27.4% |
| Lee Richmond Elementary Hanford | 402 | 90.8% | 41.1% |
| Fairhaven Elementary Santa Ana | 421 | 88.4% | 26.4% |
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 Snow Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Napa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.4% | #4,787 of 5,151 | #16 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.8% | #4,902 of 5,172 ▼ 531 | #16 of 18 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.8% | #4,907 of 5,172 ▼ 128 | #16 of 18 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.3pp | #268 of 5,116 | #1 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 402 | #3,670 of 5,915 | #11 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.3:1 | #2,458 of 5,352 | #4 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.4% | #4,203 of 5,354 | #16 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.3% | #1,182 of 5,625 | #3 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.6% | #3,477 of 3,837 | #11 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 2024-25Enrollment
402
+14 (+4%) vs 2020
+47% since 1990-91, when it was 273
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
was 21.6:1
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 | 402 | 18 | 22.3:1 | 89% (359) |
| 2023-24 | 377 | 17 | 22.2:1 | 88% (333) |
| 2022-23 | 385 | 17 | 22.6:1 | 84% (325) |
| 2020-21 | 388 | 18 | 21.6:1 | 80% (312) |
| 2017-18 | 417 | 18 | 23.2:1 | 85% (353) |
| 2015-16 | 478 | 21 | 22.8:1 | 81% (386) |
| 2010-11 | 483 | N/A | N/A | 70% (337) |
| 2000-01 | 388 | 21 | 18.5:1 | 36% (141) |
| 1990-91 | 273 | 12 | 22.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Snow Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (417 to 402); teachers unchanged (18 to 18).
About Snow Elementary
Snow Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school with an address in Napa, California. Its 402 students are spread across kindergarten through 5.
Napa Valley Unified, which runs Snow Elementary, has 26 schools and 16,077 students.
Snow Elementary's enrollment is 86% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 10% White. Census figures show Napa County is about 36% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 24%, meaning two students picked at random have a 24% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 18 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 22.3:1. That is close to the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Eligible students account for 89% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. For comparison, public schools in Napa County average 64%.
Snow Elementary is graded F by allk12, scoring above 4% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In California, Snow Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 17.4% actual against a predicted 27.2%.
Census estimates describe Napa County this way: the median household income is $111,471, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 40% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. In all, Napa County has 43 public schools and roughly 18,557 students.
Crossroads Academy is the closest public school, about 0.7 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Snow Elementary. By average proficiency, Snow Elementary is 5th among 6 schools close by.
The school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Small).
Snow Elementary's enrollment climbed from 388 in 2020-21 to 402 in 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Napa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Napa Valley Unified
- American Canyon HighHigh · 1,720 students
- Napa HighHigh · 1,642 students
- Vintage HighHigh · 1,622 students
- American Canyon MiddleMiddle · 1,074 students
- Redwood MiddleMiddle · 868 students
- Canyon Oaks ElementaryElementary · 696 students
Other schools in Napa
- Napa HighHigh · 1,642 students
- Vintage HighHigh · 1,622 students
- Redwood MiddleMiddle · 868 students
- Silverado MiddleMiddle · 673 students
- Browns Valley ElementaryElementary · 651 students
- Unidos MiddleMiddle · 599 students
Other Snow Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Snow Elementary. Snow Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Snow Elementary SchoolDEARBORN, MI · 465 students
Nearby schools
- Crossroads Academy0.7 mi · 13
- Shearer Elementary1.1 mi · 501
- Napa Valley Language Academy1.3 mi · 560
- Mayacamas Countywide Middle1.9 mi · 127
- New Technology High2.0 mi · 365
- West Park Elementary2.3 mi · 296
Frequently asked questions
About Snow ElementaryHow large is Snow Elementary?
Snow Elementary enrolls approximately 402 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Snow Elementary serve?
Snow Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Snow Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Snow Elementary is approximately 22.3:1 (18 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Snow Elementary?
Snow Elementary reports a student body of 10% White, 86% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Snow Elementary?
Snow Elementary is overseen by Napa Valley Unified in Napa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.