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What's one thing Yokayo Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
414
Elementary
DISTRICT 415 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UKIAH UNIFIED·NCES 064030006666
Yokayo Elementary
790 South Dora St., Ukiah, CA 95482 · (707) 472-5690 · Mendocino County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL414 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% 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.
- AThree-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
23.0:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
354 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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 | 76 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
Yokayo Elementary→Pomolita Middle
Based on grade levels within Ukiah Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
40.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.0pp since 2014
Math
39.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +18.9pp 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 40 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 9 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 19 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 19.0% | 21.0% | 24.1% | 35.9% |
| Math | 15.8% | 24.1% | 31.5% | 28.6% |
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 | 40.0% | 39.9% |
| 2023-24 | 33.5% | 38.1% |
| 2022-23 | 32.4% | 31.0% |
| 2021-22 | 32.4% | 27.0% |
| 2018-19 | 34.4% | 24.9% |
| 2017-18 | 23.0% | 22.5% |
| 2016-17 | 28.6% | 21.2% |
| 2015-16 | 29.0% | 28.0% |
| 2014-15 | 31.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
37.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Yokayo Elementary
Yokayo Elementary's state test result (37.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yokayo Elementary this school | 414 | 85.5% | 37.5% |
| Hamilton Elementary Anza | 360 | 85.3% | 22.9% |
| Calpella Elementary Ukiah | 475 | 81.9% | 21.4% |
| Sierra Vista Elementary Norco | 395 | 80.3% | 40.2% |
| Auburn Elementary Auburn | 501 | 84.4% | 20.1% |
| Yermo Elementary Yermo | 368 | 85.9% | 27.8% |
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 Yokayo Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Mendocino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #2,716 of 5,151 | #3 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #2,294 of 5,172 ▲ 42 | #3 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #2,935 of 5,172 ▲ 464 | #3 of 14 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.2pp | #599 of 5,116 | #2 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 414 | #3,512 of 5,915 | #4 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.0:1 | #3,000 of 5,352 | #13 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.6% | #2,067 of 5,354 | #9 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.5% | #1,603 of 5,625 | #4 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.7% | #1,950 of 3,837 | #6 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
414
-29 (-7%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 480
Student : Teacher
23.0:1
was 24.6:1
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 | 414 | 18 | 23.0:1 | 86% (354) |
| 2023-24 | 440 | 19 | 23.2:1 | 83% (364) |
| 2022-23 | 454 | 19 | 23.9:1 | 81% (369) |
| 2020-21 | 443 | 18 | 24.6:1 | 81% (358) |
| 2017-18 | 491 | 20 | 24.6:1 | 77% (377) |
| 2015-16 | 476 | 19 | 25.1:1 | 72% (341) |
| 2010-11 | 492 | N/A | N/A | 61% (302) |
| 2000-01 | 652 | 34 | 19.2:1 | 63% (413) |
| 1990-91 | 480 | 24 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Yokayo Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (491 to 414); teachers down 10% (20 to 18).
About Yokayo Elementary
Yokayo Elementary is a public elementary school run by Ukiah Unified in Ukiah, California. Federal data show 414 students enrolled in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
Yokayo Elementary belongs to Ukiah Unified, a district of 11 schools and 5,871 students.
At Yokayo Elementary, 56% of students are Hispanic. It is also 32% White, 8% multiracial, and 2% Native American. For comparison, the population of Mendocino County is roughly 28% Hispanic. The diversity index for Yokayo Elementary is 58%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 23.0 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Yokayo Elementary, which has 18. The average for elementary schools in California is about 22.3:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 86%. The gap from the 75% average for public schools in Mendocino County is 11 points.
Yokayo 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 65% of California public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 29.4% at Yokayo Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 37.5%.
The school is in Mendocino County, where the median household earns about $68,092 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Across Mendocino County, 66 public schools serve about 12,738 students.
South Valley High (Continuation) is about 0.4 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 21.4%; Yokayo Elementary's is 37.5%, ranking 1st of 5.
The school's locale code, Town: Remote, means it is in a town far from an urbanized area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 7%, from 443 to 414. The number of students per teacher dropped from 24.6 to 23.0 over 4 years.
The discussion board for Yokayo Elementary is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Mendocino County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
90,244
Census ACS
Median income
$68,092
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
66
12,738 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ukiah Unified
- Ukiah HighHigh · 1,767 students
- Pomolita MiddleMiddle · 826 students
- Eagle Peak MiddleMiddle · 552 students
- Calpella ElementaryElementary · 475 students
- Grace Hudson ElementaryElementary · 449 students
- Oak Manor ElementaryElementary · 417 students
Other schools in Ukiah
- Ukiah HighHigh · 1,767 students
- Pomolita MiddleMiddle · 826 students
- Calpella ElementaryElementary · 475 students
- Grace Hudson ElementaryElementary · 449 students
- Oak Manor ElementaryElementary · 417 students
- Frank Zeek ElementaryElementary · 391 students
Nearby schools
- South Valley High (Continuation)0.4 mi · 120
- Nokomis Elementary0.6 mi · 342
- River Oak Charter0.7 mi · 245
- Pomolita Middle1.0 mi · 826
- Oak Manor Elementary1.1 mi · 417
- Grace Hudson Elementary1.3 mi · 449
Frequently asked questions
About Yokayo ElementaryHow many students attend Yokayo Elementary?
Yokayo Elementary enrolls approximately 414 students in grades KG-05.
Is Yokayo Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Yokayo Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Yokayo Elementary?
Approximately 23.0:1 students per teacher at Yokayo Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Yokayo Elementary?
Student demographics at Yokayo Elementary are roughly 32% White, 56% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Yokayo Elementary in?
Yokayo Elementary is part of Ukiah Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.