Grass Valley Elementary School District

Public Grades K–8 CSchool Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Grass Valley.

At a glance
1,613Students enrolled
5Schools
$17,692Spent per student
21:1Student–teacher ratio
58%Free / reduced lunch
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Where would my kid go?

For Grass Valley

Grades K–4
Margaret G. Scotten Elementary or Bell Hill AcademyDepends on your addressThis district
Grades 5–8
Lyman Gilmore Middle464 students · Grass ValleyThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs CA
Math proficiency22%
State average 33.4%
Reading / language arts34%
State average 48.5%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$17,692
per student each year · 17% below the CA average
Spending
Classroom instruction57%
Support & administration36%
Other7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax)62%
State23%
Federal15%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
1,694’20
1,622’21
1,601’22
1,551’23
1,613’24
Students
White · 70%1,131
Hispanic · 21%338
Two or more races · 4%68
Asian · 2%30
American Indian/Alaska Native · 2%25
Black · 1%16

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools5 in district

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.

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