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Schools in Loyalton

Loyalton’s public schools

Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Loyalton. Each school below is shown with its own results.

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

Tests spring 2022, when 91% 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
38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.0K
▼ 1% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.6
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
364 students on the public path
In brief

Loyalton’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Loyalton’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s 3,615 public schools. Loyalton High places highest (better than 50%); Loyalton High lowest (50%). 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 Loyalton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–6Loyalton ElementarySierra-Plumas Joint Unified School DistrictNo scores
7–12Loyalton HighSierra-Plumas Joint Unified School DistrictB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Sierra-Plumas 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.

Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified School DistrictGrades K–12 · 5 schools · 414 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 14.6 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$21,015CA $21,206 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading38%
State average 46.7% · 201 students tested
Math31%
State average 33.1% · 202 students tested

Loyalton vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Loyalton—Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified

Every school in Loyalton

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 Loyaltonby address
Loyalton Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6
199 students23:1Rate it →
Loyalton High
High · Grades 7–12
B−
165 students14:1Rate it →

Left off: 2 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Sierra Pass (Continuation) and Sierra County Special Education).

Questions about Loyalton’s schools

Are Loyalton’s schools good?

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

What school district is Loyalton in?

Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified School District.

Where do Loyalton kids go to high school?

Loyalton 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.