Is Calaveras Elementary a good school?

Calaveras Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.4% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Calaveras Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 599 students attended Calaveras Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Calaveras Elementary?

Students at Calaveras Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Calaveras Elementary attend?

Students who attend Calaveras Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Accelerated Achievement Academy Middle : Maze Middle High : Hollister High

Calaveras Elementary

Summary:

Calaveras Elementary is a public elementary school located in Hollister, California, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 574 students. The school is part of the Hollister District, which is ranked 1111 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Calaveras Elementary faces significant challenges, with a chronic absenteeism rate of 29.0% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the district average of 30.2% and the state average of 16.1%. The school also consistently underperforms compared to the Hollister district and the state of California in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics, with only 21.41% of Calaveras students proficient or better in ELA and 24.32% in Mathematics. Additionally, the school struggles to support various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 40% of California elementary schools for Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds in both ELA and Mathematics.

When comparing Calaveras Elementary to other schools in the Hollister district and the surrounding area, it becomes clear that the school is underperforming. For example, Southside Elementary and Spring Grove Elementary, which are in different districts, outperform Calaveras Elementary in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency rates by a significant margin. The school's declining performance, with its statewide ranking dropping from 3993 out of 5789 California elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 4725 out of 5862 in 2023-2024, is also concerning and suggests that the school may need to implement significant interventions to improve student outcomes.

Detail:

Public K-8

1151 Buena Vista Rd. Ste. 100
Hollister, CA 95023-3329

(831) 636-4460

District: Hollister

SchoolDigger Rank:
4725^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,760

Students who attend Calaveras Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Accelerated Achievement Academy
	Maze Middle
High:	Hollister High

Student/teacher ratio: 27.7

Number of students: 599

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.6%

Asian:

4.0%

Two or more races:

3.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 68.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Calaveras Elementary ranks worse than 80.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 5^th among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Hollister School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 21.42. (See more...)

Compare Details Calaveras Elementary ranks worse than 86.1% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 17. (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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (89.6%), Asian (4%), two or more races (3.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 68.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Calaveras Elementary is 27.7, which is the highest among 6 elementary schools in the Hollister School District! (See more...)

Compare Calaveras Elementary employs 21.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Calaveras Elementary is $7,760, which is the 2^nd highest among 6 elementary schools in the Hollister School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Calaveras Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Calaveras Elementary 4725^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Calaveras Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Calaveras Elementary 2391^st of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Calaveras Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Hollister:

SchoolDigger ranks Hollister 1111^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Calaveras Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Calaveras Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	11.73	4574^th	4809	4.9%
2005	14.10	4395^th	4822	8.9%
2006	17.36	4178^th	4818	13.3%
2007	7.03	5042^nd	5113	1.4%
2008	33.25	3375^th	5113	34.0%
2009	39.51	3072^nd	5193	40.8%
2010	30.24	3833^rd	5314	27.9%
2011	4.72	5347^th	5377	0.6%
2012	2.94	5376^th	5390	0.3%
2013	9.19	5333^rd	5530	3.6%
2015	13.52	5243^rd	5611	6.6%
2016	13.05	5211^th	5614	7.2%
2017	26.96	4089^th	5692	28.2%
2018	30.90	3761^st	5662	33.6%
2019	29.24	3993^rd	5789	31.0%
2022	21.76	4670^th	5883	20.6%
2023	22.99	4562^nd	5874	22.3%
2024	21.42	4725^th	5862	19.4%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Calaveras Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	59.22	878^th	3246	73.0%
2019	52.57	1116^th	3275	65.9%
2022	49.20	1241^st	3311	62.5%
2023	42.14	1677^th	3250	48.4%
2024	35.68	2128^th	3160	32.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Calaveras Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	22.63	2054^th	2420	15.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Calaveras Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.07	2881^st	5084	43.3%
2019	31.94	3718^th	5173	28.1%
2022	26.53	4119^th	5264	21.8%
2023	24.20	4369^th	5374	18.7%
2024	21.97	4617^th	5511	16.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Migrant students at Calaveras Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	49.40	37^th	68	45.6%
2024	38.04	51^st	74	31.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Calaveras Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.11	3677^th	5413	32.1%
2019	28.05	3985^th	5492	27.4%
2022	21.42	4574^th	5635	18.8%
2023	23.41	4393^rd	5617	21.8%
2024	25.65	4181^st	5605	25.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Calaveras Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	18.70	2061^st	2227	7.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Calaveras Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	27.78	3876^th	5431	28.6%
2019	30.53	3761^st	5510	31.7%
2022	23.77	4342^nd	5663	23.3%
2023	23.54	4399^th	5650	22.1%
2024	18.34	4872^nd	5636	13.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Calaveras Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	41.63	2755^th	4830	43.0%
2019	37.42	3137^th	4963	36.8%
2022	27.38	3920^th	5084	22.9%
2023	27.76	3890^th	5098	23.7%
2024	27.33	3933^rd	5102	22.9%

