Is Seeley Elementary a good school?

Seeley Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.0% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Seeley Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 337 students attended Seeley Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Seeley Elementary?

Students at Seeley Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Seeley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Seeley Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Southwest High

Seeley Elementary

Summary:

Seeley Elementary is a public K-8 school in Seeley, CA, part of the Seeley Union Elementary School District, which has a 1-star rating and is ranked 1206 out of 1568 districts in the state. With 346 students, Seeley Elementary faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism, low test scores, and a student population that is predominantly from low-income backgrounds.

Seeley Elementary's academic performance lags far behind state averages. In 2023-2024, only 24.18% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 47.04%, and just 24.59% were proficient or better in Math, compared to the state average of 35.54%. The school's subgroups, such as Hispanic students and English Language Learners, also perform well below their peers statewide. Additionally, Seeley Elementary has a high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 18.7 to 24.5 over the past few years, which is higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Ben Hulse Elementary in the Imperial Unified district, Seeley Elementary is an outlier, significantly underperforming on both ELA and Math assessments. The school's statewide ranking has also steadily declined over the past decade, suggesting that it is struggling to improve student outcomes. The high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, reaching 94.8% in 2022-2023, likely contributes to the school's academic challenges.

Detail:

Public K-8

1812 West Rio Vista St.
Seeley, CA 92273-0868

(760) 352-3571

District: Seeley Union Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
4515^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,150

Students who attend Seeley Elementary usually attend:

High:

Southwest High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.0

Number of students: 337

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.9%

White:

5.0%

Two or more races:

3.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 94.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Seeley Elementary ranks worse than 77% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 23.54. (See more...)

Compare Details Seeley Elementary ranks worse than 64.7% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 30.28. (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 (89.9%), White (5%), two or more races (3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 94.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Seeley Elementary is 21. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Seeley Elementary is $11,150.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Seeley Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Seeley Elementary 4515^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Seeley Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

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SchoolDigger ranks Seeley Elementary 1797^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Seeley Elementary in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Seeley Union Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Seeley Union Elementary 1206^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Seeley Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Seeley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	35.97	2878^th	4809	40.2%
2005	29.01	3344^th	4822	30.7%
2006	22.84	3801^st	4818	21.1%
2007	21.54	4172^nd	5113	18.4%
2008	18.90	4408^th	5113	13.8%
2009	19.26	4482^nd	5193	13.7%
2010	17.10	4773^rd	5314	10.2%
2011	38.61	3340^th	5377	37.9%
2012	33.46	3702^nd	5390	31.3%
2013	29.04	4124^th	5530	25.4%
2015	35.59	3282^nd	5611	41.5%
2016	44.68	2794^th	5614	50.2%
2017	43.57	2889^th	5692	49.2%
2018	24.84	4252^nd	5662	24.9%
2019	21.43	4671^st	5789	19.3%
2021	14.88	1293^rd	1417	8.8%
2022	21.23	4720^th	5883	19.8%
2023	23.00	4561^st	5874	22.4%
2024	23.54	4515^th	5862	23.0%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	62.62	764^th	3246	76.5%
2019	52.45	1126^th	3275	65.6%
2021	34.03	416^th	602	30.9%
2022	45.67	1429^th	3311	56.8%
2023	42.14	1676^th	3250	48.4%
2024	37.94	1958^th	3160	38.0%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.78	3636^th	5084	28.5%
2019	29.27	3905^th	5173	24.5%
2021	24.85	916^th	1110	17.5%
2022	28.23	3981^st	5264	24.4%
2023	28.09	4069^th	5374	24.3%
2024	27.76	4163^rd	5511	24.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Seeley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.71	4334^th	5413	19.9%
2019	20.30	4597^th	5492	16.3%
2021	15.69	1163^rd	1267	8.2%
2022	25.37	4180^th	5635	25.8%
2023	25.33	4196^th	5617	25.3%
2024	24.98	4240^th	5605	24.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Seeley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	29.47	3736^th	5431	31.2%
2019	23.82	4304^th	5510	21.9%
2021	16.89	1109^th	1272	12.8%
2022	19.48	4763^rd	5663	15.9%
2023	22.65	4480^th	5650	20.7%
2024	24.52	4316^th	5636	23.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Seeley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.80	3431^st	4830	29.0%
2019	28.89	3775^th	4963	23.9%
2022	22.48	4316^th	5084	15.1%
2023	28.58	3822^nd	5098	25.0%
2024	30.70	3690^th	5102	27.7%

