Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Ahwahnee

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Ahwahnee, California (21573101495)Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0
C
Schools in Ahwahnee · Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary School District, Yosemite Unified School District

Ahwahnee’s public schools score below 66% of California districts on tests and graduation

25% of students in Ahwahnee’s public schools are proficient in math, below the California average (33%). The grade covers the public school district serving Ahwahnee, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 94% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
36%
▼ 11 pts vs CA 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
25%
▼ 8 pts vs CA 33%
2021–22
Spent per student
$20.1K
▼ 5% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024 · Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary
Students per teacher
18.7
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
270 students on the public path
In brief

Ahwahnee’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 531 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Ahwahnee’s, its schools beat 18%, lower than their 34% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 36% of tested students were proficient in reading and 25% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 94% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $20,077 per student, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Ahwahnee’s grade

C+ Test scores

C: better than 34% of California school districts. Test scores are below the California average; there is no graduation rate to add.

California school districts we grade (1,872)Better than 34%
Lower resultsHigher results
California towns with similar household incomes (531)Better than 18%
CC+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 546 test results could put Ahwahnee anywhere from C to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 94% of Ahwahnee’s students in the tested grades sat them (545 in math, 546 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Ahwahnee, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–8Wasuma ElementaryBass Lake Joint Union Elementary School DistrictB−

To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Ahwahnee

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary School DistrictGrades K–8 · 4 schools · 793 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 18.7 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$20,077CA $21,206 · FY2024
C
Yosemite Unified School DistrictGrades · 0 schools · 0 students
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · K–8, Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary School District36%
State average 46.7% · 546 students tested
Math · K–8, Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary School District25%
State average 33.1% · 545 students tested

Ahwahnee vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Ahwahnee’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
AhwahneeCBass Lake Joint Union Elementary K–8 · Yosemite Unified

Every school in Ahwahnee

1 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Ahwahneeby address
Wasuma Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8
B−
270 students21:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Fresno Flats Community Day).

Questions about Ahwahnee’s schools

Are Ahwahnee’s schools good?

On California’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Ahwahnee children attend score below 66% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 18%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.

What school district is Ahwahnee in?

Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary School District, which runs grades K–8 and enrolls 793 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

How much does Ahwahnee spend per student?

$20,077 in Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Parents talk

What Ahwahnee families are saying about school.

Town Square →
Start the conversation

Looking for colleges? Colleges near Ahwahnee → They have their own page.

School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.