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Schools in Yosemite Valley · Mariposa County Unified School District

Yosemite Valley’s public schools outscore 55% of California districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Yosemite Valley, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Reading proficiency in Yosemite Valley’s districts is 38%, below the California average (47%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 94% 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
38%
▼ 9 pts vs CA 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
▼ 6 pts vs CA 33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 4–8 pts vs CA 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.5K
▼ 8% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.9
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
495 students on the public path
In brief

Yosemite Valley’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 65 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Yosemite Valley’s, its schools beat 82%, higher than their 55% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 38% of tested students were proficient in reading and 27% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 94% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across California (the state reports Yosemite Valley’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $19,472 per student, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then three high schools

Which school depends on the address at the later steps. Enrollment is up 5% since 2020–21. 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 Valley’s grade

B− Test scoresB− Graduation

B: better than 55% of California school districts. Graduation is above the California average; test scores are below it.

California school districts we grade (1,872)Better than 55%
Lower resultsHigher results
California towns with similar household incomes (65)Better than 82%
B−BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 840 test results and a graduating class of 147 could put Yosemite Valley anywhere from B− to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 94% of Yosemite Valley’s students in the tested grades sat them (841 in math, 840 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–8Yosemite National Park Valley ElementaryMariposa County Unified School DistrictA+
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressA−

Yosemite Valley’s public schools are run by Mariposa County Unified School District. 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.

Mariposa County Unified School DistrictGrades K–12 · 11 schools · 1,685 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 17.9 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$19,472CA $21,206 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading38%
State average 46.7% · 840 students tested
Math27%
State average 33.1% · 841 students tested

Yosemite Valley vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Yosemite ValleyBMariposa County Unified

Every school in Yosemite Valley

4 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 Valleyby address
Yosemite National Park Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Yosemite
A+
25 students10:1Rate it →
Also serving Yosemite Valleyin other towns
Mariposa County High
High · Grades 9–12 · Mariposa
A−
461 students16:1Rate it →
Coulterville High
High · Grades 9–12 · Coulterville
7 students5:1Rate it →
Yosemite Park High
High · Grades 9–12 · Yosemite
2 students1:1Rate it →

Questions about Yosemite Valley’s schools

Are Yosemite Valley’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of California: the public schools Yosemite Valley children attend outscore 55% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 82%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Yosemite Valley in?

Mariposa County Unified School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 1,685 students in 11 schools (2024–25).

Where do Yosemite Valley kids go to high school?

One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Mariposa County High, Coulterville High and Yosemite Park High.

What is Yosemite Valley’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Mariposa County Unified School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.

How much does Yosemite Valley spend per student?

$19,472 in Mariposa County 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.