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Gridley, CA
Public School Ratings




Gridley Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Gridley Unified School District details

Gridley Unified School District
429 Magnolia St.
Gridley, CA 95948

1,995 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

20 Students Per Classroom (State average is 22)

Gridley Unified School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to California

8

(10 is best)

Better than 71.9% of all CA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 61.6% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
41%
49%
47%
35%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Esperanza High (continuation) School
581 B Jackson St.
Gridley, CA, 95948
09-12
Gridley High School
300 East Spruce St.
Gridley, CA, 95948
09-12
Mckinley Elementary School
1045 Sycamore St.
Gridley, CA, 95948
KG-01
Sycamore Middle School
1125 Sycamore St.
Gridley, CA, 95948
06-08
Wilson Elementary School
409 Magnolia St.
Gridley, CA, 95948
02-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 34.9% 22.0%
Black 0.8% 5.2%
Hispanic 60.2% 58.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.5% 13.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 0.9%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 74.8% 61.5%
Free lunch eligible 64.0% 53.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 10.8% 7.7%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,035 $18,024,000 55.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,119 $2,233,000 6.9%
Staff $593 $1,183,000 3.6%
General Administration $411 $819,000 2.5%
School Administration $963 $1,921,000 5.9%
Operation $1,185 $2,364,000 7.3%
Transportation $354 $707,000 2.2%
Other $612 $1,220,000 3.8%
Total Support $5,237 $10,447,000 32.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,035 $4,060,000 12.5%
Total Expenditures $16,306 $32,531,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,792 $57,171,955,000 48.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,305 $7,621,589,000 6.4%
Staff $1,038 $6,060,606,000 5.1%
General Administration $268 $1,564,258,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,087 $6,348,022,000 5.4%
Operation $1,559 $9,102,997,000 7.7%
Transportation $331 $1,933,983,000 1.6%
Other $886 $5,174,697,000 4.4%
Total Support $6,475 $37,806,152,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,051 $23,650,179,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $20,319 $118,628,286,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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