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Enrollment
498
Elementary
STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOULSBYVILLE ELEMENTARY·NCES 063732006312
Soulsbyville Elementary
20300 Soulsbyville Rd., Soulsbyville, CA 95372 · (209) 532-1419 · Tuolumne County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL498 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 49% of California public elementary schools
- BTest 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
20.9:1
24 FTE teachers
STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
195 students
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 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 56 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 48 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 41 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 98% larger than its 8th grade class (41).
Student demographics
38%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
48.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.7pp since 2014
Math
45.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 16.8% | 32.0% | 28.8% | 22.5% |
| Math | 20.2% | 25.6% | 30.9% | 23.3% |
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 | 48.7% | 45.7% |
| 2023-24 | 51.2% | 41.1% |
| 2022-23 | 50.2% | 38.6% |
| 2021-22 | 36.3% | 31.2% |
| 2020-21 | 38.5% | 30.0% |
| 2018-19 | 47.9% | 34.6% |
| 2017-18 | 43.3% | 35.1% |
| 2016-17 | 41.4% | 27.4% |
| 2015-16 | 45.0% | 30.0% |
| 2014-15 | 43.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
46.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Soulsbyville Elementary
Soulsbyville Elementary's state test result (46.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soulsbyville Elementary this school | 498 | 39.2% | 46.3% |
| Nevada City School of the Arts Nevada City | 477 | 43.0% | N/A |
| Durham Elementary Durham | 495 | 38.4% | 41.2% |
| North Cottonwood Cottonwood | 498 | 44.0% | 40.0% |
| Jacoby Creek Bayside | 455 | 34.9% | 70.7% |
| Grant Elementary Redding | 600 | 37.8% | 63.4% |
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 Soulsbyville Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Tuolumne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #1,978 of 5,151 | #2 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #1,872 of 5,172 ▲ 234 | #1 of 9 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #2,140 of 5,172 ▼ 317 | #1 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.5pp | #267 of 5,116 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 498 | #2,464 of 5,915 | #2 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.9:1 | #1,426 of 5,352 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.1% | #3,548 of 5,354 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.2% | #4,371 of 5,625 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.0% | #3,206 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
498
+22 (+5%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 670
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
was 19.0:1
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 | 498 | 23.9 | 20.9:1 | 39% (195) |
| 2023-24 | 471 | 24.7 | 19.1:1 | 44% (209) |
| 2022-23 | 484 | 23.4 | 20.7:1 | 44% (213) |
| 2020-21 | 476 | 25 | 19.0:1 | 33% (155) |
| 2017-18 | 530 | 24 | 22.1:1 | 45% (240) |
| 2015-16 | 501 | 26 | 19.3:1 | 45% (224) |
| 2010-11 | 517 | N/A | N/A | 45% (231) |
| 2000-01 | 655 | 35 | 18.7:1 | 39% (257) |
| 1990-91 | 670 | 25 | 26.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Soulsbyville Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (530 to 498); teachers down 1% (24 to 23.9).
About Soulsbyville Elementary
Soulsbyville Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in Soulsbyville, California. It has an enrollment of 498 students in kindergarten through 8.
Soulsbyville Elementary is its own local education agency in federal data.
The share of White students at Soulsbyville Elementary is 77%, a majority. The remaining students are 15% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Census estimates put Tuolumne County at about 81% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 38% means there is a 38% chance two randomly chosen students at Soulsbyville Elementary are from different groups.
Its staff includes 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 20.9 students per teacher. The gap from the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is 1.4 students per teacher. Roughly 39% of students at Soulsbyville Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The 50% average for public schools in Tuolumne County is 11 points higher.
Soulsbyville Elementary earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 49% of California public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Soulsbyville Elementary is -10.3 points: 46.3% actual, 56.6% predicted.
In the surrounding county, Tuolumne County, median household income comes to about $77,404, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county's public schools total 30, with about 5,724 students.
About 1.7 miles separate Soulsbyville Elementary from the closest public school, Gold Rush Home Study Charter. The five-mile area around Soulsbyville Elementary holds 7 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Soulsbyville Elementary at 4th of 7.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Remote: the school is in a town far from an urbanized area.
The school's student count rose 5% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 19.0:1 to 20.9:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Soulsbyville Elementary. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Tuolumne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
54,498
Census ACS
Median income
$77,404
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
5,724 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Gold Rush Home Study Charter1.7 mi · 430
- Summerville High2.0 mi · 508
- Connections Visual and Performing Arts Academy2.0 mi · 117
- Summerville Elementary2.8 mi · 457
- Curtis Creek Elementary3.0 mi · 410
- Belleview Elementary3.1 mi · 148
Frequently asked questions
About Soulsbyville ElementaryHow many students attend Soulsbyville Elementary?
Soulsbyville Elementary enrolls approximately 498 students in grades KG-08.
Is Soulsbyville Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Soulsbyville Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Soulsbyville Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Soulsbyville Elementary is approximately 20.9:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Soulsbyville Elementary?
At Soulsbyville Elementary, the student body is approximately 77% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Soulsbyville Elementary?
Soulsbyville Elementary is overseen by Soulsbyville Elementary in Tuolumne County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.