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Yuba River Charter

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Yuba River Charter ranks 2575 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

2575^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of California elementary schools

Summary

Yuba River Charter is a public K-8 charter school serving 323 students in Grass Valley, California, operating within the Yuba River Charter District and presenting a unique academic profile with notable strengths in its upper grades.

Academically, the school shows a distinctive pattern: while its English Language Arts performance (58.29% proficient) outpaces the state average and several neighbors like Grass Valley Charter, its math scores are more modest. However, its most striking feature is the dramatic improvement in student performance from lower to upper grades, with 8th-grade math proficiency reaching 70.37%, far exceeding state averages. The school also excels in science (50% proficient) and has shown significant improvement in reducing chronic absenteeism to 18.4%, which is better than the state and nearby schools such as Margaret G. Scotten Elementary.

Compared to area schools, Yuba River Charter serves a population with significant economic need (54.18% free/reduced lunch) and does so effectively, ranking in the 76th percentile for this subgroup in 2023-2024. It operates with a higher student-teacher ratio (26.3:1) than schools like Clear Creek Elementary but with mid-range per-student spending. While its year-to-year statewide ranking has been volatile, it stands out among local charter options, outperforming Twin Ridges Home Study Charter and Grass Valley Charter in key academic measures.

323

Students ?

26.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,642

Per pupil spending ?

54.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10085 Adam Ave.
Grass Valley, CA 95945-6051

(530) 272-6060

District: Yuba River Charter District

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.9%

Hispanic:

11.8%

Two or more races:

10.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 65th percentile in 2023 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (49% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2023

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

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

California avg41%

Elementary school

2,575^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▼ down 9 pts since 2023

From top 35% (2023) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

441^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 5 pts since 2023

From top 21% (2023) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

389^th of 1,543Yuba River Charter 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
2025	50.2	2575 of 5857	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.4	1530 of 5869	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	60.5	2028 of 5859	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	2698 of 5597	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.1	1757 of 5612	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.7	1778 of 5609	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	2440 of 5460	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.1	1351 of 5517	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	65.4	1459 of 5363	72.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	2348 of 5628	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.2	1405 of 5643	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	54.2	2215 of 5638	60.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	1995 of 2598	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.8	1518 of 2651	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	1742 of 2661	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	441 of 2761	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	88.1	319 of 2783	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	74.8	584 of 2781	79.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	622 of 2533	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	90.0	249 of 2551	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	89.9	244 of 2531	90.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.0	655 of 2542	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	87.1	234 of 2579	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	88.7	183 of 2531	92.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.7	424 of 2534	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.9	394 of 2552	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	42.1	1280 of 2538	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	501 of 1520	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.1	536 of 1537	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.3	734 of 1543	52.4%	★★★☆☆

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

Male (2025)58th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile~ school

Female (2025)52nd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)23rd percentile-33 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)75th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)67th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy58%+9 vs state

