Enrollment
51
Elementary
DISTRICT 45 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SURPRISE VALLEY JOINT UNIFIED·NCES 063852006469
Surprise Valley Elementary
470 Lincoln St., Cedarville, CA 96104 · (530) 279-6141 · Modoc County
GRADES KG–07ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL51 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% 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.
- CThree-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
12.1:1
4 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
35 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 6 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 3 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 6 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 9 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 9 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 6 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 5 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 7 | 14% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
Surprise Valley Elementary→Surprise Valley High
Based on grade levels within Surprise Valley Joint Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
45.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +10.7pp since 2014
Math
37.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 11 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.6% | 37.1% | 11.4% | 42.9% |
| Math | 11.4% | 25.7% | 20.0% | 42.9% |
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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.7% | 37.1% |
| 2023-24 | 39.3% | 17.9% |
| 2022-23 | 56.7% | 43.3% |
| 2021-22 | 61.1% | 36.1% |
| 2020-21 | 48.1% | 46.1% |
| 2018-19 | 56.1% | 49.1% |
| 2017-18 | 61.5% | 40.4% |
| 2016-17 | 40.4% | 34.6% |
| 2015-16 | 42.0% | 25.0% |
| 2014-15 | 35.0% | 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
35.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Surprise Valley Elementary
Surprise Valley Elementary's state test result (35.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surprise Valley Elementary this school | 51 | 68.6% | 35.0% |
| Sierra Primary Herlong | 60 | 68.3% | 10.6% |
| Montgomery Creek Elementary Montgomery Creek | 68 | 75.0% | 29.3% |
| Sherwood Willits | 59 | 69.5% | 20.8% |
| Monte Rio Elementary Monte Rio | 68 | 75.0% | 45.9% |
| Cordua Elementary Marysville | 77 | 68.8% | 33.3% |
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 Surprise Valley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 51 | #5,765 of 5,915 |
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
51
-25 (-33%) vs 2020
-76% since 1990-91, when it was 211
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 25.3:1
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 | 51 | 4.2 | 12.1:1 | 69% (35) |
| 2023-24 | 42 | 3.7 | 11.3:1 | 48% (20) |
| 2022-23 | 52 | 4.2 | 12.4:1 | 58% (30) |
| 2020-21 | 76 | 3 | 25.3:1 | 64% (49) |
| 2017-18 | 83 | 4.9 | 16.8:1 | 60% (50) |
| 2015-16 | 90 | 4 | 22.5:1 | 63% (57) |
| 2010-11 | 87 | N/A | N/A | 72% (63) |
| 2000-01 | 130 | 8 | 16.3:1 | 74% (96) |
| 1990-91 | 211 | 9 | 23.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Surprise Valley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 39% (83 to 51); teachers down 14% (4.9 to 4.2).
About Surprise Valley Elementary
Surprise Valley Elementary is a very small elementary school with its address in Cedarville, California. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 7, with 51 students on the rolls. On average, elementary schools in California enroll around 465, and this school is 89% below that mark.
Surprise Valley Joint Unified enrolls 89 students, and its 2 schools include Surprise Valley Elementary.
The share of White students at Surprise Valley Elementary is 53%, a majority. The remaining students are 24% Hispanic, 14% Native American, and 10% multiracial. Census figures show Modoc County is about 79% White. A diversity index of 64% means there is a 64% chance two randomly chosen students at Surprise Valley Elementary are from different groups.
Based on 4.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, Surprise Valley Elementary has a ratio of 12.1:1. The gap from the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is 10.2 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 69%. The figure for public schools in Modoc County is close, at 68%.
Surprise Valley Elementary earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 35% of California public elementary schools.
Surprise Valley Elementary's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (35.0%) and its predicted rate (39.3%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
For Modoc County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $59,455, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The county has 10 public schools and about 855 students.
Surprise Valley Elementary's nearest public school is Surprise Valley High (less than a tenth of a mile). Ranked by average proficiency, Surprise Valley Elementary places 1st out of 5 schools in its immediate area.
The school is in rural territory far from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Remote).
The school's student count fell 33% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 25.3:1 to 12.1:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Surprise Valley Elementary. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Modoc County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,600
Census ACS
Median income
$59,455
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
855 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Surprise Valley Joint Unified
- Surprise Valley HighHigh · 38 students
Nearby schools
- Surprise Valley High0.0 mi · 38
- Warner High18.8 mi · 13
- High Desert Community Day18.8 mi · 3
- Modoc High19.0 mi · 245
- Alturas Elementary19.7 mi · 333
- Modoc Middle19.7 mi · 172
Frequently asked questions
About Surprise Valley ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Surprise Valley Elementary?
Surprise Valley Elementary enrolls approximately 51 students in grades KG-07.
What grades does Surprise Valley Elementary serve?
Surprise Valley Elementary serves grades KG-07.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Surprise Valley Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Surprise Valley Elementary is approximately 12.1:1 (4 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Surprise Valley Elementary?
At Surprise Valley Elementary, the student body is approximately 53% White, 24% Hispanic, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Surprise Valley Elementary?
Surprise Valley Elementary is overseen by Surprise Valley Joint Unified in Modoc County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.