Jenny Lind Elementary

Jenny Lind Elementary is one of the moderately sized elementary campuss in Valley Springs, California, part of Calaveras Unified, with 475 students on its rolls from grades K through 7.

Calaveras Unified runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 2,841 students. Jenny Lind Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Jenny Lind Elementary lists that White students make up the majority at 58%. Other groups include 35% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 27.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Jenny Lind Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Jenny Lind Elementary is in the bottom 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 51.4%; Jenny Lind Elementary posts 24.5%, -26.9 points below that line.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Calaveras County put median household earnings sit near $78,647, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Jenny Lind Elementary is one of 23 public schools in Calaveras County (combined enrollment of about 5,261 students).

The closest other public school is Valley Springs Elementary, roughly 4.3 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Jenny Lind Elementary comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 20.8%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Jenny Lind Elementary's enrollment has fell 7% since 2018, when it stood at 512 (now 475). The White share of enrollment contracted from 74% to 58% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 26.3:1 in 2018 to 27.9:1 in 2025.

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