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C−

Shaffer Union Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Susanville.

Susanville’s School Grade C better than 25% of California school districts

Students
246
Schools
1
Spent per student
$15,000
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
23:1
Free or reduced lunch
61%
The gist

What stands out about Shaffer Union Elementary School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 22% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Spends 29% less per student than the CA average
  • 23 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 31.6% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 22% 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
C
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Susanville. Grade by grade →

K–2McKinley ElementarySusanville Elementary School District
3–5Meadow ViewSusanville Elementary School District
6–8Diamond View MiddleSusanville Elementary School District
9–12Lassen HighLassen Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency20–24%
State average 33.1% · 126 students tested
Reading / language arts25–29%
State average 46.7% · 126 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 89% at Lassen 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
$15,000 per student · 29% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 40%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 18%State 75%Federal 7%

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

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

Enrollment over time
187’20
192’21
207’22
243’23
246’24

Up 31.6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 68%Hispanic 21%Two or more races 6%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Black 2%Asian <1%

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.

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.