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Gridley Unified Schools
Gridley Unified is a public school district in California, based in Butte County (Gridley). SchoolGrade grades 5 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Gridley Unified on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Gridley Unified
4 of 5 schools in Gridley Unified carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
B: 1C: 2D: 1
Best schools in Gridley Unified
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B- Gridley High (High school, exceeds expectations)
- C+ Wilson Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C- Sycamore Middle (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- D Esperanza High Continuation (High school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Gridley Unified
High schools (2)
- D Esperanza High Continuation, Gridley
- B- Gridley High, Gridley
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- C- Sycamore Middle, Gridley
Elementary and primary schools (2)
- Mckinley Elementary, Gridley
- C+ Wilson Elementary, Gridley
Where Gridley Unified schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Gridley (5)
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: Butte County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 1,995 students with 100 full-time-equivalent teachers and 202 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0600051
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Live Oak Unified (6 schools, 7 mi)
- Biggs Unified (3 schools, 7 mi)
- Palermo Union Elementary (5 schools, 11 mi)
- Thermalito Union Elementary (5 schools, 14 mi)
- Princeton Joint Unified (3 schools, 15 mi)
- Colusa Unified (5 schools, 15 mi)
- Durham Unified (3 schools, 18 mi)
- Marysville Joint Unified (22 schools, 21 mi)
Questions about Gridley Unified
How many schools are in Gridley Unified?
SchoolGrade grades 5 public schools in Gridley Unified, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Gridley Unified serve?
The largest by graded schools: Gridley.
How good are the schools in Gridley Unified?
Across the 4 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C, with 31.8% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 30.3%. 75% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Gridley Unified?
1,995 students were enrolled in Gridley Unified in the 2023-24 school year, about 19.9 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Gridley Unified?
Gridley Unified is in California, based in Butte County, with its district office in Gridley. Its boundary covers about 85.0 sq mi.