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C

Planada Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Planada.

Planada’s School Grade C+ better than 36% of California school districts

Students
888
Schools
2
Spent per student
$23,148
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
90%
Debt
$6.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Planada Elementary School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 34% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Spends 9% more per student than the CA average
  • 20 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 6% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $6.5M, about $7,321 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 34% 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 town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Planada. Grade by grade →

K–5Planada ElementaryThis district
6–8Cesar E. Chavez MiddleThis district
9–12Le Grand HighLe Grand Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency19%
State average 33.1% · 548 students tested
Reading / language arts42%
State average 46.7% · 549 students tested

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

Graduation rate 98% at Le Grand 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
$23,148 per student · 9% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 38%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 17%State 67%Federal 16%

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

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

Enrollment over time
838’20
842’21
871’22
870’23
888’24

Up 6% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 97%White 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <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.

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.