Photo: Perfect Zero from Los Angeles, CA, US · CC BY 2.0Mammoth Lakes’s public schools outscore 58% of California districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Mammoth Lakes, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Math proficiency in Mammoth Lakes’s districts is 29%, below the California average (33%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.
From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 94% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Mammoth Lakes’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 46% of tested students were proficient in reading and 29% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 94% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across California (the state reports Mammoth Lakes’s rate as a range). Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $18,450 per student, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle and one high school
From grade 6 the district’s path is Mammoth Middle, then Mammoth 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.
What’s behind Mammoth Lakes’s grade
B: better than 58% of California school districts, #374 of 847 California towns. Graduation is above the California average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Mammoth Lakes, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Mammoth Lakes
Mammoth Elementary
Grades K–5 · 505 students · 19:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Mammoth Lakes
Mammoth Elementary
Grades K–5 · 505 students · 19:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Mammoth Lakes
Mammoth Elementary
Grades K–5 · 505 students · 19:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Mammoth Lakes
Mammoth Elementary
Grades K–5 · 505 students · 19:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Mammoth Lakes
Mammoth Elementary
Grades K–5 · 505 students · 19:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Mammoth Lakes
Mammoth Elementary
Grades K–5 · 505 students · 19:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Mammoth Lakes
Mammoth Middle
Grades 6–8 · 243 students · 18:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Mammoth Lakes
Mammoth Middle
Grades 6–8 · 243 students · 18:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Mammoth Lakes
Mammoth Middle
Grades 6–8 · 243 students · 18:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Mammoth Lakes
Mammoth High
Grades 9–12 · 330 students · 15:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Mammoth Lakes
Mammoth High
Grades 9–12 · 330 students · 15:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Mammoth Lakes
Mammoth High
Grades 9–12 · 330 students · 15:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Mammoth Lakes
Mammoth High
Grades 9–12 · 330 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Mammoth Lakes’s public schools are run by Mammoth Unified School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Mammoth Lakes vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Mammoth Lakes’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Mammoth Lakes | B | Mammoth Unified |
Every school in Mammoth Lakes
3 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).
Left off: 3 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Sierra High (Continuation), Jan Work Community and MCOE State Preschools).
Questions about Mammoth Lakes’s schools
Are Mammoth Lakes’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of California: the public schools Mammoth Lakes children attend outscore 58% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #374 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 57%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Mammoth Lakes in?
Mammoth Unified School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 1,087 students in 4 schools (2024–25).
Where do Mammoth Lakes kids go to high school?
Mammoth High, with 330 students; its own test results earn a B+.
What is Mammoth Lakes’s graduation rate?
85–89% of the class of 2023 in Mammoth Unified School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.
How much does Mammoth Lakes spend per student?
$18,450 in Mammoth Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Mammoth Lakes families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Mammoth Lakes → 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.