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Schools in Hat Creek

Hat Creek’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools above California’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 88% 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
33%
2021–22
Math proficiency
26%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.9K
▼ 11% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.6
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,081 students on the public path
In brief

Hat Creek’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Hat Creek’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s 3,615 public schools. Fall River Junior-Senior High places highest (better than 76%); Burney Elementary lowest (21%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Hat Creek, graded from C− to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Burney Junior-Senior High and Fall River Junior-Senior 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 Hat Creek, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B−
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Fall River Joint 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.

Fall River Joint Unified School DistrictGrades K–12 · 10 schools · 1,156 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 16.6 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$18,929CA $21,206 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading33%
State average 46.7% · 522 students tested
Math26%
State average 33.1% · 522 students tested

Hat Creek vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Hat Creek—Fall River Joint Unified

Every school in Hat Creek

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 Hat Creekin other towns
Burney Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Burney
C−
349 students19:1Rate it →
Fall River Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Fall River Mills
B−
275 students18:1Rate it →
Burney Junior-Senior High
High · Grades 7–12 · Burney
C+
231 students15:1Rate it →
Fall River Junior-Senior High
High · Grades 7–12 · McArthur
A−
226 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Hat Creek’s schools

Are Hat Creek’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Hat Creek. Fall River Joint Unified School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hat Creek. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Hat Creek in?

Fall River Joint Unified School District.

Where do Hat Creek kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Burney Junior-Senior High and Fall River Junior-Senior High.

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What Hat 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 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.