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Schools in Phoenix Lake · Sonora Union High School District, Curtis Creek Elementary School District

Phoenix Lake’s public schools outscore 54% of California districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Phoenix Lake, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 29% of students in Phoenix Lake’s public schools are proficient in math, below the California average (33%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.

#442of 847 California townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% 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.

Reading proficiency
43%
▼ 3 pts vs CA 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
▼ 4 pts vs CA 33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
91%
▲ 5 pts vs CA 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.8K
▼ 11% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024 · Sonora Union High
Students per teacher
21.7
CA 21.6
Schools in town
1
1,290 students on the public path
In brief

Phoenix Lake’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 569 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Phoenix Lake’s, its schools beat 45%, lower than their 54% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Phoenix Lake runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

Curtis Creek Elementary (K–8) is Phoenix Lake’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Sonora Union High School District with Sonora: Sonora High in Sonora. The high school’s own results earn a B+, the highest on the path. See the path ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 43% of tested students were proficient in reading and 29% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

91% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across California. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Sonora Union High spends $18,835 per student and Curtis Creek Elementary $15,547, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

Gold Rush Home Study Charter is in town. Every school ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Phoenix Lake’s grade

B− Test scoresB− Graduation

B−: better than 54% of California school districts, #442 of 847 California towns. Graduation is above the California average; test scores are below it.

California school districts we grade (1,872)Better than 54%
Lower resultsHigher results
California towns with similar household incomes (569)Better than 45%
C+BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 541 test results and a graduating class of 261 could put Phoenix Lake anywhere from C+ to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Phoenix Lake’s students in the tested grades sat them (539 in math, 542 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Phoenix Lake, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–8Curtis Creek Elementaryin SonoraB−
9–12Sonora Highin SonoraB+

Phoenix Lake runs its own schools through grade 8 (Curtis Creek Elementary School District). From grade 9, students attend the Sonora Union High School District, shared with Sonora. Its school is in Sonora. Parts of Phoenix Lake (12% of its land) are served by Sonora Elementary instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Phoenix Lake

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

Sonora Union High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 3 schools · 989 students, down 7% since 2021–22 · 22.3 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$18,835CA $21,206 · FY2024
B
Curtis Creek Elementary School DistrictGrades K–8 · 1 schools · 410 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 20.4 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$15,547CA $21,206 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Sonora Union High School District52%
State average 46.7% · 245 students tested
Math · 9–12, Sonora Union High School District21%
State average 33.1% · 245 students tested
Reading · K–8, Curtis Creek Elementary School District36%
State average 46.7% · 297 students tested
Math · K–8, Curtis Creek Elementary School District35%
State average 33.1% · 294 students tested

Phoenix Lake vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Phoenix LakeB−Curtis Creek Elementary K–8 · Sonora Union High 9–12

Every school in Phoenix Lake

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).

Also serving Phoenix Lakein other towns
Curtis Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Sonora
B−
410 students20:1Rate it →
Sonora High
High · Grades 9–12 · Sonora
B+
880 students23:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Gold Rush Home Study Charter
Grades K–12 · Sonora
B+
Charter
430 students20:1Rate it →

Questions about Phoenix Lake’s schools

Are Phoenix Lake’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of California: the public schools Phoenix Lake children attend outscore 54% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #442 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 45%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Phoenix Lake in?

Two districts: Curtis Creek Elementary School District runs grades K–8, and Sonora Union High School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Sonora.

Where do Phoenix Lake kids go to high school?

Sonora High in Sonora, with 880 students; its own test results earn a B+.

What is Phoenix Lake’s graduation rate?

91% of the class of 2023 in Sonora Union High School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.

How much does Phoenix Lake spend per student?

$18,835 in Sonora Union High School District and $15,547 in Curtis Creek Elementary School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.