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Green Valley Independent Study

Public, Virtual Grades K-8

Summary

Green Valley Independent Study is a very small public elementary school in Yucaipa, California, serving just 77 students in grades K-8 through an alternative, independent study model within the Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District.

This school serves a high-need population and faces significant academic challenges, with student proficiency in English, math, and science consistently well below both the district and state averages. It also has the highest rate of chronic absenteeism in its district, though this measure has improved recently. Compared to nearby traditional schools like Chapman Heights Elementary or Wildwood Elementary, Green Valley operates with notably fewer resources per student and a higher student-to-teacher ratio, which is unusual for an independent study program designed for more individualized attention.

The independent study model may appeal to families seeking a non-traditional setting, but the data suggests substantial hurdles. For comparison, Inland Leaders Charter, located less than two miles away, shows significantly higher academic achievement and much lower absenteeism. While all schools in the Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified district face challenges, Green Valley's performance is the lowest, indicating it may be serving students with acute needs that the current program and resource levels are struggling to adequately support.

Students ?

26.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$4,996

Per pupil spending ?

76.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

35948 Susan St.
Yucaipa, CA 92399-6300

(909) 790-8580

District: Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.9%

White:

40.3%

Two or more races:

6.5%

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!Test scores below the California average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 19% California)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 24 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg35%

California avg41%

2,341^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 13 pts since 2022

From bottom 28% (2022) to bottom 15% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

970^th of 1,543Yucaipa-Calimesa 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	2341 of 2761	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	2493 of 2783	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.5	1505 of 2781	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.7	1965 of 2740	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.4	1764 of 2379	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.3	1832 of 2259	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	50.9	1073 of 2236	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	14.2	1976 of 2179	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	14.2	1851 of 2063	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.2	1369 of 2005	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	12.6	1649 of 1804	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	17.3	1518 of 1777	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	28.0	1240 of 1769	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.0	2435 of 2533	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.6	2543 of 2551	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	49.8	1065 of 2531	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	2127 of 2395	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	2052 of 2388	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	2124 of 2359	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	2288 of 2542	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	2461 of 2579	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	2029 of 2531	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	2346 of 2458	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	1377 of 2534	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.4	1895 of 2552	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	4.2	1507 of 1537	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2013	57.6	596 of 2426	75.4%	★★★★☆
2012	49.9	805 of 2354	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	35.9	1155 of 2367	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	21.8	1545 of 2281	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	28.3	1470 of 2238	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	33.5	1080 of 2117	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	33.9	1042 of 2063	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	32.1	1037 of 1968	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	23.1	1274 of 1901	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	32.5	876 of 1653	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Male (2025)46th percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)4th percentile-11 vs school

White (2024)2nd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy24%-24 vs state

