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Great Valley Academy - Salida

Public, Charter Grades K-8

4773^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of California elementary schools

Summary

Great Valley Academy - Salida is a K–8 school in Modesto, California, with 927 students and ten nearby schools used for comparison. In 2024–2025, its proficiency rates were 35% in English language arts (ELA), 20% in math and 17% in science, compared with California rates of 49%, 37% and 33%, respectively. The most important finding is that Great Valley Academy - Salida was below the state in all three subjects, with math its largest gap at 17 percentage points.

ELA was the school’s strongest subject relative to nearby schools, while math was its weakest: its ELA result was 13 points below nearby schools’ average of 48%, while math was 23 points below their 43% average. Science was 16 points below the nearby average of 32%. All ten nearby schools scored higher in math, and nine scored higher in ELA and science. The school’s own Great Valley Academy - Salida District test results were not supplied, so a school-to-district comparison is unavailable; figures for other districts are not substitutes.

Results declined across all three subjects from 2022–2023 to 2024–2025: ELA fell 8 percentage points, math 9 and science 5, while state results rose and the school’s gaps widened. SchoolDigger placed the school at the 31st percentile with 2 stars in 2024–2025, down from the 59th percentile and 3 stars in 2021–2022; all ten nearby schools had higher percentiles. Its student-teacher ratio was 24.7, the highest among nearby schools, whose average was 22.0. The reported free/reduced lunch eligible rate was 31% in 2024–2025, the second-lowest among nearby schools. SchoolDigger’s English Language Learner ranking was at the 4th percentile in 2023–2024, compared with the school overall at the 39th percentile that year; its earlier reported ranking was the 41st percentile in 2018–2019, though those years are not consecutive. For White Students, the ranking was at the 7th percentile in 2024–2025, versus the school overall at the 31st percentile.

927

Students ?

24.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

31.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

96%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

5901 Sisk Rd.
Modesto, CA 95350-8870

(209) 545-7500

District: Great Valley Academy - Salida District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.4%

White:

27.6%

Two or more races:

6.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2019 → 18th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

California avg42%

Elementary school

4,773^rd of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 25 pts since 2019

From bottom 42% (2019) to bottom 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

2,042^nd of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 37 pts since 2019

From top 37% (2019) to bottom 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1322^nd of 1,530Great Valley Academy - Salida District 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
2026	20.4	4773 of 5817	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.9	4059 of 5857	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.5	3560 of 5869	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.9	2891 of 5859	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	2417 of 5883	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.8	3329 of 5789	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	78.1	324 of 2227	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	53.9	869 of 2585	66.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	21.0	3034 of 3162	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	1945 of 3275	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	20.4	4641 of 5581	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.9	3929 of 5597	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	3689 of 5612	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.8	2897 of 5609	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.6	2336 of 5635	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.1	2721 of 5492	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	23.2	4212 of 5094	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.5	3207 of 5107	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	2983 of 5107	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.8	2135 of 5087	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.7	1599 of 5084	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.9	3633 of 4963	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	23.0	4483 of 5423	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.3	4042 of 5460	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.5	3575 of 5517	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.9	2709 of 5363	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.3	2140 of 5264	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.7	3380 of 5173	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	21.7	4555 of 5603	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.8	3873 of 5628	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	3189 of 5643	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	2716 of 5638	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	2314 of 5663	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.7	3816 of 5510	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	10.7	617 of 669	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	28.0	2193 of 2927	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.5	1628 of 2847	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.9	860 of 2635	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.3	650 of 2420	73.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	11.2	2325 of 2536	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.8	2407 of 2598	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	2283 of 2651	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	2126 of 2661	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.1	1871 of 2726	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.8	2231 of 2834	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	23.9	2042 of 2740	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.7	2021 of 2761	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.8	1573 of 2783	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	1429 of 2781	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.9	1255 of 2740	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.3	1017 of 2715	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	20.8	2027 of 2516	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.7	1766 of 2533	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	1453 of 2551	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.9	1126 of 2531	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.7	915 of 2509	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.4	949 of 2380	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	21.0	1939 of 2357	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.8	1727 of 2395	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.1	1273 of 2388	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.6	1165 of 2374	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.3	1023 of 2359	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.4	801 of 2213	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	28.2	1825 of 2529	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.4	1667 of 2542	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.1	1817 of 2579	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	1625 of 2531	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	1594 of 2458	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.5	805 of 2369	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	27.7	1760 of 2514	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.6	2007 of 2534	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.4	1459 of 2552	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	1481 of 2538	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.9	1400 of 2527	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.0	940 of 2407	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	15.1	1593 of 1605	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	28.8	1147 of 1566	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	53.8	499 of 1552	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.2	217 of 1531	85.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	16.4	1266 of 1490	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.9	1371 of 1520	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	1222 of 1537	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	1004 of 1543	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.1	954 of 1555	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.9	995 of 1602	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

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

Disabled (2022)85th percentile+27 vs school

Special Education (2026)25th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)19th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)17th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)17th percentile~ school

Female (2026)17th percentile~ school

White (2026)8th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)8th percentile-43 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)4th percentile-35 vs school

Middle school

Male (2026)30th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)28th percentile~ school

Female (2026)19th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)18th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)15th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2026)1st percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-16 vs state

