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Grass Valley Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5678^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of California elementary schools

Summary

Grass Valley Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 182 students in the Oakland Unified district, located in a high-need community where 94% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, ranking in the bottom 3% of all California elementary schools with very low proficiency rates in English (12.3%) and math (12.3%); notably, third-grade math proficiency was 0% in the latest year. While chronic absenteeism has improved from 74% to 35% in recent years, it remains high. Interestingly, the school receives substantial funding at nearly $36,000 per student, which is much higher than many nearby schools, yet these resources have not translated into stronger academic outcomes. For example, Burckhalter Elementary, a similar school in the same district, performs significantly better academically despite lower per-student spending.

When compared to other local options, Grass Valley's performance is lower than all nearby schools. Some schools in the neighboring San Leandro Unified district, like Roosevelt Elementary, achieve much higher proficiency. Charter schools in the area show mixed results, with Francophone Charter School of Oakland performing exceptionally well. The analysis suggests that while Grass Valley serves a community with significant needs, its struggles appear more pronounced than at other schools with similar student demographics, indicating school-specific challenges that require targeted support.

182

Students ?

19.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,795

Per pupil spending ?

94%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4720 Dunkirk Ave.
Oakland, CA 94605-5607

(510) 879-2122

District: Oakland Unified

Students who attend Grass Valley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Elmhurst United Middle
High:	Skyline High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

53.8%

Hispanic:

34.6%

Two or more races:

8.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2013 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (11% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg29%

California avg41%

5,678^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

38^th of 49Elementary Schools in the Oakland Unified

1194^th of 1,543Oakland 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	5678 of 5857	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	5563 of 5869	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	5817 of 5859	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	5807 of 5883	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	5679 of 5789	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	5086 of 5662	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.7	4537 of 5692	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.9	4716 of 5614	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.7	5134 of 5611	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	26.7	4298 of 5530	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.7	4185 of 5390	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.3	3811 of 5377	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.9	3493 of 5314	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.8	2765 of 5193	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.4	2859 of 5113	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.8	2915 of 5113	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	18.9	4073 of 4818	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	57.2	1869 of 4822	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	60.2	1702 of 4809	64.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	341 of 569	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	319 of 593	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.3	554 of 661	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	492 of 663	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	552 of 747	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.6	330 of 700	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	16.9	2206 of 2227	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	38.4	1082 of 2128	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	5258 of 5597	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	5486 of 5609	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	5455 of 5635	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	5332 of 5492	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	5071 of 5413	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	13.5	4871 of 5087	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	5250 of 5460	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	5163 of 5517	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	5322 of 5363	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	5196 of 5264	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	5098 of 5173	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	4373 of 5084	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.2	5422 of 5628	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	5595 of 5643	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	5620 of 5638	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	5627 of 5663	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	5465 of 5510	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	4586 of 5431	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	23.8	2177 of 2635	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	2376 of 2420	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)40th percentile+37 vs school

Special Education (2024)17th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2023)4th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy12%-36 vs state

