How does Tierra Buena Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Yuba City?

Tierra Buena Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 47.1/100, placing it at the 60th percentile statewide. 29% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,670 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Tierra Buena Elementary?

28.8% of students at Tierra Buena Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 54.9% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Tierra Buena Elementary improving or declining?

Tierra Buena Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 28.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Tierra Buena Elementary?

9.4% of students at Tierra Buena Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Tierra Buena Elementary

Yuba City Unified Yuba City Sutter County 95993

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,670 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

617 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

18:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

64%

Teachers

34 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 28.9%

White 29.2%

Asian 31.9%

Black 0.7%

Other 9.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Tierra Buena Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	28.8%
Met Standard	26.0%
Below Standard	45.1%

Exceeded

28.8%

Met

26.0%

Below

45.1%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "55% proficient" for Tierra Buena Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

28.8% of students exceeded standard while 26.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 7.8 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 15.8 points above the Yuba City Unified district average of 13.0%. Compared to the 8 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 17.4 points higher (vs 11.4% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 28.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 9.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

28.8%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

54.9%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

-28.5pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

9.4%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

2.5%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,670

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	74	54.0%	23.0%	13.5%	9.5%	77.0%
4th	60	33.3%	13.3%	30.0%	23.3%	46.7%
5th	81	28.4%	32.1%	21.0%	18.5%	60.5%
6th	67	25.4%	32.8%	22.4%	19.4%	58.2%
7th	78	26.9%	41.0%	24.4%	7.7%	68.0%
8th	57	31.6%	31.6%	24.6%	12.3%	63.2%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	74	48.6%	33.8%	9.5%	8.1%	82.4%
4th	61	27.9%	21.3%	34.4%	16.4%	49.2%
5th	81	22.2%	19.8%	23.5%	34.6%	42.0%
6th	67	13.4%	26.9%	23.9%	35.8%	40.3%
7th	78	17.9%	20.5%	30.8%	30.8%	38.5%
8th	57	15.8%	15.8%	38.6%	29.8%	31.6%