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Ready Springs Elementary

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Ready Springs Elementary ranks 2574 th of 5857 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 4-8

2574^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Middle Schools

Better than 56% of California middle schools

Summary

Ready Springs Elementary is a 3-star middle school serving 255 students in grades 4-8 in Penn Valley, part of the Penn Valley Union Elementary district, which performs above the state average, though the school faces a significant challenge with chronic student absenteeism that is higher than most nearby schools.

Despite the attendance hurdle, the school shows notable academic strengths, particularly in science, where student proficiency significantly outpaces the state average and outperforms several area schools like Bear River and Foothill Intermediate. Math performance is strong in the upper grades but shows a need for support in 5th and 6th grades. The school effectively serves a population with economic need, achieving a higher performance ranking with these students than its overall state ranking, and it does so with lower per-student spending than most comparison schools, such as Weimar Hills and Magnolia Intermediate.

When compared to its closest neighbors, Ready Springs presents a unique profile: it has a much higher absenteeism rate than Union Hill Middle but serves a similar community, and while it shares attendance challenges with Lyman Gilmore Middle, it achieves stronger academic results. The school's overall state ranking has shown recent improvement, coinciding with smaller class sizes and better math scores, indicating positive momentum.

255

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,035

Per pupil spending ?

56.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10862 Spenceville Rd.
Penn Valley, CA 95946-9625

(530) 432-1118

District: Penn Valley Union Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.0%

Hispanic:

18.0%

Two or more races:

9.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 50th percentile in 2017 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2017

✓Above the California median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 19% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg43%

California avg41%

Elementary school

2,574^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▼ down 4 pts since 2017

From top 39% (2017) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

990^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 15 pts since 2017

From top 50% (2017) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

545^th of 1,543Penn Valley Union Elementary 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	50.2	2574 of 5857	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.4	2769 of 5869	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.3	2800 of 5859	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.5	2727 of 5883	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.8	714 of 1417	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.9	2210 of 5789	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.6	1933 of 5662	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.6	2248 of 5692	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	2511 of 5597	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.5	2488 of 5612	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.8	3519 of 5609	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	3313 of 5635	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.7	642 of 1267	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.7	2189 of 5492	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.7	1859 of 5413	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.0	784 of 5107	84.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	2707 of 5460	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.7	2072 of 5517	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	2101 of 5363	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.0	2158 of 5264	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.5	436 of 1110	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.2	1888 of 5173	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.2	1731 of 5084	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	2546 of 5628	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.2	2929 of 5643	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.6	2355 of 5638	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.5	1662 of 5663	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	50.8	557 of 1272	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.3	2026 of 5510	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.5	1739 of 5431	68.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	2106 of 2598	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	2182 of 2651	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	2237 of 2661	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	2108 of 2726	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	2212 of 2834	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.2	1977 of 2737	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	990 of 2761	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.4	1299 of 2783	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.7	1063 of 2781	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.0	1143 of 2740	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.7	418 of 894	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.2	1174 of 2715	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.8	729 of 2480	70.6%	★★★★☆
2017	44.7	1265 of 2508	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	54.2	484 of 1491	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	1025 of 2533	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.1	1308 of 2551	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.9	1215 of 2531	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.6	1539 of 2509	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.9	356 of 738	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.9	985 of 2380	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.1	720 of 2262	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	844 of 2542	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.6	1215 of 2579	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.3	948 of 2531	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.6	742 of 2458	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.5	261 of 721	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.6	972 of 2369	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.5	543 of 2230	75.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	898 of 2534	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.1	1132 of 2552	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.9	818 of 2538	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.6	687 of 2527	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	48.1	350 of 763	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.5	1139 of 2407	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.8	662 of 2273	70.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	1081 of 1520	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	1235 of 1537	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	1198 of 1543	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	1215 of 1555	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	1203 of 1602	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.3	845 of 1496	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

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

Hispanic (2025)85th percentile+29 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile~ school

Male (2025)55th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-37 vs school

Middle school

Disabled (2019)68th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)65th percentile~ school

Female (2025)60th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)29th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy49%~ state avg

