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Schools in Dorrington

Dorrington’s public schools

Bret Harte Union High School District and Vallecito Union Elementary School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dorrington. Each school below is shown with its own results.

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

Tests spring 2022, when 87% 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
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
22%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$26.0K
▲ 23% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024 · Bret Harte Union High
Students per teacher
18.2
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,156 students on the public path
In brief

Dorrington’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Dorrington’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s 3,615 public schools. Hazel Fischer Elementary places highest (better than 68%); Albert A. Michelson Elementary lowest (65%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Dorrington, graded from B+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Bret Harte Union 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Dorrington, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+
6–8Avery Middlein AveryB+
9–12Bret Harte Union Highin Angels CampNo scores

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Bret Harte Union High School District.

Two districts serve Dorrington

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

Bret Harte Union High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 2 schools · 602 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 17.2 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$26,018CA $21,206 · FY2024
B
Vallecito Union Elementary School DistrictGrades K–8 · 3 schools · 597 students, up 16% since 2020–21 · 19.3 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$20,247CA $21,206 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Bret Harte Union High School District52%
State average 46.7% · 148 students tested
Math · 9–12, Bret Harte Union High School District22%
State average 33.1% · 142 students tested
Reading · K–8, Vallecito Union Elementary School District53%
State average 46.7% · 362 students tested
Math · K–8, Vallecito Union Elementary School District43%
State average 33.1% · 361 students tested

Dorrington vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dorrington—Vallecito Union Elementary K–8 · Bret Harte Union High 9–12

Every school in Dorrington

4 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 Dorringtonin other towns
Albert A. Michelson Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Murphys
B+
226 students19:1Rate it →
Hazel Fischer Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Arnold
B+
172 students23:1Rate it →
Avery Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Avery
B+
199 students18:1Rate it →
Bret Harte Union High
High · Grades 9–12 · Angels Camp
559 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Dorrington’s schools

Are Dorrington’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Dorrington. Bret Harte Union High School District and Vallecito Union Elementary School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dorrington. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 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 Dorrington in?

Bret Harte Union High School District and Vallecito Union Elementary School District.

Where do Dorrington kids go to high school?

Bret Harte Union 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.