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Napa Valley Language Academy

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Napa Valley Language Academy ranks 3070 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3070^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of California elementary schools

Summary

Napa Valley Language Academy is a public elementary school serving about 560 students in grades K-5 within the Napa Valley Unified School District, performing around the middle compared to all California schools.

The school stands out for its strong management of student attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate of 13%, which is better than the district and state averages and significantly better than nearby schools like McPherson Elementary and Shearer Elementary. Academically, its math scores are a relative strength, nearly matching the state average, and it achieves higher proficiency rates than several other local schools with similar student demographics, suggesting effective strategies for supporting its community.

Areas for attention include a recent slight dip in its overall statewide ranking and a noticeable performance gap between different student subgroups within the school. The school's results for English Language Learners have also varied widely from year to year. However, it operates efficiently, spending less per student than some neighboring schools while achieving better outcomes, and its success in maintaining good attendance could be a model for others.

560

Students ?

24.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,078

Per pupil spending ?

68.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2700 Kilburn Ave.
Napa, CA 94558-5623

(707) 253-3678

District: Napa Valley Unified

Students who attend Napa Valley Language Academy usually attend:

High:

Napa High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.9%

White:

15.0%

Two or more races:

0.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 51st percentile in 2013 → 48th in 2025

Worth a look

!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 school37%

District avg35%

California avg41%

3,070^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 16Elementary Schools in the Napa Valley Unified

865^th of 1,543Napa Valley 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	41.9	3070 of 5857	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.8	2804 of 5869	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.4	2979 of 5859	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.4	2522 of 5883	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.1	3376 of 5789	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.0	3082 of 5662	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.1	2793 of 5692	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	48.4	2575 of 5614	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.7	2092 of 5611	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	49.7	2709 of 5530	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.9	2502 of 5390	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	44.3	2937 of 5377	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.7	2863 of 5314	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.6	2777 of 5193	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.4	2295 of 5113	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	50.0	2334 of 5113	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	37.4	2863 of 4818	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	37.0	2890 of 4822	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	24.6	3590 of 4809	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.0	1617 of 3162	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.6	2624 of 3245	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	54.2	995 of 3311	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.3	1827 of 3275	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.8	2413 of 3246	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	2963 of 5597	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.3	2399 of 5612	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.9	2820 of 5609	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.2	2452 of 5635	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.2	3569 of 5492	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	3393 of 5413	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	2622 of 5107	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.2	2390 of 5107	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.8	2369 of 5087	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.9	2143 of 5084	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.6	3517 of 4963	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	3468 of 4830	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	3566 of 5460	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	3402 of 5517	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	3258 of 5363	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.1	2328 of 5264	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.9	4431 of 5173	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	4317 of 5084	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	2974 of 5628	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	3100 of 5643	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.4	2956 of 5638	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.4	2423 of 5663	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.3	2958 of 5510	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.5	2650 of 5431	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	20.7	112 of 140	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.9	386 of 2598	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	84.5	258 of 2651	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	62.4	1036 of 2661	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.4	398 of 2726	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	58.6	1265 of 2834	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.4	812 of 2737	70.3%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)85th percentile+38 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)49th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile~ school

Male (2025)47th percentile~ school

Female (2025)47th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile-13 vs school

Military Connected (2023)20th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-10 vs state

