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B−

New Hope Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Thornton.

Thornton’s Schools page →

Students
164
Schools
1
Spent per student
$24,649
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
78%
The gist

What stands out about New Hope Elementary School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 52% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Spends 16% more per student than the CA average
  • 19 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7.3% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 52% 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 below the state, 2021–22
B
The town it serves, and its School Grade
Thornton 817

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Thornton. Grade by grade →

K–8New Hope ElementaryThis district
9–122 high schoolsGalt Joint Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency25–29%
State average 33.1% · 120 students tested
Reading / language arts45–49%
State average 46.7% · 120 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 94% at Galt Joint 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
$24,649 per student · 16% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 40%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 23%State 60%Federal 18%

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

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

Enrollment over time
177’20
187’21
177’22
168’23
164’24

Down 7.3% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 90%White 5%Two or more races 2%Black 1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

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

New Hope Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Thornton
C−
164 students19:1

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.