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Enrollment
670
High
DISTRICT 347 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRIDLEY UNIFIED·NCES 060005102016
Gridley High
300 East Spruce St., Gridley, CA 95948 · (530) 846-4791 · Butte County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL670 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
473 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 194 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 164 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 169 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 143 | 21% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
72.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +18.8pp since 2014
Math
40.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +9.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 19 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 39.5% | 33.3% | 21.6% | 5.6% |
| Math | 16.1% | 24.2% | 26.1% | 33.5% |
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 | 72.8% | 40.4% |
| 2023-24 | 83.7% | 46.1% |
| 2022-23 | 75.5% | 44.8% |
| 2021-22 | 75.6% | 42.3% |
| 2020-21 | 76.9% | 40.2% |
| 2018-19 | 28.1% | 28.8% |
| 2017-18 | 58.4% | 37.6% |
| 2016-17 | 76.2% | 41.8% |
| 2015-16 | 66.0% | 43.0% |
| 2014-15 | 54.0% | 31.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
60.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 38% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in California's top 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 Gridley High
Gridley High's state test result (60.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gridley High this school | 670 | 70.6% | 60.8% |
| Linden High Linden | 743 | 69.3% | 34.4% |
| Willows High Willows | 423 | 70.4% | 32.5% |
| Nipomo High Nipomo | 819 | 70.2% | 37.2% |
| Exeter Union High Exeter | 909 | 65.6% | 48.6% |
| Orland High Orland | 725 | 78.1% | 28.2% |
Matched among California high 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 Gridley High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Butte County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.8% | #165 of 1,052 | #1 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #264 of 1,056 ▼ 79 | #2 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.8% | #195 of 1,056 ▼ 131 | #3 of 8 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.4pp | #235 of 1,044 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 670 | #906 of 2,093 | #5 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #460 of 1,352 | #5 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.1% | #608 of 1,351 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.6% | #857 of 1,575 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.2% | #203 of 327 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
670
-3 (0%) vs 2020
+3% since 2000-01, when it was 649
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 20.4:1
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 | 670 | 34.5 | 19.4:1 | 71% (473) |
| 2023-24 | 644 | 34.7 | 18.5:1 | 69% (446) |
| 2022-23 | 676 | 34.3 | 19.7:1 | 54% (367) |
| 2020-21 | 673 | 33 | 20.4:1 | 73% (490) |
| 2017-18 | 637 | 29.1 | 21.9:1 | 66% (419) |
| 2015-16 | 617 | 26 | 23.7:1 | 52% (320) |
| 2010-11 | 679 | N/A | N/A | 50% (339) |
| 2000-01 | 649 | 35 | 18.5:1 | 40% (259) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gridley High.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (637 to 670); teachers up 19% (29.1 to 34.5).
About Gridley High
In Gridley, California, part of Butte County, Gridley High is a high school. It enrolls 670 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 20% below the 838-student average for high schools in California.
Gridley Unified includes 5 schools. Together they enroll 2,001 students.
At Gridley High, 59% of students are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 34% White and 4% Asian. For comparison, the population of Butte County is roughly 20% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Gridley High scores 53%.
For every teacher at Gridley High, there are about 19.4 students; the school has 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in California average 18.2:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 71%. On average, public schools in Butte County report 63%.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Gridley High does better than predicted by 22.6 points. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 60.8%; the prediction is 38.2%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Butte County show that median household income comes to about $67,928, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. The county's public schools total 96, with about 29,730 students.
Wilson Elementary is about 0.5 miles from Gridley High, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 7 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Gridley High ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Federal data place Gridley High in the Town: Distant locale, which means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 673 to 670, a small change.
This page is set up for the Gridley High community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Butte County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
207,929
Census ACS
Median income
$67,928
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
96
29,730 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gridley Unified
- Wilson ElementaryElementary · 544 students
- Sycamore MiddleMiddle · 423 students
- McKinley ElementaryElementary · 341 students
- Esperanza High (Continuation)High · 23 students
Other schools in Gridley
- Wilson ElementaryElementary · 544 students
- Sycamore MiddleMiddle · 423 students
- McKinley ElementaryElementary · 341 students
- Manzanita ElementaryElementary · 306 students
- Esperanza High (Continuation)High · 23 students
Nearby schools
- Wilson Elementary0.5 mi · 544
- Esperanza High (Continuation)0.6 mi · 23
- McKinley Elementary0.8 mi · 341
- Sycamore Middle0.9 mi · 423
- Manzanita Elementary2.7 mi · 306
- Biggs Elementary3.4 mi · 320
Frequently asked questions
About Gridley HighHow large is Gridley High?
Gridley High enrolls approximately 670 students in grades 09-12.
Is Gridley High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Gridley High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gridley High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gridley High is approximately 19.4:1 (35 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Gridley High?
Gridley High reports a student body of 34% White, 59% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Gridley High in?
Gridley High is part of Gridley Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.