Mathematics37%~ state avg

Science30%-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
Napa Valley Language Academy	Public	K-5	2700 Kilburn Ave.	Napa	94558	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-3678	560	23	24.3	68.8%	84 (15.0%)	1 (0.2%)	470 (83.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	41.9	3070^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.6%		45.8	2804^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.2%	266	29.8		29.8	26.0	41.5	52.4				39.3	33.3	36.6	40.5				36.6							$16,078	$1,753	$14,325
Shearer Elementary	Public	K-8	1590 Elm St.	Napa	94559	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-3508	501	25	20.2	91.4%	30 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	462 (92.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	12	5505^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.0%		12.1	5555^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.4%	50	14.5	11.4	13.2	17.8	11.8	25.8	10.2	10.3	20.5	16.6	12.5	16.7	17.7	8.2	7.9	2.3	11.5	95.3			95.3			$16,784	$2,021	$14,763
West Park Elementary	Public	K-5	2315 West Park Ave.	Napa	94558	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-3516	296	13	23.1	70.6%	100 (33.8%)	5 (1.7%)	179 (60.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.4%)	25	4408^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.7%		25.2	4344^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.0%	64	23.5		23.5	16.3	35.7	41.7				30.9	15.7	28.6	21.6				21.5	91.2	91.2	91.2	91.2	91.2	91.2	$16,544	$1,873	$14,671
Snow Elementary	Public	K-5	1130 Foster Rd.	Napa	94558	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-3666	402	18	22.3	89.3%	41 (10.2%)	2 (0.5%)	347 (86.3%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	10.3	5613^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.2%		15.4	5269^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.2%	344	9.5		9.5	16.7	16.1	24.1				18.8	13.9	16.7	7.9				12.8							$15,745	$1,729	$14,016
Pueblo Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	1600 Barbara Rd.	Napa	94558	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-3491	451	18	24.6	54.8%	118 (26.2%)	0 (0.0%)	313 (69.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.0%)	59.2	2103^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	64.1%		64.4	1858^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.3%	245	28.1		28.1	50.0	52.4	50.0				51.0	53.7	56.0	28.1				47.6							$15,040	$1,643	$13,397
McPherson Elementary	Public	K-5	2670 Yajome St.	Napa	94558	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-3488	376	15	25.7	91.2%	22 (5.9%)	2 (0.5%)	347 (92.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	8.1	5732^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	2.1%		10.1	5682^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	3.2%	50	3.2		3.2	17.5	20.4	12.1				16.5	19.0	8.0	3.2				10.0							$16,987	$2,270	$14,717
Alta Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	15 Montecito Blvd.	Napa	94559	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-3671	318	12	26.5	56.0%	153 (48.1%)	3 (0.9%)	139 (43.7%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.3%)	48.8	2655^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.7%		50.5	2530^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.9%	125	33.3		33.3	40.8	39.5	53.6				45.5	48.0	33.3	32.1				37.9							$17,096	$1,480	$15,616
Browns Valley Elementary	Public	K-8	1001 Buhman Ave.	Napa	94558	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-3761	651	28	23.4	37.8%	414 (63.6%)	1 (0.2%)	178 (27.3%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.1%)	64.5	1862^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	68.2%		68.9	1640^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.1%	222	19.8	27.8	22.1	64.8	59.0	47.1	61.9	65.5	50.0	58.3	64.8	60.3	25.3	50.8	36.2	38.9	47.1							$16,128	$1,585	$14,543
Bel Aire Park Elementary	Public	K-5	3580 Beckworth Dr.	Napa	94558	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-3775	410	17	24.1	74.4%	111 (27.1%)	4 (1.0%)	276 (67.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	36.1	3478^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.6%		39.4	3208^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.3%	270	20.3		20.3	35.7	25.0	43.5				34.6	38.0	23.9	48.6				36.8							$16,828	$2,087	$14,741
Northwood Elementary	Public	K-5	2214 Berks St.	Napa	94558	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-3471	381	17	22.4	49.6%	171 (44.9%)	2 (0.5%)	170 (44.6%)	11 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.8%)	70.3	1591^st of 5857 public elementary schools	72.8%		71.7	1514^th of 5869 public elementary schools	74.2%	77	40.9		40.9	54.9	48.9	53.0				52.4	72.6	51.1	50.8				57.6	96.6					96.6	$16,093	$1,570	$14,523

Frequently Asked Questions about Napa Valley Language Academy

Is Napa Valley Language Academy a good school?

Napa Valley Language Academy ranks 3070^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Napa Valley Language Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 560 students attended Napa Valley Language Academy.

What schools do graduates of Napa Valley Language Academy attend?

Students who attend Napa Valley Language Academy usually go on to attend:

High : Napa High

What is the racial makeup of Napa Valley Language Academy?

Students at Napa Valley Language Academy are 84% Hispanic, 15% White.

What district is Napa Valley Language Academy in?

Napa Valley Unified

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