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Schools in Chinese Camp

Chinese Camp’s public schools

Jamestown Elementary School District and Sonora Union High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Chinese Camp. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above California’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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

Reading proficiency
30%
2021–22
Math proficiency
22%
2021–22
Spent per student
$18.8K
▼ 11% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024 · Sonora Union High
Students per teacher
21.5
CA 21.6
Schools in town
1
1,319 students on the public path
In brief

Chinese Camp’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Chinese Camp’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s 3,615 public schools. Chinese Camp Elementary places highest (better than 71%); Jamestown Elementary lowest (21%). 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 Chinese Camp, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–8Jamestown Elementaryin JamestownC−
9–12Sonora Highin SonoraB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Jamestown Elementary School District.

Two districts serve Chinese Camp

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Jamestown Elementary School DistrictGrades K–8 · 2 schools · 439 students, up 29% since 2020–21 · 20.0 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$18,807CA $21,206 · FY2024
C
Sonora Union High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 3 schools · 989 students, down 7% since 2021–22 · 22.3 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$18,835CA $21,206 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · K–8, Jamestown Elementary School District30%
State average 46.7% · 228 students tested
Math · K–8, Jamestown Elementary School District22%
State average 33.1% · 228 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Sonora Union High School District52%
State average 46.7% · 245 students tested
Math · 9–12, Sonora Union High School District21%
State average 33.1% · 245 students tested

Chinese Camp vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Chinese Camp’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Chinese Camp—Jamestown Elementary K–8 · Sonora Union High 9–12

Every school in Chinese Camp

3 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).

District schools in Chinese Campby address
Chinese Camp Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–6
B+
30 students15:1Rate it →
Also serving Chinese Campin other towns
Jamestown Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Jamestown
C−
409 students20:1Rate it →
Sonora High
High · Grades 9–12 · Sonora
B+
880 students23:1Rate it →

Questions about Chinese Camp’s schools

Are Chinese Camp’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Chinese Camp. Jamestown Elementary School District and Sonora Union High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Chinese Camp. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Chinese Camp in?

Jamestown Elementary School District and Sonora Union High School District.

Where do Chinese Camp kids go to high school?

Sonora High.

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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.