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Union Hill Elementary

Union Hill Elementary Grass Valley Nevada County 95945 Charter
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,216 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
543 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
19:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
46%
Teachers
28 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 9.9%
White 76.1%
Asian 0.7%
Other 13.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Union Hill Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard16.1%
Met Standard24.3%
Below Standard59.6%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "40% proficient" for Union Hill Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

16.1% of students exceeded standard while 24.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. The 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 22.0% exceeded — 5.8 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 22.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 5.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
16.1%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
40.4%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
-22.4pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
5.7%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
3.8%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,216
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 73 12.3% 34.3% 26.0% 27.4% 46.6%
4th 73 17.8% 34.3% 21.9% 26.0% 52.0%
5th 80 17.5% 16.3% 38.8% 27.5% 33.8%
6th 78 17.9% 21.8% 29.5% 30.8% 39.7%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 73 21.9% 30.1% 20.6% 27.4% 52.0%
4th 73 13.7% 31.5% 30.1% 24.7% 45.2%
5th 80 11.3% 8.8% 40.0% 40.0% 20.0%
6th 78 16.7% 17.9% 34.6% 30.8% 34.6%

Nearby schools

1 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 42.7