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Scotia, California 146Photo: Barabas · CC BY 3.0
Schools in Scotia

Scotia’s public schools

Fortuna Union High School District and Scotia Union Elementary School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Scotia. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools 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
46%
2021–22
Math proficiency
20%
2021–22
Graduate on time
94%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.7K
▼ 21% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024 · Fortuna Union High
Students per teacher
20.1
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
1,013 students on the public path
In brief

Scotia’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Scotia’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s 3,615 public schools. Stanwood A. Murphy Elementary places highest (better than 57%); Fortuna Union High lowest (24%). 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 Scotia, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–8Stanwood A. Murphy ElementaryScotia Union Elementary School DistrictB
9–12Fortuna Union Highin FortunaC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Fortuna Union High School District.

Two districts serve Scotia

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

Fortuna Union High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 3 schools · 1,046 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 20.7 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$16,689CA $21,206 · FY2024
B
Scotia Union Elementary School DistrictGrades K–8 · 1 schools · 187 students · 17.5 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$18,729CA $21,206 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Fortuna Union High School District46%
State average 46.7% · 231 students tested
Math · 9–12, Fortuna Union High School District20%
State average 33.1% · 228 students tested
Reading · K–8, Scotia Union Elementary School District42%
State average 46.7% · 119 students tested
Math · K–8, Scotia Union Elementary School District42%
State average 33.1% · 121 students tested

Scotia vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Scotia—Scotia Union Elementary K–8 · Fortuna Union High 9–12
Rio DellCRio Dell Elementary K–8 · Fortuna Union High 9–12

Every school in Scotia

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 Scotiaby address
Stanwood A. Murphy Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8
B
187 students17:1Rate it →
Also serving Scotiain other towns
Fortuna Union High
High · Grades 9–12 · Fortuna
C−
826 students21:1Rate it →

Questions about Scotia’s schools

Are Scotia’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Scotia. Fortuna Union High School District and Scotia Union Elementary School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Scotia. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Scotia in?

Fortuna Union High School District and Scotia Union Elementary School District.

Where do Scotia kids go to high school?

Fortuna Union High.

Parents talk

What Scotia families are saying about school.

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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.