Enrollment
124
California · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Hopland, CA
Shanel Valley Academy
Federal NCES profile for Shanel Valley Academy, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 9/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 060256914583Charter school
👥 S:T ratio 17
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Shanel Valley Academy earns 9/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the California median.
- 9
- Resource Index · Lower
- 20.7:1
- students per teacher
- 65.1%
- free-lunch eligible
- 124
- students enrolled
Shanel Valley Academy has class sizes near the California median. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Shanel Valley Academy District · California
NCES ID 060256914583 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
6.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
20.7:1
vs 21.5:1 California avg
-4% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
65.1%
vs 55.5% California avg
+17% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Shanel Valley Academy compares with California and U.S. medians
What stands out at Shanel Valley Academy
Scale and staffing sit near the state mainstream
Shanel Valley Academy is neither an extreme outlier in enrollment nor in student-teacher ratio among California schools. Its profile therefore turns on the other dimensions rather than on scale alone: economic need, counselor coverage, program access, attendance, and district finance. This middle placement is useful because it prevents the campus from being mislabeled as unusually large, small, crowded, or teacher-dense when the federal comparison does not support that claim.
The composite reveals a resource-side weakness
Shanel Valley Academy's free-meal eligibility sits closer to the broad California middle than to an extreme, but its Resource Investment Index falls near the lower end of scored schools. That makes the composite itself the notable signal rather than student need. Inspecting the underlying factors matters here: a low score can result from thin counselor coverage, limited gifted access, attendance pressure, or heavier classroom staffing, and those are different operational problems.
Attendance is the dominant support signal
Shanel Valley Academy's 54.8% chronic-absence rate is more consequential than a generic staffing label: at least one quarter of students missed 10% or more of school days in the 2021-22 collection. That level can affect instruction, counseling demand, and continuity even when other reported resources look ordinary. The dataset records the scale of absence but not its causes, so it should prompt a current-year question rather than a conclusion about school management.
Shanel Valley Academy is a higher-need, small charter elementary school in Hopland, California, enrolling 124 students.
At 20.7:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the California median, within a few percentage points of the 21.5:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 65.1% lands close to the California typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 124 puts it in the smaller third of California schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index trails 99% of the 9,998 California schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.
Among 335 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need California schools statewide, it ranks #330, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is led by White (48%) and Hispanic or Latino (32%) (diversity index 65/100).
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 54.8% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Shanel Valley Academy District is a single-school charter district, so Shanel Valley Academy operates independently rather than alongside district-mates.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Shanel Valley Academy compares
Shanel Valley Academy on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs California | California avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 20.7:1 | ▼ 4% | 21.5:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 65.1% | ▲ 17% | 55.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 124 | top 88% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
20.7:1
Leaner classes than 14% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
124
Bigger than 12% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
65.1%
free-lunch eligible
- 17% above the California average of 55.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
20.7:1
students per teacher
- 4% below state mean
Top 41% in California - lower ratio than 59% of state schools
Above 20:1, running heavier than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is comparatively stretched.
Engagement
54.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Student demographics
White 47.6%
Hispanic or Latino 32.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 14.5%
Two or More 5.6%
Largest group: White at 47.6% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 64.5/100
Simpson diversity index - at 64.5, Shanel Valley Academy is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.
Similar elementary schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of California, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~124 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~20.7:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Shanel Valley Academy
How many students attend Shanel Valley Academy?
Shanel Valley Academy has 124 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Hopland, CA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Shanel Valley Academy?
The student-teacher ratio at Shanel Valley Academy is 20.7:1, which is 4% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 32% higher 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 Shanel Valley Academy?
65.1% of students at Shanel Valley Academy are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Shanel Valley Academy?
The largest demographic group at Shanel Valley Academy is White at 47.6% of enrollment, in Hopland, CA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 64.5/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Shanel Valley Academy?
Shanel Valley Academy has a Resource Investment Index of 9/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.
What other schools are in Shanel Valley Academy District?
None; Shanel Valley Academy District is a single-school charter district, and Shanel Valley Academy is its only campus.
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