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Chicago Park Elementary

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Chicago Park Elementary ranks 1647 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

1647^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of California elementary schools

Summary

Chicago Park Elementary is a 120-student K–8 school in Grass Valley, California, in an area with nearby public, charter, and home-study schools. Its 2025–26 results were above state averages in all three reported subjects, but the most important takeaway is mixed: ELA and science were strong, while rising chronic absenteeism is a notable concern at 24%, the second-highest rate among nearby schools with reported figures.

The school stood out among nearby K–8 peers in ELA and science, but math was less distinctive. ELA proficiency was 66%, compared with 49% statewide and 61% in the district; science was 73%, versus 36% statewide and 59% in the district. ELA was higher than the nearby K–8 results, including 51% at Grass Valley Charter; science was higher than the 43% reported at Twin Ridges Home Study Charter. Math was 43%—5 points above the state, but 4 points below the district. Results also varied by grade: fifth-grade ELA was 100%, while sixth-grade ELA was 36%, below both the state at 48% and the district at 44%.

ELA proficiency rose from 46% in 2022–23 to 66% in 2025–26, while math increased from 31% to 43%; science was more volatile, falling to 32% in 2024–25 before reaching 73%. SchoolDigger places the school at the 72nd percentile with 4 stars in 2025–26, up from the 42nd percentile in 2022–23; nearby Alta Sierra Elementary is higher at the 76th percentile. In 2024–25, SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness ranking for White Students was at the 31st percentile, well below the school’s overall 69th percentile. The 2024–25 student–teacher ratio was 15.8, the lowest among nearby schools. Also in 2024–25, 44% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible; California is a statewide free-meals state, so this is an eligibility measure, not a count of students receiving meals. Some individual-grade results are suppressed, and the small enrollment means percentages can shift with a small number of students.

120

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,295

Per pupil spending ?

44.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 95%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

15725 Mt. Olive Rd.
Grass Valley, CA 95945-7906

(530) 346-2153

District: Chicago Park Elementary

Students who attend Chicago Park Elementary usually attend:

High:

Nevada Union High

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.0%

Hispanic:

20.8%

Two or more races:

7.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 60th percentile in 2016 → 72nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (56% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the California median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg55%

California avg42%

1,647^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From top 40% (2016) to top 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

344^th of 1,530Chicago Park 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
2026	68.7	1647 of 5817	71.7%	★★★★☆
2025	65.6	1812 of 5857	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.7	2809 of 5869	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.1	3414 of 5859	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	72.9	1487 of 5883	74.7%	★★★★☆
2021	66.7	429 of 1417	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.5	3163 of 5789	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.0	3601 of 5662	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.0	2326 of 5692	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.7	2255 of 5614	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.1	2077 of 5611	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.5	2269 of 5530	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.6	2421 of 5390	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	29.7	4001 of 5377	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	53.2	2374 of 5314	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.6	1411 of 5193	72.8%	★★★★☆
2008	64.8	1639 of 5113	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.0	1374 of 5113	73.1%	★★★★☆
2006	73.6	1185 of 4818	75.4%	★★★★☆
2005	81.5	865 of 4822	82.1%	★★★★☆
2004	90.6	481 of 4809	90.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	3018 of 5628	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	1797 of 2598	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.9	2074 of 2651	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	2529 of 2661	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	55.4	1307 of 2726	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.2	2269 of 2834	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	63.7	796 of 2781	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	41.6	1412 of 2740	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	71.2	209 of 894	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	79.0	507 of 2715	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	38.3	1418 of 2480	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	72.9	607 of 2508	75.8%	★★★★☆
2016	69.4	666 of 2497	73.3%	★★★★☆
2015	63.0	795 of 2477	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.1	991 of 2379	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	40.7	1335 of 2259	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	62.7	742 of 2236	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.4	781 of 2179	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	78.4	317 of 2063	84.6%	★★★★☆
2008	80.7	272 of 2005	86.4%	★★★★☆
2007	78.8	323 of 1999	83.8%	★★★★☆
2006	83.0	242 of 1804	86.6%	★★★★☆
2005	90.8	109 of 1777	93.9%	★★★★★
2004	87.6	152 of 1769	91.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	17.1	1271 of 1496	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)46th percentile-23 vs school

