How does Grass Valley Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Oakland?

Grass Valley Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 29.6/100, placing it at the 9th percentile statewide. 3% of students exceed standard, with a total of 292 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Grass Valley Elementary?

2.7% of students at Grass Valley Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 10.6% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Grass Valley Elementary improving or declining?

Grass Valley Elementary's proficiency rate increases by 3.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Grass Valley Elementary?

34.6% of students at Grass Valley Elementary 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 Elementary

Oakland Unified Oakland Alameda County 94605

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

292 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

158 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

18:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

96%

Teachers

9 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 30.4%

White 1.9%

Black 60.8%

Other 7.0%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Grass Valley Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	2.7%
Met Standard	8.0%
Below Standard	89.4%

Exceeded

2.7%

Met

8.0%

Below

89.4%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "11% proficient" for Grass Valley Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

2.7% of students exceeded standard while 8.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 18.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 11.6 points below the Oakland Unified district average of 14.2%. The 8 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 12.6% exceeded — 9.9 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 3.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 34.6%, above the state average of 18.7%.