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C+

Fall River Joint Unified School District

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 8 towns

Serves Burney, Johnson Park, Fall River Mills, McArthur, Cassel, Little Valley, Hat Creek and Old Station.

Burney’s School Grade C+ better than 43% of California school districts

Students
1,156
Schools
10
Spent per student
$18,929
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
56%
Debt
$1.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Fall River Joint Unified School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 43% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Spends 11% less per student than the CA average
  • 17 students per teacher
  • Debt of $1.7M, about $1,436 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 43% 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 close to the state, class of 2023
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Burney 2,668Johnson Park 943Fall River Mills 444McArthur 346Cassel 118Little Valley 60Hat Creek 57Old Station

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Burney. Grade by grade →

K–6Burney ElementaryThis district
7–12Burney Junior-Senior HighThis district

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency26%
State average 33.1% · 522 students tested
Reading / language arts33%
State average 46.7% · 522 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 86.2% · 93 in the class

88% 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
$18,929 per student · 11% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 39%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 34%State 56%Federal 10%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,192’20
1,176’21
1,187’22
1,160’23
1,156’24

Down 3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 57%Hispanic 27%American Indian/Alaska Native 11%Two or more races 5%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Black <1%

Schools in the district

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

Burney Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Burney
C−
349 students19:1
Fall River Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Fall River Mills
B−
275 students18:1
Intermountain Independent Study
Other · Grades K–12 · Burney
26 students
Mt. Burney Special Education Center
Other · Grades K–12 · Burney
2 students2:1
Burney Junior-Senior High
High · Grades 7–12 · Burney
C+
231 students15:1
Fall River Junior-Senior High
High · Grades 7–12 · McArthur
A−
226 students15:1
Burney Community Day
High · Grades 7–12 · Burney
13 students13:1
Fall River Community Day
High · Grades 7–12 · McArthur
11 students11:1
Soldier Mountain High (Continuation)
High · Grades 9–12 · McArthur
13 students16:1
Mountain View High (Continuation)
High · Grades 9–12 · Burney
10 students20:1

Left off: 2 schools 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.