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Spring Valley Elementary

Q: Is Spring Valley Elementary a good school?

Spring Valley Elementary ranks 3108 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

3108^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of California elementary schools

Summary

Spring Valley Elementary is a K-8 public school serving about 230 students in the rural community of O Neals, California, as part of the Chawanakee Unified district.

The school has a significant strength in student attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate of 9.1%, which is less than half the state average and dramatically better than many nearby schools like Coarsegold Elementary (40.4%) and Oakhurst Elementary (32.1%). Academically, while overall test scores are below state averages, the school performs notably well for its student population, particularly supporting students from low-income families effectively compared to other local schools with similar demographics. It also operates efficiently, spending less per student than most comparable schools in the area while achieving similar or better outcomes.

However, performance is inconsistent across different grade levels and subjects, with science scores being a particular area for improvement. Compared to other schools in its own district, such as Hillside Elementary, Spring Valley is a median performer. An interesting local comparison is Mountain Home Charter, an alternative school with higher academic scores and even lower absenteeism, despite similar resources. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the past decade, suggesting it is a school with clear strengths in community and attendance, but one that is working to create more consistent academic achievement for all students.

230

Students ?

22.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,131

Per pupil spending ?

48.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

46655 Road 200
O Neals, CA 93645-0009

(559) 868-3343

District: Chawanakee Unified

Students who attend Spring Valley Elementary usually attend:

High:

Minarets High

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.7%

Hispanic:

22.2%

Two or more races:

5.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 61st percentile in 2013 → 47th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg35%

California avg41%

Elementary school

3,108^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

1,348^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Chawanakee Unified

764^th of 1,543Chawanakee 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	41.6	3108 of 5857	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	3476 of 5869	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.6	2908 of 5859	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.3	2524 of 5883	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.4	2289 of 5789	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.1	2825 of 5662	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.6	2515 of 5692	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	28.5	3889 of 5614	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.5	2656 of 5611	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.3	2153 of 5530	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.8	2509 of 5390	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	35.6	3573 of 5377	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.3	2734 of 5314	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	30.6	3669 of 5193	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.6	3414 of 5113	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.9	2329 of 4818	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	70.1	1329 of 4822	72.4%	★★★★☆
2004	34.2	2986 of 4809	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	3050 of 5597	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	2944 of 5612	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.9	2758 of 5609	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.6	3017 of 5635	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.5	2459 of 5492	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.7	2244 of 5413	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	2491 of 5460	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.2	2659 of 5517	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.7	2319 of 5363	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.1	2747 of 5084	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	3191 of 5628	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	3781 of 5643	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	2721 of 5638	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.5	2261 of 5663	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.5	2821 of 5431	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	2254 of 2598	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	2268 of 2651	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	2334 of 2661	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	2144 of 2726	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.8	1828 of 2834	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.5	2118 of 2737	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	1348 of 2761	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.4	1886 of 2783	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	1613 of 2781	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	1484 of 2740	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.8	1390 of 2715	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	1242 of 2480	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.7	1168 of 2508	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	38.7	1402 of 2497	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.3	1690 of 2477	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.4	1227 of 2379	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	29.4	1483 of 2063	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	42.7	1100 of 2005	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	37.8	1175 of 1999	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	73.5	368 of 1769	79.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	1127 of 2533	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	16.9	2228 of 2551	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.2	1239 of 2531	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.6	1076 of 2509	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.3	1473 of 2380	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.1	1342 of 2262	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	1368 of 2542	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.6	2118 of 2579	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.8	1151 of 2369	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.0	798 of 2230	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	1690 of 2534	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.2	2076 of 2552	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	1874 of 2538	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.2	1475 of 2527	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.1	779 of 2407	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.2	822 of 2273	63.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	1329 of 1520	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	1386 of 1537	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	1284 of 1543	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	1166 of 1555	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	1221 of 1602	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	1076 of 1496	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile~ school

Male (2025)43rd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-34 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)56th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile-18 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy42%-7 vs state

