Alta’s public schools
Alta-Dutch Flat Union Elementary School District and Placer Union High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Alta. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 95% of students in California’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Alta’s schools, in brief
School by school
5 of Alta’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s 3,615 public schools. Del Oro High places highest (better than 88%); Placer High lowest (68%). See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Alta, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Alta
Alta-Dutch Flat Elementary
Grades K–8 · 99 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Alta-Dutch Flat Union Elementary School District.
Two districts serve Alta
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Alta vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Alta’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Alta | — | Alta-Dutch Flat Union Elementary K–8 · Placer Union High 9–12 |
Every school in Alta
5 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).
Questions about Alta’s schools
Are Alta’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Alta. Alta-Dutch Flat Union Elementary School District and Placer Union High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Alta. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Alta in?
Alta-Dutch Flat Union Elementary School District and Placer Union High School District.
Where do Alta kids go to high school?
One of four high schools, depending on your address: Del Oro High, Placer High, Colfax High and Foresthill High.
Parents talk
What Alta families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Alta → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) 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). Stars are from neighbors.