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Browns Valley Elementary

Q: Is Browns Valley Elementary a good school?

Browns Valley Elementary ranks 1862 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

1862^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of California elementary schools

Summary

Browns Valley Elementary is a K-8 school serving 651 students in the Napa Valley Unified district, consistently performing above both district and state averages despite a recent slight dip in its statewide ranking.

Academically, the school stands out in the area, ranking higher than most nearby schools like Pueblo Vista Elementary and significantly outperforming others such as West Park Elementary in core subjects. It achieves this while serving a more economically mixed population than many neighbors and does so with lower per-student spending than some higher-spending schools with weaker results, like McPherson Elementary. A major strength is its low chronic absenteeism rate of 13.4%, the second-best among compared schools, indicating a strong culture of daily attendance.

However, there are areas to watch: science scores are a relative weakness, and test scores show a noticeable dip in 5th grade before recovering in middle school. The school's overall ranking has also declined over the past several years, a trend seen across several student groups. Compared to schools with similar or greater economic need, Browns Valley demonstrates that effective systems can lead to strong outcomes, but the recent performance trends suggest these systems may need reinforcement to ensure all students continue to thrive.

651

Students ?

23.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,128

Per pupil spending ?

37.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1001 Buhman Ave.
Napa, CA 94558-5202

(707) 253-3761

District: Napa Valley Unified

Students who attend Browns Valley Elementary usually attend:

High:

Napa High

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.6%

Hispanic:

27.3%

Two or more races:

8.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 79th percentile in 2018 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (49% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Napa Valley Unified

✓Above the California median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 79th-percentile peak (2018) to 68th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 11 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg35%

California avg41%

Elementary school

1,862^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

708^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 9 pts since 2024

From top 35% (2024) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 16Elementary Schools in the Napa Valley Unified

865^th of 1,543Napa Valley Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	1862 of 5857	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.9	1640 of 5869	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	66.9	1711 of 5859	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	1485 of 5883	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	72.6	1480 of 5789	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	79.1	1180 of 5662	79.2%	★★★★☆
2017	69.7	1575 of 5692	72.3%	★★★★☆
2016	74.6	1323 of 5614	76.4%	★★★★☆
2015	68.4	1559 of 5611	72.2%	★★★★☆
2013	55.5	2381 of 5530	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.6	1858 of 5390	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.6	1870 of 5377	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	79.7	1017 of 5314	80.9%	★★★★☆
2009	79.6	1022 of 5193	80.3%	★★★★☆
2008	78.2	1053 of 5113	79.4%	★★★★☆
2007	81.7	900 of 5113	82.4%	★★★★☆
2006	85.2	727 of 4818	84.9%	★★★★☆
2005	76.7	1068 of 4822	77.9%	★★★★☆
2004	76.7	1047 of 4809	78.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	91.4	150 of 2227	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	83.5	287 of 2585	88.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	48.9	1309 of 3275	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.4	2222 of 3246	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	1886 of 5597	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.9	1505 of 5612	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	67.0	1633 of 5609	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	69.2	1556 of 5635	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	69.7	1513 of 5492	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	73.3	1356 of 5413	74.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	2107 of 5107	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.4	1546 of 5107	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	1854 of 5087	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.4	1281 of 5084	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	44.3	2662 of 4963	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.4	2444 of 4830	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	2364 of 5460	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.5	1828 of 5517	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.7	1756 of 5363	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.0	1574 of 5264	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	50.3	2384 of 5173	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.0	2103 of 5084	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	1750 of 5628	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.1	1783 of 5643	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.3	1754 of 5638	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.9	1395 of 5663	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.8	1448 of 5510	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.9	1022 of 5431	81.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	1125 of 2847	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	809 of 2635	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.1	460 of 2420	81.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	1462 of 2598	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.0	1405 of 2651	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.1	1370 of 2661	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.0	1123 of 2726	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.7	753 of 2834	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	81.0	419 of 2737	84.7%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	708 of 2761	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	56.7	972 of 2783	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	808 of 2533	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.3	954 of 2551	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	1214 of 2395	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.5	1484 of 2388	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	767 of 2542	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.9	1463 of 2579	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.6	577 of 2534	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	57.3	875 of 2552	65.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	605 of 1520	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.5	753 of 1537	51.0%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Disabled (2022)93rd percentile+19 vs school

Male (2025)69th percentile~ school

Female (2025)66th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)60th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)60th percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile-24 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)77th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)68th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)60th percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy58%+9 vs state

