Is Montague Elementary a good school?

Montague Elementary ranks 3412 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Montague Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 154 students attended Montague Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Montague Elementary?

Students at Montague Elementary are 74% White, 14% Hispanic, 5% American Indian, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Montague Elementary attend?

Students who attend Montague Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Yreka High

Montague Elementary

Summary:

Montague Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades K-8 in Montague, California, with 169 students. The school is part of the Montague Elementary District, which is ranked 611 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Montague Elementary faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, low test scores, and a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. The school's chronic absenteeism rates have risen significantly in recent years, reaching 37.9% in 2020-2021, which is notably higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Bogus Elementary (44.4%), Gazelle Elementary (26.3%), and Hornbrook Elementary (34.7%). Additionally, Montague Elementary's test scores on the Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST Science exams are generally below the state averages, particularly in the lower grade levels.

Montague Elementary's performance is also influenced by its high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 65.09% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023, significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Grenada Elementary (47.92%) and Delphic Elementary (71.93%). Addressing the underlying issues of chronic absenteeism and socioeconomic challenges could be crucial for improving student outcomes at Montague Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-8

430 East Prather St.
Montague, CA 96064

(530) 459-3001

District: Montague Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
3412^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,119

Students who attend Montague Elementary usually attend:

High:

Yreka High

Student/teacher ratio: 19.2

Number of students: 154

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.0%

Hispanic:

13.6%

American Indian:

5.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 60.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Montague Elementary ranks worse than 58.2% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 36.27. (See more...)

Compare Details Montague Elementary ranks better than 74.8% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 69.02. (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: White (74%), Hispanic (13.6%), American Indian (5.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 60.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Montague Elementary is 19.2. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Montague Elementary is $10,119.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Montague Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Montague Elementary 3412^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Montague Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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White students:

SchoolDigger ranks Montague Elementary 699^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Montague Elementary in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

White students:

Montague Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Montague Elementary 611^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Montague Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Montague Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2005	37.90	2834^th	4822	41.2%
2006	23.31	3780^th	4818	21.5%
2007	21.57	4167^th	5113	18.5%
2008	39.43	2975^th	5113	41.8%
2009	39.04	3109^th	5193	40.1%
2010	55.47	2254^th	5314	57.6%
2011	35.84	3553^rd	5377	33.9%
2012	21.73	4537^th	5390	15.8%
2013	21.69	4619^th	5530	16.5%
2015	27.75	3878^th	5611	30.9%
2016	32.33	3582^nd	5614	36.2%
2017	20.17	4679^th	5692	17.8%
2018	15.96	5008^th	5662	11.6%
2019	18.93	4906^th	5789	15.3%
2021	46.89	690^th	1417	51.3%
2022	29.94	3870^th	5883	34.2%
2023	51.49	2463^rd	5874	58.1%
2024	36.27	3412^th	5862	41.8%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.28	4251^st	5084	16.4%
2019	32.02	3716^th	5173	28.2%
2022	42.39	2804^th	5264	46.7%
2023	63.34	1552^nd	5374	71.1%
2024	26.00	4293^rd	5511	22.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Montague Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	48.09	2510^th	5605	55.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Montague Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	9.93	5273^rd	5431	2.9%
2019	21.74	4498^th	5510	18.4%
2021	51.15	553^rd	1272	56.5%
2022	23.35	4392^nd	5663	22.4%
2023	40.22	3052^nd	5650	46.0%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Montague Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	9.43	2540^th	2726	6.8%
2023	28.12	2028^th	2662	23.8%
2024	24.77	2093^rd	2647	20.9%

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

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Rank History for all middle school students at Montague Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2005	39.65	1001^st	1777	43.7%
2006	29.24	1266^th	1804	29.8%
2007	34.11	1284^th	1999	35.8%
2008	27.01	1512^th	2005	24.6%
2009	24.02	1633^rd	2063	20.8%
2010	49.97	1042^nd	2179	52.2%
2011	61.27	777^th	2236	65.3%
2012	56.38	904^th	2259	60.0%
2013	60.77	872^nd	2379	63.3%
2015	32.90	1535^th	2477	38.0%
2016	37.24	1431^st	2497	42.7%
2017	29.32	1687^th	2508	32.7%
2018	28.17	1721^st	2480	30.6%
2019	23.49	2041^st	2715	24.8%
2021	58.38	334^th	894	62.6%
2022	54.44	1049^th	2740	61.7%
2023	78.69	521^st	2802	81.4%
2024	69.02	699^th	2777	74.8%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	18.50	1946^th	2230	12.7%
2019	33.78	1538^th	2369	35.1%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Montague Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	8.22	2313^th	2380	2.8%
2021	58.50	261^st	738	64.6%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Montague Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	35.54	1441^st	2407	40.1%
2021	65.96	223^rd	763	70.8%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Montague Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	31.65	1071^st	1555	31.1%
2024	58.40	612^th	1535	60.1%

