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High Desert Community Day

PublicMiddleGrades 6–10Alternative Education School

802 North East 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
3
Students per teacher
10:1
Setting
Rural
Grades
6–10
The gist

What stands out about High Desert Community Day

  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 24 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 57.1% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts24%
State average 48.6%

Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

802 North East St., Alturas

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 72
Grade 81
Enrollment over time
7’20
8’21
3’22
4’23
3’24

Down 57.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 67%Hispanic 33%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about High Desert Community Day 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
Modoc High
High · Grades 9–12 · Alturas
C−
245 students16:1
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.