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Jenny Lind Elementary

5100 Driver Rd., Valley Springs, CA 95252 · (209) 754-2350 · Calaveras County
GRADES KG–07ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL475 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 11% of California public elementary schools
  • C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools

Enrollment
475
Elementary
DISTRICT 291 · STATE 465
Student : Teacher
27.9:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
224 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten9620%
Grade 16614%
Grade 28819%
Grade 37516%
Grade 48017%
Grade 56915%
Grade 710%
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
27758%
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
16635%
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Two+
296%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
24652%
Female
22948%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Jenny Lind Elementary→Calaveras High
Based on grade levels within Calaveras Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
29.2%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.8pp since 2014
Math
15.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -6.6pp since 2014

What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 7 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts8.6%20.6%23.0%47.9%
Math1.9%13.5%31.7%52.9%
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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2529.2%15.4%
2023-2428.5%20.3%
2022-2323.4%18.9%
2021-2224.4%11.3%
2020-2122.8%8.4%
2018-1925.9%14.5%
2017-1825.2%18.9%
2016-1724.8%18.2%
2015-1631.0%20.0%
2014-1530.0%22.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
23.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-28.5pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 52% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.

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 Jenny Lind Elementary

Jenny Lind Elementary's state test result (23.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Jenny Lind Elementary this school47547.2%23.4%
Almond Acres Charter Academy
Paso Robles
47847.1%N/A
Coyote Valley Elementary
Hidden Valley Lake
42743.3%47.6%
Jackson Elementary
Jackson
47949.3%32.5%
Carlin C. Coppin Elementary
Lincoln
44244.6%47.2%
San Miguel Elementary
Santa Rosa
40145.4%54.8%
Matched among California elementary 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 Jenny Lind Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Calaveras County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
23.4%#4,254 of 5,151#7 of 9
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
15.4%#4,714 of 5,172
▼ 572
#9 of 9
▼ 3
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
29.2%#4,058 of 5,172
▼ 111
#7 of 9
▼ 1
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+4.4pp#1,831 of 5,116#4 of 9
Enrollment
ranked largest first
475#2,739 of 5,915#2 of 9
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
27.9:1#5,230 of 5,352#6 of 6
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
53.4%#2,486 of 5,354#2 of 6
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
47.2%#4,041 of 5,625#7 of 9
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-7.2%#3,034 of 3,837N/A
Ranked against other public elementary 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 2024-25
Enrollment
475
+92 (+24%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 441
Student : Teacher
27.9:1
was 21.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-254751727.9:147% (224)
2023-244311823.9:140% (172)
2022-234421726.0:142% (184)
2020-213831821.3:148% (184)
2017-1851219.526.3:153% (270)
2015-165151828.6:154% (278)
2010-11591N/AN/A45% (265)
2000-017003420.6:129% (201)
1990-914411725.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jenny Lind Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 7% (512 to 475); teachers down 13% (19.5 to 17).

About Jenny Lind Elementary

Jenny Lind Elementary sits in Valley Springs, California, and is classified as an elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 7 attend the school, which enrolls 475 students.

Calaveras Unified is responsible for 9 schools, Jenny Lind Elementary included, with 2,841 students in all.

At 58%, White students outnumber all other groups at Jenny Lind Elementary combined. The school is also 35% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 79%. Jenny Lind Elementary has a diversity index of 53%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

Staffing totals 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 27.9:1. That ratio is over the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Jenny Lind Elementary is 47%.

The allk12 Grade for Jenny Lind Elementary is D. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 11% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Jenny Lind Elementary is -28.5 points, in the bottom 10% of California. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 23.4%, and the predicted rate is 51.9%.

Among Calaveras County residents, median household income is about $78,647, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 23 public schools in Calaveras County, with a combined enrollment of about 5,261.

The closest public school, Valley Springs Elementary, is about 4.3 miles from Jenny Lind Elementary. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within ten miles. By average proficiency, Jenny Lind Elementary is 3rd among 6 schools close by.

Jenny Lind Elementary is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.

Jenny Lind Elementary had 383 students in 2020-21 and 475 in 2024-25, a 24% gain. Its ratio of students to teachers was 21.3:1 in 2020-21, and 27.9:1 in 2024-25.

Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Calaveras County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
46,248
Census ACS
Median income
$78,647
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
5,261 students

Quick facts

School name
Jenny Lind Elementary
District
Calaveras Unified
Address
5100 Driver Rd., Valley Springs, CA 95252
Phone
(209) 754-2350
County
Calaveras County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–07
Total enrollment
475
Teachers (FTE)
17
Student–teacher ratio
27.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
224 (47%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
060687009522
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Other Jenny Lind Elementary schools

One other US public school is named Jenny Lind Elementary. Jenny Lind Elementary is the largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Jenny Lind Elementary
How large is Jenny Lind Elementary?
Jenny Lind Elementary enrolls approximately 475 students in grades KG-07.
What grades does Jenny Lind Elementary serve?
Jenny Lind Elementary serves grades KG-07.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jenny Lind Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jenny Lind Elementary is approximately 27.9:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Jenny Lind Elementary?
Student demographics at Jenny Lind Elementary are roughly 58% White, 35% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is Jenny Lind Elementary public or private?
Jenny Lind Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Calaveras Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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