Science50%+17 vs state

Mathematics40%+3 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 (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 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
Yuba River Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	10085 Adam Ave.	Grass Valley	95945	Nevada County	Yuba River Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 272-6060	323	12	26.3	54.2%	242 (74.9%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.8%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (10.5%)	50.2	2575^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.0%		71.4	1530^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.9%	1045	50.0	50.0	50.0	41.2	48.6	56.3	54.8	89.3	66.7	58.3	29.4	17.1	34.4	35.5	64.3	70.4	40.1	55.4	55.4	57.1	57.1	55.4	57.1	$14,642	$893	$13,749
Margaret G. Scotten Elementary	Public	K-4	10821 Squirrel Creek Rd.	Grass Valley	95945	Nevada County	Grass Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 273-6472	357	19	19.2	74.8%	257 (72.0%)	4 (1.1%)	60 (16.8%)	7 (2.0%)	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.8%)	21 (5.9%)	33.8	3658^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.5%		36.2	3427^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.6%	231				31.8	36.8					33.8	42.2	26.3					35.7	90.1	96.7		94.5	92.3	95.6	$19,211	$2,888	$16,323
Bell Hill Academy	Public	K-4	342 South School St.	Grass Valley	95945	Nevada County	Grass Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 273-2281	246	11	22.3	59.3%	114 (46.3%)	3 (1.2%)	117 (47.6%)	3 (1.2%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	75	1370^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.6%		66.4	1757^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.1%	387				51.1	61.7					56.4	60.4	58.3					59.4	94.1				94.1		$20,091	$1,843	$18,248
Grass Valley Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	225 South Auburn St.	Grass Valley	95945	Nevada County	Grass Valley Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 273-8723	546	23	23.7	33.2%	451 (82.6%)	5 (0.9%)	50 (9.2%)	9 (1.6%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.6%)	52.8	2445^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.3%		60.9	2034^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.3%	411	36.1	40.4	38.1	60.7	33.9	40.3	45.1	66.7	55.8	50.2	64.3	32.7	33.9	39.2	43.4	40.4	42.3	91.4	96.6	94.8	96.6	94.8	94.8	$15,248	$688	$14,560
Union Hill Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	11638 Colfax Hwy.	Grass Valley	95945	Nevada County	Union Hill Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 273-8456	542	27	20.2	45.8%	429 (79.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (11.1%)	45.3	2866^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.1%		54.2	2332^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	60.3%	534	24.1		24.1	46.6	52.1	33.8	39.7			42.8	52.1	45.2	20.0	34.6			37.5	96.2	97.2		97.2		98.1	$15,341	$507	$14,834
Nevada City School of the Arts	Public, Charter	K-8	13032 Bitney Springs Rd. Bldg.	Nevada City	95959	Nevada County	Nevada City School of the Arts District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 273-7736	477	26	18.5	43.0%	358 (75.1%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (12.6%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (10.5%)	67.8	1698^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.0%		63	1926^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.2%	228	57.7	57.7	57.7	52.4	64.4	59.6	56.9	68.3	73.1	62.8	64.3	35.6	40.4	32.8	40.0	50.0	43.0	71.9	79.7	78.1	82.8	79.7	84.4	$19,780	$647	$19,133
Deer Creek Elementary	Public	K-3	805 Lindley Ave.	Nevada City	95959	Nevada County	Nevada City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 265-1870	259	12	21.7	37.5%	203 (78.4%)	2 (0.8%)	28 (10.8%)	6 (2.3%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.6%)								(n/a)				44.9						44.9	42.0						42.0	97.1				97.1		$16,860	$1,862	$14,998
Nevada County Special Education	Public	K-8	400 Hoover Ln.	Nevada City	95959	Nevada County	Nevada County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 265-0611	51	7	7.2	58.8%	34 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (19.6%)	2 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.8%)								(n/a)										6.3							6.3							$146,953	$1,053	$145,900
Twin Ridges Home Study Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	111 New Mohawk Rd.	Nevada City	95959	Nevada County	Nevada County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 478-1815	208	11	19.2	48.1%	163 (78.4%)	3 (1.4%)	15 (7.2%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.9%)	1 (0.5%)	21 (10.1%)	29.5	4000^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.7%		43.4	2974^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.3%	1026	40.0		38.5	26.3	38.9	36.7	21.1	61.5		38.0	26.3	38.9	10.0	11.1	30.8		22.4	25.0	50.0	54.2	50.0	50.0	41.7	$12,227	$462	$11,765
Williams Ranch Elementary	Public	K-3	14804 Pleasant Valley Rd.	Penn Valley	95946	Nevada County	Penn Valley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 432-7300	247	11	22.4	56.7%	171 (69.2%)	1 (0.4%)	46 (18.6%)	4 (1.6%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.1%)								(n/a)				56.0						56.0	54.0						54.0	92.3	92.3		92.3			$12,746	$1,699	$11,047

Frequently Asked Questions about Yuba River Charter

How many students attend Yuba River Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 323 students attended Yuba River Charter.

Is Yuba River Charter a good school?

Yuba River Charter ranks 2575^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Yuba River Charter in?

Yuba River Charter District

What is the racial makeup of Yuba River Charter?

Students at Yuba River Charter are 75% White, 12% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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