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C

Jamestown Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8Regional · 2 towns

Serves Jamestown and Chinese Camp.

Jamestown’s School Grade C+ better than 41% of California school districts

Students
439
Schools
2
Spent per student
$18,807
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
71%
The gist

What stands out about Jamestown Elementary School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 25% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Spends 11% less per student than the CA average
  • 20 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 29.1% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 25% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Jamestown 3,265Chinese Camp 69

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Jamestown. Grade by grade →

K–8Jamestown ElementaryThis district
9–12Sonora HighSonora Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency22%
State average 33.1% · 228 students tested
Reading / language arts30%
State average 46.7% · 228 students tested

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 91% at Sonora Union High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$18,807 per student · 11% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 33%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 37%State 50%Federal 13%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
340’20
347’21
380’22
410’23
439’24

Up 29.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 65%Hispanic 26%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Black <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Jamestown Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Jamestown
C−
409 students20:1
Chinese Camp Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–6 · Chinese Camp
B+
30 students15:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Sonora Elementary School DistrictSonora
$15,232per student
Sonora Union High School DistrictSonora
$18,835per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.