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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Grass Valley Charter right now?
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Enrollment
546
Elementary
DISTRICT 383 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRASS VALLEY ELEMENTARY·NCES 061578002267
Grass Valley Charter
225 South Auburn St., Grass Valley, CA 95945 · (530) 273-8723 · Nevada County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY32-TOWNCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL546 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 34% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
23.7:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
181 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 | 101 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 52 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 55 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 53 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (101) is 91% larger than its 8th grade class (53).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
50.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -8.9pp since 2014
Math
42.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 9 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 22.4% | 27.8% | 24.2% | 25.7% |
| Math | 21.6% | 20.7% | 32.8% | 24.9% |
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 | 50.1% | 42.3% |
| 2023-24 | 48.7% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 49.7% | 43.8% |
| 2021-22 | 52.1% | 40.4% |
| 2018-19 | 55.8% | 38.8% |
| 2017-18 | 61.9% | 47.4% |
| 2016-17 | 55.0% | 47.2% |
| 2015-16 | 56.0% | 43.0% |
| 2014-15 | 59.0% | 45.0% |
% 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
46.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Grass Valley Charter
Grass Valley Charter's state test result (46.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grass Valley Charter this school | 546 | 33.2% | 46.4% |
| Grant Elementary Redding | 600 | 37.8% | 63.4% |
| Junction Elementary Palo Cedro | 416 | 34.9% | 54.3% |
| Soulsbyville Elementary Soulsbyville | 498 | 39.2% | 46.3% |
| Jacoby Creek Bayside | 455 | 34.9% | 70.7% |
| Orangevale Open K-8 Fair Oaks | 593 | 32.7% | 51.1% |
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 Grass Valley Charter ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Nevada County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #1,972 of 5,151 | #8 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #2,125 of 5,172 ▼ 240 | #6 of 14 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.1% | #2,018 of 5,172 ▼ 25 | #7 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.1pp | #1,753 of 5,116 | #5 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 546 | #1,913 of 5,915 | #1 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.7:1 | #3,548 of 5,352 | #11 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.7% | #3,912 of 5,354 | #14 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.2% | #4,640 of 5,625 | #15 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.8% | #716 of 1,139 | #5 of 6 |
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
546
+21 (+4%) vs 2020
+216% since 2000-01, when it was 173
Student : Teacher
23.7:1
was 27.6:1
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 | 546 | 23 | 23.7:1 | 33% (181) |
| 2023-24 | 521 | 21 | 24.8:1 | 47% (246) |
| 2022-23 | 535 | 22 | 24.3:1 | 34% (183) |
| 2020-21 | 525 | 19 | 27.6:1 | 29% (151) |
| 2017-18 | 516 | 20 | 25.8:1 | 32% (165) |
| 2015-16 | 521 | 21 | 24.8:1 | 23% (121) |
| 2010-11 | 306 | N/A | N/A | 11% (35) |
| 2000-01 | 173 | 8 | 21.6:1 | 13% (22) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grass Valley Charter.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (516 to 546); teachers up 15% (20 to 23).
About Grass Valley Charter
Located in Grass Valley, California, Grass Valley Charter is a mid-sized elementary school. Total enrollment is 546 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 8.
Besides Grass Valley Charter, Grass Valley Elementary runs 3 other schools. The district enrolls 1,613 students.
By race and ethnicity, Grass Valley Charter is 83% White. Other groups include 9% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. In Nevada County overall, the White share is about 84%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 31, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 23.7:1. The school has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 23.7:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. Federal data show 33% of students (181) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 43% average for public schools in Nevada County is 10 points.
Among California public elementary schools, Grass Valley Charter outscored 34%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Grass Valley Charter scores 46.4% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 60.1%.
Census data for Nevada County show the median household earns about $89,882 a year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Counting Grass Valley Charter, Nevada County has 46 public schools.
Silver Springs High (Continuation) is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Grass Valley Charter at 2nd of 6.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Distant. That means it sits in a town some distance from an urbanized area. Federal records list Grass Valley Charter as a charter school.
Enrollment increased by 4% across 4 years, from 525 in 2020-21 to 546 in 2024-25. The ratio was 27.6:1 in 2020-21 and 23.7:1 in 2024-25.
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Nevada County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
102,481
Census ACS
Median income
$89,882
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
13,561 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Grass Valley Elementary
- Lyman Gilmore MiddleMiddle · 464 students
- Margaret G. Scotten ElementaryElementary · 357 students
- Bell Hill AcademyElementary · 246 students
- Grass Valley PreschoolElementary
Other schools in Grass Valley
- Nevada Union HighHigh · 1,561 students
- Bear River HighHigh · 664 students
- John Muir CharterHigh · 629 students
- Union Hill ElementaryElementary · 542 students
- Cottage Hill ElementaryElementary · 485 students
- Lyman Gilmore MiddleMiddle · 464 students
Nearby schools
- Silver Springs High (Continuation)0.3 mi · 80
- Bell Hill Academy0.3 mi · 246
- John Muir Charter0.8 mi · 629
- Lyman Gilmore Middle0.8 mi · 464
- Margaret G. Scotten Elementary1.0 mi · 357
- Yuba River Charter1.4 mi · 323
Frequently asked questions
About Grass Valley CharterWhat is the total enrollment at Grass Valley Charter?
Grass Valley Charter enrolls approximately 546 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Grass Valley Charter serve?
Grass Valley Charter serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Grass Valley Charter?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Grass Valley Charter is approximately 23.7:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Grass Valley Charter?
At Grass Valley Charter, the student body is approximately 83% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Grass Valley Charter public or private?
Grass Valley Charter is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Grass Valley Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.