Greeley Hill Elementary

Greeley Hill Elementary is one of the minimally staffed primary schools in Coulterville, California, part of Mariposa County Unified, with 25 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 95% below the state mean of about 465.

Mariposa County Unified comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 1,685 students; Greeley Hill Elementary is among them.

On the student-mix side, Greeley Hill Elementary records that 60% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 32% Hispanic, 8% Native American. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 77%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Greeley Hill Elementary records 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Greeley Hill Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 80% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Mariposa County (around 67%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Greeley Hill Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 32.7%, the actual is 18.3%, a residual of -14.3 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Mariposa County put median household income runs about $68,412, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Greeley Hill Elementary is one of 16 public schools in Mariposa County (combined enrollment of about 1,893 students).

Coulterville High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Greeley Hill Elementary ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 36.0%.

Greeley Hill Elementary operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 58%: 60 students in 2018 compared to 25 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 72% to 60% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 8.3:1 in 2025.

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