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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 Seeley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	24.20	1334^th	1769	24.6%
2005	25.38	1328^th	1777	25.3%
2006	32.49	1199^th	1804	33.5%
2007	32.72	1322^nd	1999	33.9%
2008	27.93	1488^th	2005	25.8%
2009	24.56	1613^th	2063	21.8%
2010	20.76	1827^th	2179	16.2%
2011	25.00	1772^nd	2236	20.8%
2012	22.25	1859^th	2259	17.7%
2013	39.58	1440^th	2379	39.5%
2015	36.46	1428^th	2477	42.3%
2016	24.63	1846^th	2497	26.1%
2017	27.66	1744^th	2508	30.5%
2018	20.73	1977^th	2480	20.3%
2019	22.49	2082^nd	2715	23.3%
2021	19.51	757^th	894	15.3%
2022	18.91	2270^th	2740	17.2%
2023	26.01	1994^th	2802	28.8%
2024	30.28	1797^th	2777	35.3%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	45.57	502^nd	1364	63.2%
2019	59.01	312^th	1442	78.4%
2021	28.35	331^st	363	8.8%
2022	30.20	1241^st	1540	19.4%
2023	61.60	251^st	1529	83.6%
2024	54.79	350^th	1477	76.3%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Seeley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	31.61	1025^th	1538	33.4%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	24.18	1767^th	2230	20.8%
2019	28.91	1734^th	2369	26.8%
2021	27.26	568^th	721	21.2%
2022	21.03	2065^th	2458	16.0%
2023	34.61	1560^th	2549	38.8%
2024	34.87	1569^th	2575	39.1%

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Rank History for middle school Migrant students at Seeley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	11.48	91^st	94	3.2%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Seeley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	16.20	1969^th	2262	13.0%
2019	13.68	2154^th	2380	9.5%
2021	22.64	582^nd	738	21.1%
2022	31.27	1626^th	2509	35.2%
2023	27.45	1770^th	2547	30.5%
2024	33.39	1565^th	2546	38.5%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Seeley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	27.41	1614^th	2273	29.0%
2019	33.73	1498^th	2407	37.8%
2021	18.67	663^rd	763	13.1%
2022	13.31	2360^th	2527	6.6%
2023	25.64	1843^rd	2558	28.0%
2024	28.34	1737^th	2547	31.8%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Seeley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	27.49	1541^st	2072	25.6%
2019	28.51	1591^st	2213	28.1%
2022	22.28	1928^th	2359	18.3%
2023	33.38	1504^th	2391	37.1%
2024	35.23	1454^th	2383	39.0%

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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 Seeley Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	157	8	27	236	2	n/a	n/a	0	430
1989	175	12	19	267	1	n/a	n/a	0	474
1990	181	9	12	296	2	n/a	n/a	0	500
1991	186	8	12	273	2	n/a	n/a	0	481
1992	169	10	13	303	1	n/a	n/a	0	496
1993	153	13	19	283	0	n/a	n/a	0	468
1994	160	13	9	312	5	n/a	n/a	0	499
1995	129	24	12	308	1	n/a	n/a	0	474
1996	129	24	12	308	1	n/a	n/a	0	474
1997	126	22	8	331	5	n/a	n/a	0	492
1998	104	21	15	352	0	n/a	n/a	0	492
1999	122	13	19	367	1	n/a	n/a	0	522
2000	107	14	22	404	0	n/a	n/a	0	547
2001	106	14	20	399	2	n/a	n/a	0	541
2002	109	26	21	461	2	n/a	n/a	0	619
2003	109	26	21	461	2	n/a	n/a	0	619
2004	98	22	18	467	2	n/a	n/a	0	607
2005	86	26	12	459	2	n/a	n/a	0	585
2006	95	20	10	424	3	n/a	n/a	1	553
2007	71	16	11	393	1	n/a	n/a	0	492
2008	61	9	14	379	1	n/a	n/a	0	464
2009	48	17	15	355	0	1	0	0	436
2010	40	14	7	357	1	0	6	0	425
2011	38	6	6	336	2	0	4	0	392
2012	50	11	6	310	3	0	3	0	383
2013	38	8	5	287	3	0	4	0	345
2014	20	10	2	311	2	0	4	0	349
2015	20	8	4	307	1	0	5	0	345
2016	19	5	3	303	0	0	7	0	337
2017	21	3	3	299	2	0	7	0	335
2018	24	7	2	321	3	2	7	0	366
2019	27	11	2	325	1	0	5	0	371
2020	23	10	3	346	5	0	3	0	390
2021	21	10	1	355	3	2	1	0	393
2022	23	7	1	336	4	2	2	0	375
2023	17	2	1	315	4	0	7	0	346
2024	17	1	1	303	4	1	10	0	337

