Is Spring Valley Elementary a good school?

Spring Valley Elementary ranks 3470 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Spring Valley Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 254 students attended Spring Valley Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Spring Valley Elementary?

Students at Spring Valley Elementary are 69% White, 22% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Spring Valley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Spring Valley Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Minarets High

Spring Valley Elementary

Summary:

Spring Valley Elementary is a public K-8 school in O Neals, CA, part of the Chawanakee Unified School District. With 247 students, the school has seen its statewide ranking fluctuate between 2,153 and 3,889 out of around 5,600-5,900 California elementary schools over the past decade, currently ranking 3,470 with a 2-star rating.

Spring Valley Elementary faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism, which has risen from 8.3% in 2017-2018 to 23.7% in 2021-2022, notably higher than the district averages at Hillside Elementary (14.9%) and Sierra View Elementary (4.5%). The school also underperforms compared to the district and state in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency, with only 35.9% of students proficient or better in ELA and 19.87% in Math, compared to 43.07% and 25.04% for the district, and 47.04% and 35.54% statewide.

Comparing Spring Valley Elementary to nearby schools, North Fork Elementary, another Chawanakee Unified school, has similar challenges, while Hillside Elementary and Sierra View Elementary, in the Golden Valley Unified district, significantly outperform Spring Valley. Conversely, Coarsegold Elementary and Rivergold Elementary, in the Yosemite Unified district, have even lower test scores and higher chronic absenteeism than Spring Valley.

Detail:

Public K-8

46655 Road 200
O Neals, CA 93645-0009

(559) 868-3343

District: Chawanakee Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3470^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $5,562

Students who attend Spring Valley Elementary usually attend:

High:

Minarets High

Student/teacher ratio: 25.5

Number of students: 254

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.3%

Hispanic:

22.0%

Two or more races:

6.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 52.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Spring Valley Elementary ranks worse than 59.2% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 35.56. (See more...)

Compare Details Spring Valley Elementary ranks worse than 67.8% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 28.43. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (69.3%), Hispanic (22%), two or more races (6.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 52.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Spring Valley Elementary is 25.5. (See more...)

Compare Spring Valley Elementary employs 9.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Spring Valley Elementary is $5,562.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Spring Valley Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Spring Valley Elementary 3470^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Spring Valley Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Spring Valley Elementary 1882^nd of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Spring Valley Elementary in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Chawanakee Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Chawanakee Unified 807^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Spring Valley Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Spring Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	34.24	2986^th	4809	37.9%
2005	70.05	1329^th	4822	72.4%
2006	46.95	2329^th	4818	51.7%
2008	32.62	3414^th	5113	33.2%
2009	30.57	3669^th	5193	29.3%
2010	47.27	2734^th	5314	48.6%
2011	35.57	3573^rd	5377	33.6%
2012	51.78	2509^th	5390	53.5%
2013	59.28	2153^rd	5530	61.1%
2015	46.51	2656^th	5611	52.7%
2016	28.47	3889^th	5614	30.7%
2017	50.56	2515^th	5692	55.8%
2018	45.11	2825^th	5662	50.1%
2019	55.41	2289^th	5789	60.5%
2022	50.31	2524^th	5883	57.1%
2023	43.64	2913^th	5874	50.4%
2024	35.56	3470^th	5862	40.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Spring Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.09	2747^th	5084	46.0%
2023	50.70	2321^st	5374	56.8%
2024	46.20	2655^th	5511	51.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Spring Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	54.72	2244^th	5413	58.5%
2019	50.54	2459^th	5492	55.2%
2022	39.59	3017^th	5635	46.5%
2023	43.86	2759^th	5617	50.9%
2024	41.64	2938^th	5605	47.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Spring Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	43.47	2821^st	5431	48.1%
2022	53.50	2261^st	5663	60.1%
2023	45.26	2723^rd	5650	51.8%
2024	30.51	3775^th	5636	33.0%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Spring Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.47	2118^th	2737	22.6%
2019	40.81	1828^th	2834	35.5%
2022	25.09	2144^th	2726	21.3%
2023	15.37	2333^rd	2662	12.4%
2024	18.07	2264^th	2647	14.5%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Spring Valley Elementary

