Browns Elementary School District

Public Regional · 2 towns Grades K–8 B-School Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Rio Oso and Trowbridge, and parts of Nicolaus.

At a glance

143Students enrolled

1School

2Towns served

$12,614Spent per student

14:1Student–teacher ratio

29%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Rio Oso

Grades K–8

Browns Elementary143 students · Rio OsoThis district

Grades 9–12

East Nicolaus High308 students · NicolausEast Nicolaus Joint Union High School District

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs CA

Math proficiency22%

State average 33.4%

Reading / language arts52%

State average 48.5%

Graduation rate 97% at East Nicolaus Joint Union High School District, which runs the high school (state 87.6%) · class of 2020

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$12,614

per student each year · 41% below the CA average

Spending

Classroom instruction60%

Support & administration39%

Other1%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)30%

State68%

Federal3%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

128’20

122’21

122’22

132’23

143’24

Students

White · 57%82

Hispanic · 29%42

Asian · 5%7

Two or more races · 5%7

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 3%4

Black · 1%1

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Rio Oso437 people

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Trowbridge243 people

Also covers small parts of Nicolaus.

Schools1 in district · 1 next

This district · grades K–8

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Browns ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 143 students · Rio Oso

BPublic

Where students go next · East Nicolaus Joint Union High School District

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East Nicolaus HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 308 students · Nicolaus

B+Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.