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Wheatland Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Wheatland.

Wheatland’s School Grade B+ better than 72% of California school districts

Students
1,359
Schools
4
Spent per student
$22,326
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
57%
The gist

What stands out about Wheatland Elementary School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 77% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 5% more per student than the CA average
  • 20 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 6.3% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 77% 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 above the state, 2021–22
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The town it serves, and its School Grade
B+Wheatland 4,267

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Wheatland. Grade by grade →

K–3Wheatland ElementaryThis district
4–8Bear RiverThis district
9–12Wheatland Union HighWheatland Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency43%
State average 33.1% · 762 students tested
Reading / language arts53%
State average 46.7% · 765 students tested

97% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 95% at Wheatland 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
$22,326 per student · 5% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 45%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 17%State 70%Federal 13%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,278’20
1,346’21
1,361’22
1,333’23
1,359’24

Up 6.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 50%Hispanic 30%Two or more races 14%Black 3%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Wheatland Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Wheatland
B+
380 students20:1
Lone Tree Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Beale AFB
B+
305 students22:1
Wheatland Charter Academy
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Beale AFB
A
89 students22:1
Bear River
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Wheatland
B−
585 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.