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Magnolia Intermediate

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Magnolia Intermediate ranks 787 th of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

787^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 71% of California middle schools

Summary

Magnolia Intermediate is a 410-student school serving grades 6–8 in Grass Valley, California. In 2025–2026, its proficiency rates were above the state’s in English language arts (ELA), math, and science, but results differed considerably by grade: sixth graders were below state averages in ELA and math, while eighth graders were well above them. The clearest overall strength is science, where the school’s result was substantially higher than both the state and nearby-school averages.

Science was the school’s strongest subject compared with nearby schools, the district, and the state: 56% of students were proficient, versus 36% statewide and 52% in the district. That was the second-highest result among the 11 schools in the comparison, just below Seven Hills Intermediate, and 15 points above the nearby-school average. ELA proficiency was 55%, 6 points above the state and 4 above the district. Math was the narrowest strength: 41% was 2 points above the state and 1 point above the nearby-school average, but 2 points below the district. Grade-level results highlight the contrast: sixth-grade ELA and math were each about 6 points below state results; eighth-grade ELA and math were each about 16 points above them.

Results have improved overall since 2022–2023: ELA rose 10 points, math 6 points, and science 24 points. Science’s gain was especially concentrated in the latest year, jumping 25 points from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026. Magnolia Intermediate also received 4 stars and ranked at the 71st percentile in SchoolDigger’s 2025–2026 ratings, the fourth-highest percentile in this nearby-school group. Its student-teacher ratio was 21.6 in 2024–2025, the group’s second-highest. As context, 32% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, tied with Union Hill Middle. SchoolDigger’s group-specific rankings were notably lower than its overall ranking for White Students (46th percentile) and Multi-racial Students (41st percentile), compared with 71st overall.

410

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,353

Per pupil spending ?

32.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

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: Rebounding — 51st percentile in 2019 → 71st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (49% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 71st (2026) from a 51st-percentile low (2019)

✓Above the California median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg47%

California avg42%

787^th of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Top 29%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From top 21% (2016) to top 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

504^th of 1,530Pleasant 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
2026	66.0	787 of 2740	71.3%	★★★★☆
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
2026	66.0	712 of 2516	71.7%	★★★★☆
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
2026	67.2	591 of 2357	74.9%	★★★★☆
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
2026	61.2	774 of 2529	69.4%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	64.4	763 of 2514	69.6%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	44.3	436 of 735	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	57.0	478 of 1605	70.2%	★★★★☆
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
2026	44.4	801 of 1490	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
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

Hispanic (2026)75th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)72nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)70th percentile~ school

Male (2026)70th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)69th percentile~ school

White (2026)46th percentile-25 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)41st percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Science56%+20 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy55%+6 vs state

Mathematics41%~ state avg

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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 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 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
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%)	66	787^th of 2740 public middle schools	71.3%		60.4	898^th of 2761 public middle schools	67.5%	111		56.5	56.5			42.3	58.0	65.4	55.1			31.9	38.5	52.3	40.6			$13,353	$1,048	$12,305
Weimar Hills	Public	4-8	200 West Weimar Crossroad	Weimar	95736	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%)	53.5	1090^th of 2740 public middle schools	60.2%		58.9	932^nd of 2761 public middle schools	66.2%	158	54.1	34.9	45.7	63.4	64.7	37.8	45.1	46.3	52.2	49.4	48.2	37.8	36.6	58.2	46.1			$17,051	$1,040	$16,011
Union Hill Middle	Public	7-8	11638 Colfax Hwy.	Grass Valley	94945	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%)	44.6	1341^st of 2740 public middle schools	51.1%		58.1	947^th of 2761 public middle schools	65.7%	394		26.1	26.1				46.0	31.9	39.2				56.2	24.6	40.9			$16,381	$440	$15,941
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%)	28.6	1882^nd of 2740 public middle schools	31.3%		56.4	990^th of 2761 public middle schools	64.1%	892	47.5	17.1	32.1	47.9	58.5	52.0	32.8	31.0	43.6	20.4	48.8	29.4	16.9	14.3	25.0			$12,900	$1,167	$11,733
Lyman Gilmore Middle	Public	5-8	837 Gilmore Way	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%)	33.7	1696^th of 2740 public middle schools	38.1%		36.9	1588^th of 2761 public middle schools	42.5%	108	40.2	27.6	33.9		53.6	48.0	29.6	34.7	41.2		24.7	34.3	19.4	22.5	25.2			$23,362	$5,614	$17,748
Foresthill Divide	Public	4-8	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%)	56.2	1020^th of 2740 public middle schools	62.8%		45.5	1313^th of 2761 public middle schools	52.4%	293	26.5	50.0	38.1	34.0	49.0	39.2	64.6	58.3	49.0	25.5	28.6	19.6	37.5	33.3	28.8			$11,856	$949	$10,907
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%)	67.7	749^th of 2740 public middle schools	72.7%		68.7	700^th of 2761 public middle schools	74.6%	49	59.5	54.7	57.0	59.1	56.4	51.9	56.5	68.6	58.6	59.1	39.7	35.9	41.2	36.5	41.8			$14,823	$978	$13,845
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%)	44.1	1360^th of 2740 public middle schools	50.4%		42.6	1403^rd of 2761 public middle schools	49.2%	43		39.1	39.1			35.6	42.9	43.2	40.6			29.3	30.0	35.6	31.7			$15,126	$1,857	$13,269
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%)	77.5	526^th of 2740 public middle schools	80.8%		88.2	311^th of 2761 public middle schools	88.7%	215		48.5	48.5			53.0	65.1	73.0	63.3			46.4	52.2	49.7	49.4			$13,714	$1,638	$12,076
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%)	88.8	287^th of 2740 public middle schools	89.5%		89.6	285^th of 2761 public middle schools	89.7%	2		52.5	52.5				67.5	71.5	69.5				62.9	66.7	64.9			$15,839	$412	$15,427

Frequently Asked Questions about Magnolia Intermediate

Is Magnolia Intermediate a good school?

Magnolia Intermediate ranks 787^th of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Magnolia Intermediate?

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

What high school do graduates of Magnolia Intermediate attend?

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

What district is Magnolia Intermediate in?

Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Magnolia Intermediate?

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

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