Mathematics47%+10 vs state

Science22%-11 vs state

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Browns Valley Elementary	Public	K-8	1001 Buhman Ave.	Napa	94558	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-3761	651	28	23.4	37.8%	414 (63.6%)	1 (0.2%)	178 (27.3%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.1%)	64.5	1862^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	68.2%		68.9	1640^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.1%	222	19.8	27.8	22.1	64.8	59.0	47.1	61.9	65.5	50.0	58.3	64.8	60.3	25.3	50.8	36.2	38.9	47.1							$16,128	$1,585	$14,543
West Park Elementary	Public	K-5	2315 West Park Ave.	Napa	94558	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-3516	296	13	23.1	70.6%	100 (33.8%)	5 (1.7%)	179 (60.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.4%)	25	4408^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.7%		25.2	4344^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.0%	64	23.5		23.5	16.3	35.7	41.7				30.9	15.7	28.6	21.6				21.5	91.2	91.2	91.2	91.2	91.2	91.2	$16,544	$1,873	$14,671
Pueblo Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	1600 Barbara Rd.	Napa	94558	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-3491	451	18	24.6	54.8%	118 (26.2%)	0 (0.0%)	313 (69.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.0%)	59.2	2103^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	64.1%		64.4	1858^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.3%	245	28.1		28.1	50.0	52.4	50.0				51.0	53.7	56.0	28.1				47.6							$15,040	$1,643	$13,397
Northwood Elementary	Public	K-5	2214 Berks St.	Napa	94558	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-3471	381	17	22.4	49.6%	171 (44.9%)	2 (0.5%)	170 (44.6%)	11 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.8%)	70.3	1591^st of 5857 public elementary schools	72.8%		71.7	1514^th of 5869 public elementary schools	74.2%	77	40.9		40.9	54.9	48.9	53.0				52.4	72.6	51.1	50.8				57.6	96.6					96.6	$16,093	$1,570	$14,523
Napa Valley Language Academy	Public	K-5	2700 Kilburn Ave.	Napa	94558	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-3678	560	23	24.3	68.8%	84 (15.0%)	1 (0.2%)	470 (83.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	41.9	3070^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.6%		45.8	2804^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.2%	266	29.8		29.8	26.0	41.5	52.4				39.3	33.3	36.6	40.5				36.6							$16,078	$1,753	$14,325
Bel Aire Park Elementary	Public	K-5	3580 Beckworth Dr.	Napa	94558	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-3775	410	17	24.1	74.4%	111 (27.1%)	4 (1.0%)	276 (67.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	36.1	3478^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.6%		39.4	3208^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.3%	270	20.3		20.3	35.7	25.0	43.5				34.6	38.0	23.9	48.6				36.8							$16,828	$2,087	$14,741
Snow Elementary	Public	K-5	1130 Foster Rd.	Napa	94558	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-3666	402	18	22.3	89.3%	41 (10.2%)	2 (0.5%)	347 (86.3%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	10.3	5613^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.2%		15.4	5269^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.2%	344	9.5		9.5	16.7	16.1	24.1				18.8	13.9	16.7	7.9				12.8							$15,745	$1,729	$14,016
Willow Elementary	Public	K-5	1480 El Centro Ave.	Napa	94558	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-3771	472	19	24.8	56.4%	192 (40.7%)	0 (0.0%)	238 (50.4%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.6%)	43.3	2985^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.0%		48.4	2641^st of 5869 public elementary schools	55.0%	344	29.4		29.4	57.5	34.2	31.8				41.0	51.3	35.4	24.7				36.9							$15,995	$1,615	$14,380
McPherson Elementary	Public	K-5	2670 Yajome St.	Napa	94558	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-3488	376	15	25.7	91.2%	22 (5.9%)	2 (0.5%)	347 (92.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	8.1	5732^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	2.1%		10.1	5682^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	3.2%	50	3.2		3.2	17.5	20.4	12.1				16.5	19.0	8.0	3.2				10.0							$16,987	$2,270	$14,717
Shearer Elementary	Public	K-8	1590 Elm St.	Napa	94559	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-3508	501	25	20.2	91.4%	30 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	462 (92.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	12	5505^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.0%		12.1	5555^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.4%	50	14.5	11.4	13.2	17.8	11.8	25.8	10.2	10.3	20.5	16.6	12.5	16.7	17.7	8.2	7.9	2.3	11.5	95.3			95.3			$16,784	$2,021	$14,763

Frequently Asked Questions about Browns Valley Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Browns Valley Elementary?

Students at Browns Valley Elementary are 64% White, 27% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Browns Valley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Browns Valley Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Napa High

What district is Browns Valley Elementary in?

Napa Valley Unified

Is Browns Valley Elementary a good school?

Browns Valley Elementary ranks 1862^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Browns Valley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 651 students attended Browns Valley Elementary.

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