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What do you wish you knew before starting at Browns Valley Elementary?
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Enrollment
651
Elementary
DISTRICT 453 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NAPA VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 062664004013
Browns Valley Elementary
1001 Buhman Ave., Napa, CA 94558 · (707) 253-3761 · Napa County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL651 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 43% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
23.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
246 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 117 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 63 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 56 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 40 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (117) is 193% larger than its 8th grade class (40).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
58.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.3pp since 2014
Math
47.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 24.4% | 33.9% | 20.0% | 21.7% |
| Math | 20.2% | 26.8% | 33.2% | 19.8% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.3% | 47.1% |
| 2023-24 | 54.2% | 46.5% |
| 2022-23 | 51.7% | 45.9% |
| 2021-22 | 56.6% | 52.3% |
| 2018-19 | 63.0% | 58.8% |
| 2017-18 | 63.7% | 60.7% |
| 2016-17 | 58.7% | 48.9% |
| 2015-16 | 61.0% | 55.0% |
| 2014-15 | 51.0% | 46.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Browns Valley Elementary
Browns Valley Elementary's state test result (50.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Browns Valley Elementary this school | 651 | 37.8% | 50.9% |
| Earl LeGette Elementary Fair Oaks | 622 | 37.0% | 52.1% |
| Ione Elementary Ione | 564 | 34.2% | 26.4% |
| Cummings Valley Elementary Tehachapi | 560 | 39.6% | 51.7% |
| Lake Elementary Oceanside | 696 | 36.2% | 51.7% |
| Brittan Elementary Sutter | 539 | 34.7% | 32.0% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Browns Valley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Napa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #1,658 of 5,151 | #4 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #1,786 of 5,172 ▼ 66 | #5 of 18 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #1,449 of 5,172 ▲ 150 | #3 of 18 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.8pp | #1,275 of 5,116 | #11 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 651 | #1,011 of 5,915 | #2 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.4:1 | #3,313 of 5,352 | #7 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.4% | #2,662 of 5,354 | #11 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.8% | #4,429 of 5,625 | #17 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +24.2% | #179 of 1,139 | #1 of 7 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
651
+188 (+41%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 638
Student : Teacher
23.4:1
was 25.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 651 | 27.8 | 23.4:1 | 38% (246) |
| 2023-24 | 570 | 22.7 | 25.1:1 | 39% (223) |
| 2022-23 | 533 | 20.1 | 26.6:1 | 39% (210) |
| 2020-21 | 463 | 18 | 25.7:1 | 29% (135) |
| 2017-18 | 524 | 20.1 | 26.1:1 | 34% (177) |
| 2015-16 | 524 | 21 | 24.9:1 | 34% (178) |
| 2010-11 | 490 | N/A | N/A | 22% (107) |
| 2000-01 | 546 | 25 | 21.8:1 | 10% (55) |
| 1990-91 | 638 | 24 | 26.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Browns Valley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (524 to 651); teachers up 38% (20.1 to 27.8).
About Browns Valley Elementary
Browns Valley Elementary is a public mid-sized elementary school in Napa, California. It has an enrollment of 651 students in kindergarten through 8. Elementary schools in California average about 465 students, which makes this school 40% bigger than average.
Across its 26 schools, Napa Valley Unified enrolls 16,077 students. Browns Valley Elementary is one of those schools.
The share of White students at Browns Valley Elementary is 64%, a majority. The remaining students are 27% Hispanic and 8% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 51, compared with 70 nationally.
Browns Valley Elementary has 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.4:1. Elementary schools in California have an average ratio of 22.3:1. At Browns Valley Elementary, 38% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Napa County average 64%.
On the allk12 Grade, Browns Valley Elementary lands at C+, ahead of 43% of California public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Browns Valley Elementary, the prediction is 57.4% and the result is 50.9%.
Census data for Napa County show the median household earns about $111,471 a year, roughly 40% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Napa County number 43, with about 18,557 students.
West Park Elementary sits about 1.4 miles from Browns Valley Elementary. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Browns Valley Elementary places 2nd of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Small: inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
In 2020-21 the school reported 463 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 651. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 25.7:1 to 23.4:1.
People who know Browns Valley Elementary can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Napa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
134,869
Census ACS
Median income
$111,471
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
18,557 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Napa Valley Unified
- American Canyon HighHigh · 1,720 students
- Napa HighHigh · 1,642 students
- Vintage HighHigh · 1,622 students
- American Canyon MiddleMiddle · 1,074 students
- Redwood MiddleMiddle · 868 students
- Canyon Oaks ElementaryElementary · 696 students
Other schools in Napa
- Napa HighHigh · 1,642 students
- Vintage HighHigh · 1,622 students
- Redwood MiddleMiddle · 868 students
- Silverado MiddleMiddle · 673 students
- Unidos MiddleMiddle · 599 students
- Napa Valley Language AcademyElementary · 560 students
Other Browns Valley Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 2 states are named Browns Valley Elementary. Browns Valley Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Browns Valley ElementaryVacaville, CA · 806 students
- Browns Valley ElementaryBrowns Valley, CA · 126 students
- Browns Valley ElementaryBROWNS VALLEY, MN · 128 students
Nearby schools
- West Park Elementary1.4 mi · 296
- Pueblo Vista Elementary1.5 mi · 451
- Northwood Elementary1.8 mi · 381
- Redwood Middle1.8 mi · 868
- Napa Valley Language Academy2.0 mi · 560
- Valley Oak High2.2 mi · 155
Frequently asked questions
About Browns Valley ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Browns Valley Elementary?
Browns Valley Elementary enrolls approximately 651 students in grades KG-08.
Is Browns Valley Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Browns Valley Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Browns Valley Elementary?
Approximately 23.4:1 students per teacher at Browns Valley Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Browns Valley Elementary?
Student demographics at Browns Valley Elementary are roughly 64% White, 27% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Browns Valley Elementary public or private?
Browns Valley Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Napa Valley Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.