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Penn Valley, CA
Public School Ratings




Penn Valley 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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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


Penn Valley Union Elementary School District details

Penn Valley Union Elementary School District
17328 Penn Valley Dr.
Penn Valley, CA 95946

609 Students enrolled in District

4 Schools in District

22 Students Per Classroom (State average is 22)

Penn Valley Union Elementary School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to California

7

(10 is best)

Better than 62.8% of all CA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Better than 51.6% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
40%
48%
47%
36%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Penn Valley Union Special Education Preschool School
17328 Penn Valley Dr.
Penn Valley, CA, 95946
M-M
Ready Springs Elementary School
10862 Spenceville Rd.
Penn Valley, CA, 95946
KG-08
Vantage Point Charter School
10862 Spenceville Rd.
Penn Valley, CA, 95946
KG-12
Williams Ranch Elementary School
14804 Pleasant Valley Rd.
Penn Valley, CA, 95946
KG-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 78.1% 23.2%
Black 1.5% 5.1%
Hispanic 17.2% 57.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.7% 13.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 2.4% 1.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 50.6% 59.8%
Free lunch eligible 44.3% 52.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.2% 7.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,342 $3,862,000 53.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $223 $136,000 1.9%
Staff $534 $325,000 4.5%
General Administration $460 $280,000 3.9%
School Administration $851 $518,000 7.2%
Operation $1,095 $667,000 9.3%
Transportation $322 $196,000 2.7%
Other $750 $457,000 6.4%
Total Support $4,235 $2,579,000 35.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,210 $737,000 10.3%
Total Expenditures $11,787 $7,178,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,891 $52,040,046,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $997 $5,835,934,000 5.4%
Staff $932 $5,455,332,000 5.1%
General Administration $247 $1,445,763,000 1.4%
School Administration $991 $5,801,460,000 5.4%
Operation $1,401 $8,201,416,000 7.7%
Transportation $246 $1,439,454,000 1.3%
Other $846 $4,952,067,000 4.6%
Total Support $5,661 $33,131,426,000 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,746 $21,924,446,000 20.5%
Total Expenditures $18,298 $107,095,918,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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