Gridley Unified

Summary:

The Gridley Unified school district in California consists of five schools serving grades K-12, with a total enrollment around 2,000 students in a predominantly high-need community.

Among these schools, Gridley High stands out as a top performer, ranking in the 84th percentile of all California high schools with an exceptional 94.5% graduation rate and strong scores in English Language Arts. In contrast, the elementary and middle schools—Wilson Elementary, McKinley Elementary, and Sycamore Middle—perform closer to or below state averages, showing a notable performance gap before high school.

The district faces significant challenges, particularly in mathematics where proficiency lags behind the state average, and at Esperanza High (Continuation), which has severe attendance issues and the lowest academic outcomes despite much higher per-student spending. Chronic absenteeism is a concern district-wide and is strongly correlated with lower academic performance.

District Detail

429 Magnolia St.
Gridley, CA 95948-2533

(530) 846-4721

SchoolDigger Rank:
498^th of 1543 California districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 2,001

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 0

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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)	% DTP (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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 11th 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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-1	1045 Sycamore St.	Gridley	95948	Butte County	Gridley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 846-5686	341	16	21.3	80.9%	120 (35.2%)	1 (0.3%)	198 (58.1%)	12 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)								(n/a)																						97.1	97.1	$18,953	$2,320	$16,633
Sycamore Middle	Public	6-8	1125 Sycamore St.	Gridley	95948	Butte County	Gridley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 846-3636	423	20	21.0	73.0%	139 (32.9%)	2 (0.5%)	256 (60.5%)	13 (3.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	52.3	1123^rd of 2761 public middle schools	59.3%		43.2	1364^th of 2783 public middle schools	51.0%	241		33.3			33.3				43.6	52.9	52.3		49.5				24.3	35.0	34.9		31.3			$16,221	$1,635	$14,586
Wilson Elementary	Public	2-5	409 Magnolia St.	Gridley	95948	Butte County	Gridley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 846-3675	544	24	22.6	79.6%	181 (33.3%)	6 (1.1%)	311 (57.2%)	19 (3.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.0%)	41.7	3098^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.1%		51.4	2483^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	57.7%	615	31.5				31.5	40.9	39.9	46.5					42.2	34.5	34.3	30.7					33.3			$16,624	$1,689	$14,935
Esperanza High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	581 B Jackson St.	Gridley	95948	Butte County	Gridley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 846-6721	23	2	11.3	82.6%	6 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (73.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					0.0															0.0	0.0			$32,449	$4,307	$28,142
Gridley High	Public	9-12	300 East Spruce St.	Gridley	95948	Butte County	Gridley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 846-4791	670	35	19.3	70.6%	230 (34.3%)	5 (0.7%)	396 (59.1%)	25 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.5%)	83.4	350^th of 2162 public high schools	83.8%		90.6	212^th of 2159 public high schools	90.2%	138			47.4	37.2	44.6							72.8	72.8							40.4	40.4			$18,062	$1,443	$16,619

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Manzanita Elementary	2.87 mi	1	494^th
Biggs Unified	3.68 mi	3	1211^th
Live Oak Unified	6.07 mi	6	852^nd
Palermo Union Elementary	9.01 mi	6
Thermalito Union Elementary	11.34 mi	6	1123^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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