Science22%-14 vs state

Mathematics19%-19 vs state

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Great Valley Academy - Salida	Public, Charter	K-8	5901 Sisk Rd.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Great Valley Academy - Salida District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 545-7500	927	38	24.7	31.3%	256 (27.6%)	22 (2.4%)	532 (57.4%)	48 (5.2%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (6.8%)	20.4	4773^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	17.9%		28.9	4059^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.7%	714	21.3	23.3	22.2	32.3	31.3	38.3	23.6	36.8	35.6	33.0	28.1	15.8	12.8	11.1	23.2	21.8	18.9	96%	0%	$12,923	$316	$12,607
Sisk Elementary	Public	K-5	5337 Sugar Creek Ln.	Salida	95368	Stanislaus County	Salida Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 545-1671	286	13	22.0	68.2%	50 (17.5%)	2 (0.7%)	183 (64.0%)	33 (11.5%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	14 (4.9%)	55.7	2286^th of 5817 public elementary schools	60.7%		48.2	2685^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.2%	399	36.4		36.4	45.5	44.7	59.1				49.3	43.6	42.6	43.2				43.2	≥ 98%		$23,257	$2,293	$20,964
Salida Elementary	Public	K-5	4519 Finney Rd.	Salida	95368	Stanislaus County	Salida Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 545-9394	273	12	22.7	92.7%	28 (10.3%)	3 (1.1%)	218 (79.9%)	15 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	6 (2.2%)	58.6	2133^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	63.3%		30.3	3943^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	32.7%	1810	39.1		39.1	39.6	47.9	57.8				48.2	47.9	41.7	52.2				47.2	93%	0%	$45,345	$2,335	$43,010
Dena Boer Elementary	Public	K-5	4801 Gold Valley Rd.	Salida	95368	Stanislaus County	Salida Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 543-8163	444	22	20.1	79.3%	73 (16.4%)	7 (1.6%)	324 (73.0%)	14 (3.2%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.1%)	19 (4.3%)	62.5	1956^th of 5817 public elementary schools	66.4%		53.2	2407^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.9%	451	37.5		37.5	59.4	50.0	53.9				54.4	58.0	38.9	42.2				46.3	94%	0%	$23,133	$2,532	$20,601
Mildred Perkins Elementary	Public	K-5	3920 Blue Bird Dr.	Modesto	95356	Stanislaus County	Salida Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 545-4415	362	15	24.1	81.5%	66 (18.2%)	6 (1.7%)	209 (57.7%)	50 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	26 (7.2%)	49.9	2618^th of 5817 public elementary schools	55.0%		39.4	3262^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	44.3%	644	25.0		25.0	43.1	55.6	46.6				48.1	52.9	51.1	22.8				41.2	93%	0%	$19,456	$2,050	$17,406
Ripona Elementary	Public	K-8	415 East Oregon St.	Ripon	95366	San Joaquin County	Ripon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 599-4104	473	20	23.3	48.2%	138 (29.2%)	2 (0.4%)	270 (57.1%)	39 (8.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.7%)	56	2265^th of 5817 public elementary schools	61.1%		49.6	2618^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.3%	353	27.3	15.1	20.6	43.2	59.2	45.5	48.9	76.0	47.2	53.7	54.6	55.1	29.6	38.3	64.0	39.6	47.0	≥ 98%		$13,688	$1,122	$12,566
Colony Oak Elementary	Public	K-8	22241 South Murphy Rd.	Ripon	95366	San Joaquin County	Ripon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 599-7145	447	19	23.2	22.4%	256 (57.3%)	0 (0.0%)	134 (30.0%)	22 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.6%)	74.2	1399^th of 5817 public elementary schools	75.9%		68.7	1657^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.7%	258	39.3	40.4	39.8	71.4	52.1	60.7	61.2	64.7	71.2	63.4	64.3	54.2	42.9	59.2	58.8	69.2	57.7	≥ 95%		$13,781	$631	$13,150
Mary Lou Dieterich Elementary	Public	K-6	2412 Warm Springs Dr.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Stanislaus Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 550-8400	532	23	22.7	61.7%	119 (22.4%)	19 (3.6%)	256 (48.1%)	56 (10.5%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	75 (14.1%)	50	2610^th of 5817 public elementary schools	55.1%		50.4	2568^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.2%	42	31.0		31.0	34.7	52.1	43.7	50.8			45.2	38.9	46.5	35.2	41.2			40.4	≥ 98%		$20,286	$447	$19,839
Stanislaus Elementary	Public	K-6	1931 Kiernan Ave.	Modesto	95356	Stanislaus County	Stanislaus Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 545-0718	307	16	19.0	60.6%	79 (25.7%)	5 (1.6%)	136 (44.3%)	41 (13.4%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	40 (13.0%)	73.9	1409^th of 5817 public elementary schools	75.8%		66.7	1754^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.1%	345	51.9		51.9	45.8	55.6	61.1	63.2			56.3	58.3	47.2	59.3	50.0			54.6	≥ 98%		$24,136	$467	$23,669
Ripon Elementary	Public	K-8	509 West Main St.	Ripon	95366	San Joaquin County	Ripon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 599-4225	460	21	21.6	39.3%	190 (41.3%)	4 (0.9%)	192 (41.7%)	23 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (10.9%)	63.4	1910^th of 5817 public elementary schools	67.2%		66.7	1755^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.0%	155	47.3	74.0	60.0	51.1	55.8	52.7	60.0	66.7	76.0	60.4	53.3	44.2	38.2	34.0	49.0	74.0	48.5	≥ 98%		$14,459	$1,127	$13,332

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Students at Great Valley Academy - Salida are 57% Hispanic, 28% White, 7% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 2% African American.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 927 students attended Great Valley Academy - Salida.

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