Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Yreka

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
C+

Discovery High

PublicHighGrades 9–12Alternative Education School

504 West Lennox St., Yreka, CA 96097 · (530) 842-1659 · Part of Yreka Union High School District

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

Directions
Students
29
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
90%
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Discovery High

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 44% of California’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 23.7% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency30%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts30%
State average 48.6%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among California’s 3,615 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

504 West Lennox St., Yreka

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 1113
Grade 1216
Enrollment over time
38’20
65’21
53’22
51’23
29’24

Down 23.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 69%American Indian/Alaska Native 17%Hispanic 10%Black 3%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Discovery High from Yreka families.

Other schools in Yreka Union High School District

The district →
Yreka High
High · Grades 9–12 · Yreka
A−
612 students17:1
Yreka Union High Community Day
High · Grades 9–12 · Yreka
9 students9:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against California’s other public schools; Yreka’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.