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Browns Valley Elementary

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Browns Valley Elementary ranks 1001 st of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1001^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of California elementary schools

Summary

Browns Valley Elementary is a K–5 school in Browns Valley, California, with 126 students and is part of the Marysville Joint Unified district. Its 2025–2026 results show a clear local academic lead: it had the highest ELA and math proficiency among nearby K–5 schools with reported results, and the second-highest science proficiency.

Browns Valley also outperformed both the state and district in all three subjects. Proficiency was 64% in ELA, 65% in math and 52% in science, compared with state rates of 49%, 38% and 36%, respectively, and district rates of 34%, 21% and 22%. Across four nearby K–5 schools, averages were 44% in ELA, 35% in math and 31% in science. Lone Tree Elementary was ahead in science, with 55%. Attendance is another strength: chronic absenteeism was 5%, versus 19% in the district and 18% statewide, and was lower than at every nearby school with a reported rate.

Results have improved overall in math and science since 2022–2023, while ELA has dipped from its earlier peak: math rose from 61% to 65%, science from 41% to 52%, and ELA fell from 70% to 64%. The ELA lead over the state narrowed from 23 to 15 percentage points, while the science lead widened from 11 to 16 points. SchoolDigger ranked the school in the 83rd statewide percentile and awarded it 4 stars in 2025–2026; the district was in the 26th percentile with 1 star. SchoolDigger’s ranking for White Students was lower, at the 66th percentile, 17 points below the school’s overall ranking, but had risen from the 47th percentile the prior year. In 2024–2025, 39% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, and the student-teacher ratio was 19.3. With 126 students, year-to-year results may shift with relatively small changes in the number of students tested.

126

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,306

Per pupil spending ?

38.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

Not published

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

9555 Browns Valley School Rd.
Browns Valley, CA 95918

(530) 741-6107

District: Marysville Joint Unified

Students who attend Browns Valley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Foothill Intermediate
High:	Marysville High

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.8%

Hispanic:

12.7%

Two or more races:

9.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 80th percentile in 2016 → 83rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (63% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Marysville Joint Unified

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school63%

District avg27%

California avg42%

1,001^st of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 15Elementary Schools in the Marysville Joint Unified

713^th of 968Marysville Joint 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
2026	83.2	1001 of 5804	82.8%	★★★★☆
2025	79.3	1182 of 5857	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	87.6	833 of 5869	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	83.4	1031 of 5859	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	79.9	1190 of 5883	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	51.8	624 of 1417	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.7	1394 of 5789	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	70.5	1551 of 5662	72.6%	★★★★☆
2017	82.2	1041 of 5692	81.7%	★★★★☆
2016	80.3	1118 of 5614	80.1%	★★★★☆
2015	85.7	842 of 5611	85.0%	★★★★☆
2013	83.1	885 of 5530	84.0%	★★★★☆
2012	87.3	596 of 5390	88.9%	★★★★☆
2011	83.5	815 of 5377	84.8%	★★★★☆
2010	83.2	825 of 5314	84.5%	★★★★☆
2009	93.5	251 of 5193	95.2%	★★★★★
2008	94.0	245 of 5113	95.2%	★★★★★
2007	83.3	832 of 5113	83.7%	★★★★☆
2006	75.5	1117 of 4818	76.8%	★★★★☆
2005	65.1	1540 of 4822	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	63.6	1544 of 4809	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	73.4	1334 of 5569	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	1287 of 5609	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.3	1468 of 5635	73.9%	★★★★☆
2021	57.9	476 of 1267	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.6	1569 of 5492	71.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	1010 of 5460	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	94.6	256 of 5517	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	93.2	256 of 5363	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	61.0	351 of 1110	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	80.8	1025 of 5590	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	82.8	972 of 5643	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	84.8	882 of 5638	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	83.1	958 of 5663	83.1%	★★★★☆
2021	55.6	499 of 1272	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.1	1066 of 5510	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	65.9	1673 of 5431	69.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	66.7	873 of 2532	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.1	1375 of 2598	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	73.1	697 of 2651	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	60.5	1089 of 2661	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.9	1262 of 2726	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.1	1335 of 2834	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.0	1456 of 2737	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)82nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)76th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)66th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics65%+26 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy64%+15 vs state

