Is Las Juntas Elementary a good school?

Las Juntas Elementary ranks 3794 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Las Juntas Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 346 students attended Las Juntas Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Las Juntas Elementary?

Students at Las Juntas Elementary are 44% Hispanic, 34% White, 12% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Las Juntas Elementary attend?

Students who attend Las Juntas Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Martinez Junior High High : Alhambra Senior High

Las Juntas Elementary

Summary:

Las Juntas Elementary is a public elementary school in Martinez, California, serving 341 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Martinez Unified School District, which has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Las Juntas Elementary faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, low academic performance, and a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students. The school's chronic absenteeism rate has risen significantly, from 11.2% in 2017-2018 to 30.4% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than the district averages at John Swett Elementary (14.4%) and John Muir Elementary (27.9%). Academically, Las Juntas Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics, with particularly low performance for specific student subgroups, such as White students and Special Education students.

In comparison, nearby schools like Strandwood Elementary and Valhalla Elementary, both part of the Mt. Diablo Unified School District, stand out as high-performing schools with significantly higher academic achievement and lower chronic absenteeism compared to Las Juntas Elementary and the district average. Addressing the challenges faced by Las Juntas Elementary should be a priority for the school and the district to improve educational outcomes for the students.

Detail:

Public K-5

4105 Pacheco Blvd.
Martinez, CA 94553-2225

(925) 335-5830

District: Martinez Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3794^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,273

Students who attend Las Juntas Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Martinez Junior High
High:	Alhambra Senior High

Student/teacher ratio: 19.6

Number of students: 346

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.2%

White:

34.1%

Two or more races:

11.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 47.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Las Juntas Elementary ranks worse than 64.7% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks last among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Martinez Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 31.68. (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 Las Juntas Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Martinez Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (44.2%), White (34.1%), two or more races (11.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 47.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Martinez Unified School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Las Juntas Elementary is 19.6, which is the lowest among 4 elementary schools in the Martinez Unified School District! (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Las Juntas Elementary is $8,273, which is the highest among 4 elementary schools in the Martinez Unified School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Las Juntas Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Las Juntas Elementary 3794^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Las Juntas Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Martinez Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Martinez Unified 588^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Las Juntas Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Las Juntas Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	46.31	2343^rd	4809	51.3%
2005	47.85	2306^th	4822	52.2%
2006	49.21	2228^th	4818	53.8%
2007	52.19	2197^th	5113	57.0%
2008	70.23	1392^nd	5113	72.8%
2009	80.94	956^th	5193	81.6%
2010	64.61	1750^th	5314	67.1%
2011	68.24	1564^th	5377	70.9%
2012	52.33	2481^st	5390	54.0%
2013	45.51	2972^nd	5530	46.3%
2015	26.69	3965^th	5611	29.3%
2016	33.97	3479^th	5614	38.0%
2017	25.81	4183^rd	5692	26.5%
2018	22.71	4456^th	5662	21.3%
2019	19.90	4810^th	5789	16.9%
2022	43.03	2912^th	5883	50.5%
2023	41.79	3017^th	5874	48.6%
2024	31.68	3794^th	5862	35.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Las Juntas Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	49.97	1253^rd	3246	61.4%
2019	35.00	2124^th	3275	35.1%
2023	92.44	104^th	3250	96.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Las Juntas Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	37.30	1306^th	2420	46.0%
2024	24.83	2117^th	2634	19.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Las Juntas Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	29.59	3807^th	5084	25.1%
2019	20.88	4511^th	5173	12.8%
2022	47.82	2409^th	5264	54.2%
2023	46.55	2592^nd	5374	51.8%
2024	29.53	3994^th	5511	27.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Las Juntas Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.24	4433^rd	5413	18.1%
2019	18.61	4738^th	5492	13.7%
2022	32.34	3551^st	5635	37.0%
2023	34.12	3409^th	5617	39.3%
2024	28.45	3930^th	5605	29.9%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Las Juntas Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	26.73	1600^th	2128	24.8%
2019	36.68	1442^nd	2585	44.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Las Juntas Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	25.60	4052^nd	5431	25.4%
2019	22.81	4396^th	5510	20.2%
2022	52.98	2287^th	5663	59.6%
2023	47.43	2602^nd	5650	53.9%
2024	36.16	3325^th	5636	41.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Las Juntas Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	26.43	3800^th	4830	21.3%
2019	23.72	4128^th	4963	16.8%
2022	44.99	2525^th	5084	50.3%
2023	40.01	2901^st	5098	43.1%
2024	31.16	3647^th	5102	28.5%

