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Alta-Dutch Flat Union Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8Regional · 2 towns

Serves Alta and Dutch Flat.

Alta’s Schools page →

Students
99
Schools
1
Spent per student
$18,429
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
25%
The gist

What stands out about Alta-Dutch Flat Union Elementary School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 14% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 22 pts below the state
  • Spends 13% less per student than the CA average
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 20.7% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 14% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Alta 656Dutch Flat 200

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Alta. Grade by grade →

K–8Alta-Dutch Flat ElementaryThis district
9–124 high schoolsPlacer Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency11–19%
State average 33.1% · 56 students tested
Reading / language arts20–29%
State average 46.7% · 57 students tested

95% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 94% at Placer Union High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$18,429 per student · 13% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 44%Other 1%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 43%State 47%Federal 11%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
82’20
90’21
90’22
90’23
99’24

Up 20.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 81%Hispanic 14%Two or more races 3%Black 1%Asian 1%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Alta-Dutch Flat Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Alta
B+
99 students18:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.