Science43%+10 vs state

Mathematics38%~ state avg

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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)	% 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 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 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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ready Springs Elementary	Public	4-8	10862 Spenceville Rd.	Penn Valley	95946	Nevada County	Penn Valley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 432-1118	255	14	18.6	56.9%	181 (71.0%)	4 (1.6%)	46 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.0%)	56.4	2574^th of 5857 public middle schools	56.1%		45.4	1299^th of 2783 public middle schools	53.3%	1275	43.1	42.9	43.0	66.7	45.1	42.2	47.5	42.9	48.6	42.6	23.5	25.0	57.5	50.0	37.7	84.1	93.2	88.6	90.9	90.9	$20,035	$18,868	$1,167
Lyman Gilmore Middle	Public	5-8	10837 Rough and Ready Hwy.	Grass Valley	95945	Nevada County	Grass Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 273-8479	464	24	19.2	73.3%	309 (66.6%)	4 (0.9%)	111 (23.9%)	11 (2.4%)	10 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.9%)	36.9	1588^th of 2761 public middle schools	42.5%		37.6	1541^st of 2783 public middle schools	44.6%	47	31.1	33.3	32.2		42.5	33.9	23.5	47.6	36.9		18.9	24.1	20.6	32.1	24.0						$9,922	$4,308	$5,614
Union Hill Middle	Public	7-8	11638 Colfax Hwy.	Grass Valley	95945	Nevada County	Union Hill Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 273-8456	146	7	19.7	32.2%	106 (72.6%)	1 (0.7%)	17 (11.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (14.4%)	58.1	947^th of 2761 public middle schools	65.7%		69.5	695^th of 2783 public middle schools	75.0%	252		37.7	37.7				41.8	58.6	50.4				38.8	31.9	35.3						$26,660	$26,220	$440
Seven Hills Intermediate	Public	4-8	700 Hoover Ln.	Nevada City	95959	Nevada County	Nevada City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 265-1840	432	21	21.0	33.8%	357 (82.6%)	3 (0.7%)	37 (8.6%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.3%)	68.7	700^th of 2761 public middle schools	74.6%		72	654^th of 2783 public middle schools	76.5%	46	49.5	47.8	48.7	66.2	62.1	51.7	66.2	59.3	60.8	61.0	32.6	34.1	37.7	43.3	41.2						$17,892	$16,914	$978
Magnolia Intermediate	Public	6-8	22431 Kingston Ln.	Grass Valley	95949	Nevada County	Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 268-2815	410	19	21.6	32.2%	280 (68.3%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (16.1%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (13.9%)	60.4	898^th of 2761 public middle schools	67.5%		60.4	878^th of 2783 public middle schools	68.5%	20		31.5	31.5			54.2	64.8	47.3	55.4			31.7	42.2	35.7	36.3						$16,756	$15,708	$1,048
Foothill Intermediate	Public	6-8	5351 Fruitland Rd.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 741-6130	237	13	17.6	65.0%	152 (64.1%)	2 (0.8%)	50 (21.1%)	4 (1.7%)	8 (3.4%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (8.0%)	44.1	1358^th of 2761 public middle schools	50.8%		40.8	1433^rd of 2783 public middle schools	48.5%	75		25.9	25.9			49.4	39.3	56.0	49.1			29.9	19.7	22.6	24.3						$22,198	$19,922	$2,276
Weimar Hills	Public	4-8	200 West Weimar Crossroad	Weimar	95713	Placer County	Placer Hills Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 637-4121	388	21	18.2	35.3%	338 (87.1%)	2 (0.5%)	34 (8.8%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	58.9	932^nd of 2761 public middle schools	66.2%		57.3	956^th of 2783 public middle schools	65.6%	24	46.3	35.2	41.1	62.2	50.0	40.3	41.4	61.4	51.3	61.0	37.5	31.9	38.6	58.6	45.7						$22,114	$21,074	$1,040
Bear River	Public	4-8	100 Wheatland Park Dr.	Wheatland	95692	Yuba County	Wheatland	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 633-3135	585	31	18.7	58.8%	305 (52.1%)	10 (1.7%)	188 (32.1%)	14 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.2%)	59 (10.1%)	59.6	916^th of 2761 public middle schools	66.8%		58	934^th of 2783 public middle schools	66.4%	18	19.8	26.6	23.7	47.7	42.7	44.3	57.4	46.6	48.1	39.8	27.1	47.1	51.2	32.8	40.2						$24,848	$23,706	$1,142

Frequently Asked Questions about Ready Springs Elementary

How many students attend Ready Springs Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 255 students attended Ready Springs Elementary.

What district is Ready Springs Elementary in?

Penn Valley Union Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Ready Springs Elementary?

Students at Ready Springs Elementary are 71% White, 18% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Ready Springs Elementary a good school?

Ready Springs Elementary ranks 2574^th of 5857 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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