School district · California

Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary

Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary in California: 5 public schools with 1,440 students and 22.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,026 per student in FY2024.

Schools
5
1 charter
Students
1,440
Students per teacher
22.8
CA 21.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$14,026
CA $20.7K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
63.1
Counselors (FTE)
2.0
Students per counselor
720
CA 407 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
3.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.1

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

California: 47%

50%proficient

+3.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 64% of school districts in California

Median 42% · 854 school districts compared

936 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

California: 38%

40%proficient

+0.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 66% of school districts in California

Median 32% · 854 school districts compared

935 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$8.8K15
$9.8K16
$10.1K17
$10.2K18
$11.1K19
$10.4K20
$10.7K21
$12.6K22
$13.6K23
$14.0K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
4.8% · $1.1M
State
26% · $5.7M
Local
70% · $15.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,006
Support services
$4,552
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$444K
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 1Other schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Alta Sierra ElementaryFree meals for all
K–533824.152%54%
Arete Charter AcademyCharterMostly virtualFree meals for all
K–820722.646%35%
Cottage Hill ElementaryFree meals for all
K–548523.142%41%
Magnolia IntermediateFree meals for all
6–841021.655%36%
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Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
22580 Kingston Ln., Grass Valley, CA 95949
Phone
(530)268-2800
Website