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Rank History for White students at Las Juntas Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	16.21	2421^st	2737	11.5%
2019	9.20	2659^th	2834	6.2%
2022	19.38	2283^rd	2726	16.3%
2023	22.35	2164^th	2662	18.7%
2024	13.05	2375^th	2647	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 Las Juntas Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	359	15	13	49	34	n/a	n/a	0	470
1989	388	14	11	69	17	n/a	n/a	0	499
1990	391	15	24	62	13	n/a	n/a	0	505
1991	373	15	24	70	10	n/a	n/a	0	492
1992	381	13	17	70	8	n/a	n/a	0	489
1993	297	11	12	69	4	n/a	n/a	0	393
1994	285	14	11	82	18	n/a	n/a	0	410
1995	256	10	14	78	16	n/a	n/a	0	374
1996	256	10	14	78	16	n/a	n/a	0	374
1997	222	8	12	80	15	n/a	n/a	0	337
1998	255	7	10	91	13	n/a	n/a	0	376
1999	226	13	10	88	12	n/a	n/a	0	349
2000	237	6	13	101	12	n/a	n/a	0	369
2001	234	7	15	132	11	n/a	n/a	0	399
2002	213	22	18	116	24	n/a	n/a	0	393
2003	213	22	18	116	24	n/a	n/a	0	393
2004	195	22	14	104	14	n/a	n/a	10	359
2005	180	16	13	106	13	n/a	n/a	27	355
2006	155	16	16	113	17	n/a	n/a	24	341
2007	140	10	13	122	14	n/a	n/a	31	330
2008	134	8	12	113	13	n/a	n/a	0	280
2009	131	7	9	124	11	8	36	0	326
2010	144	9	14	150	7	6	15	0	345
2011	147	7	7	177	3	4	39	0	384
2012	160	10	11	190	2	6	49	0	428
2013	154	8	9	210	2	7	54	0	444
2014	164	9	13	220	1	5	41	0	453
2015	143	10	14	214	0	4	42	0	427
2016	117	11	11	208	0	2	43	0	392
2017	113	8	17	194	2	4	36	0	374
2018	118	13	22	176	2	3	41	0	375
2019	113	14	21	164	2	4	37	0	355
2020	126	19	28	165	1	2	43	0	384
2021	104	7	25	136	0	1	30	0	303
2022	110	10	23	138	1	0	36	0	318
2023	117	13	28	143	0	0	40	0	341
2024	118	12	22	153	1	0	40	0	346

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 Las Juntas Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	470	23.1	20.3	n/a
1989	499	24.5	20.3	n/a
1990	505	24.0	21.0	n/a
1991	492	24.7	19.9	n/a
1992	489	25.1	19.4	26.4
1993	393	19.3	20.4	39.4
1994	410	18.2	22.5	46.8
1995	374	17.3	21.6	45.7
1996	374	17.3	21.6	45.7
1997	337	17.0	19.8	50.7
1998	376	20.6	18.3	48.1
1999	349	18.6	18.8	50.7
2000	369	21.0	17.6	49.1
2001	399	23.3	17.1	47.1
2002	393	22.5	17.5	39.9
2003	393	22.5	17.5	39.9
2004	359	20.6	17.4	40.4
2005	355	20.0	17.8	44.5
2006	341	19.0	17.9	49.2
2007	330	19.0	17.4	53.2
2008	280	20.6	13.6	54.6
2009	326	18.0	14.8	43.3
2010	345	19.0	18.1	51.9
2011	384	n/a	n/a	55.7
2012	428	16.0	26.7	n/a
2013	444	17.0	26.1	53.2
2014	453	16.5	27.4	53.2
2015	427	18.0	23.7	60
2016	392	19.0	20.6	59.7
2017	374	16.0	23.3	47.1
2018	375	18.0	20.8	52.8
2019	355	16.1	21.9	48.2
2020	384	n/a	n/a	47.4
2021	303	15.8	19.1	38.9
2022	318	17.4	18.1	59.7
2023	341	17.4	19.5	56.9
2024	346	17.6	19.6	47.1

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 Las Juntas Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	470	23.1	20.3	n/a
1989	499	24.5	20.3	n/a
1990	505	24.0	21.0	n/a
1991	492	24.7	19.9	n/a
1992	489	25.1	19.4	26.4
1993	393	19.3	20.4	39.4
1994	410	18.2	22.5	46.8
1995	374	17.3	21.6	45.7
1996	374	17.3	21.6	45.7
1997	337	17.0	19.8	50.7
1998	376	20.6	18.3	48.1
1999	349	18.6	18.8	50.7
2000	369	21.0	17.6	49.1
2001	399	23.3	17.1	47.1
2002	393	22.5	17.5	39.9
2003	393	22.5	17.5	39.9
2004	359	20.6	17.4	40.4
2005	355	20.0	17.8	44.5
2006	341	19.0	17.9	49.2
2007	330	19.0	17.4	53.2
2008	280	20.6	13.6	54.6
2009	326	18.0	14.8	43.3
2010	345	19.0	18.1	51.9
2011	384	n/a	n/a	55.7
2012	428	16.0	26.7	n/a
2013	444	17.0	26.1	53.2
2014	453	16.5	27.4	53.2
2015	427	18.0	23.7	60
2016	392	19.0	20.6	59.7
2017	374	16.0	23.3	47.1
2018	375	18.0	20.8	52.8
2019	355	16.1	21.9	48.2
2020	384	n/a	n/a	47.4
2021	303	15.8	19.1	38.9
2022	318	17.4	18.1	59.7
2023	341	17.4	19.5	56.9
2024	346	17.6	19.6	47.1

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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