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Vina Elementary

7th and D Sts., Vina, CA 96092 · (530) 839-2182 · Tehama County
GRADES 01–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL80 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of California public elementary schools
  • B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B+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
80
Elementary
DISTRICT 173 · STATE 465
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
4 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
42 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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
Grade 156%
Grade 256%
Grade 3810%
Grade 41316%
Grade 51316%
Grade 61215%
Grade 7810%
Grade 81620%
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
4050%
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
3240%
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Two+
45%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
45%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
4151%
Female
3949%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Vina Elementary→Los Molinos High
Based on grade levels within Los Molinos Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
41.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -3.3pp since 2014
Math
50.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +15.7pp since 2014

What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 16 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts11.1%30.6%26.4%31.9%
Math26.8%23.9%23.9%25.4%
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
2024-2541.7%50.7%
2023-2470.2%65.2%
2022-2359.4%67.2%
2021-2251.6%43.5%
2020-2148.1%40.7%
2018-1948.3%27.6%
2017-1843.9%31.3%
2016-1722.9%25.0%
2015-1629.0%36.0%
2014-1545.0%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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
56.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.0pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Vina Elementary

Vina Elementary's state test result (56.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Vina Elementary this school8052.5%56.8%
Lee Vining Elementary
Lee Vining
10146.5%49.0%
Raymond-Knowles Elementary
Raymond
8860.2%42.6%
Tree of Life Charter
Ukiah
9351.6%N/A
Charles F. Brown Elementary
El Dorado
8561.2%34.3%
Antelope Elementary
Coleville
10549.5%32.8%
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 Vina Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Tehama County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
80#5,683 of 5,915#19 of 24
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
80
+14 (+21%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 82
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
was 22.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25803.920.5:153% (42)
2023-24793.920.3:158% (46)
2022-23793.920.3:163% (50)
2020-2166322.0:174% (49)
2017-18823.921.0:178% (64)
2015-1666322.0:174% (49)
2010-1181N/AN/A58% (47)
2000-0173418.3:153% (39)
1990-9182420.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vina Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 2% (82 to 80); teachers unchanged (3.9 to 3.9).

About Vina Elementary

Vina Elementary is a very small elementary school in Vina, California, one of the schools in Los Molinos Unified. Enrollment totals 80 students across grades 1 through 8. Across elementary schools in California, the average enrollment is about 465.

Los Molinos Unified has 549 students in 3 schools, and Vina Elementary is one of those schools.

The student body at Vina Elementary has no majority group. White students lead at 50%. Other groups make up 40% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 5% Native American. Tehama County as a whole is about 67% White, so the school's share is lower. A diversity index of 59% means there is a 59% chance two randomly chosen students at Vina Elementary are from different groups.

Its staff includes 3.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 20.5 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is 22.3:1. Vina Elementary has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 53%. The average for public schools in Tehama County is 72%.

Vina Elementary holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 70% of California public elementary schools.

Test results at Vina Elementary are 8.0 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (56.8% actual, 48.8% predicted).

For Tehama County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $63,784 a year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Counting Vina Elementary, Tehama County has 41 public schools.

A public school about 5.6 miles away, Richfield Elementary, is the closest to Vina Elementary. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within ten miles of Vina Elementary. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Vina Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.

NCES assigns Vina Elementary the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

The school grew from 66 students in 2020-21 to 80 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 22.0:1 to 20.5:1.

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Tehama County at a glance

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Population
65,167
Census ACS
Median income
$63,784
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
10,948 students

Quick facts

School name
Vina Elementary
District
Los Molinos Unified
Address
7th and D Sts., Vina, CA 96092
Phone
(530) 839-2182
County
Tehama County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
01–08
Total enrollment
80
Teachers (FTE)
4
Student–teacher ratio
20.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
42 (53%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
062286003498
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Vina Elementary
How large is Vina Elementary?
Vina Elementary enrolls approximately 80 students in grades 01-08.
What age range does Vina Elementary serve?
Vina Elementary serves students from grade 01 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Vina Elementary?
Approximately 20.5:1 students per teacher at Vina Elementary.
How diverse is Vina Elementary?
Vina Elementary reports a student body of 50% White, 40% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
Is Vina Elementary public or private?
Vina Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Los Molinos Unified.
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