Edgewater Elementary, Marysville CA

Original Research by School Decision on Edgewater Elementary

Edgewater Elementary serves kindergarten through sixth grade in Marysville, a small historic river town in Yuba County about a span north of Sacramento. The school enrolls a diverse cohort of roughly that many students, with a student body that is about half Hispanic, a substantial share Asian, and the remainder split among white, two-or-more-races, Black, Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander, and American Indian Alaska Native students. Just under half of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a baseline measure of economic need in the school community.

The academic picture shows real challenges. On California's 2024-25 state assessments, Edgewater's students scored below proficiency thresholds across tested subjects and grades. In English language arts, the school achieved proficiency at close to about half in third and fourth grades, but that dropped sharply to around a quarter in fifth and sixth grade. Math proficiency was lower still, with third grade around two-fifths proficient, fourth grade around a third, and fifth and sixth grades each in the mid-teens. The one science result available, from fifth-grade science, came in around a fifth proficient. Across all tested grades and subjects combined, the school's overall proficiency index places it above the midpoint among the county's districts, meaning it is not the lowest performer in Yuba County, but the raw numbers show substantial room for growth, particularly in the upper elementary grades where proficiency drops noticeably.

The data provided does not include information about the school's specific programs, teaching staff, or student support services, so a parent interested in understanding how the school is responding to these results or what instructional approaches it uses would want to reach out to the school directly. Similarly, state testing data for kindergarten, first, and second grade are not available because California does not assess those grades, so there is no comparable performance picture for roughly the first half of Edgewater's grade band.

Marysville itself is a compact downtown with historic character, centered around Ellis Lake and a Gold Rush-era commercial district. The city is pursuing its first comprehensive general plan update in decades, with a focus on downtown revitalization and infill housing rather than sprawl. Local employers include government agencies, Adventist Health/Rideout hospital, the school district itself, and the nearby Beale Air Force Base. The neighborhood around Edgewater offers modest housing costs compared to much of California, with a median home value somewhat below the state benchmark and rents rising but still moderate. For families already in the area or drawn by employment, this is an accessible neighborhood school serving a working community.

At the district level, Marysville Joint Unified faces a significant facilities challenge. Voters rejected a general obligation bond in March 2024 that would have funded a new middle school and renovations to aging buildings. That defeat left the district without funding for planned expansion and upgrades, meaning overcrowding and deferred maintenance remain open issues. A parent considering Edgewater should be aware that this context shapes the broader school environment and any future capacity or facility changes the district might pursue.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 342%

School 42% · District 37% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▼ 1 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 436%

School 36% · District 24% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

Grade 517%

School 17% · District 16% · ▲ 1 pts above district

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

Grade 617%

School 17% · District 18% · ▼ 2 pts below district

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

English language arts

Grade 350%

School 50% · District 34% · ▲ 15 pts above district

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Grade 450%

School 50% · District 29% · ▲ 21 pts above district

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

Grade 528%

School 28% · District 32% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

Grade 626%

School 26% · District 30% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Science

Grade 522%

School 22% · District 20% · ▲ 2 pts above district

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

This schoolMarysville Joint 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.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income39%Higher-income65%26 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income45%Higher-income55%9 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income26%Higher-income32%6 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income28%Higher-income22%5 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income34%Higher-income54%20 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income36%Higher-income36%1 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income17%Higher-income16%2 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income17%Higher-income15%2 pp gap