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Sonora Elementary School District, California, elections

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Sonora Elementary School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 724 (2022-2023)
Schools: 2 (2022-2023)
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Sonora Elementary School District is a school district in California (Tuolumne County). During the 2023 school year, 724 students attended one of the district's two schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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Recall elections

 
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Recall procedures

State Specific grounds required? Signature requirement Petition circulation time When recalls can start
California No 10% to 30% of registered voters (depending on population of jurisdiction) 40 to 160 days (depending on population of jurisdiction) Recalls cannot start until an official has been in office for 90 days, and they cannot start in the last six months of an officer's term


Recall efforts

2025
See also: Cody Ritts recall, Sonora Elementary School District, California (2025)

An effort to recall Cody Ritts from his position on the Sonora Elementary School District board of trustees in California began in August 2025.[1]

Ritts won a four-year term on the board in 2024 after running unopposed.[1]


About the district

School board

The Sonora Elementary School District consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Cody Ritts2028
Paige Coffin20242028
Kathy Francis2026
Steve Roos2026
Reed Schoedl20212026

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Sonora Elementary School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
California State Assembly District 8David TangipaRepublican Party 100% < 1%

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[2]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $1,280,000 $1,834 14%
Local: $3,659,000 $5,242 40%
State: $4,284,000 $6,138 46%
Total: $9,223,000 $13,213
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $9,740,000 $13,954
Total Current Expenditures: $7,901,000 $11,319
Instructional Expenditures: $5,401,000 $7,737 55%
Student and Staff Support: $320,000 $458 3%
Administration: $1,064,000 $1,524 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,116,000 $1,598 11%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,098,000 $1,573
Construction: $1,098,000 $1,573
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $338,000 $484

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[3]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 30 21-39 25-29 <50 21-39 31
2018-2019 45 40-59 PS 35-39 <50 21-39 48
2017-2018 46 40-59 30-34 >=50 21-39 49
2016-2017 43 40-59 20-24 PS 21-39 47
2015-2016 45 60-79 PS 30-34 PS >=50 47
2014-2015 35 <50 PS 25-29 PS 40-59 37
2012-2013 62 60-79 PS 40-44 PS 60-79 64
2011-2012 71 60-79 PS 50-59 >=50 60-79 70-74
2010-2011 64 60-79 PS 50-54 >=50 40-59 65

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 49 40-59 45-49 <50 60-79 49
2018-2019 55 60-79 PS 45-49 <50 40-59 55
2017-2018 55 60-79 35-39 >=50 21-39 57
2016-2017 53 40-59 35-39 PS 60-79 56
2015-2016 55 60-79 PS 40-44 PS >=50 58
2014-2015 43 <50 PS 30-34 PS 40-59 46
2012-2013 65 60-79 PS 50-54 PS 60-79 67
2011-2012 74 60-79 PS 60-69 >=50 60-79 75-79
2010-2011 67 60-79 PS 55-59 >=50 60-79 68

Ballotpedia has not located graduation data for this district.

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 724 -2.2
2021-2022 740 5.7
2020-2021 698 -3.4
2019-2020 722 -2.8
2018-2019 742 -0.8
2017-2018 748 2.7
2016-2017 728 4.8
2015-2016 693 4.8
2014-2015 660 -4.2
2013-2014 688 3.8
2012-2013 662 -2.7
2011-2012 680 -4.7
2010-2011 712 -5.2
2009-2010 749 -2.1
2008-2009 765 -2.9
2007-2008 787 -8.8
2006-2007 856 0.6
2005-2006 851 4.1
2004-2005 816 2.2
2003-2004 798 0.6
2002-2003 793 -4.8
2001-2002 831 2.8
2000-2001 808 -4.2
1999-2000 842 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Sonora Elementary School District (%) California K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 2.2 0.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 2.1 0.0
Black 1.0 0.0
Hispanic 18.5 0.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.0
Two or More Races 4.3 0.0
White 71.8 0.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Sonora Elementary School District had 35.74 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 20.26.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 5.03
Elementary: 30.71
Secondary: 0.00
Total: 35.74

Sonora Elementary School District employed 1.00 district administrators and 1.95 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.00
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 1.95
School Administrative Support: 9.00
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 25.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.90
Total Guidance Counselors: 0.80
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.80
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 0.00
Other Support Services: 26.00

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[6]

The Sonora Elementary School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Sonora Elementary724KG-8
Sonora Elementary Preschool0

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mother Lode News, "Sonora Elementary Board Member, Ritts, Faces Recall Attempt," August 28, 2025
    2. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    3. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    6. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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