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Valley Springs Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5153^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of California elementary schools

Summary

Valley Springs Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 383 students in the rural community of Valley Springs, California, within the Calaveras Unified school district.

The school faces significant academic challenges, with student proficiency in English, math, and science well below state averages, and it has seen a notable decline in its statewide ranking over the past decade. A major concern is chronic student absenteeism, which at 36.6% is nearly double the state average, though this is a district-wide pattern seen at other local schools like Mokelumne Hill Elementary and San Andreas Elementary. The student population has also seen a recent, sharp increase in the number of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Interesting comparisons with nearby schools reveal that despite similar challenges, Mokelumne Hill Elementary in the same district achieves significantly stronger academic results. Furthermore, schools in the neighboring Amador County Unified district, such as Sutter Creek Elementary, consistently outperform Valley Springs academically, even with similar or lower per-student funding, suggesting differences in instructional approaches or resource effectiveness.

383

Students ?

23.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,827

Per pupil spending ?

58.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

240 Pine St.
Valley Springs, CA 95252-0187

(209) 754-2141

District: Calaveras Unified

Students who attend Valley Springs Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Toyon Middle
High:	Calaveras High

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.1%

Hispanic:

36.0%

Two or more races:

4.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 48th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg22%

California avg41%

5,153^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 36 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Calaveras Unified

1263^rd of 1,543Calaveras 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	5153 of 5857	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	4289 of 5869	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	3928 of 5859	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.4	3919 of 5883	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.3	1106 of 1417	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	3833 of 5789	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.1	4315 of 5662	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.1	3985 of 5692	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.0	3481 of 5614	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.6	2930 of 5611	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.9	3389 of 5530	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.7	2575 of 5390	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	43.9	2959 of 5377	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.8	2636 of 5314	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	47.3	2651 of 5193	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.0	2373 of 5113	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.7	1940 of 5113	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.1	1817 of 4818	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	58.7	1810 of 4822	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	51.5	2078 of 4809	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	22.9	1873 of 2227	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	1622 of 2585	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	4651 of 5597	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	4126 of 5612	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	3835 of 5609	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.7	3868 of 5635	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.8	1000 of 1267	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.0	3101 of 5492	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.6	3510 of 5413	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	4488 of 5107	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.8	3521 of 5107	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	2914 of 5087	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	3573 of 5084	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	4405 of 4963	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	4323 of 4830	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	4931 of 5460	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	4177 of 5517	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	4681 of 5363	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	4947 of 5264	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	895 of 1110	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	3887 of 5173	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	4486 of 5084	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	4891 of 5628	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	4151 of 5643	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	3735 of 5638	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	3728 of 5663	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.9	945 of 1272	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	4020 of 5510	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	4787 of 5431	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	2175 of 2847	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	2160 of 2635	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.3	1374 of 2420	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.8	2522 of 2598	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	2436 of 2651	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	2498 of 2661	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	2500 of 2726	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	2498 of 2834	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	2558 of 2737	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)24th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2022)16th percentile-17 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

White (2025)3rd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy26%-23 vs state

