Enrollment
342
Elementary
DISTRICT 343 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT BRAGG UNIFIED·NCES 061407001608
Dana Gray Elementary
1197 East Chestnut St., Fort Bragg, CA 95437 · (707) 961-2865 · Mendocino County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL342 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 10% 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.
- C-Beats 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
18.0:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
271 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 107 | 31% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 122 | 36% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Dana Gray Elementary→Fort Bragg Middle
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Fort Bragg Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
23.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -7.1pp since 2014
Math
21.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.6% | 15.3% | 21.1% | 55.0% |
| Math | 6.4% | 14.6% | 27.7% | 51.2% |
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 | 23.9% | 21.0% |
| 2023-24 | 24.6% | 22.9% |
| 2022-23 | 26.3% | 24.8% |
| 2021-22 | 27.2% | 24.6% |
| 2018-19 | 42.6% | 34.3% |
| 2017-18 | 40.6% | 33.8% |
| 2016-17 | 39.2% | 33.6% |
| 2015-16 | 43.0% | 34.0% |
| 2014-15 | 31.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
23.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Dana Gray Elementary
Dana Gray Elementary's state test result (23.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dana Gray Elementary this school | 342 | 79.2% | 23.2% |
| McKinley Elementary Gridley | 341 | 80.9% | N/A |
| Parkview Elementary Taft | 328 | 79.0% | 36.1% |
| Washington Elementary Winton | 295 | 79.7% | 38.2% |
| George Cirby Elementary Roseville | 370 | 77.3% | 37.4% |
| Redwood Elementary Fort Bragg | 343 | 78.1% | 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 Dana Gray Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Mendocino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.2% | #4,269 of 5,151 | #6 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #4,199 of 5,172 ▼ 343 | #6 of 14 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.9% | #4,584 of 5,172 ▼ 245 | #9 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.4pp | #864 of 5,116 | #7 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 342 | #4,360 of 5,915 | #8 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #264 of 5,352 | #3 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.8% | #1,940 of 5,354 | #6 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.2% | #2,252 of 5,625 | #6 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.2% | #2,658 of 3,837 | #9 of 11 |
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
342
-39 (-10%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 595
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 21.2:1
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 | 342 | 19 | 18.0:1 | 79% (271) |
| 2023-24 | 362 | 20 | 18.1:1 | 81% (292) |
| 2022-23 | 365 | 17.6 | 20.8:1 | 81% (295) |
| 2020-21 | 381 | 18 | 21.2:1 | 83% (317) |
| 2017-18 | 381 | 17 | 22.4:1 | 78% (298) |
| 2015-16 | 411 | 19 | 21.6:1 | 72% (295) |
| 2010-11 | 420 | N/A | N/A | 68% (285) |
| 2000-01 | 505 | 31 | 16.3:1 | 49% (247) |
| 1990-91 | 595 | 29 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dana Gray Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (381 to 342); teachers up 12% (17 to 19).
About Dana Gray Elementary
Dana Gray Elementary is a small elementary school located in Fort Bragg, California. It reported 342 students in grades 3 through 5 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in California average about 465 students, which makes this school 26% below average.
Fort Bragg Unified has 1,669 students spread across 7 schools.
The largest group at Dana Gray Elementary is Hispanic students, at 52%. Smaller groups are 37% White and 9% multiracial. County-wide, 28% of Mendocino County residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 59%.
Dana Gray Elementary reports a ratio of 18.0 students per teacher, from 19 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is 22.3:1. Lunch program data show 79% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Dana Gray Elementary earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 10% 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 Dana Gray Elementary, the prediction is 33.1% and the result is 23.2%.
Mendocino County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $68,092, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 66 public schools in the county, enrolling about 12,738, Dana Gray Elementary among them.
Fort Bragg High is the nearest public school to Dana Gray Elementary, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Dana Gray Elementary, there are 7 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Dana Gray Elementary is 4th of 4 on proficiency.
Dana Gray Elementary has an NCES locale of Town: Remote.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 10%, from 381 to 342. The number of students per teacher dropped from 21.2 to 18.0 over 4 years.
The discussion board for Dana Gray Elementary is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Mendocino County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
90,244
Census ACS
Median income
$68,092
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
66
12,738 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fort Bragg Unified
- Fort Bragg HighHigh · 569 students
- Fort Bragg MiddleMiddle · 376 students
- Redwood ElementaryElementary · 343 students
- Noyo High (Continuation)High · 27 students
- Lighthouse Community DayHigh · 7 students
- Shelter CoveMiddle · 5 students
Other schools in Fort Bragg
- Fort Bragg HighHigh · 569 students
- Fort Bragg MiddleMiddle · 376 students
- Redwood ElementaryElementary · 343 students
- Three Rivers CharterElementary · 81 students
- Noyo High (Continuation)High · 27 students
- Lighthouse Community DayHigh · 7 students
Nearby schools
- Fort Bragg High0.1 mi · 569
- Noyo High (Continuation)0.2 mi · 27
- Lighthouse Community Day0.2 mi · 7
- Shelter Cove0.2 mi · 5
- Redwood Elementary0.3 mi · 343
- Fort Bragg Middle0.9 mi · 376
Frequently asked questions
About Dana Gray ElementaryHow many students attend Dana Gray Elementary?
Dana Gray Elementary enrolls approximately 342 students in grades 03-05.
Is Dana Gray Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dana Gray Elementary is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
How many teachers does Dana Gray Elementary have?
Dana Gray Elementary employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Dana Gray Elementary?
Student demographics at Dana Gray Elementary are roughly 37% White, 52% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Dana Gray Elementary in?
Dana Gray Elementary is part of Fort Bragg Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.