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

Rank History for Calaveras Elementary

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Rank History for all middle school students at Calaveras Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2010	64.25	677^th	2179	68.9%
2011	19.15	1924^th	2236	14.0%
2012	22.68	1848^th	2259	18.2%
2013	15.01	2127^th	2379	10.6%
2015	9.73	2353^rd	2477	5.0%
2016	15.85	2179^th	2497	12.7%
2017	50.01	1105^th	2508	55.9%
2018	68.52	675^th	2480	72.8%
2019	56.73	981^st	2715	63.9%
2022	14.07	2488^th	2740	9.2%
2023	22.31	2167^th	2802	22.7%
2024	17.00	2391^st	2777	13.9%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Calaveras Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	77.64	158^th	1364	88.4%
2019	87.24	80^th	1442	94.5%
2022	37.25	881^st	1540	42.8%
2023	43.58	636^th	1529	58.4%
2024	37.94	810^th	1477	45.2%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Calaveras Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	84.37	218^th	2230	90.2%
2019	79.22	320^th	2369	86.5%
2022	17.28	2212^th	2458	10.0%
2023	18.30	2246^th	2549	11.9%
2024	15.15	2345^th	2575	8.9%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Calaveras Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	61.80	747^th	2262	67.0%
2019	59.85	833^rd	2380	65.0%
2022	15.66	2239^th	2509	10.8%
2023	31.27	1607^th	2547	36.9%
2024	23.64	1944^th	2546	23.6%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Calaveras Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	60.03	774^th	2273	65.9%
2019	33.08	1520^th	2407	36.9%
2022	4.96	2526^th	2527	0.0%
2023	11.28	2443^rd	2558	4.5%
2024	11.60	2416^th	2547	5.1%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Calaveras Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	82.45	232^nd	2072	88.8%
2019	72.90	437^th	2213	80.3%
2022	17.27	2123^rd	2359	10.0%
2023	24.63	1851^st	2391	22.6%
2024	20.55	1997^th	2383	16.2%

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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 Calaveras Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	208	1	8	414	0	n/a	n/a	0	631
1989	259	4	10	406	0	n/a	n/a	0	679
1990	246	2	10	421	1	n/a	n/a	0	680
1991	216	4	9	338	0	n/a	n/a	0	567
1992	238	2	7	390	1	n/a	n/a	0	638
1993	208	4	6	495	5	n/a	n/a	0	718
1994	207	1	5	499	0	n/a	n/a	0	712
1995	214	6	9	516	0	n/a	n/a	0	745
1996	214	6	9	516	0	n/a	n/a	0	745
1997	227	5	16	512	0	n/a	n/a	0	760
1998	198	6	10	466	0	n/a	n/a	0	680
1999	163	10	7	426	0	n/a	n/a	0	606
2000	137	9	6	395	4	n/a	n/a	0	551
2001	117	3	9	402	2	n/a	n/a	0	533
2002	107	2	2	414	2	n/a	n/a	3	530
2003	107	2	2	414	2	n/a	n/a	3	530
2004	86	4	7	470	2	n/a	n/a	1	570
2005	62	3	12	447	1	n/a	n/a	2	527
2006	47	3	11	415	0	n/a	n/a	3	479
2007	40	1	13	405	0	n/a	n/a	4	463
2008	64	5	10	425	1	n/a	n/a	0	505
2009	84	4	12	458	1	0	5	0	564
2010	65	4	13	488	1	0	1	0	572
2011	32	5	11	490	1	0	8	0	547
2012	26	7	10	566	0	0	7	0	616
2013	18	7	10	535	0	0	6	0	576
2014	16	8	5	531	0	1	0	0	561
2015	13	7	2	496	0	1	1	0	520
2016	8	4	0	483	0	0	12	0	507
2017	10	3	0	470	0	2	3	0	488
2018	8	3	0	448	0	2	3	0	464
2019	8	2	1	475	0	1	6	0	493
2020	9	1	6	491	0	0	14	0	521
2021	14	0	11	459	0	1	8	0	493
2022	17	3	19	520	0	1	24	0	584
2023	13	3	23	508	1	2	24	0	574
2024	12	3	24	537	1	0	22	0	599

