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Schools in Litchfield

Litchfield’s public schools

Lassen Union High School District and Shaffer Union Elementary School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Litchfield. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above California’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 89% 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
32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
12%
2021–22
Graduate on time
89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.0K
▼ 20% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024 · Lassen Union High
Students per teacher
20.0
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
1,062 students on the public path
In brief

Litchfield’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Litchfield’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s 3,615 public schools. Lassen High places highest (better than 41%); Shaffer Elementary lowest (41%). 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 Litchfield, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–8Shaffer ElementaryShaffer Union Elementary School DistrictC+
9–12Lassen Highin SusanvilleC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Lassen Union High School District.

Two districts serve Litchfield

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

Lassen Union High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 3 schools · 836 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 19.1 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$16,968CA $21,206 · FY2024
C
Shaffer Union Elementary School DistrictGrades K–8 · 1 schools · 246 students, up 32% since 2020–21 · 23.4 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$15,000CA $21,206 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Lassen Union High School District32%
State average 46.7% · 181 students tested
Math · 9–12, Lassen Union High School District12%
State average 33.1% · 182 students tested
Reading · K–8, Shaffer Union Elementary School District27%
State average 46.7% · 126 students tested
Math · K–8, Shaffer Union Elementary School District22%
State average 33.1% · 126 students tested

Litchfield vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Litchfield—Shaffer Union Elementary K–8 · Lassen Union High 9–12

Every school in Litchfield

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).

District schools in Litchfieldby address
Shaffer Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8
C+
246 students23:1Rate it →
Also serving Litchfieldin other towns
Lassen High
High · Grades 9–12 · Susanville
C+
816 students20:1Rate it →

Questions about Litchfield’s schools

Are Litchfield’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Litchfield. Lassen Union High School District and Shaffer Union Elementary School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Litchfield. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Litchfield in?

Lassen Union High School District and Shaffer Union Elementary School District.

Where do Litchfield kids go to high school?

Lassen High.

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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.