Photo: Ian McKellar from Alameda, CA, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0Kirkwood’s public schools
Alpine County Unified School District and Amador County Unified School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Kirkwood. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 95% 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
Kirkwood’s schools, in brief
School by school
5 of Kirkwood’s 11 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s 3,615 public schools. Diamond Valley Elementary places highest (better than 65%); Ione Junior High lowest (24%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Eight elementary schools serve Kirkwood, graded from C+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then four middle schools and two high schools: Amador High and Argonaut 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 Kirkwood, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Kirkwood · depends on your address
Amador High
Grades 9–12 · 615 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Sutter Creek
Argonaut High
Grades 9–12 · 593 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Jackson
10th grade in Kirkwood · depends on your address
Amador High
Grades 9–12 · 615 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Sutter Creek
Argonaut High
Grades 9–12 · 593 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Jackson
11th grade in Kirkwood · depends on your address
Amador High
Grades 9–12 · 615 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Sutter Creek
Argonaut High
Grades 9–12 · 593 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Jackson
12th grade in Kirkwood · depends on your address
Amador High
Grades 9–12 · 615 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Sutter Creek
Argonaut High
Grades 9–12 · 593 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Jackson
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Alpine County Unified School District.
Two districts serve Kirkwood
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Kirkwood vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Kirkwood’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Kirkwood | — | Alpine County Unified K–12 · Amador County Unified K–12 |
Every school in Kirkwood
12 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).
Questions about Kirkwood’s schools
Are Kirkwood’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Kirkwood. Alpine County Unified School District and Amador County Unified School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Kirkwood. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 11 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Kirkwood in?
Alpine County Unified School District and Amador County Unified School District.
Where do Kirkwood kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Amador High and Argonaut High.
Parents talk
What Kirkwood families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Kirkwood → They have their own page.
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.