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Magnolia Intermediate

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Magnolia Intermediate ranks 898 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

898^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 67% of California middle schools

Summary

Magnolia Intermediate is a public middle school serving about 410 students in grades 6-8 in Grass Valley, part of the Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary district, and it ranks in the top third of all California middle schools.

Academically, the school's performance is a mix of strengths and areas for growth; it consistently outperforms the state average in English Language Arts, with 7th graders excelling, but its math and science scores are slightly below state averages, with 8th grade being a particular focus. A standout strength is the school's exceptional support for students with special needs, where it ranks significantly higher than most Bear River or Weimar Hills. Furthermore, the school has made impressive progress in reducing chronic student absences, cutting the rate by more than half since 2022.

Compared to other local schools, Magnolia holds its own in English but ranks lower in math proficiency than peers like Twelve Bridges Middle and Granite Oaks Middle. It achieves these results efficiently, spending less per student than several nearby schools while maintaining a higher student-teacher ratio. The data suggests the school's key opportunities are boosting math achievement and understanding the performance dip in 8th grade, while continuing its successful programs in English and special education.

410

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,571

Per pupil spending ?

32.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

22431 Kingston Ln.
Grass Valley, CA 95949-7706

(530) 268-2815

District: Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary

Students who attend Magnolia Intermediate usually attend:

High:

Bear River High

Feeder schools for Magnolia Intermediate:

Elementary:	Alta Sierra Elementary
	Cottage Hill Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.3%

Hispanic:

16.1%

Two or more races:

13.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2015 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg44%

California avg41%

898^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to top 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

508^th of 1,543Pleasant Ridge Union 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	898 of 2761	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.4	878 of 2783	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.4	998 of 2781	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.1	797 of 2740	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	48.7	405 of 894	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.5	1341 of 2715	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.8	877 of 2480	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	67.8	717 of 2508	71.4%	★★★★☆
2016	76.6	521 of 2497	79.1%	★★★★☆
2015	73.3	569 of 2477	77.0%	★★★★☆
2013	64.8	758 of 2379	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.2	542 of 2259	76.0%	★★★★☆
2011	70.2	537 of 2236	76.0%	★★★★☆
2010	75.0	425 of 2179	80.5%	★★★★☆
2009	75.9	378 of 2063	81.7%	★★★★☆
2008	82.4	247 of 2005	87.7%	★★★★☆
2007	86.2	191 of 1999	90.4%	★★★★★
2006	90.8	110 of 1804	93.9%	★★★★★
2005	91.6	96 of 1777	94.6%	★★★★★
2004	91.1	103 of 1769	94.2%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	71.5	263 of 1531	82.8%	★★★★☆
2021	62.3	74 of 354	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	33.2	930 of 1491	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.4	554 of 1369	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	870 of 2533	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.1	761 of 2551	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	54.0	958 of 2531	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.4	622 of 2509	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	43.7	379 of 738	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.6	1460 of 2380	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.0	908 of 2262	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	809 of 2395	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.7	785 of 2388	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.4	948 of 2374	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.2	471 of 2359	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	51.0	918 of 2213	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.3	635 of 2072	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	1022 of 2542	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.8	693 of 2579	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	49.2	1048 of 2531	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.2	980 of 2458	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.1	269 of 721	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.5	1315 of 2369	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.5	1074 of 2230	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	852 of 2534	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	887 of 2552	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	904 of 2538	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.9	857 of 2527	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.6	316 of 763	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.8	1008 of 2407	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.9	779 of 2273	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	459 of 726	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	446 of 701	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	450 of 677	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	430 of 665	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	446 of 1566	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	254 of 1552	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	72.0	243 of 1531	84.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	959 of 1520	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	952 of 1537	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.9	1046 of 1543	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.2	970 of 1555	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.6	1273 of 1602	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.6	924 of 1496	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)83rd percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)72nd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)66th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile~ school

Female (2025)66th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile-31 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)37th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy55%+7 vs state