Science52%+16 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
Browns Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	9555 Browns Valley School Rd.	Browns Valley	95918	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 741-6107	126	7	19.3	38.9%	93 (73.8%)	1 (0.8%)	16 (12.7%)	2 (1.6%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (9.5%)	83.2	1001^st of 5804 public elementary schools	82.8%		79.3	1182^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	79.8%	181	52.2		52.2	70.8	55.0	65.2				64.2	79.2	57.1	56.5				64.7			$26,306	$25,288	$1,018
Loma Rica Elementary	Public	K-5	5150 Fruitland Rd.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 741-6144	115	6	19.1	52.2%	75 (65.2%)	1 (0.9%)	25 (21.7%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (9.6%)	63.9	1877^th of 5804 public elementary schools	67.7%		61.8	1977^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.2%	100	33.3		33.3	75.0	58.3	52.9				61.4	81.3	41.7	23.5				47.4			$22,785	$21,346	$1,439
Cordua Elementary	Public	K-5	2830 Highway 20	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 741-6115	77	5	17.1	68.8%	41 (53.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (37.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.8%)	18	4970^th of 5804 public elementary schools	14.4%		23.6	4542^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	22.5%	428	25.0		25.0	20.0	18.8	41.7				25.6	26.7	6.3	16.7				16.3			$31,366	$30,096	$1,270
Honcut	Public	K-3	68 School St.	Oroville	95968	Butte County	Palermo Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 742-5284	14	1	14.0	78.6%	3 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (64.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)								(n/a)																				$73,750	$73,204	$546
Wheatland Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-4	123 Beale Hwy.	Beale AFB	95903	Yuba County	Wheatland	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 788-0248	89	4	22.2	39.3%	43 (48.3%)	7 (7.9%)	22 (24.7%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (18.0%)								(n/a)				40.0						59.1	60.0						63.6	≥ 95%		$22,735	$22,622	$113
Lone Tree Elementary	Public	K-5	123 Beale Hwy.	Beale AFB	95903	Yuba County	Wheatland	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 788-0248	305	14	21.7	48.5%	114 (37.4%)	27 (8.9%)	87 (28.5%)	7 (2.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (22.3%)	67.3	1720^th of 5804 public elementary schools	70.4%		64.9	1844^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.5%	124	55.0		55.0	37.5	69.7	62.5				54.6	43.8	66.7	42.5				49.6	≥ 98%		$30,494	$28,236	$2,258
Linda Elementary	Public	K-6	6180 Dunning Ave.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 741-6196	613	29	21.1	82.2%	115 (18.8%)	16 (2.6%)	300 (48.9%)	122 (19.9%)	9 (1.5%)	6 (1.0%)	45 (7.3%)	12.1	5443^rd of 5804 public elementary schools	6.2%		11.8	5519^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.8%	76	17.7		17.7	19.2	25.6	26.6	11.6			21.0	16.7	13.6	10.1	10.5			13.0	96%	0%	$19,549	$17,664	$1,885
Kynoch Elementary	Public	K-5	1905 Ahern St.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 741-6141	678	29	23.3	82.3%	234 (34.5%)	26 (3.8%)	310 (45.7%)	26 (3.8%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	74 (10.9%)	25.8	4307^th of 5804 public elementary schools	25.8%		28.9	4054^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.8%	253	11.2		11.2	31.6	34.9	40.6				35.8	34.7	27.4	16.0				25.8	97%	0%	$19,118	$17,316	$1,802
Bangor Union Elementary	Public	K-8	7549 Oro-Bangor Hwy.	Bangor	95914	Butte County	Bangor Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 679-2434	88	4	22.1	71.6%	49 (55.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (14.8%)	51.3	2534^th of 5804 public elementary schools	56.3%					(n/a)	45.5		42.1	45.5	20.0	54.6	76.9			50.0	27.3	26.7	36.4	53.9			33.9			$41,401	$40,728	$673
Paragon Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1608 Sampson St.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Paragon Collegiate Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 742-2505	208	9	23.1	70.7%	84 (40.4%)	6 (2.9%)	92 (44.2%)	3 (1.4%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.1%)								(n/a)																		≥ 95%

Frequently Asked Questions about Browns Valley Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Browns Valley Elementary?

Students at Browns Valley Elementary are 74% White, 13% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian.

Is Browns Valley Elementary a good school?

Browns Valley Elementary ranks 1001^st of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Browns Valley Elementary in?

Marysville Joint Unified

What schools do graduates of Browns Valley Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Foothill Intermediate
High : Marysville High

How many students attend Browns Valley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 126 students attended Browns Valley Elementary.

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