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Schools in Furnace Creek

Furnace Creek’s public schools

Death Valley Unified School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Furnace Creek. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?

Tests spring 2022, when 70% of students in California’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
25%
2021–22
Math proficiency
25%
2021–22
Spent per student
$98.9K
▲ 367% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
7.0
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
21 students on the public path
In brief

Furnace Creek’s schools, in brief

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–6Shoshone Elementaryin ShoshoneNo scores
7–12Death Valley High Academyin ShoshoneNo scores

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Death Valley Unified School District.

The district

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

Death Valley Unified School DistrictGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 21 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 7.0 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$98,941CA $21,206 · FY2024
Test scores · 2021–22

How students score

Reading25%
State average 46.7% · 12 students tested · the state reports 0–50%
Math25%
State average 33.1% · 12 students tested · the state reports 0–50%

Furnace Creek vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Furnace Creek—Death Valley Unified

Every school in Furnace Creek

2 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 Furnace Creekin other towns
Shoshone Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Shoshone
17 students11:1Rate it →
Death Valley High Academy
High · Grades 7–12 · Shoshone
4 students3:1Rate it →

Questions about Furnace Creek’s schools

Are Furnace Creek’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Furnace Creek. Death Valley Unified School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Furnace Creek. Each school below is shown with its own results.

What school district is Furnace Creek in?

Death Valley Unified School District.

Where do Furnace Creek kids go to high school?

Death Valley High Academy.

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What Furnace Creek families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) 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.