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Schools in Valley Ranch

Valley Ranch’s public schools

Plumas Unified School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Valley Ranch. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above California’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 91% 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
40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
28%
2021–22
Graduate on time
77%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$22.1K
▲ 4% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.8
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,653 students on the public path
In brief

Valley Ranch’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Valley Ranch’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s 3,615 public schools. Quincy Junior/Senior High places highest (better than 50%); Chester Junior/Senior High lowest (43%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Valley Ranch, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then four middle schools: Quincy Junior/Senior High, Portola Junior/Senior High, Chester Junior/Senior High and Greenville Elementary. 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 Valley Ranch, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–64 schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
7–124 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−

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

The district

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

Plumas Unified School DistrictGrades K–12 · 8 schools · 1,668 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 16.8 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$22,102CA $21,206 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading40%
State average 46.7% · 822 students tested
Math28%
State average 33.1% · 819 students tested

Valley Ranch vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Valley Ranch—Plumas Unified

Every school in Valley Ranch

7 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).

Also serving Valley Ranchin other towns
C. Roy Carmichael Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Portola
344 students20:1Rate it →
Quincy Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Quincy
342 students21:1Rate it →
Chester Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Chester
171 students22:1Rate it →
Greenville Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Greenville
106 students17:1Rate it →
Quincy Junior/Senior High
High · Grades 7–12 · Quincy
B−
310 students16:1Rate it →
Portola Junior/Senior High
High · Grades 7–12 · Portola
B−
256 students14:1Rate it →
Chester Junior/Senior High
High · Grades 7–12 · Chester
C+
124 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Valley Ranch’s schools

Are Valley Ranch’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Valley Ranch. Plumas Unified School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Valley Ranch. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Valley Ranch in?

Plumas Unified School District.

Where do Valley Ranch kids go to high school?

One of four high schools, depending on your address: Quincy Junior/Senior High, Portola Junior/Senior High, Chester Junior/Senior High and Greenville Elementary.

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What Valley Ranch 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.