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B−

Mountain Union Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8Regional · 3 towns

Serves Round Mountain, Montgomery Creek and Big Bend.

Round Mountain’s Schools page →

Students
68
Schools
1
Spent per student
$24,872
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
75%
The gist

What stands out about Mountain Union Elementary School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 46% of California districts
  • Reading proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Spends 17% more per student than the CA average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 6.3% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 46% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Round Mountain 169Montgomery Creek 134Big Bend 67

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Round Mountain. Grade by grade →

K–8Montgomery Creek ElementaryThis district
9–123 high schoolsShasta Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency30–39%
State average 33.1% · 56 students tested
Reading / language arts30–39%
State average 46.7% · 56 students tested

87% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 90% at Shasta Union High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$24,872 per student · 17% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 40%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 50%State 32%Federal 18%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
64’20
87’21
82’22
86’23
68’24

Up 6.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 50%American Indian/Alaska Native 21%Hispanic 16%Two or more races 13%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Montgomery Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Montgomery Creek
68 students11:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.