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Best Public Schools in Quincy, CA

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1,016

Students

Districts

Top rankedQuincy Elementary2662^nd of 5,817 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Quincy Elementary up 1,131 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Quincy Junior/Senior High 15.4 students per teacher

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Summary:

Quincy, California, has five listed schools: two elementary schools, two high schools and one alternative school, with different grade spans. The reported results cover three schools in 2024–2025 and two in 2025–2026. Across the schools with scores, math is the clearest recurring weakness: the average result was about 12 percentage points below the state in 2024–2025 and 13 points below in 2025–2026.

Plumas Charter led the three schools with results in 2024–2025, scoring 48% in ELA, 39% in math and 39% in science. It led Quincy Elementary by 12 points in ELA, 14 in math and 8 in science, and was above the state in math and science. In 2025–2026, Quincy Elementary led the two schools with scores, at 47% in ELA, 36% in math and 37% in science; science was 1 point above the state. Quincy Junior/Senior High had the lowest results among schools reporting scores in both years. In 2025–2026, it scored 36% in ELA, 15% in math and 19% in science—13, 23 and 17 points below the state, respectively.

Quincy Elementary’s results rose from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026 by 11 points in ELA, 11 in math and 6 in science, narrowing its gaps to the state in every subject. SchoolDigger’s percentile ranking for the school also climbed, from 32 in 2023–2024 to 54 in 2025–2026; the high school’s moved from 56 to 44, after dropping to 32. As context, 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligible shares were 56% at Plumas Charter, 55% at Quincy Elementary and 41% at Quincy Junior/Senior High; student-teacher ratios were 20.7 at Quincy Elementary and 15.4 at the high school. Results are not listed for Plumas County Community, and Portola Opportunity’s 2025–2026 test-score entries are suppressed; those schools have enrollments of 8 and 6, respectively.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)								Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Plumas County Regional Occupational Program	Public	11-12	50 Church St.	Quincy	95971	Plumas County	Plumas County Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 283-6500	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Plumas Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1425 East Main St.	Quincy	95971	Plumas County	Plumas Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 283-3851	349	16	21.7	56.2%	248 (71.1%)	2 (0.6%)	39 (11.2%)	4 (1.1%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (13.2%)								(n/a)	36.4	18.8	46.4		34.1	51.9	18.2	45.5	53.3	29.2	43.8	72.4	45.6	51.9	27.3	27.3	53.3	25.0	25.0	46.4	35.9	87%	0%	$14,669	$507	$14,162
Quincy Elementary	Public	K-6	175 Mill Creek Rd.	Quincy	95971	Plumas County	Plumas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 283-6550	342	17	20.7	54.7%	238 (69.6%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (11.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	57 (16.7%)	49.1	2662^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	54.2%		32.1	3793^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	35.2%	1131	37.1				37.1	46.7	51.4	37.1	50.0				46.6	53.3	37.8	22.9	27.7				36.0	97%	0%	$16,616	$1,578	$15,038
Quincy Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	6 Quincy Junction Rd.	Quincy	95971	Plumas County	Plumas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 283-6510	310	20	15.4	41.3%	234 (75.5%)	4 (1.3%)	32 (10.3%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.4%)	43	1196^th of 2135 public high schools	44.0%		30.6	1477^th of 2162 public high schools	31.7%	281		10.0	29.2		19.2					39.2	22.5	44.0	36.2					19.6	2.6	20.8	15.2			$15,909	$586	$15,323
Portola Opportunity	Public	K-8	50 Church St.	Quincy	95971	Plumas County	Plumas County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 283-6500	6	1	6.0	—	2 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (50.0%)								(n/a)
Plumas County Community	Public	7-12	50 Church St.	Quincy	95971	Plumas County	Plumas County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 283-6500	8	1	8.0	—	5 (62.5%)	1 (12.5%)	2 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Plumas County Opportunity	Public	7-9	50 Church St.	Quincy	95971	Plumas County	Plumas County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 283-6500	1	1	1.9	—	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Quincy

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Greenville	14.41 mi	1	523^rd
Portola	24.07 mi	3	657^th
Westwood	25.88 mi	3	843^rd
Downieville	26.16 mi	2
Chester	30.68 mi	3	467^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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