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Grass Valley Charter

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Grass Valley Charter ranks 2445 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

2445^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of California elementary schools

Summary

Grass Valley Charter is a K-8 public school serving 546 students in the Grass Valley Elementary district, consistently ranking in the middle compared to other California schools.

The school stands out for its efficient use of resources, achieving better academic results than the district average in English, math, and science while spending less per student than nearby schools like Bell Hill Academy and Margaret G. Scotten Elementary. It has also made remarkable progress in improving student attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate of 15%, which is significantly better than both the district and state averages. However, performance varies by grade, with a notable dip in 4th-grade scores that recovers in later years.

Compared to other charter options in the area, such as the higher-performing Chicago Park Community Charter or the similar Nevada City School of the Arts, Grass Valley Charter represents a solid, cost-effective middle choice. Within its own district, it offers a balanced K-8 program that performs better than some peers with similar demographics, making it a stable option for families in the Grass Valley area.

546

Students ?

23.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,248

Per pupil spending ?

33.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

225 South Auburn St.
Grass Valley, CA 95945-7229

(530) 273-8723

District: Grass Valley Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.6%

Hispanic:

9.2%

Two or more races:

4.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 70th percentile in 2013 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2013

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg38%

California avg41%

Elementary school

2,445^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

743^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to top 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Grass Valley Elementary

598^th of 1,543Grass Valley 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	52.8	2445 of 5857	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.9	2034 of 5869	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	2034 of 5859	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.7	1999 of 5883	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.5	1942 of 5789	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.8	1450 of 5662	74.4%	★★★★☆
2017	71.5	1497 of 5692	73.7%	★★★★☆
2016	69.9	1526 of 5614	72.8%	★★★★☆
2015	76.3	1264 of 5611	77.5%	★★★★☆
2013	68.6	1645 of 5530	70.3%	★★★★☆
2012	74.4	1306 of 5390	75.8%	★★★★☆
2011	74.6	1276 of 5377	76.3%	★★★★☆
2010	74.2	1278 of 5314	76.0%	★★★★☆
2009	77.0	1131 of 5193	78.2%	★★★★☆
2008	83.5	818 of 5113	84.0%	★★★★☆
2007	80.9	945 of 5113	81.5%	★★★★☆
2006	84.9	745 of 4818	84.5%	★★★★☆
2005	60.3	1727 of 4822	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	62.9	1575 of 4809	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	2898 of 5597	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.5	2100 of 5612	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.0	2001 of 5609	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.8	2271 of 5635	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.8	2066 of 5492	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.0	1600 of 5413	70.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	2250 of 5460	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.3	1292 of 5517	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	54.0	2103 of 5363	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.7	1989 of 5264	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.5	1803 of 5173	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.8	1847 of 5628	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.7	1860 of 5643	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.6	1966 of 5638	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.5	1748 of 5663	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.5	1701 of 5510	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.6	1297 of 5431	76.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	2016 of 2598	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	1877 of 2651	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	1969 of 2661	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	1969 of 2726	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	1971 of 2834	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.6	1672 of 2737	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	743 of 2761	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	65.9	769 of 2783	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	649 of 2781	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	73.4	607 of 2740	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	51.8	1106 of 2715	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.9	746 of 2480	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.3	933 of 2508	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.8	802 of 2497	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.3	755 of 2477	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	48.5	1193 of 2379	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.9	1167 of 2259	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	71.5	506 of 2236	77.4%	★★★★☆
2010	79.6	308 of 2179	85.9%	★★★★☆
2009	63.1	683 of 2063	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.2	535 of 2005	73.3%	★★★★☆
2007	65.1	590 of 1999	70.5%	★★★★☆
2006	66.9	503 of 1804	72.1%	★★★★☆
2005	74.6	372 of 1777	79.1%	★★★★☆
2004	67.3	477 of 1769	73.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	1004 of 2533	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	913 of 2551	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.4	658 of 2531	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	64.4	727 of 2509	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	40.8	1299 of 2380	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.8	726 of 2262	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	926 of 2542	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.6	581 of 2579	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.4	486 of 2531	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	72.2	467 of 2458	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	57.0	825 of 2369	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	530 of 2534	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	607 of 2552	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	72.0	581 of 2538	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.2	488 of 2527	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	59.7	808 of 2407	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.1	659 of 2273	71.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	875 of 1520	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	838 of 1537	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.5	751 of 1543	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.4	709 of 1555	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.7	1133 of 1602	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.4	877 of 1496	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)67th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile~ school

Female (2025)48th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)22nd percentile-36 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)79th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2025)60th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)42nd percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy50%~ state avg

Mathematics42%+5 vs state

Science38%+5 vs state

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by a citizen
Tuesday, October 15, 2019

I WAS A FORMER STUDENT AROUND 2007-09 AND I REGRET TO SAY IT WAS ROUGH AND DEPRESSING BUT I HOPE AND PRAY THE SCHOOL FORMERLY KNOWN AS HENNESSY HAS IMPROVED UPON THE BULLYING AND ACADEMIC WELL BEING FOR EVERYONE AND THE BEST TEACHER THEIR WAS MARY MAPES Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	65.6	1812^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.1%		45.7	2809^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.1%	997	37.5		32.0	77.8	69.2	43.8				59.7	61.1	61.5	12.5				41.7							$18,046	$802	$17,244

Frequently Asked Questions about Grass Valley Charter

What is the racial makeup of Grass Valley Charter?

Students at Grass Valley Charter are 83% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Grass Valley Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 546 students attended Grass Valley Charter.

What district is Grass Valley Charter in?

Grass Valley Elementary

Is Grass Valley Charter a good school?

Grass Valley Charter ranks 2445^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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