Happy Valley Primary

Located at 16300 Cloverdale Rd., in Anderson, California, Happy Valley Primary is a tight-knit K-5 school that educates 217 students (grades K through 3), one of the schools within Happy Valley Union Elementary. Enrollment runs roughly 53% smaller than the state mean of about 465.

Happy Valley Union Elementary runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 464 students. Happy Valley Primary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Happy Valley Primary lists that the largest single group is White at 48%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 20% Hispanic, 17% multiracial, 8% Native American, 6% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 78% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Roughly 72% of students at Happy Valley Primary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Shasta County (around 58%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Happy Valley Primary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 36.7%, the actual is 45.2%, a residual of +8.5 points.

Around the school, census data for Shasta County shows the typical household earns roughly $72,636 per year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Shasta County's 95 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,639 students), Happy Valley Primary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Happy Valley Community Day, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Happy Valley Primary at 3rd of 5; the average score across the group is 46.0%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Happy Valley Primary has decreased 10%, going from 242 students in 2018 to 217 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 65% to 48% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 24.2:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 today.

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