Is Suisun Elementary a good school?

Suisun Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.0% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Suisun Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 545 students attended Suisun Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Suisun Elementary?

Students at Suisun Elementary are 43% Hispanic, 22% African American, 13% Asian, 12% Two or more races, 9% White.

What schools do graduates of Suisun Elementary attend?

Students who attend Suisun Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Crystal Middle High : Armijo High

Suisun Elementary

Summary:

Suisun Elementary is a public elementary school located in Suisun City, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 520 students. It is part of the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District, which is ranked 996 out of 1568 school districts in California and has a 2-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

Suisun Elementary faces significant challenges, with a notable increase in chronic absenteeism rates, consistently lower test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to district and state averages, and a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. The school's student-teacher ratio of 23.6 is also higher than some nearby schools. Compared to nearby schools within the same district, such as Crescent Elementary and Dan O. Root Elementary, Suisun Elementary's performance is generally lower, with its students, particularly those in subgroups like African American and Hispanic, ranking in the bottom quartile of California elementary schools.

The school's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the past decade, suggesting that its performance has not kept pace with the state's overall improvement in academic achievement. Addressing the challenges faced by Suisun Elementary, including chronic absenteeism, academic performance, and the achievement of its student subgroups, will be crucial for improving the educational outcomes for the students at this school.

Detail:

Public K-5

725 Golden Eye Way
Suisun City, CA 94585-2029

(707) 421-4210

District: Fairfield-Suisun Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5332^nd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $5,745

Students who attend Suisun Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Crystal Middle
High:	Armijo High

Student/teacher ratio: 26.5

Number of students: 545

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.8%

African American:

21.7%

Asian:

13.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 71.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Suisun Elementary ranks worse than 91% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 11^th among 17 ranked elementary schools in the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 14.66. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Suisun Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (42.8%), African American (21.7%), Asian (13.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 71.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Suisun Elementary is 26.5. 13 elementary schools in the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Suisun Elementary employs 20.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Suisun Elementary is $5,745, which is the 9^th highest among 17 elementary schools in the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Suisun Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Suisun Elementary 5332^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Suisun Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Fairfield-Suisun Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Fairfield-Suisun Unified 996^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Suisun Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Suisun Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	16.38	4230^th	4809	12.0%
2005	21.32	3876^th	4822	19.6%
2006	18.15	4125^th	4818	14.4%
2007	22.37	4103^rd	5113	19.8%
2008	20.97	4274^th	5113	16.4%
2009	19.98	4433^rd	5193	14.6%
2010	20.87	4539^th	5314	14.6%
2011	31.82	3855^th	5377	28.3%
2012	29.24	3998^th	5390	25.8%
2013	39.40	3355^th	5530	39.3%
2015	20.22	4602^nd	5611	18.0%
2016	21.40	4482^nd	5614	20.2%
2017	19.51	4739^th	5692	16.7%
2018	13.18	5239^th	5662	7.5%
2019	20.70	4732^nd	5789	18.3%
2022	16.50	5221^st	5883	11.3%
2023	13.67	5432^nd	5874	7.5%
2024	14.66	5332^nd	5862	9.0%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Suisun Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	5.36	642^nd	669	4.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Suisun Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.15	2836^th	3246	12.6%
2019	44.23	1540^th	3275	53.0%
2022	32.76	2386^th	3311	27.9%
2023	18.51	3191^st	3250	1.8%
2024	19.07	3103^rd	3160	1.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Suisun Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	23.21	2011^th	2420	16.9%
2024	23.73	2186^th	2634	17.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Suisun Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	17.54	4629^th	5084	8.9%
2019	21.50	4455^th	5173	13.9%
2022	16.06	4903^rd	5264	6.9%
2023	13.07	5163^rd	5374	3.9%
2024	12.88	5274^th	5511	4.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Suisun Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	17.74	4719^th	5413	12.8%
2019	15.67	4975^th	5492	9.4%
2022	21.94	4514^th	5635	19.9%
2023	15.01	5142^nd	5617	8.5%
2024	18.68	4823^rd	5605	14.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Suisun Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	18.01	2053^rd	2128	3.5%
2019	19.16	2388^th	2585	7.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Suisun Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	12.16	5141^st	5431	5.3%
2019	27.58	3977^th	5510	27.8%
2022	13.11	5367^th	5663	5.2%
2023	13.95	5249^th	5650	7.1%
2024	13.07	5303^rd	5636	5.9%

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Rank History for African American students at Suisun Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.80	615^th	700	12.1%
2019	34.23	494^th	747	33.9%
2022	27.60	503^rd	663	24.1%
2023	30.78	455^th	662	31.3%
2024	26.50	463^rd	593	21.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Suisun Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.15	4172^nd	4830	13.6%
2019	18.60	4469^th	4963	10.0%
2022	22.36	4324^th	5084	14.9%
2023	16.55	4706^th	5098	7.7%
2024	14.80	4766^th	5102	6.6%

