# Potter Valley High

Potter Valley High is underperforming. Reading and math results average to the 35th percentile among comparable California schools. Only 47.4% of students met California's reading standard, but it is quickly trending up. Math is weaker: 10.5% of students met California's math standard, but it is trending up slightly.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/schools/potter-valley-high-potter-valley |
| District | [Potter Valley Community Unified](https://caschooltrends.com/districts/potter-valley-community-unified) |
| Address | 10401 Main Street, Potter Valley, CA, 95469-0219 |
| City | [Potter Valley](https://caschooltrends.com/cities/potter-valley) |
| Grade span | 9-12 |
| Charter status | Non-charter |
| Student Enrollment | 79 |
| Current Reading Proficiency | 47.4% |
| Current Math Proficiency | 10.5% |
| Reading State Rank | 905/1,596 (43rd percentile) |
| Math State Rank | 1,156/1,596 (28th percentile) |
| Student / teacher ratio | 14:1 |
| Per-student spending | $20,599 |
| Low-Income Students | 41 (51.9%) |
| English Learners | 10 (12.7%) |

Based on California’s CALPADS student-group data (2025).

## Quick Links

| Label | URL |
| --- | --- |
| School Website | [School Website](https://www.google.com/search?q=Potter%20Valley%20High%20Potter%20Valley%20school%20website) |
| Great Schools | [Great Schools](https://www.greatschools.org/search/search.page?state=CA&q=Potter%20Valley%20High%20Potter%20Valley) |
| Niche | [Niche](https://www.niche.com/k12/potter-valley-high-school-potter-valley-ca/) |
| Ed-Data | [Ed-Data](https://www.ed-data.org/school/mendocino/potter-valley-community-unified/potter-valley-high) |
| CAASPP | [CAASPP](https://caaspp-elpac.ets.org/caaspp/DashViewReportSB?ps=true&lstTestYear=2026&lstTestType=B&lstCounty=23&lstDistrict=73866-000&lstSchool=2330041&lstGroup=1&lstSubGroup=1&lstSchoolType=A&lstGrade=13&lstFocus=a) |

## 2-Year Trends

| Subject | From year | To year | 2-year change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Reading | 2024 | 2026 | +20.1% |
| Math | 2024 | 2026 | +1.4% |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 27.3% | 22 |
| 2025 | 10.5% | 19 |
| 2026 | 47.4% | 19 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 9.1% | 22 |
| 2025 | 0.0% | 19 |
| 2026 | 10.5% | 19 |

## Performance details

Race, economic status, English learner status, and distribution of scores by grade.

### Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2022 | 23.1% | N/A |
| 2024 | 38.5% | N/A |
| 2026 | 45.5% | N/A |

| Group | From year | To year | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Low-Income | 2022 | 2026 | +22.4% |
| Non-Low-Income | N/A | N/A | N/A |

### Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2022 | 0.0% | N/A |
| 2024 | 15.4% | N/A |
| 2026 | 9.1% | N/A |

| Group | From year | To year | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Low-Income | 2022 | 2026 | +9.1% |
| Non-Low-Income | N/A | N/A | N/A |

### Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | N/A | 31.3% |
| 2025 | N/A | 13.3% |
| 2026 | N/A | 41.7% |

| Group | From year | To year | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| English Learners | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| English Native | 2024 | 2026 | +10.4% |

### Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | N/A | 12.5% |
| 2025 | N/A | 0.0% |
| 2026 | N/A | 8.3% |

| Group | From year | To year | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| English Learners | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| English Native | 2024 | 2026 | -4.2% |

### Reading Score Distribution by Grade

| Grade | Tested Students | Minimal | Developing | Proficient | Advanced |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11 | 19 | 47.4% | 5.3% | 26.3% | 21.1% |

### Math Score Distribution by Grade

| Grade | Tested Students | Minimal | Developing | Proficient | Advanced |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11 | 19 | 68.4% | 21.1% | 5.3% | 5.3% |