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Spring Valley Elementary

2771 Pentz Rd., Oroville, CA 95965 · (530) 533-3467 · Butte County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL67 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% of California public elementary schools
  • C-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.
  • B+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

Enrollment
67
Elementary
STATE 465
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
5 FTE teachers
STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
55 students
STATE 65%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten1116%
Grade 157%
Grade 2913%
Grade 31116%
Grade 41015%
Grade 51015%
Grade 646%
Grade 8710%
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 62% · US 70%
White
4770%
STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
1218%
STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
11%
STATE 5% · US 15%
Two+
710%
STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
4060%
Female
2740%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
36.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +17.6pp since 2014
Math
34.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +11.1pp since 2014

What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 18 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts7.3%29.3%14.6%48.8%
Math12.2%21.9%24.4%41.5%
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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2536.6%34.1%
2023-2430.6%24.5%
2022-2338.5%30.8%
2021-2232.4%13.2%
2020-2127.8%11.1%
2018-1923.5%11.8%
2017-1822.2%17.8%
2016-1721.2%18.5%
2015-1616.0%25.0%
2014-1519.0%23.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
24.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.4pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Spring Valley Elementary

Spring Valley Elementary's state test result (24.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Spring Valley Elementary this school6782.1%24.1%
Monarch Learning Center
Redding
8580.0%N/A
Monte Rio Elementary
Monte Rio
6875.0%45.9%
Leggett Valley Elementary
Leggett
5188.2%22.5%
McCloud Elementary
Mccloud
5485.2%30.7%
Lake County International Charter
Middletown
8876.1%N/A
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 Spring Valley Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Butte County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
67#5,714 of 5,915#41 of 46
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 2024-25
Enrollment
67
+5 (+8%) vs 2020
-59% since 1990-91, when it was 162
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 15.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25674.813.9:182% (55)
2023-2472612.0:185% (61)
2022-2369513.8:196% (66)
2020-2162415.5:185% (53)
2017-1869513.8:157% (39)
2015-16112522.4:165% (73)
2010-11114N/AN/A88% (100)
2000-01102617.0:174% (75)
1990-91162820.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spring Valley Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 3% (69 to 67); teachers down 4% (5 to 4.8).

About Spring Valley Elementary

Spring Valley Elementary sits in Oroville, California, and is classified as an elementary school. It has an enrollment of 67 students in kindergarten through 8. That compares with an average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.

The school's district is Golden Feather Union Elementary.

The largest group at Spring Valley Elementary is White students, at 70%. Other groups include 18% Hispanic and 10% multiracial. Butte County residents are about 70% White, a similar share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Spring Valley Elementary scores 46%.

The school has 4.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 13.9 students per teacher. Elementary schools in California average 22.3:1, 8.4 more students per teacher than here. Of all students at Spring Valley Elementary, 82% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Butte County report 63%.

Among California public elementary schools, Spring Valley Elementary outscored 27%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.

Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Spring Valley Elementary would score about 31.4%. It scores 24.1%, 7.4 points below that figure.

In Butte County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $67,928, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. There are 96 public schools in the county, enrolling about 29,730, Spring Valley Elementary among them.

The closest school to Spring Valley Elementary is Paradise Junior High, located about 7.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within ten miles is at least 8.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

An 8% rise took enrollment from 62 in 2020-21 to 67 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.9:1) than in 2020-21 (15.5:1).

Spring Valley Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.

Butte County at a glance

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Population
207,929
Census ACS
Median income
$67,928
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
96
29,730 students

Quick facts

School name
Spring Valley Elementary
District
Golden Feather Union Elementary
Address
2771 Pentz Rd., Oroville, CA 95965
Phone
(530) 533-3467
County
Butte County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–08
Total enrollment
67
Teachers (FTE)
5
Student–teacher ratio
13.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
55 (82%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
061548001964
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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9 other US public schools in 6 states are named Spring Valley Elementary. Spring Valley Elementary is the 10th largest of the 10.

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Frequently asked questions

About Spring Valley Elementary
What is the total enrollment at Spring Valley Elementary?
Spring Valley Elementary enrolls approximately 67 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Spring Valley Elementary serve?
Spring Valley Elementary serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Spring Valley Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Spring Valley Elementary is approximately 13.9:1 (5 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Spring Valley Elementary?
Student demographics at Spring Valley Elementary are roughly 70% White, 18% Hispanic, 1% Black, 10% Two or more.
What district is Spring Valley Elementary in?
Spring Valley Elementary is part of Golden Feather Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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