Grass Valley Elementary

www.ousd.org/grassvalley

175 Students

Elementary School K - 5th

School Overview

Grass Valley Elementary, located in the Maxwell Park neighborhood of Oakland, California, serves as a neighborhood hub within the Oakland Unified School District. The school is known for its close-knit community atmosphere and its commitment to fostering an inclusive learning environment for a diverse student body. It focuses on foundational academics while encouraging student participation in arts and enrichment programs, aiming to support the "whole child" through social-emotional learning alongside standard curriculum requirements.

The school benefits from its strategic location in a residential area, often drawing strong support from local families and parent-teacher organizations. Like many schools in the district, Grass Valley emphasizes equity and access, striving to provide targeted academic interventions and support services to meet the varied needs of its students. With a history rooted in the Oakland hills community, the school remains dedicated to preparing students for middle school success by building strong literacy, numeracy, and collaborative skills.

175

Total Students

10.3

Full-Time Teachers

17.0

Student/Teacher Ratio

97.7%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Grass Valley Elementary
Demographic	Student Count
White	2
Hispanic	57
Black	93
Asian	1
Two or More	19
Pacific Islander	3

Black
93 (53.1 %)
Hispanic
57 (32.6 %)
Two or More
19 (10.9 %)
Pacific Islander
3 (1.7 %)
White
2 (1.1 %)
Asian
1 (0.6 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	N/A
District:	Oakland Unified
Phone:	(510)879-2122
Website:	http://www.ousd.org/grassvalley
Grade Range:	K - 5th
Total Students:	175
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	10.3
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	17.0
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	153
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	18

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Kindergarten 21

Grade 1 24

Grade 2 39

Grade 3 22

Grade 4 26

Grade 5 43