Enrollment
25
Elementary
DISTRICT 185 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARIPOSA COUNTY UNIFIED·NCES 062394003608
Yosemite National Park Valley Elementary
9009 Lost Arrow Loop, Yosemite, CA 95389 · (209) 372-4791 · Mariposa County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL25 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 35% of California public elementary schools
- BTest 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.
- C-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
10.4:1
2 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
4 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 | 5 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 2 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 1 | 4% |
| Grade 3 | 5 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 3 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 5 | 20% |
| Grade 6 | 3 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 1 | 4% |
Student demographics
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
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CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
43.8%
CA avg 49.1% . -6.3pp since 2014
Math
50.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -7.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 18.8% | 25.0% | 12.5% | 43.8% |
| Math | 31.3% | 18.8% | 18.8% | 31.3% |
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 | 43.8% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.7% | 53.3% |
| 2022-23 | 66.7% | 66.7% |
| 2021-22 | 80.0% | 73.3% |
| 2020-21 | 93.8% | 75.0% |
| 2018-19 | 100.0% | 61.5% |
| 2017-18 | 85.7% | 57.1% |
| 2014-15 | 50.0% | 57.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
48.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-21.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 70% 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 →
Where Yosemite National Park Valley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Mariposa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 25 | #5,832 of 5,915 | #7 of 8 |
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
25
-8 (-24%) vs 2020
-66% since 1990-91, when it was 74
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 25 | 2.4 | 10.4:1 | 16% (4) |
| 2023-24 | 22 | 3 | 7.3:1 | 41% (9) |
| 2022-23 | 30 | 2 | 15.0:1 | 27% (8) |
| 2020-21 | 33 | 3 | 11.0:1 | 36% (12) |
| 2017-18 | 29 | 3 | 9.7:1 | 28% (8) |
| 2015-16 | 30 | 3 | 10.0:1 | 10% (3) |
| 2010-11 | 35 | N/A | N/A | 9% (3) |
| 2000-01 | 35 | 2 | 17.5:1 | 9% (3) |
| 1990-91 | 74 | 3 | 24.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Yosemite National Park Valley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (29 to 25); teachers down 20% (3 to 2.4).
About Yosemite National Park Valley Elementary
Federal records list Yosemite National Park Valley Elementary as an elementary school in Yosemite, California. Enrollment totals 25 students across kindergarten through 8. On average, elementary schools in California enroll around 465, and this school is 95% below that mark.
Yosemite National Park Valley Elementary is among 11 schools run by Mariposa County Unified, which serves 1,685 students.
White students are 72% of those enrolled at Yosemite National Park Valley Elementary. The rest of enrollment is 12% Hispanic, 12% Native American, and 4% Asian.
For every teacher at Yosemite National Park Valley Elementary, there are about 10.4 students; the school has 2.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. There are 4 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 16% of enrollment. It compares with 67% for public schools in Mariposa County.
On the allk12 Grade, Yosemite National Park Valley Elementary lands at C+, ahead of 35% of California public elementary schools.
Yosemite National Park Valley Elementary is a bottom-10% school in California on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 48.4% against a predicted 70.2%.
For the population of Mariposa County, the median household earns about $68,412 a year, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Mariposa County, 16 public schools serve about 1,893 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Yosemite National Park El Portal, is about 13.0 miles.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Remote, or in rural territory far from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 33 to 25, a 24% drop.
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Mariposa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,082
Census ACS
Median income
$68,412
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
1,893 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mariposa County Unified
- Mariposa County HighHigh · 461 students
- Woodland ElementaryElementary · 435 students
- Mariposa ElementaryElementary · 386 students
- Lake Don Pedro ElementaryElementary · 195 students
- Sierra HomeCombined · 70 students
- Yosemite National Park El PortalElementary · 46 students
Nearby schools
- Yosemite National Park El Portal13.0 mi · 46
- Yosemite Park High13.0 mi · 2
- Yosemite-Wawona Elementary Charter14.4 mi · 15
- Woodland Elementary25.0 mi · 435
- County Community25.7 mi · 5
- Spring Hill High (Continuation)25.7 mi · 33
Frequently asked questions
About Yosemite National Park Valley ElementaryHow many students attend Yosemite National Park Valley Elementary?
Yosemite National Park Valley Elementary enrolls approximately 25 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Yosemite National Park Valley Elementary serve?
Yosemite National Park Valley Elementary serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Yosemite National Park Valley Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Yosemite National Park Valley Elementary is approximately 10.4:1 (2 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Yosemite National Park Valley Elementary?
At Yosemite National Park Valley Elementary, the student body is approximately 72% White, 12% Hispanic, 4% Asian.
Who oversees Yosemite National Park Valley Elementary?
Yosemite National Park Valley Elementary is overseen by Mariposa County Unified in Mariposa County.
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