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Schools in McArthur

McArthur’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above California’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 88% 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
33%
2021–22
Math proficiency
26%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.9K
▼ 11% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.6
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
850 students on the public path
In brief

McArthur’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of McArthur’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s 3,615 public schools. Fall River Junior-Senior High places highest (better than 76%); Burney Elementary lowest (21%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve McArthur, graded from C− to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school: Fall River Junior-Senior 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 McArthur, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B−
7–12Fall River Junior-Senior HighFall River Joint Unified School DistrictA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Fall River 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.

Fall River Joint Unified School DistrictGrades K–12 · 10 schools · 1,156 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 16.6 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$18,929CA $21,206 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading33%
State average 46.7% · 522 students tested
Math26%
State average 33.1% · 522 students tested

McArthur vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
McArthur—Fall River Joint Unified

Every school in McArthur

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).

District schools in McArthurby address
Fall River Junior-Senior High
High · Grades 7–12
A−
226 students15:1Rate it →
Also serving McArthurin other towns
Burney Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Burney
C−
349 students19:1Rate it →
Fall River Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Fall River Mills
B−
275 students18:1Rate it →

Left off: 2 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Soldier Mountain High (Continuation) and Fall River Community Day).

Questions about McArthur’s schools

Are McArthur’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for McArthur. Fall River Joint Unified School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for McArthur. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is McArthur in?

Fall River Joint Unified School District.

Where do McArthur kids go to high school?

Fall River Junior-Senior 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.