Great Valley Academy

Great Valley Academy is a high-enrollment elementary school with an address in Modesto, California. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 8, with 972 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in California average about 465 students.

Great Valley Academy is part of Great Valley Academy District.

A majority of students at Great Valley Academy, 57%, are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 28% White, 8% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 3% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Great Valley Academy belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 58%.

Federal staffing data show 42 full-time-equivalent teachers at Great Valley Academy and a ratio of 23.1:1. That ratio is over the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 45% of students. That rate is below the 71% average among public schools in Stanislaus County.

Among Stanislaus County residents, median household income is about $81,468, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 190 public schools in Stanislaus County, with a combined enrollment of about 106,477.

The closest public school, Grace M. Davis High, is about 0.3 miles from Great Valley Academy. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.

Locale: City: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. Great Valley Academy is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.

Great Valley Academy had 871 students in 2020-21 and 972 in 2024-25, a 12% gain.

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