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Modoc High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

900 North Main St., Alturas, CA 96101 · (530) 233-7201 · Part of Modoc Joint Unified School District

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

Directions
Students
245
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
64%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Modoc High

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 17% of California’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 24 pts below the state

On the path

Where Alturas kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–8Modoc Middle172 students
9–12Modoc HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts24%
State average 48.6%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among California’s 3,615 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

900 North Main St., Alturas

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 978
Grade 1056
Grade 1162
Grade 1249
Enrollment over time
233’20
232’21
227’22
237’23
245’24

Up 5.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 63%Hispanic 19%American Indian/Alaska Native 8%Two or more races 6%Black 2%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Modoc High from Alturas families.

Other schools in Modoc Joint Unified School District

The district →
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
Warner High
High · Grades 9–12 · Alturas
13 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against California’s other public schools; Alturas’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.