Mathematics18%-19 vs state

Science14%-19 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 (2025)	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
Valley Springs Elementary	Public	K-5	240 Pine St.	Valley Springs	95252	Calaveras County	Calaveras Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 754-2141	383	16	23.9	58.7%	215 (56.1%)	1 (0.3%)	138 (36.0%)	7 (1.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.7%)	16.5	5153^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	12.0%		25.9	4289^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.9%	864	13.8		13.8	24.1	26.0	27.6				25.9	22.4	24.5	8.5				18.1							$23,827	$22,152	$1,675
Jenny Lind Elementary	Public	K-6	5100 Driver Rd.	Valley Springs	95252	Calaveras County	Calaveras Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 754-2350	475	17	27.9	47.2%	277 (58.3%)	3 (0.6%)	166 (34.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.1%)	17.7	5037^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.0%		22.7	4610^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.5%	427	15.9		15.9	24.3	34.3	29.0				29.2	23.2	14.3	8.7				15.4	97.2						$23,107	$21,712	$1,395
San Andreas Elementary	Public	K-8	255 Lewis Ave.	San Andreas	95249	Calaveras County	Calaveras Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 754-2365	334	13	25.5	69.8%	223 (66.8%)	3 (0.9%)	72 (21.6%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.7%)	18.4	4979^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.0%		18.4	4991^st of 5869 public elementary schools	15.0%	12	26.9		26.9	29.0	22.2	19.2	23.4			22.9	32.3	17.8	9.8	14.9			17.2	91.9	91.9			91.9		$27,134	$25,538	$1,596
Mokelumne Hill Elementary	Public	K-6	8350 Highway 26	Mokelumne Hill	95245	Calaveras County	Calaveras Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 754-2140	149	7	21.2	53.0%	100 (67.1%)	2 (1.3%)	23 (15.4%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (14.8%)	45.4	2863^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	51.1%		48.2	2651^st of 5869 public elementary schools	54.8%	212	36.8		36.8	41.4	21.7	47.4	52.9			39.8	51.7	30.4	31.6	29.4			37.5							$26,960	$25,672	$1,288
Jackson Elementary	Public	K-6	220 Church St.	Jackson	95642	Amador County	Amador County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 257-5600	479	21	22.7	49.3%	252 (52.6%)	6 (1.3%)	146 (30.5%)	13 (2.7%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (10.4%)	35.9	3504^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.2%		36.7	3387^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.3%	117	28.8		28.8	30.0	43.2	32.4	40.8			36.6	18.3	33.8	34.3	32.7			30.1	92.4	94.6	96.7	96.7	92.4	96.7	$15,306	$14,350	$956
Ione Elementary	Public	K-6	415 South Ione St.	Ione	95640	Amador County	Amador County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 257-7000	564	23	25.0	34.2%	361 (64.0%)	1 (0.2%)	145 (25.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	42 (7.4%)	24.7	4433^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	24.3%		24	4461^st of 5869 public elementary schools	24.0%	28	30.3		30.3	28.6	29.9	31.8				30.0	27.6	21.7	17.1				22.3	91.3	93.2		93.2	91.3	93.2	$14,511	$13,580	$931
Sutter Creek Elementary	Public	K-6	340 Spanish St.	Sutter Creek	95642	Amador County	Amador County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 257-7200	387	15	26.6	34.6%	260 (67.2%)	1 (0.3%)	73 (18.9%)	6 (1.6%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (11.1%)	47.2	2746^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.1%		47.3	2717^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.7%	29	23.9		23.9	44.8	51.6	47.8	31.6			44.0	50.0	53.2	17.4	28.1			38.6							$18,812	$17,918	$894
Lockeford Elementary	Public	K-8	19456 North Tully Rd.	Lockeford	95237	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-7214	541	22	24.2	73.2%	191 (35.3%)	4 (0.7%)	313 (57.9%)	9 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (3.5%)	18.2	4990^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.8%		35	3521^st of 5869 public elementary schools	40.0%	1469	12.1	6.2	8.9	18.3	16.3	27.6	33.3	31.9	15.6	24.6	13.6	16.3	24.1	25.9	20.9	18.8	20.1							$15,585	$12,978	$2,607
Mark Twain Elementary	Public	K-8	646 Stanislaus Ave.	Angels Camp	95222	Calaveras County	Mark Twain Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 736-6533	507	24	21.1	68.2%	359 (70.8%)	4 (0.8%)	100 (19.7%)	3 (0.6%)	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	16.8	5119^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.6%		9.3	5712^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.7%	593	12.5	13.6	13.3	31.3	31.6	22.5	20.8	38.6	42.5	33.0	30.3	17.5	2.5	15.1	15.7	15.9	15.8							$22,353	$21,652	$701
Copperopolis Elementary	Public	K-6	217 School St.	Copperopolis	95228	Calaveras County	Mark Twain Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 782-3500	216	8	27.6	59.7%	149 (69.0%)	1 (0.5%)	55 (25.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.2%)	36.3	3459^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.9%		24.6	4405^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.9%	946	27.3		27.3	44.0	50.0	27.3	30.8			37.7	40.0	56.7	9.1	7.7			28.1	93.1	93.1					$24,841	$24,110	$731

Frequently Asked Questions about Valley Springs Elementary

Is Valley Springs Elementary a good school?

Valley Springs Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.0% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Valley Springs Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 383 students attended Valley Springs Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Valley Springs Elementary?

Students at Valley Springs Elementary are 56% White, 36% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Valley Springs Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Toyon Middle
High : Calaveras High

What district is Valley Springs Elementary in?

Calaveras Unified

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