Grass Valley Elementary

The Grass Valley Elementary district in California consists of 4 schools, including 3 elementary schools and 1 middle school. Based on the available data, Bell Hill Academy and Grass Valley Charter stand out as the top-performing schools in the district, with higher academic achievement and lower chronic absenteeism rates compared to the other schools.

Bell Hill Academy ranks the highest among the schools, ranking 1,754 out of 5,862 California elementary schools and earning a 4-out-of-5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school significantly outperforms the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across multiple grade levels, and has the lowest chronic absenteeism rate among the elementary schools at 33.2%. Grass Valley Charter also stands out, consistently ranking in the top half of California elementary schools and maintaining a 3-star rating, the highest in the district. The school outperforms the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across most grade levels and has the lowest free/reduced lunch rate at 34.21%.

In contrast, Lyman Gilmore Middle and Margaret G. Scotten Elementary lag behind the other schools in the district, with lower proficiency rates across most grade levels and subject areas. The district as a whole faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 28% at Grass Valley Charter to 41.9% at Lyman Gilmore Middle, and a large population of economically disadvantaged students, with free/reduced lunch rates ranging from 34.21% at Grass Valley Charter to 72.32% at Margaret G. Scotten Elementary.