Enrollment
182
Elementary
DISTRICT 341 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAKLAND UNIFIED·NCES 062805004269
Grass Valley Elementary
4720 Dunkirk Ave., Oakland, CA 94605 · (510) 879-2122 · Alameda County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL182 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 9% of California public elementary schools
- FTest 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.
- 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
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
171 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 41 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 71% larger than its 5th grade class (24).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
12.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.7pp since 2014
Math
12.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 12 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 2 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 | 4.1% | 8.2% | 17.8% | 69.9% |
| Math | 2.7% | 9.6% | 27.4% | 60.3% |
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 | 12.3% | 12.3% |
| 2023-24 | 19.5% | 14.6% |
| 2022-23 | 9.1% | 6.9% |
| 2021-22 | 12.4% | 6.7% |
| 2018-19 | 13.7% | 15.3% |
| 2017-18 | 20.4% | 22.4% |
| 2016-17 | 25.3% | 23.2% |
| 2015-16 | 26.0% | 17.0% |
| 2014-15 | 14.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
13.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Elementary
Grass Valley Elementary's state test result (13.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grass Valley Elementary this school | 182 | 94.0% | 13.8% |
| Aspire Capitol Heights Academy Sacramento | 222 | 91.4% | N/A |
| Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary Los Angeles | 209 | 94.7% | 46.8% |
| Aspire Triumph Technology Academy Oakland | 217 | 94.5% | N/A |
| Coliseum Street Elementary Los Angeles | 218 | 97.2% | 21.4% |
| Prescott Elementary Oakland | 135 | 94.8% | 15.2% |
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 Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.8% | #5,003 of 5,151 | #174 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.3% | #4,931 of 5,172 ▼ 225 | #174 of 192 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.3% | #5,108 of 5,172 ▼ 326 | #178 of 192 ▼ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.8pp | #2,362 of 5,116 | #56 of 187 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 182 | #5,415 of 5,915 | #204 of 216 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.0% | #581 of 5,625 | #28 of 211 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.0% | #543 of 3,837 | #24 of 138 |
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
182
-61 (-25%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 232
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
was 18.7:1
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 | 182 | 9.5 | 19.2:1 | 94% (171) |
| 2023-24 | 158 | 9.3 | 17.0:1 | 96% (151) |
| 2022-23 | 175 | 10.3 | 17.0:1 | 90% (158) |
| 2020-21 | 243 | 13 | 18.7:1 | 82% (199) |
| 2017-18 | 260 | 11 | 23.6:1 | 74% (193) |
| 2015-16 | 274 | 14 | 19.6:1 | 71% (195) |
| 2010-11 | 285 | N/A | N/A | 54% (153) |
| 2000-01 | 241 | 12 | 20.1:1 | 32% (78) |
| 1990-91 | 232 | 10 | 23.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grass Valley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (260 to 182); teachers down 14% (11 to 9.5).
About Grass Valley Elementary
Grass Valley Elementary is a small elementary school in Oakland, California. The school reports 182 students in kindergarten through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in California is about 465 students.
Grass Valley Elementary is among 84 schools run by Oakland Unified, which serves 33,973 students.
At 54%, Black students outnumber all other groups at Grass Valley Elementary combined. The remaining students are 35% Hispanic and 9% multiracial. Among people living in Alameda County, the Black share is about 10%. By the diversity index, Grass Valley Elementary comes in at 58%.
Staffing totals 9.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 19.2:1. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 94%. That is higher than the 49% average for public schools in Alameda County.
Grass Valley Elementary is graded D by allk12, scoring above 9% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Grass Valley Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 13.8%, compared with a predicted 24.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Alameda County show that median household income is about $129,367, roughly 52% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 394 public schools in Alameda County, with a combined enrollment of about 210,511.
East Bay Innovation Academy is the public school closest to Grass Valley Elementary, about 1.0 miles away. Grass Valley Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Grass Valley Elementary ranks 4th of 4 nearby schools, at 13.8% versus a 31.5% average.
NCES describes the area around Grass Valley Elementary as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Grass Valley Elementary saw enrollment fall 25% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Alameda County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,649,473
Census ACS
Median income
$129,367
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
394
210,511 students
Quick facts
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Other Grass Valley Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Grass Valley Elementary. Grass Valley Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Grass Valley ElementaryCamas, WA · 445 students
- Grass Valley ElementaryWinnemucca, NV · 406 students
Nearby schools
- East Bay Innovation Academy1.0 mi · 451
- Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary1.6 mi · 231
- Roosevelt Elementary1.6 mi · 524
- Francophone Charter School of Oakland1.7 mi · 324
- Bay Area Technology1.8 mi · 255
- Rudsdale Continuation High1.8 mi · 333
Frequently asked questions
About Grass Valley ElementaryHow large is Grass Valley Elementary?
Grass Valley Elementary enrolls approximately 182 students in grades KG-05.
Is Grass Valley Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Grass Valley Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Grass Valley Elementary have?
Grass Valley Elementary employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Grass Valley Elementary?
Student demographics at Grass Valley Elementary are roughly 2% White, 35% Hispanic, 54% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Grass Valley Elementary public or private?
Grass Valley Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Oakland Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.