Enrollment
357
Elementary
DISTRICT 383 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRASS VALLEY ELEMENTARY·NCES 061578008851
Margaret G. Scotten Elementary
10821 Squirrel Creek Rd., Grass Valley, CA 95945 · (530) 273-6472 · Nevada County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL357 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% 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.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-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
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
267 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 92 | 26% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 53% larger than its 4th grade class (60).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Margaret G. Scotten Elementary→Lyman Gilmore Middle
Based on grade levels within Grass Valley Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
33.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.8pp since 2014
Math
35.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.7% | 21.1% | 30.3% | 35.9% |
| Math | 10.7% | 25.0% | 27.9% | 36.4% |
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 | 33.8% | 35.7% |
| 2023-24 | 38.4% | 30.4% |
| 2022-23 | 27.9% | 28.1% |
| 2021-22 | 28.4% | 24.8% |
| 2020-21 | 22.4% | 24.5% |
| 2018-19 | 55.2% | 46.5% |
| 2017-18 | 44.6% | 40.7% |
| 2016-17 | 37.6% | 36.1% |
| 2015-16 | 39.0% | 41.0% |
| 2014-15 | 29.0% | 32.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 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 Margaret G. Scotten Elementary
Margaret G. Scotten Elementary's state test result (34.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret G. Scotten Elementary this school | 357 | 74.8% | 34.5% |
| San Andreas Elementary San Andreas | 334 | 69.8% | 20.5% |
| Alturas Elementary Alturas | 333 | 73.0% | 29.4% |
| South Fork Elementary Weldon | 348 | 79.0% | 34.7% |
| Jamestown Elementary Jamestown | 409 | 71.6% | 27.4% |
| Weaverville Elementary Weaverville | 331 | 67.7% | 42.5% |
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 Margaret G. Scotten Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Nevada County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #3,015 of 5,151 | #12 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #2,680 of 5,172 ▲ 355 | #12 of 14 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #3,579 of 5,172 ▼ 707 | #13 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.1pp | #898 of 5,116 | #2 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 357 | #4,208 of 5,915 | #7 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.3:1 | #637 of 5,352 | #3 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.9% | #3,140 of 5,354 | #7 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.8% | #2,632 of 5,625 | #2 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.2% | #887 of 3,837 | N/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 2024-25Enrollment
357
-70 (-16%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 499
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 21.4:1
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 | 357 | 18.5 | 19.3:1 | 75% (267) |
| 2023-24 | 346 | 17.5 | 19.8:1 | 72% (249) |
| 2022-23 | 383 | 18 | 21.3:1 | 72% (277) |
| 2020-21 | 427 | 20 | 21.4:1 | 74% (318) |
| 2017-18 | 477 | 21 | 22.7:1 | 76% (361) |
| 2015-16 | 487 | 23 | 21.2:1 | 73% (357) |
| 2010-11 | 432 | N/A | N/A | 58% (249) |
| 2000-01 | 493 | 23 | 21.4:1 | 51% (252) |
| 1990-91 | 499 | 21 | 23.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Margaret G. Scotten Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (477 to 357); teachers down 12% (21 to 18.5).
About Margaret G. Scotten Elementary
The public elementary school Margaret G. Scotten Elementary is located in Grass Valley, California. Classes run from kindergarten through 4, and the school has 357 students. Against the 465-student average for elementary schools in California, enrollment here is 23% lower.
The district, Grass Valley Elementary, has 1,613 students enrolled across 4 schools.
At 72%, White students outnumber all other groups at Margaret G. Scotten Elementary combined. Smaller groups are 17% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. County-wide, 84% of Nevada County residents are White. By the diversity index, Margaret G. Scotten Elementary comes in at 45%.
A ratio of 19.3:1 comes from the school's 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 75% in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Nevada County is 43%.
allk12 grades Margaret G. Scotten Elementary a B-. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The model predicts 35.7% for a school in California with Margaret G. Scotten Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Margaret G. Scotten Elementary posts 34.5%.
Nevada County census figures show that median household income is about $89,882, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Margaret G. Scotten Elementary is among the 46 public schools in Nevada County.
Nearby, Lyman Gilmore Middle is about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 44.3%; Margaret G. Scotten Elementary's is 34.5%, ranking 4th of 5.
Margaret G. Scotten Elementary falls in the Town: Distant locale category, used for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 357, 16% below the 427 of 2020-21. The number of students per teacher fell from 21.4 to 19.3 over 4 years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Margaret G. Scotten Elementary covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Nevada County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
102,481
Census ACS
Median income
$89,882
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
13,561 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Grass Valley Elementary
- Grass Valley CharterElementary · 546 students
- Lyman Gilmore MiddleMiddle · 464 students
- Bell Hill AcademyElementary · 246 students
- Grass Valley PreschoolElementary
Other schools in Grass Valley
- Nevada Union HighHigh · 1,561 students
- Bear River HighHigh · 664 students
- John Muir CharterHigh · 629 students
- Grass Valley CharterElementary · 546 students
- Union Hill ElementaryElementary · 542 students
- Cottage Hill ElementaryElementary · 485 students
Nearby schools
- Lyman Gilmore Middle0.2 mi · 464
- Yuba River Charter0.4 mi · 323
- Bell Hill Academy0.7 mi · 246
- John Muir Charter0.9 mi · 629
- Grass Valley Charter1.0 mi · 546
- Silver Springs High (Continuation)1.0 mi · 80
Frequently asked questions
About Margaret G. Scotten ElementaryHow large is Margaret G. Scotten Elementary?
Margaret G. Scotten Elementary enrolls approximately 357 students in grades KG-04.
Is Margaret G. Scotten Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Margaret G. Scotten Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many teachers does Margaret G. Scotten Elementary have?
Margaret G. Scotten Elementary employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Margaret G. Scotten Elementary?
Student demographics at Margaret G. Scotten Elementary are roughly 72% White, 17% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Margaret G. Scotten Elementary public or private?
Margaret G. Scotten Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Grass Valley Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.