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Schools in Rancho Calaveras · Calaveras Unified School District

Rancho Calaveras’s public schools score below 63% of California districts on tests and graduation

17% of students in Rancho Calaveras’s public schools are proficient in math, below the California average (33%). The grade covers the public school district serving Rancho Calaveras, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.

#653of 847 California townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 90% 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
25%
▼ 22 pts vs CA 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
17%
▼ 16 pts vs CA 33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
96%
▲ 10 pts vs CA 86%
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
1
1,178 students on the public path
In brief

Rancho Calaveras’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 595 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Rancho Calaveras’s, its schools beat 21%, lower than their 37% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 25% of tested students were proficient in reading and 17% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 90% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

96% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across California. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,065 per student, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 8 the district’s path is Calaveras High. Enrollment is up 6% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Rancho Calaveras’s grade

C− Test scoresA− Graduation

C+: better than 37% of California school districts, #653 of 847 California towns. Graduation is above the California average; test scores are below it.

California school districts we grade (1,872)Better than 37%
Lower resultsHigher results
California towns with similar household incomes (595)Better than 21%
CC+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,370 test results and a graduating class of 226 could put Rancho Calaveras anywhere from C to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 90% of Rancho Calaveras’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,366 in math, 1,374 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–7Jenny Lind ElementaryCalaveras Unified School DistrictD
8–12Calaveras Highin San AndreasB

Rancho Calaveras’s public schools are run by Calaveras 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.

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

Rancho Calaveras vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Rancho CalaverasC+Calaveras Unified

Every school in Rancho Calaveras

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 Rancho Calaverasby address
Jenny Lind Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–7 · Valley Springs
D
475 students28:1Rate it →
Also serving Rancho Calaverasin other towns
Calaveras High
High · Grades 8–12 · San Andreas
B
703 students21:1Rate it →

Questions about Rancho Calaveras’s schools

Are Rancho Calaveras’s schools good?

On California’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Rancho Calaveras children attend score below 63% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #653 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 21%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Rancho Calaveras in?

Calaveras Unified School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 2,841 students in 9 schools (2024–25).

What is Rancho Calaveras’s graduation rate?

96% of the class of 2023 in Calaveras Unified School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.

How much does Rancho Calaveras spend per student?

$16,065 in Calaveras Unified 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.