Mathematics33%-5 vs state

Science21%-11 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 (2025)
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
Spring Valley Elementary	Public	K-8	46655 Road 200	O Neals	93645	Madera County	Chawanakee Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 868-3343	230	10	22.7	48.3%	158 (68.7%)	1 (0.4%)	51 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.7%)	41.6	3108^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.9%		35.6	3476^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.8%	368	29.0	12.0	21.4	34.5	43.3	38.7	52.9	46.2	40.0	41.8	31.0	46.7	19.4	41.2	36.0	25.0	32.7							$21,131	$20,222	$909
Rivergold Elementary	Public	K-8	31800 Road 400	Coarsegold	93614	Madera County	Yosemite Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 658-7566	445	19	23.4	62.2%	284 (63.8%)	2 (0.4%)	100 (22.5%)	14 (3.1%)	10 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (7.2%)	37.8	3361^st of 5857 public elementary schools	42.6%		28.7	4050^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.0%	689	39.0	19.6	28.3	37.5	44.4	44.2	36.8	48.9	56.9	44.8	30.0	26.7	28.6	22.8	22.2	29.4	26.4	93.0		93.0				$14,161	$13,694	$467
Coarsegold Elementary	Public	K-8	45426 Road 415	Coarsegold	93614	Madera County	Yosemite Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 683-4842	290	17	17.0	73.1%	132 (45.5%)	2 (0.7%)	99 (34.1%)	4 (1.4%)	23 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.3%)	14.4	5316^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.2%		17.5	5074^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.5%	242	11.4	11.4	11.4	17.2	27.7	11.4	25.0	28.6	11.8	20.1	10.3	21.3	5.7	25.0	14.3	5.9	13.9	77.3	77.3	81.8		77.3	86.4	$21,536	$20,372	$1,164
Foothill Elementary	Public	K-6	29147 Auberry Rd.	Prather	93651	Fresno County	Sierra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 855-3551	609	30	20.3	50.6%	328 (53.9%)	3 (0.5%)	139 (22.8%)	7 (1.1%)	87 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.4%)	37.2	3398^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.0%		41.8	3074^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.6%	324	22.7		22.7	38.4	48.8	39.0	36.5			40.6	33.7	43.0	18.1	27.4			30.3	88.9	91.7	98.2	97.2	93.5	94.4	$6,084	$4,840	$1,244
Hillside Elementary	Public	K-8	800 Treasure Hills Dr.	Madera	93636	Madera County	Chawanakee Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 822-4141	310	14	21.8	31.3%	123 (39.7%)	7 (2.3%)	120 (38.7%)	24 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (11.6%)	43.9	2957^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.5%		47.9	2676^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.4%	281	25.0	55.6	39.0	37.1	24.2	50.0	56.1	55.6	63.0	46.8	39.4	33.3	32.3	35.9	29.4	36.0	34.8							$17,985	$17,256	$729
Raymond-Knowles Elementary	Public	K-8	31828 Road 600	Raymond	93653	Madera County	Raymond-Knowles Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 689-3336	88	5	17.6	60.2%	40 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (34.1%)	1 (1.1%)	6 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (12.5%)	40.7	3173^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	45.8%					(n/a)	18.2	18.8	18.5			45.5			66.7	42.3			36.4			46.7	28.9
North Fork Elementary	Public	K-8	33087 Road 228	North Fork	93643	Madera County	Chawanakee Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 877-2215	227	12	19.3	79.7%	108 (47.6%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (21.1%)	3 (1.3%)	35 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (14.5%)	35	3579^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.9%		27.8	4128^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.7%	549	50.0	33.3	40.0	34.8	31.6	33.3	29.4	64.0	59.3	44.2	39.1	15.8	27.8	29.4	44.0	25.9	31.0	72.4	75.9	86.2	93.1	75.9	79.3	$24,933	$23,506	$1,427
Sierra View Elementary	Public	K-6	16436 Paula Rd.	Madera	93636	Madera County	Golden Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 645-3560	365	15	24.3	37.8%	165 (45.2%)	3 (0.8%)	166 (45.5%)	15 (4.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	62.1	1961^st of 5857 public elementary schools	66.5%		57.4	2178^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.9%	217	30.4		30.4	52.9	45.6	39.1	71.9			53.1	52.9	42.1	39.1	56.1			47.9							$23,486	$22,464	$1,022
Oakhurst Elementary	Public	K-5	49495 Road 427	Oakhurst	93644	Madera County	Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 642-1555	333	18	18.5	81.7%	207 (62.2%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (27.9%)	8 (2.4%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.4%)	28.4	4100^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.0%		31.4	3816^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.0%	284	25.0		25.0	25.7	40.0	40.4				34.3	25.7	32.0	19.3				25.4	88.9	97.2			90.3		$26,060	$24,934	$1,126
Stone Creek Elementary	Public	K-6	760 Market Ave.	Madera	93636	Madera County	Golden Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 645-3530	672	28	24.0	25.6%	227 (33.8%)	35 (5.2%)	314 (46.7%)	79 (11.8%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	64.9	1843^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	68.5%		75.7	1346^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.1%	497	37.8		37.8	42.1	55.7	63.3	70.4			56.5	47.7	42.9	37.8	60.0			46.6							$16,244	$15,388	$856

Frequently Asked Questions about Spring Valley Elementary

Is Spring Valley Elementary a good school?

Spring Valley Elementary ranks 3108^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Spring Valley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 230 students attended Spring Valley Elementary.

What district is Spring Valley Elementary in?

Chawanakee Unified

What is the racial makeup of Spring Valley Elementary?

Students at Spring Valley Elementary are 69% White, 22% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Spring Valley Elementary attend?

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

High : Minarets High

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