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Schools in Wawona

Wawona’s public schools

Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary School District and Yosemite Unified School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Wawona. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above California’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 94% of students in California’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
36%
2021–22
Math proficiency
25%
2021–22
Spent per student
$20.1K
▼ 5% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024 · Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary
Students per teacher
18.7
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
603 students on the public path
In brief

Wawona’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Wawona’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s 3,615 public schools. Wasuma Elementary places highest (better than 46%); Oakhurst Elementary lowest (38%). 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 Wawona, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–82 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary School District.

Two districts serve Wawona

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

Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary School DistrictGrades K–8 · 4 schools · 793 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 18.7 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$20,077CA $21,206 · FY2024
C
Yosemite Unified School DistrictGrades · 0 schools · 0 students
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · K–8, Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary School District36%
State average 46.7% · 546 students tested
Math · K–8, Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary School District25%
State average 33.1% · 545 students tested

Wawona vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Wawona—Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary K–8 · Yosemite Unified

Every school in Wawona

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).

Also serving Wawonain other towns
Oakhurst Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Oakhurst
C+
333 students18:1Rate it →
Wasuma Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Ahwahnee
B−
270 students21:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Yosemite-Wawona Elementary Charter).

Questions about Wawona’s schools

Are Wawona’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Wawona. Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary School District and Yosemite Unified School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Wawona. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 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 Wawona in?

Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary School District and Yosemite Unified School District.

Where do Wawona kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Oakhurst Elementary and Wasuma Elementary.

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What Wawona 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 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.