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Weed Union Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Weed.

Weed’s School Grade C better than 26% of California school districts

Students
272
Schools
2
Spent per student
$24,115
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
79%
Debt
$3.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Weed Union Elementary School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 14% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Spends 14% more per student than the CA average
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Debt of $3.3M, about $12,224 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 14% 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 Weed. Grade by grade →

K–8Weed ElementaryThis district
9–12Weed HighSiskiyou Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency18%
State average 33.1% · 202 students tested
Reading / language arts22%
State average 46.7% · 202 students tested

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

Graduation rate 92% at Siskiyou 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
$24,115 per student · 14% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 42%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 38%State 53%Federal 9%

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

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

Enrollment over time
288’23
272’24

Down 5.6% since 2023–24.

Students
White 46%Hispanic 22%Two or more races 16%Asian 9%Black 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. 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.