How does Grass Valley Charter compare to other elementary schools in Grass Valley?

Grass Valley Charter has a SchoolScope composite score of 42.7/100, placing it at the 47th percentile statewide. 22% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,320 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Grass Valley Charter?

22.0% of students at Grass Valley Charter exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 46.3% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Grass Valley Charter improving or declining?

Grass Valley Charter's proficiency rate decreases by 25.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Grass Valley Charter?

15.0% of students at Grass Valley Charter are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Grass Valley Charter

Grass Valley Elementary Grass Valley Nevada County 95945 Charter

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,320 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

521 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

25:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

47%

Teachers

21 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 9.2%

White 82.0%

Asian 1.5%

Black 0.6%

Other 6.7%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Grass Valley Charter
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	22.0%
Met Standard	24.4%
Below Standard	53.7%

Exceeded

22.0%

Met

24.4%

Below

53.7%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "46% proficient" for Grass Valley Charter and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

22.0% of students exceeded standard while 24.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. Compared to the 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 13.9 points higher (vs 8.1% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 25.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 15.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

22.0%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

46.3%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

-25.4pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

15.0%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

1.2%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,320

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	56	44.6%	16.1%	26.8%	12.5%	60.7%
4th	56	17.9%	16.1%	19.6%	46.4%	33.9%
5th	62	16.1%	24.2%	21.0%	38.7%	40.3%
6th	51	13.7%	31.4%	31.4%	23.5%	45.1%
7th	54	22.2%	44.4%	24.1%	9.3%	66.7%
8th	52	19.2%	36.5%	23.1%	21.1%	55.8%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	56	41.1%	23.2%	19.6%	16.1%	64.3%
4th	55	12.7%	20.0%	34.5%	32.7%	32.7%
5th	62	14.5%	19.4%	32.3%	33.9%	33.9%
6th	51	17.6%	21.6%	41.2%	19.6%	39.2%
7th	53	18.9%	24.5%	37.7%	18.9%	43.4%
8th	52	25.0%	15.4%	32.7%	26.9%	40.4%

Nearby schools

2 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 28.5

Union Hill Elementary

Union Hill Elementary · 1.4 mi

40.7

Nevada County Special Education

Nevada County Office of Education · 3.1 mi

16.3

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