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Dunsmuir High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

5805 High School Way, Dunsmuir, CA 96025 · (530) 235-4835 · Part of Dunsmuir Joint Union High School District

Dunsmuir’s School Grade D better than 9% of California school districts

Students
61
Students per teacher
7:1
Free or reduced lunch
72%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Dunsmuir High

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 73% of California’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 26 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 7 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 13% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Dunsmuir kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–8Dunsmuir Elementary65 students
9–12Dunsmuir HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts75%
State average 48.6%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among California’s 3,615 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

5805 High School Way, Dunsmuir

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 913
Grade 109
Grade 1117
Grade 1222
Enrollment over time
54’20
61’21
66’22
65’23
61’24

Up 13% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 48%Hispanic 23%Two or more races 13%Asian 7%American Indian/Alaska Native 7%Black 3%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Dunsmuir High from Dunsmuir families.

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; Dunsmuir’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.