Mathematics19%-18 vs state

Science10%-22 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 (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/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
Green Valley Independent Study	Public, Virtual	K-8	35948 Susan St.	Yucaipa	92399	San Bernardino County	Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(909) 790-8580	77	3	26.1	76.6%	31 (40.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (51.9%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.5%)								(n/a)		12.5	10.3				11.8	27.8	25.0	24.4				11.8	16.7	20.8	19.2							$4,996	$3,974	$1,022
Wildwood Elementary	Public	K-5	35972 Susan St.	Yucaipa	92399	San Bernardino County	Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 790-8521	607	24	25.4	57.7%	248 (40.9%)	8 (1.3%)	311 (51.2%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	30 (4.9%)	51.6	2521^st of 5857 public elementary schools	57.0%		48.7	2633^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	55.1%	112	33.0		33.0	56.8	42.7	48.5				49.0	60.7	31.1	25.8				38.4							$18,778	$17,476	$1,302
Calimesa Elementary	Public	K-5	13523 Second St.	Yucaipa	92399	San Bernardino County	Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 790-8570	511	23	22.3	83.2%	129 (25.2%)	10 (2.0%)	333 (65.2%)	10 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (4.9%)	13.1	5414^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.6%		13	5478^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.7%	64	13.8		13.8	19.2	22.0	25.3				22.3	15.4	18.7	9.2				14.5	95.1	98.0			95.1		$19,268	$17,772	$1,496
Inland Leaders Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	12375 California St.	Yucaipa	92399	San Bernardino County	Inland Leaders Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 446-1100	997	45	22.3	27.2%	569 (57.1%)	8 (0.8%)	352 (35.3%)	22 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.4%)	89.3	702^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	88.0%		91.5	607^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.7%	95	61.0	56.8	59.0	65.1	72.6	69.2	76.5	78.0	76.8	73.0	64.1	62.6	66.0	71.6	60.0	64.2	64.7	96.4	97.6	98.2	97.0	97.0	97.0
Competitive Edge Charter Academy (CECA)	Public, Charter	K-8	34450 Stonewood Dr.	Yucaipa	92399	San Bernardino County	Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 797-0174	717	33	21.6	36.8%	374 (52.2%)	6 (0.8%)	279 (38.9%)	41 (5.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.8%)	65.6	1816^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.0%		75.3	1358^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.9%	458	38.7	50.0	44.3	58.7	57.3	65.3	56.0	76.0	74.3	64.6	56.0	34.7	53.3	28.0	58.7	52.7	47.2							$25,799	$24,830	$969
Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	12333 Eighth St.	Yucaipa	92399	San Bernardino County	Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 797-1125	518	21	24.2	81.3%	144 (27.8%)	10 (1.9%)	342 (66.0%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	24.7	4432^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	24.3%		35.1	3510^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.2%	922	19.4		19.4	19.8	32.2	31.9				27.8	36.1	28.7	19.4				28.6	98.3				98.3		$18,574	$17,178	$1,396
Ridgeview Elementary	Public	K-5	11021 Sunnyside Dr.	Yucaipa	92399	San Bernardino County	Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 790-3270	567	23	24.8	71.8%	247 (43.6%)	7 (1.2%)	287 (50.6%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.7%)	40.4	3191^st of 5857 public elementary schools	45.5%		34.7	3545^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.6%	354	25.0		25.0	23.7	52.7	46.3				40.4	27.8	45.7	30.0				34.6	94.6				94.6		$18,714	$17,396	$1,318
Summerwind Trails	Public	K-8	1020 Poinsettia Cir.	Calimesa	92320	Riverside County	Beaumont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 845-1631	1,107	46	23.8	51.6%	265 (23.9%)	91 (8.2%)	590 (53.3%)	85 (7.7%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (6.3%)	60.3	2055^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.9%		55.4	2260^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.5%	205	21.1	41.5	31.4	50.9	56.5	45.7	73.3	62.2	53.9	57.3	50.0	50.4	30.7	45.9	31.9	39.5	41.3							$24,239	$22,378	$1,861
Chapman Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	33692 Cramer Rd.	Yucaipa	92399	San Bernardino County	Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 790-8080	597	24	25.0	58.8%	226 (37.9%)	7 (1.2%)	334 (55.9%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.5%)	53.9	2368^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.6%		50.5	2532^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	56.9%	164	32.8		32.8	41.4	50.0	50.0				47.4	44.8	47.4	38.0				42.7	98.2						$19,481	$18,100	$1,381
Tournament Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	36611 Champions Dr.	Beaumont	92223	Riverside County	Beaumont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 769-0711	805	33	24.7	58.4%	130 (16.1%)	94 (11.7%)	440 (54.7%)	77 (9.6%)	8 (1.0%)	4 (0.5%)	52 (6.5%)	65.2	1829^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.8%		58.2	2135^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.6%	306	28.2		28.2	50.0	59.4	58.1				55.7	57.8	54.5	40.3				50.9	93.4	98.4		94.2	96.7	95.0	$24,376	$22,510	$1,866

Frequently Asked Questions about Green Valley Independent Study

What district is Green Valley Independent Study in?

Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified

What is the racial makeup of Green Valley Independent Study?

Students at Green Valley Independent Study are 52% Hispanic, 40% White, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Green Valley Independent Study?

In the 2024-25 school year, 77 students attended Green Valley Independent Study.

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