Vina Elementary, Vina CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Vina Elementary

Vina Elementary is a small school serving grades 1 through 8 in Vina, a rural agricultural community in Northern California. The school sits along 7th Street in a place defined by orchards, vineyards, and the Abbey of New Clairvaux monastery and farm. With a student body of about eighty, the school draws from a community where farm work and small-town rural life shape both family economics and the character of peer groups.

Just over half the enrollment qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Student composition is roughly evenly split between white students and Hispanic students, with smaller populations of American Indian and multiracial students and very few Black and Asian students. The data does not provide rates for English learner or special education enrollment, so a parent seeking detail on either would need to contact the school directly.

In academic performance, Vina Elementary shows uneven results across the grade band and subjects, with clearer strength in the upper grades. Across all reported math grades, students reach about half proficiency. Grade 8 performs strongest, at over three-fifths proficiency in math and similar ground in English language arts. Grade 4 is notably weaker, with under one-third proficiency in math and under two-fifths in English language arts. Grades 5 and 6 land near the middle. Grade 3 results and Grade 7 results are suppressed, likely because of small cohort size, which is consistent with a school this size. In science, Grade 5 and Grade 8 both show proficiency rates around or just under half. Overall across tested subjects and grades, the school's proficiency index places it in the top quartile among the county's districts, a position reflecting solid upper-grade performance and outcomes that outpace many rural neighbors.

The school has been in its current location serving these grades. Data on staffing, course breadth, discipline patterns, attendance, and specific student support services was not available. A parent considering enrollment would do well to ask the school about its approach to the notably lower performance in Grade 4, any interventions for students not meeting grade-level proficiency, and the structure of its upper-grade program, which appears to serve grades 6 through 8 more effectively.

The parent district, Los Molinos Unified, placed a significant school facilities bond measure on the ballot in November 2024, aimed at upgrading classrooms for career preparedness, replacing aging infrastructure, and improving safety and student wellness facilities. That bond, if approved and passed, would carry a lasting property-tax obligation for families in the district. Families considering a move to the area should understand that commitment before enrolling.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 431%

School 31% · District 34% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 554%

School 54% · District 29% · ▲ 25 pts above district

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 30 pts above county median

Grade 650%

School 50% · District 32% · ▲ 18 pts above district

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 24 pts above county median

Grade 863%

School 63% · District 31% · ▲ 32 pts above district

▲ 35 pts above state median · ▲ 48 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 436%

School 36% · District 35%

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 546%

School 46% · District 38% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

Grade 642%

School 42% · District 33% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 856%

School 56% · District 30% · ▲ 26 pts above district

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 21 pts above county median

Science

Grade 546%

School 46% · District 17% · ▲ 30 pts above district

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Grade 844%

School 44% · District 18% · ▲ 26 pts above district

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 25 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 845%

School 45% · District 63% · ▼ 18 pts below district

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

This schoolLos Molinos Unified, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.