Great Valley Academy - Salida

Great Valley Academy - Salida is an elementary-level community of high-enrollment scale in Modesto, California, one of the schools within Great Valley Academy - Salida District, serveing 927 students in grades K through 8. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Great Valley Academy - Salida sits 99% larger than that benchmark.

Great Valley Academy - Salida is a school of Great Valley Academy - Salida District, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

In terms of who attends, Great Valley Academy - Salida records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 57% of enrollment. Other groups include 28% White, 7% multiracial, 5% Asian, 2% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, Great Valley Academy - Salida shows 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 24.7:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 31% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Stanislaus County (around 71%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Stanislaus County) logs that median household earnings sit near $81,468, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Stanislaus County runs 190 public schools (combined enrollment of about 106,477 students), of which Great Valley Academy - Salida is one.

The closest other public school is Sisk Elementary, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Great Valley Academy - Salida operates from a rural location. Great Valley Academy - Salida operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

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