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Schools in Crowley Lake · Mammoth Unified School District

Crowley Lake’s public schools outscore 58% of California districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Crowley Lake, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. On the state math tests, 29% of Crowley Lake’s students scored proficient, below the California average (33%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 94% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
46%
▼ 1 pts vs CA 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
▼ 4 pts vs CA 33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 1–3 pts vs CA 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.4K
▼ 13% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.3
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,078 students on the public path
In brief

Crowley Lake’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 517 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Crowley Lake’s, its schools beat 46%, lower than their 58% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 46% of tested students were proficient in reading and 29% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 94% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across California (the state reports Crowley Lake’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $18,450 per student, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Mammoth Middle, then Mammoth High. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Crowley Lake’s grade

B Test scoresC+ Graduation

B: better than 58% of California school districts. Graduation is above the California average; test scores are below it.

California school districts we grade (1,872)Better than 58%
Lower resultsHigher results
California towns with similar household incomes (517)Better than 46%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 552 test results and a graduating class of 86 could put Crowley Lake anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 94% of Crowley Lake’s students in the tested grades sat them (553 in math, 550 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Crowley Lake, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Mammoth Elementaryin Mammoth LakesNo scores
6–8Mammoth Middlein Mammoth LakesNo scores
9–12Mammoth Highin Mammoth LakesB+

Crowley Lake’s public schools are run by Mammoth Unified School District, which also serves Mammoth Lakes. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Mammoth Unified School DistrictGrades K–12 · 4 schools · 1,087 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 17.3 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$18,450CA $21,206 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading46%
State average 46.7% · 550 students tested
Math29%
State average 33.1% · 553 students tested

Crowley Lake vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Crowley Lake’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Crowley LakeBMammoth Unified

Every school in Crowley Lake

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).

Also serving Crowley Lakein other towns
Mammoth Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Mammoth Lakes
505 students19:1Rate it →
Mammoth Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mammoth Lakes
243 students18:1Rate it →
Mammoth High
High · Grades 9–12 · Mammoth Lakes
B+
330 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Crowley Lake’s schools

Are Crowley Lake’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of California: the public schools Crowley Lake children attend outscore 58% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 46%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Crowley Lake in?

Mammoth Unified School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 1,087 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

Where do Crowley Lake kids go to high school?

Mammoth High in Mammoth Lakes, with 330 students; its own test results earn a B+.

What is Crowley Lake’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Mammoth Unified School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.

How much does Crowley Lake spend per student?

$18,450 in Mammoth Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.