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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 Montague Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	312	0	2	10	24	n/a	n/a	0	348
1989	308	0	1	21	23	n/a	n/a	0	353
1990	321	3	1	21	17	n/a	n/a	0	363
1991	337	1	1	27	22	n/a	n/a	0	388
1992	309	2	1	22	33	n/a	n/a	0	367
1993	360	3	0	0	2	n/a	n/a	0	365
1994	301	2	5	21	15	n/a	n/a	0	344
1995	258	1	2	18	20	n/a	n/a	0	299
1996	258	1	2	18	20	n/a	n/a	0	299
1997	249	1	17	10	21	n/a	n/a	0	298
1998	214	0	9	16	19	n/a	n/a	0	258
1999	207	1	3	17	20	n/a	n/a	0	248
2000	210	1	1	25	22	n/a	n/a	0	259
2001	204	1	0	8	17	n/a	n/a	0	230
2002	180	1	0	9	20	n/a	n/a	5	215
2003	180	1	0	9	20	n/a	n/a	5	215
2004	170	0	0	18	7	n/a	n/a	4	199
2005	146	0	0	16	10	n/a	n/a	12	184
2006	140	0	2	15	0	n/a	n/a	1	158
2007	126	1	2	14	4	n/a	n/a	1	148
2008	114	3	n/a	11	4	n/a	n/a	0	132
2009	112	4	0	12	6	0	4	0	138
2010	101	3	0	12	6	0	3	0	125
2011	116	8	2	10	8	0	3	0	147
2012	127	2	0	14	11	0	10	0	164
2013	118	0	0	21	11	0	16	0	166
2014	123	0	0	24	7	0	22	0	176
2015	145	2	0	27	13	5	8	0	200
2016	61	1	1	26	11	4	84	0	188
2017	75	1	1	27	10	4	57	0	175
2018	35	0	1	27	12	4	75	0	154
2019	38	1	0	32	14	2	76	0	163
2020	50	2	4	26	22	1	57	0	162
2021	15	0	4	22	5	0	136	0	182
2022	124	0	6	23	8	1	2	0	164
2023	115	3	7	30	11	0	3	0	169
2024	114	4	3	21	8	0	4	0	154

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 Montague Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	348	17.3	20.1	n/a
1989	353	18.0	19.6	n/a
1990	363	20.0	18.1	n/a
1991	388	20.0	19.4	n/a
1992	367	20.3	18.0	51
1993	365	19.8	18.4	50.7
1994	344	17.0	20.2	60.2
1995	299	14.1	21.2	64.5
1996	299	14.1	21.2	64.5
1997	298	15.1	19.7	64.1
1998	258	16.9	15.3	66.3
1999	248	15.9	15.6	63.3
2000	259	15.2	17.0	62.2
2001	230	12.0	19.2	61.3
2002	215	12.7	16.9	58.1
2003	215	12.7	16.9	58.1
2004	199	12.3	16.2	74.4
2005	184	11.8	15.6	83.1
2006	158	11.3	14.0	79
2007	148	10.8	13.7	71.4
2008	132	9.7	13.6	65.9
2009	138	8.3	15.2	84.1
2010	125	9.9	12.5	97.6
2011	147	n/a	n/a	86.4
2012	164	11.2	14.5	98.2
2013	166	10.0	16.6	67.5
2014	176	11.0	16.0	73.9
2015	200	10.0	20.0	78
2016	188	10.0	18.8	66
2017	175	12.0	14.5	49.1
2018	154	9.0	17.1	74.7
2019	163	8.0	20.3	81.6
2020	162	n/a	n/a	52.5
2021	182	10.0	18.2	63.2
2022	164	10.2	16.0	76.2
2023	169	6.0	28.1	65.1
2024	154	8.0	19.2	60.4

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 Montague Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	348	17.3	20.1	n/a
1989	353	18.0	19.6	n/a
1990	363	20.0	18.1	n/a
1991	388	20.0	19.4	n/a
1992	367	20.3	18.0	51
1993	365	19.8	18.4	50.7
1994	344	17.0	20.2	60.2
1995	299	14.1	21.2	64.5
1996	299	14.1	21.2	64.5
1997	298	15.1	19.7	64.1
1998	258	16.9	15.3	66.3
1999	248	15.9	15.6	63.3
2000	259	15.2	17.0	62.2
2001	230	12.0	19.2	61.3
2002	215	12.7	16.9	58.1
2003	215	12.7	16.9	58.1
2004	199	12.3	16.2	74.4
2005	184	11.8	15.6	83.1
2006	158	11.3	14.0	79
2007	148	10.8	13.7	71.4
2008	132	9.7	13.6	65.9
2009	138	8.3	15.2	84.1
2010	125	9.9	12.5	97.6
2011	147	n/a	n/a	86.4
2012	164	11.2	14.5	98.2
2013	166	10.0	16.6	67.5
2014	176	11.0	16.0	73.9
2015	200	10.0	20.0	78
2016	188	10.0	18.8	66
2017	175	12.0	14.5	49.1
2018	154	9.0	17.1	74.7
2019	163	8.0	20.3	81.6
2020	162	n/a	n/a	52.5
2021	182	10.0	18.2	63.2
2022	164	10.2	16.0	76.2
2023	169	6.0	28.1	65.1
2024	154	8.0	19.2	60.4

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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