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Pine Ridge Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Shaver Lake, and parts of Auberry.

Shaver Lake’s Schools page →

Students
67
Schools
1
Spent per student
$44,015
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
36%
Debt
$5.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Pine Ridge Elementary School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 85% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 18 pts above the state
  • Spends 108% more per student than the CA average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 25.6% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $5.1M, about $76,567 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 85% 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 well above the state, 2021–22
A−
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Shaver Lake. Grade by grade →

K–8Pine Ridge ElementaryThis district

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency40–49%
State average 33.1% · 54 students tested
Reading / language arts60–69%
State average 46.7% · 54 students tested

95% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

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
$44,015 per student · 108% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 45%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 81%State 17%Federal 2%

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

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

Enrollment over time
90’20
89’21
69’22
68’23
67’24

Down 25.6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 81%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 3%Asian 1%

Schools in the district

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

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.