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Calaveras Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	631	26.0	24.2	n/a
1989	679	25.8	26.3	n/a
1990	680	28.0	24.2	n/a
1991	567	25.0	22.6	n/a
1992	638	25.4	25.1	47.6
1993	718	29.0	24.8	54.5
1994	712	30.8	23.1	51.5
1995	745	29.5	25.3	54.1
1996	745	29.5	25.3	54.1
1997	760	35.5	21.4	54.2
1998	680	35.5	19.2	47.1
1999	606	37.6	16.1	43.7
2000	551	31.0	17.8	49.4
2001	533	29.0	18.4	52.5
2002	530	28.0	18.9	57.5
2003	530	28.0	18.9	57.5
2004	570	30.0	19.0	52.9
2005	527	26.0	20.3	65.9
2006	479	22.0	21.8	73.7
2007	463	25.0	18.5	80.8
2008	505	30.5	16.6	75.2
2009	564	29.0	17.1	67.4
2010	572	27.0	21.1	79.7
2011	547	n/a	n/a	82.1
2012	616	22.3	27.5	n/a
2013	576	21.7	26.5	83
2014	561	20.2	27.7	75.9
2015	520	21.0	24.7	83.5
2016	507	22.0	23.0	83.4
2017	488	22.3	21.8	75.6
2018	464	19.0	24.4	83.8
2019	493	19.0	25.9	76.9
2020	521	n/a	n/a	70.2
2021	493	20.0	24.6	80.9
2022	584	21.7	26.9	67.3
2023	574	21.5	26.6	60.1
2024	599	21.5	27.7	68.4

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 Calaveras Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	631	26.0	24.2	n/a
1989	679	25.8	26.3	n/a
1990	680	28.0	24.2	n/a
1991	567	25.0	22.6	n/a
1992	638	25.4	25.1	47.6
1993	718	29.0	24.8	54.5
1994	712	30.8	23.1	51.5
1995	745	29.5	25.3	54.1
1996	745	29.5	25.3	54.1
1997	760	35.5	21.4	54.2
1998	680	35.5	19.2	47.1
1999	606	37.6	16.1	43.7
2000	551	31.0	17.8	49.4
2001	533	29.0	18.4	52.5
2002	530	28.0	18.9	57.5
2003	530	28.0	18.9	57.5
2004	570	30.0	19.0	52.9
2005	527	26.0	20.3	65.9
2006	479	22.0	21.8	73.7
2007	463	25.0	18.5	80.8
2008	505	30.5	16.6	75.2
2009	564	29.0	17.1	67.4
2010	572	27.0	21.1	79.7
2011	547	n/a	n/a	82.1
2012	616	22.3	27.5	n/a
2013	576	21.7	26.5	83
2014	561	20.2	27.7	75.9
2015	520	21.0	24.7	83.5
2016	507	22.0	23.0	83.4
2017	488	22.3	21.8	75.6
2018	464	19.0	24.4	83.8
2019	493	19.0	25.9	76.9
2020	521	n/a	n/a	70.2
2021	493	20.0	24.6	80.9
2022	584	21.7	26.9	67.3
2023	574	21.5	26.6	60.1
2024	599	21.5	27.7	68.4

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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