Mathematics36%~ state avg

Science32%~ state avg

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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)	% 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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Magnolia Intermediate	Public	6-8	22431 Kingston Ln.	Grass Valley	95949	Nevada County	Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 268-2815	410	19	21.6	32.2%	280 (68.3%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (16.1%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (13.9%)	60.4	898^th of 2761 public middle schools	67.5%		60.4	878^th of 2783 public middle schools	68.5%	20		31.5	31.5				54.2	64.8	47.3	55.4				31.7	42.2	35.7	36.3						$13,571	$1,077	$12,494
Weimar Hills	Public	4-8	200 West Weimar Crossroad	Weimar	95713	Placer County	Placer Hills Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 637-4121	388	21	18.2	35.3%	338 (87.1%)	2 (0.5%)	34 (8.8%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	58.9	932^nd of 2761 public middle schools	66.2%		57.3	956^th of 2783 public middle schools	65.6%	24	46.3	35.2	41.1		62.2	50.0	40.3	41.4	61.4	51.3		61.0	37.5	31.9	38.6	58.6	45.7						$16,791	$926	$15,865
Union Hill Middle	Public	7-8	11638 Colfax Hwy.	Grass Valley	95945	Nevada County	Union Hill Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 273-8456	146	7	19.7	32.2%	106 (72.6%)	1 (0.7%)	17 (11.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (14.4%)	58.1	947^th of 2761 public middle schools	65.7%		69.5	695^th of 2783 public middle schools	75.0%	252		37.7	37.7					41.8	58.6	50.4					38.8	31.9	35.3						$11,775	$285	$11,490
Ready Springs Elementary	Public	4-8	10862 Spenceville Rd.	Penn Valley	95946	Nevada County	Penn Valley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 432-1118	255	14	18.6	56.9%	181 (71.0%)	4 (1.6%)	46 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.0%)	56.4	2574^th of 5857 public middle schools	56.1%		45.4	1299^th of 2783 public middle schools	53.3%	1275	43.1	42.9	43.0		66.7	45.1	42.2	47.5	42.9	48.6		42.6	23.5	25.0	57.5	50.0	37.7	84.1	93.2	88.6	90.9	90.9	$12,977	$1,500	$11,477
Lyman Gilmore Middle	Public	5-8	10837 Rough and Ready Hwy.	Grass Valley	95945	Nevada County	Grass Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 273-8479	464	24	19.2	73.3%	309 (66.6%)	4 (0.9%)	111 (23.9%)	11 (2.4%)	10 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.9%)	36.9	1588^th of 2761 public middle schools	42.5%		37.6	1541^st of 2783 public middle schools	44.6%	47	31.1	33.3	32.2			42.5	33.9	23.5	47.6	36.9			18.9	24.1	20.6	32.1	24.0						$15,040	$1,474	$13,566
Foresthill Divide	Public	3-8	22888 Foresthill Rd.	Foresthill	95631	Placer County	Foresthill Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 367-3782	309	16	18.7	40.1%	240 (77.7%)	3 (1.0%)	50 (16.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.9%)	45.5	2743^rd of 5857 public middle schools	53.2%		47	1248^th of 2783 public middle schools	55.2%	1495	43.1	32.7	38.0	29.2	52.9	50.0	44.9	54.0	43.1	45.9	25.0	47.1	32.7	25.0	32.0	18.4	30.2	96.9					$15,625	$2,075	$13,550
Seven Hills Intermediate	Public	4-8	700 Hoover Ln.	Nevada City	95959	Nevada County	Nevada City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 265-1840	432	21	21.0	33.8%	357 (82.6%)	3 (0.7%)	37 (8.6%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.3%)	68.7	700^th of 2761 public middle schools	74.6%		72	654^th of 2783 public middle schools	76.5%	46	49.5	47.8	48.7		66.2	62.1	51.7	66.2	59.3	60.8		61.0	32.6	34.1	37.7	43.3	41.2						$14,360	$1,682	$12,678
Glen Edwards Middle	Public	6-8	204 L St.	Lincoln	95648	Placer County	Western Placer Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 645-6370	815	37	21.9	44.8%	328 (40.2%)	25 (3.1%)	370 (45.4%)	30 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (7.4%)	42.6	1403^rd of 2761 public middle schools	49.2%		52	1109^th of 2783 public middle schools	60.2%	294		25.7	25.7				33.7	52.7	41.5	42.5				27.1	28.7	33.3	29.5						$14,475	$1,436	$13,039
Twelve Bridges Middle	Public	6-8	770 Westview Dr.	Lincoln	95648	Placer County	Western Placer Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 434-5270	931	38	24.2	16.8%	544 (58.4%)	14 (1.5%)	198 (21.3%)	68 (7.3%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.6%)	99 (10.6%)	88.2	311^th of 2761 public middle schools	88.7%		87.5	333^rd of 2783 public middle schools	88.0%	22		54.6	54.6				61.3	81.5	73.3	71.7				51.5	59.4	62.0	57.4						$13,386	$1,429	$11,957
Granite Oaks Middle	Public	7-8	2600 Wyckford Dr.	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 315-9009	979	48	20.5	18.8%	498 (50.9%)	15 (1.5%)	176 (18.0%)	165 (16.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	122 (12.5%)	89.6	285^th of 2761 public middle schools	89.7%		90.7	264^th of 2783 public middle schools	90.5%	21		47.3	47.3					73.8	66.7	70.3					71.1	60.3	65.8						$15,108	$459	$14,649

Frequently Asked Questions about Magnolia Intermediate

How many students attend Magnolia Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 410 students attended Magnolia Intermediate.

What is the racial makeup of Magnolia Intermediate?

Students at Magnolia Intermediate are 68% White, 16% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Magnolia Intermediate a good school?

Magnolia Intermediate ranks 898^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Magnolia Intermediate in?

Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary

What high school do graduates of Magnolia Intermediate attend?

Students who attend Magnolia Intermediate usually go on to attend Bear River High

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