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Wheatland Elementary: The state doesn't publish enough data to score this school fairly.

Wheatland is an elementary school in Wheatland. The state doesn't publish enough data to score it fairly — so we won't. Here's what we can show.

No Scope Score available

California doesn't publicly report per-grade test results when fewer than 11 students are tested in a grade — a privacy protection for small schools. We can't compute a Scope Score without that data.

Worth a school visit

With little published data, a visit does the heavy lifting: ask about class sizes, teacher tenure, and where last year's students went next.

  • Ask about typical class sizes and the student-teacher ratio.
  • Ask how long teachers have stayed at the school.
  • Ask where recent graduates or transfers went next.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom, and watch how a lesson actually runs.

How every group of students does here

At Wheatland Elementary in Wheatland, 30.0% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 41.8% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Wheatland Elementary trails its district average for low-income students by 11.8 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (38.3% Math proficient); White students (44.2% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 10.7 percentage points for low-income students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 60 students tested.

All students at this school: 43% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 43%, district —, state 43%43%
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 34%, district 38%, state 32%34% · −9 vs school
WhiteWhite: this school 48%, district 49%, state 56%48% · +5 vs school
MaleMale: this school 46%, district 48%, state 42%46% · +3 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 39%, district 44%, state 44%39% · −4 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 31%, district 39%, state 32%31% · −12 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 23%, district 13%, state 15%23% · −20 vs school
Two or More RacesTwo or More Races: this school 55%, district 52%, state 56%55% · +12 vs school

6 of 14 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.

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Subgroup growth by grade

Change in proficiency from the lowest tested grade — which groups gain ground the longer they stay. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path
Elementary
Wheatland Elementary
No score
This school
High School
No feeder data available for this level

Estimated path based on proximity within the same district. Contact your school district for official feeder information.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 20:1, district 20:120:1
Teaching staff20 teachers
Avg. experience12.6 years
Fully credentialed82%
First-year teachers5%

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $25,241, CA average $14,815$25,241 · spent at this school
Federal share$886 per student

$886 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$22,044 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction56%
Instruction support11%
Student services16%
Administration6%
Buildings & maintenance10%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$14,778 per pupil
2019$13,750 per pupil
2018$13,517 per pupil
2017$12,849 per pupil
2016$12,846 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

White57.1%
District 50.0% · CA 19.9%
Hispanic29.5%
District 30.1% · CA 56.1%
Other12.4%
District 15.4% · CA 9.0%
Asian0.8%
District 1.3% · CA 10.2%
Black0.3%
District 3.3% · CA 4.8%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 65.8% (2pp above CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$96K · CA $85K
Median home value$472K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+23% · CA 35%
ZIP population5,032
Median age39 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

Transitional kindergarten is offered here — confirmed by actual Census Day enrollment, not just the listed grade span.

Your other options

Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.


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