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Schools in Yosemite Lakes · Yosemite Unified School District

Yosemite Lakes’s public schools score below 61% of California districts on tests and graduation

21% of students in Yosemite Lakes’s public schools are proficient in math, below the California average (33%). The grade covers the public school district serving Yosemite Lakes, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.

#634of 847 California townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 86% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
37%
▼ 10 pts vs CA 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
21%
▼ 12 pts vs CA 33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–84%
▼ 2–6 pts vs CA 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.1K
▼ 14% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
19.9
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
987 students on the public path
In brief

Yosemite Lakes’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 583 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Yosemite Lakes’s, its schools beat 22%, lower than their 39% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 37% of tested students were proficient in reading and 21% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 86% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across California (the state reports Yosemite Lakes’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $18,144 per student, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one high school

From grade 9 the district’s path is Yosemite High. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Yosemite Lakes’s grade

C+ Test scoresC− Graduation

C+: better than 39% of California school districts, #634 of 847 California towns. Both inputs trail the California average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

California school districts we grade (1,872)Better than 39%
Lower resultsHigher results
California towns with similar household incomes (583)Better than 22%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 547 test results and a graduating class of 178 could put Yosemite Lakes anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 86% of Yosemite Lakes’s students in the tested grades sat them (544 in math, 550 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Yosemite Lakes, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–8Rivergold ElementaryYosemite Unified School DistrictB−
9–12Yosemite Highin OakhurstA

Yosemite Lakes’s public schools are run by Yosemite Unified School District. Parts of Yosemite Lakes (15%, 5% and 5% of its land) are served by Chawanakee Unified, Yosemite Unified and Raymond-Knowles Union Elementary instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Yosemite Unified School DistrictGrades K–12 · 7 schools · 1,387 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 19.9 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$18,144CA $21,206 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 46.7% · 550 students tested
Math21%
State average 33.1% · 544 students tested

Yosemite Lakes vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Yosemite LakesC+Yosemite Unified

Every school in Yosemite Lakes

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).

District schools in Yosemite Lakesby address
Rivergold Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Coarsegold
B−
445 students23:1Rate it →
Also serving Yosemite Lakesin other towns
Yosemite High
High · Grades 9–12 · Oakhurst
A
542 students20:1Rate it →

Questions about Yosemite Lakes’s schools

Are Yosemite Lakes’s schools good?

On California’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Yosemite Lakes children attend score below 61% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #634 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 22%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Yosemite Lakes in?

Yosemite Unified School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 1,387 students in 7 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Yosemite Lakes are served by Chawanakee Unified, Yosemite Unified and Raymond-Knowles Union Elementary.

Where do Yosemite Lakes kids go to high school?

Yosemite High in Oakhurst, with 542 students; its own test results earn an A.

What is Yosemite Lakes’s graduation rate?

80–84% of the class of 2023 in Yosemite Unified School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.

How much does Yosemite Lakes spend per student?

$18,144 in Yosemite Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.