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C+

Modoc Joint Unified School District

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves Alturas.

Alturas’ School Grade C+ better than 35% of California school districts

Students
766
Schools
5
Spent per student
$17,386
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
68%
Debt
$9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Modoc Joint Unified School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 35% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Spends 18% less per student than the CA average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 5.9% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $9M, about $11,779 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 35% 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
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C+Alturas 2,634

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Alturas. Grade by grade →

K–5Alturas ElementaryThis district
6–8Modoc MiddleThis district
9–12Modoc HighThis district

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency22%
State average 33.1% · 446 students tested
Reading / language arts30%
State average 46.7% · 448 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–89%
State average 86.2% · 57 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

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
$17,386 per student · 18% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 33%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 29%State 55%Federal 17%

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

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

Enrollment over time
814’20
837’21
832’22
810’23
766’24

Down 5.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 63%Hispanic 21%Two or more races 7%American Indian/Alaska Native 7%Black 1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Alturas Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Alturas
C+
333 students17:1
Modoc Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Alturas
C+
172 students17:1
High Desert Community Day
Middle · Grades 6–10 · Alturas
3 students10:1
Modoc High
High · Grades 9–12 · Alturas
C−
245 students16:1
Warner High
High · Grades 9–12 · Alturas
13 students14:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

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.