Elementary school (grades K-5) · Pope Valley, CA
Pope Valley Elementary
Federal NCES profile for Pope Valley Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 23/100.
The verdict
Pope Valley Elementary earns 23/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 88% of California schools.
- 23
- Resource Index · Lower
- 15.3:1
- small classes for California
- 76.4%
- free-lunch eligible
- 46
- students enrolled
Pope Valley Elementary has class sizes smaller than 88% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.
School address
NCES ID 063138004866 Verify on NCES CCD record →
NCES CCD universe card
School universe 063138004866 · Pope Valley, CA Elementary · SMALL · TRAD
46 enr · 15.3:1 · 76.4% lunch · RII 23
Nearest enrollment peer: Aspire Academy Charter (100 students)
Pope Valley Elementary CCD stamps from the federal school universe. NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · California schools → · Find another →
How Pope Valley Elementary compares
Pope Valley Elementary on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs California | California avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 15.3:1 | ▼ 29% | 21.5:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 76.4% | ▲ 38% | 55.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 46 | top 94% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Student demographics
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 76.1% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 36.4, Pope Valley Elementary is less mixed than the California school average of 46.0.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Pope Valley Union Elementary, which includes Pope Valley Elementary.
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing
Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.
Similar enrollment (~46 students)
Frequently asked questions about Pope Valley Elementary
How many students attend Pope Valley Elementary?
Pope Valley Elementary has 46 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Pope Valley, CA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pope Valley Elementary?
The student-teacher ratio at Pope Valley Elementary is 15.3:1, which is 29% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 3% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Pope Valley Elementary?
76.4% of students at Pope Valley Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Pope Valley Elementary?
The largest demographic group at Pope Valley Elementary is Hispanic or Latino at 76.1% of enrollment, in Pope Valley, CA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Pope Valley Elementary?
Pope Valley Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 23/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
What other schools are in Pope Valley Union Elementary?
None reported; Pope Valley Union Elementary operates only Pope Valley Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.
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