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Rank History for White students at Suisun Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	13.05	2445^th	2726	10.3%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Suisun Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	455	99	106	87	4	n/a	n/a	0	751
1989	455	126	125	101	6	n/a	n/a	0	813
1990	470	137	121	110	9	n/a	n/a	0	847
1991	500	160	121	118	13	n/a	n/a	0	912
1992	439	183	140	105	2	n/a	n/a	0	869
1993	382	201	157	101	6	n/a	n/a	0	847
1994	349	230	144	111	3	n/a	n/a	0	837
1995	304	229	167	120	6	n/a	n/a	0	826
1996	304	229	167	120	6	n/a	n/a	0	826
1997	266	263	160	146	10	n/a	n/a	0	845
1998	237	244	159	150	10	n/a	n/a	0	800
1999	211	247	159	139	10	n/a	n/a	16	782
2000	185	262	151	138	9	n/a	n/a	3	748
2001	165	225	144	150	8	n/a	n/a	0	692
2002	130	184	137	187	8	n/a	n/a	1	647
2003	130	184	137	187	8	n/a	n/a	1	647
2004	112	180	129	225	6	n/a	n/a	0	652
2005	100	166	112	205	8	n/a	n/a	1	592
2006	92	160	96	230	9	n/a	n/a	0	587
2007	96	198	113	237	7	n/a	n/a	1	652
2008	71	160	100	169	6	n/a	n/a	0	506
2009	57	172	90	183	7	8	2	0	519
2010	26	61	51	217	2	2	222	0	581
2011	55	146	84	209	4	0	27	0	525
2012	74	127	87	210	4	1	23	0	526
2013	96	139	97	220	7	6	16	0	581
2014	90	140	91	227	5	9	24	0	586
2015	80	155	87	213	6	6	50	0	597
2016	76	141	90	225	3	3	49	0	587
2017	68	134	81	205	6	4	67	0	565
2018	64	109	83	219	4	3	67	0	549
2019	60	108	71	206	2	1	69	0	517
2020	66	108	62	216	2	1	71	0	526
2021	59	100	58	220	2	2	70	0	511
2022	51	80	67	222	2	2	59	0	483
2023	42	103	71	247	1	3	53	0	520
2024	49	118	73	233	1	3	68	0	545

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Suisun Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	751	28.0	26.8	n/a
1989	813	31.0	26.2	n/a
1990	847	31.7	26.7	n/a
1991	912	32.1	28.4	n/a
1992	869	32.6	26.6	19.9
1993	847	30.0	28.2	26.2
1994	837	31.0	27.0	28.1
1995	826	33.0	25.0	42.4
1996	826	33.0	25.0	42.4
1997	845	34.6	24.4	40.1
1998	800	35.5	22.5	37.1
1999	782	40.4	19.4	40.2
2000	748	39.8	18.8	35.4
2001	692	34.6	20.0	46.2
2002	647	37.0	17.5	48.1
2003	647	37.0	17.5	48.1
2004	652	35.3	18.5	51.4
2005	592	33.0	17.9	58.7
2006	587	29.0	20.2	60.5
2007	652	36.0	18.1	61
2008	506	31.0	16.3	63.2
2009	519	28.0	16.2	69.2
2010	581	31.0	18.7	42.9
2011	525	n/a	n/a	62.9
2012	526	26.0	20.2	n/a
2013	581	29.0	20.0	73.5
2014	586	28.0	20.9	76.6
2015	597	29.0	20.5	67.7
2016	587	24.0	24.4	68
2017	565	22.0	25.6	67.3
2018	549	22.0	24.9	70.3
2019	517	20.0	25.8	66.7
2020	526	n/a	n/a	66.2
2021	511	21.0	24.3	62
2022	483	20.0	24.1	48
2023	520	22.0	23.6	61.2
2024	545	20.5	26.5	71.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Suisun Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	751	28.0	26.8	n/a
1989	813	31.0	26.2	n/a
1990	847	31.7	26.7	n/a
1991	912	32.1	28.4	n/a
1992	869	32.6	26.6	19.9
1993	847	30.0	28.2	26.2
1994	837	31.0	27.0	28.1
1995	826	33.0	25.0	42.4
1996	826	33.0	25.0	42.4
1997	845	34.6	24.4	40.1
1998	800	35.5	22.5	37.1
1999	782	40.4	19.4	40.2
2000	748	39.8	18.8	35.4
2001	692	34.6	20.0	46.2
2002	647	37.0	17.5	48.1
2003	647	37.0	17.5	48.1
2004	652	35.3	18.5	51.4
2005	592	33.0	17.9	58.7
2006	587	29.0	20.2	60.5
2007	652	36.0	18.1	61
2008	506	31.0	16.3	63.2
2009	519	28.0	16.2	69.2
2010	581	31.0	18.7	42.9
2011	525	n/a	n/a	62.9
2012	526	26.0	20.2	n/a
2013	581	29.0	20.0	73.5
2014	586	28.0	20.9	76.6
2015	597	29.0	20.5	67.7
2016	587	24.0	24.4	68
2017	565	22.0	25.6	67.3
2018	549	22.0	24.9	70.3
2019	517	20.0	25.8	66.7
2020	526	n/a	n/a	66.2
2021	511	21.0	24.3	62
2022	483	20.0	24.1	48
2023	520	22.0	23.6	61.2
2024	545	20.5	26.5	71.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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