White (2025)31st percentile-38 vs school

Middle school

White (2018)15th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Science73%+37 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy66%+16 vs state

Mathematics43%+5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2024-25)		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/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
Chicago Park Elementary	Public	K-8	15725 Mt. Olive Rd.	Grass Valley	95945	Nevada County	Chicago Park Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 346-2153	120	8	15.8	44.2%	84 (70.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.5%)	68.7	1647^th of 5817 public elementary schools	71.7%		65.6	1812^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.1%	165	72.7		73.3		64.7	100.0	35.7			65.6		47.1	45.5	35.7			42.9	≥ 95%		$29,295	$28,074	$1,221
Chicago Park Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	15725 Mount Olive Rd.	Grass Valley	95945	Nevada County	Chicago Park Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 346-2153	43	3	16.6	41.9%	32 (74.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (23.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)								(n/a)										50.0							57.1			$29,295	$28,074	$1,221
Colfax Elementary	Public	K-8	24825 Ben Taylor Rd.	Colfax	95713	Placer County	Colfax Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 346-2202	345	18	19.4	40.6%	271 (78.6%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (12.5%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.2%)	43.9	2995^th of 5817 public elementary schools	48.5%		25.9	4323^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	26.2%	1328	27.3	32.6	30.4	35.7	64.5	36.4	40.5	55.3	52.2	47.9	35.7	58.1	27.3	24.3	31.6	60.9	40.4	93%	0%	$31,858	$30,524	$1,334
Alta Sierra Elementary	Public	K-5	16607 Annie Dr.	Grass Valley	95949	Nevada County	Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 272-2319	338	14	24.1	34.3%	238 (70.4%)	3 (0.9%)	56 (16.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.2%)	74.1	1402^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	75.9%		67.6	1708^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.8%	306	55.4		55.4	44.0	56.0	58.5				53.3	53.1	64.0	56.9				57.9	96%	0%	$20,261	$19,616	$645
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%)	49.3	2650^th of 5817 public elementary schools	54.4%		45.3	2866^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.1%	216	30.6		30.6	54.7	44.3	56.3	27.5			44.9	65.6	41.8	36.6	20.0			39.8	≥ 98%		$26,410	$25,880	$530
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%)	53.6	2404^th of 5817 public elementary schools	58.7%		52.8	2445^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.3%	41	38.2	48.0	42.9	47.4	59.7	40.0	41.7	59.6	60.0	51.1	42.1	70.2	29.1	30.0	50.0	38.0	43.2	94%	0%	$9,267	$5,006	$4,261
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%)	47.1	2774^th of 5817 public elementary schools	52.3%		75	1370^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.6%	1404				48.9	30.2					39.8	60.0	27.9					44.3	93%	0%	$11,697	$1,834	$9,863
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%)	24.3	4442^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	23.6%		29.5	4000^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.7%	442	40.9		43.3	27.3	22.2	40.9	32.4	52.6		35.8	9.1	27.8	13.6	14.7	15.8		16.3	12%	0%	$27,163	$26,974	$189
Margaret G. Scotten Elementary	Public	K-4	821 Gilmore Way	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%)	26.9	4237^th of 5817 public elementary schools	27.2%		33.8	3658^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.5%	579				20.3	41.0					30.9	25.0	32.1					28.8	92%	0%	$11,740	$3,576	$8,164
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)				70.4						70.4	59.6						59.6	96%	0%	$21,197	$19,832	$1,365

Frequently Asked Questions about Chicago Park Elementary

Is Chicago Park Elementary a good school?

Chicago Park Elementary ranks 1647^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Chicago Park Elementary attend?

Students who attend Chicago Park Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Nevada Union High

How many students attend Chicago Park Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 120 students attended Chicago Park Elementary.

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Chicago Park Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Chicago Park Elementary?

Students at Chicago Park Elementary are 70% White, 21% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

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