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C−

Yreka Union Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Yreka.

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

Students
869
Schools
3
Spent per student
$21,213
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
74%
The gist

What stands out about Yreka Union Elementary School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 19% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • 17 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 19% 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
CYreka 7,714

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Yreka. Grade by grade →

K–32 elementary schoolsThis district
4–8Jackson Street ElementaryThis district
9–12Yreka HighYreka Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency18%
State average 33.1% · 544 students tested
Reading / language arts29%
State average 46.7% · 564 students tested

93% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 92% at Yreka 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
$21,213 per student · 0% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 34%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 21%State 61%Federal 18%

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

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

Enrollment over time
869’23
869’24

About steady since 2023–24.

Students
White 49%Hispanic 24%Two or more races 15%American Indian/Alaska Native 7%Asian 3%Black 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Evergreen Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Yreka
C−
267 students20:1
Gold Street Elementary
Elementary · Grades K · Yreka
164 students18:1
Jackson Street Elementary
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Yreka
C−
438 students15:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

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.