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Best Public Schools in Amador County, CA

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Schools

4,978

Students

Districts

Top rankedArgonaut High920^th of 2,137 California high schools

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Biggest riser

Argonaut High up 229 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Jackson Junior High 19 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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4 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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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)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 10th 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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Amador County Regional Occupational Program	Public	12	217 Rex Ave.	Jackson	95642	Amador County	Amador County Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(209) 257-5353	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
North Star Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	525 Independence Dr.	Sutter Creek	95642	Amador County	Amador County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 257-7773	44	3	13.4	36.4%	31 (70.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				25.0		23.5							66.7	66.7							13.3	13.3							$26,041	$25,110	$931
Independence High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	525 Independence Dr.	Sutter Creek	95642	Amador County	Amador County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 257-5100	49	4	12.2	61.2%	27 (55.1%)	2 (4.1%)	14 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.1%)	6.3	2125^th of 2137 public high schools	0.6%		6.5	2162^nd of 2162 public high schools	0.0%	37				0.0		0.0							3.7	3.7							0.0	0.0							$40,006	$35,782	$4,224
Amador High	Public	9-12	330 Spanish St.	Sutter Creek	95685	Amador County	Amador County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 257-7300	615	29	21.0	34.3%	405 (65.9%)	1 (0.2%)	155 (25.2%)	5 (0.8%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.7%)	46.5	1108^th of 2137 public high schools	48.2%		58.6	858^th of 2162 public high schools	60.3%	250				34.1		34.1							53.2	53.2							13.5	13.5							$20,087	$19,182	$905
Argonaut High	Public	9-12	501 Argonaut Ln.	Jackson	95642	Amador County	Amador County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 257-7700	593	31	19.1	34.4%	361 (60.9%)	6 (1.0%)	158 (26.6%)	8 (1.3%)	16 (2.7%)	3 (0.5%)	39 (6.6%)	54.9	920^th of 2137 public high schools	56.9%		44.7	1149^th of 2162 public high schools	46.9%	229				37.1		37.1							56.0	56.0							21.1	21.1							$21,598	$20,664	$934
Ione Elementary	Public	K-6	415 South Ione St.	Ione	95640	Amador County	Amador County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 257-7000	564	23	25.0	34.2%	361 (64.0%)	1 (0.2%)	145 (25.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	42 (7.4%)	17.8	4982^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	14.2%		24.7	4433^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	24.3%	549	23.8					23.8	10.6	26.0	28.9					23.2	22.7	21.9	15.3					19.6	91.3	93.2		93.2	91.3	93.2	$14,511	$13,580	$931
Jackson Elementary	Public	K-6	220 Church St.	Jackson	95642	Amador County	Amador County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 257-5600	479	21	22.7	49.3%	252 (52.6%)	6 (1.3%)	146 (30.5%)	13 (2.7%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (10.4%)	24.4	4420^th of 5804 public elementary schools	23.8%		35.9	3504^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.2%	916	22.9					22.9	24.3	22.4	31.9	43.7				31.0	22.9	13.8	12.9	35.2				21.6	92.4	94.6	96.7	96.7	92.4	96.7	$15,306	$14,350	$956
Pine Grove Elementary STEM Magnet	Public	K-6	20101 State Highway 88	Jackson	95642	Amador County	Amador County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 296-2800	259	11	24.5	44.0%	180 (69.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (15.8%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (12.7%)	22.6	4572^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	21.2%		29.9	3970^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.2%	602	29.3					29.3	18.4	27.6	37.5	30.2				28.7	18.4	24.1	12.5	25.6				20.0	77.8	81.5		77.8	77.8	81.5	$15,935	$15,002	$933
Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts	Public	K-6	24625 Highway 88	Pioneer	95642	Amador County	Amador County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 295-6500	171	7	26.1	64.9%	113 (66.1%)	1 (0.6%)	34 (19.9%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	20 (11.7%)	40	3224^th of 5804 public elementary schools	44.5%		39	3287^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.9%	63	32.3					32.3	36.0	55.6	58.1	36.4				47.6	20.0	33.3	19.4	22.7				23.8	92.3						$17,748	$16,818	$930
Plymouth Elementary	Public	K-6	18601 Sherwood	Plymouth	95642	Amador County	Amador County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 257-7800	209	10	20.8	52.6%	111 (53.1%)	1 (0.5%)	80 (38.3%)	3 (1.4%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.3%)	27.1	4218^th of 5804 public elementary schools	27.3%		26.8	4248^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.5%	30	17.9					17.9	34.5	31.6	21.4	42.9				32.0	17.9	26.3	25.0	38.1				26.0							$18,111	$17,076	$1,035
Sutter Creek Elementary	Public	K-6	340 Spanish St.	Sutter Creek	95642	Amador County	Amador County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 257-7200	387	15	26.6	34.6%	260 (67.2%)	1 (0.3%)	73 (18.9%)	6 (1.6%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (11.1%)	43	3037^th of 5804 public elementary schools	47.7%		47.2	2746^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.1%	291	37.3					37.3	33.3	37.5	61.0	37.2				43.1	31.4	33.9	40.7	18.6				32.1							$18,812	$17,918	$894
Jackson Junior High	Public	6-8	747 Sutter St.	Jackson	95642	Amador County	Amador County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 257-5700	270	14	19.0	47.8%	173 (64.1%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (20.7%)	6 (2.2%)	9 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.6%)	25.3	1969^th of 2703 public middle schools	27.2%		33.3	1700^th of 2761 public middle schools	38.4%	269		28.1				28.1					27.2	31.4		29.5					15.9	23.4		20.0							$19,573	$18,568	$1,005
Ione Junior High	Public	6-8	450 S Mills St.	Ione	95642	Amador County	Amador County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 257-5500	387	15	25.3	31.0%	242 (62.5%)	1 (0.3%)	107 (27.6%)	5 (1.3%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (6.5%)	13.2	2454^th of 2703 public middle schools	9.2%		20.9	2190^th of 2761 public middle schools	20.7%	264		6.9				6.9				14.8	27.5	18.3		20.9				21.6	19.6	8.4		15.7							$16,881	$15,986	$895
Stonegate Pk-8	Public	K-8	2500 La Jolla St.	West Sacramento	95601	Amador County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 375-7600	928	41	22.6	41.9%	319 (34.4%)	43 (4.6%)	292 (31.5%)	137 (14.8%)	4 (0.4%)	14 (1.5%)	118 (12.7%)	49.9	2614^th of 5804 public elementary schools	55.0%		49.3	2636^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.0%	22	31.5	42.2				36.9	47.3	50.6	44.9	39.1	46.8	50.0		46.5	53.8	52.8	29.2	23.9	29.8	43.3		38.8
Amador County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	217 Rex Ave.	Jackson	95642	Amador County	Amador County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 257-5330	13	1	13.0	30.8%	8 (61.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (38.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
County Community	Public, Alternative	1-12	525 Independence Dr.	Sutter Creek	95642	Amador County	Amador County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 257-5100	10	1	10.5	50.0%	6 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (10.0%)								(n/a)																													$94,638	$51,516	$43,122

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IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.