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Schools in Mountain Ranch

Mountain Ranch’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/7schools above California’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 90% 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
25%
2021–22
Math proficiency
17%
2021–22
Graduate on time
96%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.1K
▼ 24% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
23.2
CA 21.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,680 students on the public path
In brief

Mountain Ranch’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Mountain Ranch’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s 3,615 public schools. Calaveras High places highest (better than 57%); San Andreas Elementary lowest (9%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve Mountain Ranch, graded from D to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and one high school: Calaveras 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 Mountain Ranch, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–65 schoolsDepends on your addressD to C+
7–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to C−
9–12Calaveras Highin San AndreasB

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

Calaveras Unified School DistrictGrades K–12 · 9 schools · 2,841 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 23.2 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$16,065CA $21,206 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading25%
State average 46.7% · 1374 students tested
Math17%
State average 33.1% · 1366 students tested

Mountain Ranch vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Mountain Ranch—Calaveras Unified

Every school in Mountain Ranch

7 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).

Also serving Mountain Ranchin other towns
Jenny Lind Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–7 · Valley Springs
D
475 students28:1Rate it →
Valley Springs Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Valley Springs
C−
383 students24:1Rate it →
San Andreas Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · San Andreas
D
334 students25:1Rate it →
Mokelumne Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Mokelumne Hill
C−
149 students21:1Rate it →
West Point Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · West Point
C+
114 students28:1Rate it →
Toyon Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Valley Springs
C−
522 students21:1Rate it →
Calaveras High
High · Grades 8–12 · San Andreas
B
703 students21:1Rate it →

Questions about Mountain Ranch’s schools

Are Mountain Ranch’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Mountain Ranch. Calaveras Unified School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mountain Ranch. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Mountain Ranch in?

Calaveras Unified School District.

Where do Mountain Ranch kids go to high school?

Calaveras 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.