Is Grass Valley Charter a good school?

Grass Valley Charter ranks 2030 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Grass Valley Charter?

In the 2023-24 school year, 521 students attended Grass Valley Charter.

What is the racial makeup of Grass Valley Charter?

Students at Grass Valley Charter are 82% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Grass Valley Charter

Summary:

Grass Valley Charter is a public charter elementary school serving 535 students in grades K-8 in Grass Valley, California, which is part of the Grass Valley Elementary District. This school consistently outperforms its district and the state of California in standardized test scores, particularly for its low socioeconomic status (SES) students.

Grass Valley Charter's academic performance is a standout, with 48.74% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 44.03% in Mathematics, compared to 42.81% and 32.89% for the Grass Valley Elementary district, respectively. The school's low-SES students also perform exceptionally well, ranking 1,290 out of 5,511 California elementary schools in this category. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate has seen a significant increase, rising from 9.4% in 2018-2019 to 38.9% in 2021-2022, which is an area of concern.

Compared to nearby schools, Grass Valley Charter outperforms Margaret G. Scotten Elementary and Bell Hill Academy, which are also part of the Grass Valley Elementary District. The school's performance is generally on par with or slightly better than other nearby charter schools, such as Union Hill Elementary and Yuba River Charter. However, Grass Valley Charter has a relatively high student-teacher ratio compared to these nearby charter schools and the state average.

Detail:

Public, Charter K-8

225 South Auburn St.
Grass Valley, CA 95945-7229

(530) 273-8723

District: Grass Valley Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
2030^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,256

Student/teacher ratio: 24.7

Number of students: 521

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.0%

Hispanic:

9.2%

Two or more races:

5.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 47.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Grass Valley Charter ranks better than 65.4% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 2^nd among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Grass Valley Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 60.85. (See more...)

Compare Details Grass Valley Charter ranks better than 72.4% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 65.92. (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 Grass Valley Charter has the largest elementary school student body size in the Grass Valley Elementary School District. Racial makeup is: White (82%), Hispanic (9.2%), two or more races (5.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 47.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Grass Valley Elementary School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Grass Valley Charter is 24.7, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the Grass Valley Elementary School District! (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Grass Valley Charter is $9,256, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the Grass Valley Elementary School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Grass Valley Charter:

SchoolDigger ranks Grass Valley Charter 2030^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Grass Valley Charter in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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White students:

SchoolDigger ranks Grass Valley Charter 766^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Grass Valley Charter in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Grass Valley Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Grass Valley Elementary 600^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Grass Valley Charter

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Grass Valley Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	62.91	1575^th	4809	67.2%
2005	60.26	1727^th	4822	64.2%
2006	84.85	745^th	4818	84.5%
2007	80.94	945^th	5113	81.5%
2008	83.49	818^th	5113	84.0%
2009	77.03	1131^st	5193	78.2%
2010	74.16	1278^th	5314	76.0%
2011	74.56	1276^th	5377	76.3%
2012	74.42	1306^th	5390	75.8%
2013	68.64	1645^th	5530	70.3%
2015	76.33	1264^th	5611	77.5%
2016	69.94	1526^th	5614	72.8%
2017	71.47	1497^th	5692	73.7%
2018	72.80	1450^th	5662	74.4%
2019	62.53	1942^nd	5789	66.5%
2022	60.72	1999^th	5883	66.0%
2023	60.42	2038^th	5874	65.3%
2024	60.85	2030^th	5862	65.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Grass Valley Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	59.52	1803^rd	5173	65.1%
2022	54.72	1989^th	5264	62.2%
2023	53.98	2104^th	5374	60.8%
2024	69.29	1290^th	5511	76.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Grass Valley Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	67.95	1600^th	5413	70.4%
2019	57.75	2066^th	5492	62.4%
2022	52.82	2271^st	5635	59.7%
2023	58.99	2001^st	5617	64.4%
2024	56.54	2096^th	5605	62.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Grass Valley Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	74.56	1297^th	5431	76.1%
2019	65.50	1701^st	5510	69.1%
2022	64.49	1748^th	5663	69.1%
2023	59.64	1968^th	5650	65.2%
2024	62.66	1857^th	5636	67.1%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Grass Valley Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.58	1672^nd	2737	38.9%
2019	35.72	1971^st	2834	30.5%
2022	31.36	1969^th	2726	27.8%
2023	30.74	1968^th	2662	26.1%
2024	33.02	1873^rd	2647	29.2%

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

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Rank History for all middle school students at Grass Valley Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	67.35	477^th	1769	73.0%
2005	74.59	372^nd	1777	79.1%
2006	66.86	503^rd	1804	72.1%
2007	65.06	590^th	1999	70.5%
2008	67.24	535^th	2005	73.3%
2009	63.06	683^rd	2063	66.9%
2010	79.61	308^th	2179	85.9%
2011	71.45	506^th	2236	77.4%
2012	46.92	1167^th	2259	48.3%
2013	48.53	1193^rd	2379	49.9%
2015	65.29	755^th	2477	69.5%
2016	62.83	802^nd	2497	67.9%
2017	57.31	933^rd	2508	62.8%
2018	64.93	746^th	2480	69.9%
2019	51.77	1106^th	2715	59.3%
2022	73.38	607^th	2740	77.8%
2023	71.54	652^nd	2802	76.7%
2024	65.92	766^th	2777	72.4%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Grass Valley Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	57.00	825^th	2369	65.2%
2022	72.16	467^th	2458	81.0%
2023	71.41	488^th	2549	80.9%
2024	67.61	580^th	2575	77.5%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Grass Valley Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	62.76	726^th	2262	67.9%
2019	40.76	1299^th	2380	45.4%
2022	64.45	727^th	2509	71.0%
2023	68.43	661^st	2547	74.0%
2024	55.78	910^th	2546	64.3%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Grass Valley Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	66.08	659^th	2273	71.0%
2019	59.73	808^th	2407	66.4%
2022	77.17	488^th	2527	80.7%
2023	71.99	584^th	2558	77.2%
2024	71.20	604^th	2547	76.3%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Grass Valley Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	41.39	877^th	1496	41.4%
2019	29.71	1133^rd	1602	29.3%
2022	53.39	709^th	1555	54.4%
2023	49.46	754^th	1552	51.4%
2024	43.54	837^th	1535	45.5%

