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Schools in Junction City · Trinity Alps Unified School District, Junction City Elementary School District

Junction City’s public schools outscore 94% of California districts

Math proficiency in Junction City’s districts is 54%, above the California average (33%). The grade covers the public school district serving Junction City, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. 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 95% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
74%
▲ 28 pts vs CA 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
54%
▲ 21 pts vs CA 33%
2021–22
Spent per student
$19.7K
▼ 7% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024 · Junction City Elementary
Students per teacher
17.1
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
65 students on the public path
In brief

Junction City’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 237 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Junction City’s, its schools beat 100%, higher than their 94% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 74% and math 54% in spring 2022, against 47% and 33% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $19,708 per student, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Junction City’s grade

A Test scores

A: better than 94% of California school districts. Test scores are above the California average; there is no graduation rate to add.

California school districts we grade (1,872)Better than 94%
Lower resultsHigher results
California towns with similar household incomes (237)Better than 100%
AA+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 49 test results could put Junction City anywhere from A to A+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Junction City’s students in the tested grades sat them (49 in math, 49 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–8Junction City ElementaryJunction City Elementary School DistrictA

Parts of Junction City (5% of its land) are served by Trinity Alps Unified instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Junction City

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

Trinity Alps Unified School DistrictGrades · 0 schools · 0 students
Junction City Elementary School DistrictGrades K–8 · 1 schools · 65 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 17.1 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$19,708CA $21,206 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · K–8, Junction City Elementary School District74%
State average 46.7% · 49 students tested
Math · K–8, Junction City Elementary School District54%
State average 33.1% · 49 students tested

Junction City vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Junction CityAJunction City Elementary K–8 · Trinity Alps Unified

Every school in Junction City

1 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).

District schools in Junction Cityby address
Junction City Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8
A
65 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Junction City’s schools

Are Junction City’s schools good?

By California’s own tests, yes: the public schools Junction City children attend outscore 94% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 100%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.

What school district is Junction City in?

Trinity Alps Unified School District, which runs grades and enrolls 0 students in 0 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Junction City are served by Trinity Alps Unified.

How much does Junction City spend per student?

$19,708 in Junction City Elementary 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 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.