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Rank History for all middle school students at Spring Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	73.53	368^th	1769	79.2%
2007	37.78	1175^th	1999	41.2%
2008	42.68	1100^th	2005	45.1%
2009	29.42	1483^rd	2063	28.1%
2013	47.41	1227^th	2379	48.4%
2015	28.25	1690^th	2477	31.8%
2016	38.75	1402^nd	2497	43.9%
2017	47.74	1168^th	2508	53.4%
2018	44.48	1242^nd	2480	49.9%
2019	41.76	1390^th	2715	48.8%
2022	39.44	1484^th	2740	45.8%
2023	35.19	1622^nd	2802	42.1%
2024	28.43	1882^nd	2777	32.2%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Spring Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	56.00	798^th	2230	64.2%
2019	45.78	1151^st	2369	51.4%
2024	21.61	2115^th	2575	17.9%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Spring Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.13	1342^nd	2262	40.7%
2019	34.30	1473^rd	2380	38.1%
2022	49.62	1076^th	2509	57.1%
2023	43.19	1243^rd	2547	51.2%
2024	16.89	2223^rd	2546	12.7%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Spring Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	58.16	822^nd	2273	63.8%
2019	61.10	779^th	2407	67.6%
2022	35.19	1475^th	2527	41.6%
2023	24.65	1886^th	2558	26.3%
2024	20.19	2072^nd	2547	18.6%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Spring Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.38	1076^th	1496	28.1%
2019	24.63	1221^st	1602	23.8%
2022	26.02	1166^th	1555	25.0%
2023	17.88	1290^th	1552	16.9%
2024	12.25	1384^th	1535	9.8%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Spring Valley Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2002	117	0	0	11	1	n/a	n/a	0	129
2003	117	0	0	11	1	n/a	n/a	0	129
2004	89	1	0	13	9	n/a	n/a	0	112
2005	81	1	1	10	5	n/a	n/a	1	99
2006	83	0	0	13	5	n/a	n/a	0	101
2007	85	0	2	15	5	n/a	n/a	0	107
2008	80	n/a	1	12	2	n/a	n/a	0	95
2009	80	0	0	15	2	0	13	0	110
2010	63	0	0	16	3	0	7	0	89
2011	86	1	2	18	7	0	0	0	114
2012	98	0	0	12	7	0	2	0	119
2013	144	0	0	33	11	0	4	0	192
2014	159	0	0	35	12	0	3	0	209
2015	116	0	0	19	18	0	10	0	163
2016	124	1	3	20	17	1	1	0	167
2017	132	1	2	15	22	1	11	0	184
2018	158	1	1	21	14	1	10	0	206
2019	174	1	1	26	13	1	7	0	223
2020	177	1	1	27	15	1	13	0	235
2021	153	1	1	33	9	1	8	0	206
2022	168	0	2	42	12	1	12	0	237
2023	171	0	1	56	7	0	12	0	247
2024	176	1	0	56	4	0	17	0	254

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Spring Valley Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2002	129	7.2	17.9	0
2003	129	7.2	17.9	0
2004	112	7.0	16.0	35.7
2005	99	6.0	16.5	37.8
2006	101	6.0	16.8	39.6
2007	107	5.5	19.5	37.4
2008	95	7.0	13.6	36.8
2009	110	4.5	15.7	40.9
2010	89	6.5	13.6	30.3
2011	114	n/a	n/a	34.2
2012	119	6.0	19.8	n/a
2013	192	8.0	23.9	41.1
2014	209	9.0	23.2	40.7
2015	163	9.0	18.1	38.7
2016	167	8.0	20.8	40.1
2017	184	9.0	20.4	44
2018	206	9.3	22.0	43.7
2019	223	9.1	24.4	41.3
2020	235	n/a	n/a	50.2
2021	206	10.0	20.6	63.1
2022	237	10.0	23.7	35.9
2023	247	9.9	24.8	43.7
2024	254	9.9	25.5	52.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Spring Valley Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2002	129	7.2	17.9	0
2003	129	7.2	17.9	0
2004	112	7.0	16.0	35.7
2005	99	6.0	16.5	37.8
2006	101	6.0	16.8	39.6
2007	107	5.5	19.5	37.4
2008	95	7.0	13.6	36.8
2009	110	4.5	15.7	40.9
2010	89	6.5	13.6	30.3
2011	114	n/a	n/a	34.2
2012	119	6.0	19.8	n/a
2013	192	8.0	23.9	41.1
2014	209	9.0	23.2	40.7
2015	163	9.0	18.1	38.7
2016	167	8.0	20.8	40.1
2017	184	9.0	20.4	44
2018	206	9.3	22.0	43.7
2019	223	9.1	24.4	41.3
2020	235	n/a	n/a	50.2
2021	206	10.0	20.6	63.1
2022	237	10.0	23.7	35.9
2023	247	9.9	24.8	43.7
2024	254	9.9	25.5	52.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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