Mathematics12%-25 vs state

Science4%-28 vs state

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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 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 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 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
Grass Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	4720 Dunkirk Ave.	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2122	182	10	19.1	94.0%	3 (1.6%)	98 (53.8%)	63 (34.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.8%)	9.2	5678^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.1%		11.9	5563^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	5.2%	115	4.4	4.4	6.3	20.6	4.4		12.3	0.0	20.6	8.7		12.3							$35,795	$5,876	$29,919
Oakland Academy of Knowledge Elementary	Public	K-5	8755 Fontaine St.	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2169	231	12	19.2	93.5%	10 (4.3%)	98 (42.4%)	67 (29.0%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.3%)	8 (3.5%)	43 (18.6%)	14.9	5266^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.1%		29.3	3992^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	32.0%	1274	27.0	27.0	14.3	11.8	25.0		17.0	22.0	11.8	13.9		16.2	87.2	89.4	89.4	87.2	89.4	87.2	$29,312	$5,661	$23,651
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-5	951 Dowling Blvd.	San Leandro	94577	Alameda County	San Leandro Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 618-4350	524	21	24.9	45.8%	118 (22.5%)	54 (10.3%)	181 (34.5%)	76 (14.5%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	89 (17.0%)	69.4	1629^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.2%		77.1	1285^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.1%	344	43.3	43.3	65.6	51.3	66.3		61.4	57.1	39.0	42.2		46.4	96.9		96.9				$17,332	$1,492	$15,840
Francophone Charter School of Oakland	Public, Charter	K-8	9736 Lawlor St.	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	Francophone Charter School of Oakland District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 394-4110	324	18	18.0	38.0%	80 (24.7%)	60 (18.5%)	77 (23.8%)	33 (10.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	72 (22.2%)	65.3	1824^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.9%		65	1816^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.1%	8	41.7	45.7	38.8	58.3	66.7	58.3	57.6	53.1	58.3	34.3	50.0	49.3							$18,316	$648	$17,668
Reach Academy Elementary	Public	K-5	9845 Bancroft Ave.	Oakland	94603	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2193	425	18	24.2	99.5%	11 (2.6%)	96 (22.6%)	278 (65.4%)	7 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (4.9%)	10 (2.4%)	13.7	5377^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.2%		11.9	5562^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	5.2%	185	15.5	15.5	19.2	20.4	16.1		18.6	25.6	18.2	10.3		18.9	91.8	96.9		92.9	93.9	94.9	$22,960	$3,657	$19,303
Cox Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	9860 Sunnyside St.	Oakland	94603	Alameda County	Cox Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 904-6300	446	19	22.9	87.4%	1 (0.2%)	66 (14.8%)	351 (78.7%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.7%)	14 (3.1%)	5 (1.1%)	27.4	4182^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	28.6%		23.3	4556^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.4%	374	21.7	21.7	30.4	15.4	36.8		27.7	40.6	13.9	31.9		29.1	93.0	95.0		94.0	95.0	93.0	$11,710	$2,867	$8,843
Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	250 Dutton Ave.	San Leandro	94577	Alameda County	San Leandro Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 618-4360	425	19	22.3	63.1%	51 (12.0%)	33 (7.8%)	269 (63.3%)	37 (8.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.3%)	47	2760^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.9%		47.9	2675^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.4%	85	31.2	31.2	31.2	49.3	53.3		44.7	42.6	35.2	34.4		37.3							$19,420	$2,017	$17,403
Aspire Monarch Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	1445 101st Ave.	Oakland	94603	Alameda County	Aspire Monarch Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 568-3101	374	18	20.4	85.0%	2 (0.5%)	12 (3.2%)	355 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	25.3	4370^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.4%		17.1	5116^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.8%	746	23.7	23.7	21.5	19.7	48.3		29.1	27.3	13.9	30.5		23.7							$22,202	$4,093	$18,109
Aspire College Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	8030 Atherton St.	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	Aspire College Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 562-8030	206	11	18.7	96.1%	0 (0.0%)	45 (21.8%)	137 (66.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	19 (9.2%)	22.7	4620^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.1%		25.6	4315^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.5%	305	14.3	14.3	37.0	17.2	23.8		25.5	60.7	10.3	9.5		24.2							$29,738	$4,569	$25,169
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-5	2150 East 14th St.	San Leandro	94577	Alameda County	San Leandro Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 618-4320	454	20	22.7	82.6%	25 (5.5%)	64 (14.1%)	244 (53.7%)	55 (12.1%)	7 (1.5%)	12 (2.6%)	47 (10.4%)	26.1	4303^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	26.5%		36.3	3420^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.7%	883	23.9	23.9	27.4	25.7	36.6		30.0	28.1	26.7	25.7		26.8							$18,386	$1,934	$16,452

Frequently Asked Questions about Grass Valley Elementary

How many students attend Grass Valley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 182 students attended Grass Valley Elementary.

Is Grass Valley Elementary a good school?

Grass Valley Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.1% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Grass Valley Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Elmhurst United Middle
High : Skyline High

What district is Grass Valley Elementary in?

Oakland Unified

What is the racial makeup of Grass Valley Elementary?

Students at Grass Valley Elementary are 54% African American, 35% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 2% White, 1% Asian.

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