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Grass Valley Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Grass Valley.

Grass Valley’s School Grade B− better than 52% of California school districts

Students
1,613
Schools
4
Spent per student
$17,692
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
21:1
Free or reduced lunch
58%
Debt
$18.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Grass Valley Elementary School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 51% of California districts
  • Spends 17% less per student than the CA average
  • 21 students per teacher
  • Debt of $18.3M, about $11,347 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 51% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
B−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B−Grass Valley 14,035

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Grass Valley. Grade by grade →

K–42 elementary schoolsThis district
5–8Lyman Gilmore MiddleThis district
9–122 high schoolsNevada Joint Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency31%
State average 33.1% · 1,022 students tested
Reading / language arts42%
State average 46.7% · 1,028 students tested

94% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 86% at Nevada Joint Union High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$17,692 per student · 17% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 36%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 62%State 23%Federal 15%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,694’20
1,622’21
1,601’22
1,551’23
1,613’24

Down 4.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 70%Hispanic 21%Two or more races 4%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Grass Valley Charter
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Grass Valley
546 students24:1
Margaret G. Scotten Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Grass Valley
C−
357 students19:1
Bell Hill Academy
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Grass Valley
A−
246 students22:1
Lyman Gilmore Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Grass Valley
C+
464 students19:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.