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Seeley Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	430	20.7	20.7	n/a
1989	474	20.5	23.1	n/a
1990	500	20.9	23.9	n/a
1991	481	20.4	23.5	n/a
1992	496	20.7	23.9	67.3
1993	468	20.6	22.7	71.6
1994	499	21.6	23.1	67.5
1995	474	21.3	22.3	66.2
1996	474	21.3	22.3	66.2
1997	492	21.3	23.1	69.3
1998	492	25.3	19.4	71.1
1999	522	26.3	19.8	73
2000	547	27.3	20.0	74.8
2001	541	29.5	18.3	70.2
2002	619	32.5	19.0	77.1
2003	619	32.5	19.0	77.1
2004	607	34.5	17.6	79.2
2005	585	33.5	17.5	74.7
2006	553	30.5	18.1	80.1
2007	492	28.6	17.2	99.4
2008	464	27.0	17.2	79.7
2009	436	22.5	17.8	79.1
2010	425	21.5	19.7	99.3
2011	392	n/a	n/a	99.2
2012	383	18.0	21.2	n/a
2013	345	5.3	64.9	99.1
2014	349	18.0	19.3	82.5
2015	345	17.0	20.2	86.7
2016	337	16.0	21.0	93.2
2017	335	16.0	20.9	72.5
2018	366	13.0	28.0	84.4
2019	371	14.0	26.5	92.2
2020	390	n/a	n/a	95.6
2021	393	16.0	24.5	91.6
2022	375	20.0	18.7	91.5
2023	346	16.0	21.6	94.8
2024	337	16.0	21.0	94.1

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 Seeley Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	430	20.7	20.7	n/a
1989	474	20.5	23.1	n/a
1990	500	20.9	23.9	n/a
1991	481	20.4	23.5	n/a
1992	496	20.7	23.9	67.3
1993	468	20.6	22.7	71.6
1994	499	21.6	23.1	67.5
1995	474	21.3	22.3	66.2
1996	474	21.3	22.3	66.2
1997	492	21.3	23.1	69.3
1998	492	25.3	19.4	71.1
1999	522	26.3	19.8	73
2000	547	27.3	20.0	74.8
2001	541	29.5	18.3	70.2
2002	619	32.5	19.0	77.1
2003	619	32.5	19.0	77.1
2004	607	34.5	17.6	79.2
2005	585	33.5	17.5	74.7
2006	553	30.5	18.1	80.1
2007	492	28.6	17.2	99.4
2008	464	27.0	17.2	79.7
2009	436	22.5	17.8	79.1
2010	425	21.5	19.7	99.3
2011	392	n/a	n/a	99.2
2012	383	18.0	21.2	n/a
2013	345	5.3	64.9	99.1
2014	349	18.0	19.3	82.5
2015	345	17.0	20.2	86.7
2016	337	16.0	21.0	93.2
2017	335	16.0	20.9	72.5
2018	366	13.0	28.0	84.4
2019	371	14.0	26.5	92.2
2020	390	n/a	n/a	95.6
2021	393	16.0	24.5	91.6
2022	375	20.0	18.7	91.5
2023	346	16.0	21.6	94.8
2024	337	16.0	21.0	94.1

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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