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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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by a citizen
Tuesday, October 15, 2019

I WAS A FORMER STUDENT AROUND 2007-09 AND I REGRET TO SAY IT WAS ROUGH AND DEPRESSING BUT I HOPE AND PRAY THE SCHOOL FORMERLY KNOWN AS HENNESSY HAS IMPROVED UPON THE BULLYING AND ACADEMIC WELL BEING FOR EVERYONE AND THE BEST TEACHER THEIR WAS MARY MAPES Close Quote

Enrollment information for Grass Valley Charter

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1994	109	0	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	110
1995	164	0	2	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	168
1996	164	0	2	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	168
1997	116	0	2	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	125
1998	105	2	3	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	116
1999	133	2	2	8	4	n/a	n/a	1	150
2000	144	3	1	6	3	n/a	n/a	0	157
2001	160	2	0	9	2	n/a	n/a	0	173
2002	116	9	2	12	8	n/a	n/a	58	205
2003	116	9	2	12	8	n/a	n/a	58	205
2004	153	1	0	23	11	n/a	n/a	0	188
2005	172	1	2	25	9	n/a	n/a	0	209
2006	171	1	1	26	10	n/a	n/a	2	211
2007	174	1	2	25	9	n/a	n/a	5	216
2008	207	n/a	2	20	7	n/a	n/a	0	236
2009	234	0	2	18	9	1	4	0	268
2010	257	0	0	15	16	1	8	0	297
2011	264	1	2	17	10	0	12	0	306
2012	320	2	4	24	12	0	20	0	382
2013	375	1	6	30	11	2	23	0	448
2014	391	3	9	40	11	1	37	0	492
2015	411	2	7	44	14	0	33	0	511
2016	428	2	6	44	13	0	28	0	521
2017	443	5	13	37	13	0	4	0	515
2018	447	5	9	36	11	0	8	0	516
2019	457	2	10	33	8	0	7	0	517
2020	451	3	8	37	9	2	12	0	522
2021	449	2	8	43	5	2	16	0	525
2022	419	3	9	39	4	1	30	0	505
2023	436	3	11	47	2	0	36	0	535
2024	427	3	9	48	5	1	28	0	521

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Grass Valley Charter

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1994	110	4.3	25.6	0
1995	168	6.6	25.5	0
1996	168	6.6	25.5	0
1997	125	6.2	20.2	3.2
1998	116	5.6	20.7	11.2
1999	150	7.3	20.5	10.7
2000	157	7.5	20.9	14.6
2001	173	8.5	20.4	12.7
2002	205	9.7	21.1	24.5
2003	205	9.7	21.1	24.5
2004	188	8.5	22.1	24.5
2005	209	9.5	22.0	17.2
2006	211	10.6	19.9	20.6
2007	216	10.5	20.6	11.8
2008	236	12.5	18.9	15.3
2009	268	12.8	19.3	14.2
2010	297	15.0	19.8	16.2
2011	306	n/a	n/a	11.4
2012	382	19.6	19.4	17.8
2013	448	24.0	18.6	19.4
2014	492	21.2	23.1	24
2015	511	22.0	23.2	23.5
2016	521	21.0	24.8	23.2
2017	515	20.0	25.7	24.5
2018	516	20.0	25.8	32
2019	517	20.5	25.2	28.8
2020	522	n/a	n/a	28.2
2021	525	19.0	27.6	28.8
2022	505	19.5	25.8	32.9
2023	535	22.0	24.2	34.2
2024	521	21.0	24.7	47.2

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 Grass Valley Charter

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1994	110	4.3	25.6	0
1995	168	6.6	25.5	0
1996	168	6.6	25.5	0
1997	125	6.2	20.2	3.2
1998	116	5.6	20.7	11.2
1999	150	7.3	20.5	10.7
2000	157	7.5	20.9	14.6
2001	173	8.5	20.4	12.7
2002	205	9.7	21.1	24.5
2003	205	9.7	21.1	24.5
2004	188	8.5	22.1	24.5
2005	209	9.5	22.0	17.2
2006	211	10.6	19.9	20.6
2007	216	10.5	20.6	11.8
2008	236	12.5	18.9	15.3
2009	268	12.8	19.3	14.2
2010	297	15.0	19.8	16.2
2011	306	n/a	n/a	11.4
2012	382	19.6	19.4	17.8
2013	448	24.0	18.6	19.4
2014	492	21.2	23.1	24
2015	511	22.0	23.2	23.5
2016	521	21.0	24.8	23.2
2017	515	20.0	25.7	24.5
2018	516	20.0	25.8	32
2019	517	20.5	25.2	28.8
2020	522	n/a	n/a	28.2
2021	525	19.0	27.6	28.8
2022	505	19.5	25.8	32.9
2023	535	22.0	24.2	34.2
2024	521	21.0	24.7	47.2

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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