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Schools in Shaver Lake

Shaver Lake’s public schools

Sierra Unified School District, Big Creek Elementary School District and Pine Ridge Elementary School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Shaver Lake. Each school below is shown with its own results.

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

Each public school’s letter compares its own results with the state’s other public schools. How TownRatings grades schools

Spent per student
$44.0K
▲ 108% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024 · Pine Ridge Elementary
Students per teacher
10.6
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
67 students on the public path
In brief

Shaver Lake’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Shaver Lake’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s 3,615 public schools. Pine Ridge Elementary places highest (better than 78%); Pine Ridge Elementary lowest (78%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Shaver Lake, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–8Pine Ridge ElementaryPine Ridge Elementary School DistrictA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Sierra Unified School District.

Three districts serve Shaver Lake

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

Sierra Unified School DistrictGrades · 0 schools · 0 students
Big Creek Elementary School DistrictGrades K–8 · 1 schools · 21 students, down 59% since 2020–21 · 9.1 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$86,769CA $21,206 · FY2024
Pine Ridge Elementary School DistrictGrades K–8 · 1 schools · 67 students, down 26% since 2020–21 · 11.2 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$44,015CA $21,206 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · K–8, Big Creek Elementary School District50%
State average 46.7% · 22 students tested · the state reports 40–59%
Math · K–8, Big Creek Elementary School District50%
State average 33.1% · 22 students tested · the state reports 40–59%
Reading · K–8, Pine Ridge Elementary School District64%
State average 46.7% · 54 students tested
Math · K–8, Pine Ridge Elementary School District44%
State average 33.1% · 54 students tested

Shaver Lake vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Shaver Lake—Big Creek Elementary K–8 · Pine Ridge Elementary K–8 · Sierra Unified

Every school in Shaver Lake

1 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 Shaver Lakeby address
Pine Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Auberry
A−
67 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Shaver Lake’s schools

Are Shaver Lake’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Shaver Lake. Sierra Unified School District, Big Creek Elementary School District and Pine Ridge Elementary School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Shaver Lake. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Shaver Lake in?

Sierra Unified School District, Big Creek Elementary School District and Pine Ridge Elementary School District.

Where do Shaver Lake kids go to high school?

Pine Ridge Elementary.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) 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.