Enrollment
380
Elementary
DISTRICT 258 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHEATLAND·NCES 064233006928
Wheatland Elementary
111 Hooper St., Wheatland, CA 95692 · (530) 633-3140 · Yuba County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL380 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
250 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 118 | 31% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 25% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Wheatland Elementary→Bear River
Based on grade levels within Wheatland. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
40.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.3pp since 2014
Math
45.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 1 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 18.7% | 22.0% | 28.6% | 30.8% |
| Math | 14.3% | 30.8% | 23.1% | 31.9% |
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 | 40.7% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.5% | 43.9% |
| 2022-23 | 31.0% | 37.5% |
| 2021-22 | 47.9% | 53.5% |
| 2020-21 | 44.8% | 45.7% |
| 2018-19 | 54.0% | 43.2% |
| 2017-18 | 42.4% | 45.5% |
| 2016-17 | 44.7% | 43.4% |
| 2015-16 | 33.0% | 41.0% |
| 2014-15 | 42.0% | 39.0% |
% 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
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Wheatland Elementary
Wheatland Elementary's state test result (44.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheatland Elementary this school | 380 | 65.8% | 44.3% |
| Neal Dow Elementary Chico | 364 | 67.9% | 49.9% |
| EV Cain Middle Auburn | 411 | 69.1% | 29.8% |
| Meadow Lane Elementary Anderson | 398 | 65.1% | 36.7% |
| C. Roy Carmichael Elementary Portola | 344 | 70.6% | 29.9% |
| Elim Elementary Hilmar | 437 | 63.2% | 33.1% |
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 Wheatland Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Yuba County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #2,129 of 5,151 | #5 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #1,919 of 5,172 ▼ 18 | #3 of 15 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #2,863 of 5,172 ▼ 775 | #7 of 15 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.9pp | #229 of 5,116 | #3 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 380 | #3,926 of 5,915 | #12 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #758 of 5,352 | #1 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.3% | #2,089 of 5,354 | #12 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.8% | #3,181 of 5,625 | #9 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.9% | #257 of 1,139 | #4 of 7 |
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
380
+89 (+31%) vs 2020
+73% since 1990-91, when it was 220
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 22.4:1
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 | 380 | 19.4 | 19.6:1 | 66% (250) |
| 2023-24 | 362 | 17.6 | 20.6:1 | 65% (237) |
| 2022-23 | 369 | 18 | 20.5:1 | 56% (206) |
| 2020-21 | 291 | 13 | 22.4:1 | 56% (162) |
| 2017-18 | 317 | 14 | 22.6:1 | 56% (178) |
| 2015-16 | 301 | 16 | 18.8:1 | 51% (153) |
| 2010-11 | 443 | N/A | N/A | 54% (238) |
| 2000-01 | 203 | 12 | 16.9:1 | 47% (96) |
| 1990-91 | 220 | 12 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wheatland Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (317 to 380); teachers up 39% (14 to 19.4).
About Wheatland Elementary
Wheatland Elementary runs as a small elementary school in Wheatland, California. Enrollment stands at 380 students, covering kindergarten through 3.
Wheatland counts 1,359 students in its 4 schools, and Wheatland Elementary is one of them.
The share of White students at Wheatland Elementary is 57%, a majority. After that, the student body is 29% Hispanic and 12% multiracial. Census estimates put Yuba County at about 54% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 57% means there is a 57% chance two randomly chosen students at Wheatland Elementary are from different groups.
Wheatland Elementary reported 19.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 19.6:1. Elementary schools in California have an average ratio of 22.3:1. Roughly 66% of students at Wheatland Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 68% average for public schools in Yuba County.
Wheatland Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 44.3% and a predicted 41.0%.
In Yuba County, median household income comes to about $76,373, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county's public schools total 41, with about 16,045 students.
Edward P. Duplex, about 0.4 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 5. Wheatland Elementary is 3rd of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The federal government classifies Wheatland Elementary's location as Rural: Distant.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 31%, from 291 to 380. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 19.6:1, from 22.4:1.
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Yuba County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
84,507
Census ACS
Median income
$76,373
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
16,045 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wheatland
- Bear RiverMiddle · 585 students
- Lone Tree ElementaryElementary · 305 students
- Wheatland Charter AcademyElementary · 89 students
Other schools in Wheatland
- Wheatland Union HighHigh · 1,063 students
- Bear RiverMiddle · 585 students
- Edward P. DuplexHigh · 55 students
- Wheatland Community Day HighHigh · 8 students
Other Wheatland Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 3 states are named Wheatland Elementary. Wheatland Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Wheatland ElementaryWichita, KS · 443 students
- Wheatland ElemValley Center, KS · 325 students
- WHEATLAND ELEM.WHEATLAND, MO · 140 students
- Wheatland Elementary SchoolGrainfield, KS · 58 students
Nearby schools
- Edward P. Duplex0.4 mi · 55
- Wheatland Union High0.4 mi · 1,063
- Wheatland Community Day High0.4 mi · 8
- Bear River0.4 mi · 585
- Sheridan Elementary3.6 mi · 62
- Riverside Meadows Intermediate6.4 mi · 528
Frequently asked questions
About Wheatland ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Wheatland Elementary?
Wheatland Elementary enrolls approximately 380 students in grades KG-03.
What grades does Wheatland Elementary serve?
Wheatland Elementary serves grades KG-03.
How many teachers does Wheatland Elementary have?
Wheatland Elementary employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
How diverse is Wheatland Elementary?
Wheatland Elementary reports a student body of 57% White, 29% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Wheatland Elementary in?
Wheatland Elementary is part of Wheatland.
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