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Best Public Schools in Lassen County, CA

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Schools

3,757

Students

Districts

Top rankedRichmond Elementary2898^th of 5,804 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Shaffer Elementary up 148 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Thompson Peak Charter 15.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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15 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)								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
Herlong High	Public	9-12	200 DS Hall	Herlong	96113	Lassen County	Fort Sage Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 827-2101	46	4	10.9	69.6%	34 (73.9%)	2 (4.3%)	6 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.3%)								(n/a)																								$34,105	$32,040	$2,065
Fort Sage Middle	Public	7-8	200 DS Hall	Herlong	96113	Lassen County	Fort Sage Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 827-2101	9	1	6.7	88.9%	7 (77.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (11.1%)								(n/a)													11.1								0.0			$34,105	$32,040	$2,065
Sierra Primary	Public	K-6	100 DS Hall St.	Herlong	96113	Lassen County	Fort Sage Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 827-2126	60	4	14.7	68.3%	37 (61.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	1 (1.7%)	3 (5.0%)								(n/a)													14.3								14.3			$23,284	$19,622	$3,662
Mt. Lassen Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	100 David S Hall St.	Herlong	96113	Lassen County	Fort Sage Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 827-2129	154	8	20.2	70.1%	101 (65.6%)	2 (1.3%)	27 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (12.3%)								(n/a)			0.0		3.2							18.2	13.8							0.0	3.4			$22,831	$20,624	$2,207
Lassen Regional Occupational Program	Public	11-12	472-013 Johnstonville Rd. Nort	Susanville	96130	Lassen County	Lassen Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 252-1673	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Thompson Peak Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	995 Paiute Ln.	Susanville	96130	Lassen County	Thompson Peak Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 257-7300	151	10	15.4	62.9%	89 (58.9%)	1 (0.7%)	39 (25.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.3%)	1 (0.7%)	13 (8.6%)								(n/a)		20.0	33.3		25.4					52.4	28.0	50.0	38.5					4.8	12.0	0.0	7.3			$29,116	$28,698	$418
Long Valley	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	436-965 Susan Dr.	Doyle	96109	Lassen County	Long Valley District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 827-2395	250	11	22.8	58.0%	170 (68.0%)	8 (3.2%)	47 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.0%)								(n/a)	33.3	33.3	36.8		34.6	14.3	16.7	33.3	19.1	26.7	38.9	36.8	25.7	9.5	8.3	11.1	0.0	13.3	11.1	5.6	8.2	65%	0%	$32,727	$31,376	$1,351
Big Valley Junior Senior High	Public	7-12	400 Bridge St.	Bieber	96009	Lassen County	Big Valley Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 294-5231	43	6	6.7	55.8%	26 (60.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (30.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.0%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					42.9								30.4								8.7			$32,567	$31,008	$1,559
Big Valley Elementary	Public	K-7	90 First St.	Bieber	96009	Lassen County	Big Valley Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 294-5214	71	4	18.3	46.5%	54 (76.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						7.7							6.7	30.8							20.0	90%	0%	$18,319	$17,004	$1,315
Janesville Elementary	Public	K-8	464-555 Main St.	Janesville	96114	Lassen County	Janesville Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 253-3551	313	17	18.3	50.5%	237 (75.7%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (17.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	15 (4.8%)	39.1	3275^th of 5804 public elementary schools	43.6%		46.5	2799^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.2%	476	26.3	41.9			33.3	53.3	43.3	34.2	44.4	54.6	51.7		46.4	40.0	30.0	13.2	36.1	43.8	41.4		33.3	91%	0%	$31,623	$31,278	$345
Johnstonville Elementary	Public	K-8	704-795 Bangham Ln.	Susanville	96130	Lassen County	Johnstonville Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 257-2471	211	10	21.1	54.5%	163 (77.3%)	2 (0.9%)	35 (16.6%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	39.4	3259^th of 5804 public elementary schools	43.8%		37.2	3400^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.9%	141	43.5	33.3			39.0	39.1	36.4	52.2	23.5	26.7	27.8		35.6	21.7	43.5	34.8	5.9	13.3	27.8		26.1	≥ 95%		$27,952	$27,746	$206
Credence High	Public	9-12	1110 Main St	Susanville	96130	Lassen County	Lassen Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 257-5134	15	2	6.8	66.7%	9 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (26.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																								$19,060	$16,652	$2,408
Lassen High	Public	9-12	1110 Main St.	Susanville	96130	Lassen County	Lassen Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 257-2141	816	40	20.2	34.2%	441 (54.0%)	10 (1.2%)	197 (24.1%)	15 (1.8%)	18 (2.2%)	17 (2.1%)	112 (13.7%)	27.9	1527^th of 2137 public high schools	28.5%		44.3	1160^th of 2162 public high schools	46.3%	367			18.5		19.6							32.9	32.9							15.9	15.9			$26,298	$25,780	$518
Lassen Community Day	Public	9-12	1324 Cornell St.	Susanville	96130	Lassen County	Lassen Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 251-1197	5	1	4.1	—	2 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)								(n/a)																								$50,968	$49,712	$1,256
Juniper Ridge Elementary	Public	K-8	709-855 Termo-Grasshopper Rd.	Termo	96130	Lassen County	Ravendale-Termo Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 251-8938	3	1	3.0	—	2 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Richmond Elementary	Public	K-8	700-585 Richmond Rd. East	Susanville	96130	Lassen County	Richmond Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 257-2338	192	10	19.2	21.9%	151 (78.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (13.5%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.3%)	45.1	2898^th of 5804 public elementary schools	50.1%		47.2	2747^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.1%	151	26.9	52.4			38.3	28.6	64.7	46.2	35.0	62.5	61.9		49.6	33.3	64.7	34.6	30.0	41.7	57.1		42.6	≥ 95%		$24,286	$23,656	$630
Shaffer Elementary	Public	K-8	722-055 Highway 395 North	Litchfield	96117	Lassen County	Shaffer Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 254-6577	246	11	23.4	61.0%	168 (68.3%)	4 (1.6%)	52 (21.1%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.1%)	27.4	4185^th of 5804 public elementary schools	27.9%		25.7	4333^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	26.0%	148	29.0	19.1			25.0	46.7	34.2	45.2	17.2	35.0	38.1		36.1	20.0	21.1	25.8	3.5	9.1	14.3		16.4	≥ 95%		$26,915	$26,368	$547
Diamond View Middle	Public	6-8	850 Richmond Rd.	Susanville	96130	Lassen County	Susanville Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 257-5144	288	11	26.4	72.6%	160 (55.6%)	3 (1.0%)	73 (25.3%)	5 (1.7%)	16 (5.6%)	10 (3.5%)	21 (7.3%)	39.1	1509^th of 2703 public middle schools	44.2%		39	1519^th of 2761 public middle schools	45.0%	10		25.8			25.8				34.9	40.9	44.3		39.9				34.0	25.0	33.7		31.1			$23,163	$22,628	$535
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-2	2005 Fourth St.	Susanville	96130	Lassen County	Susanville Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 257-5161	378	17	22.2	70.1%	198 (52.4%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (22.0%)	11 (2.9%)	18 (4.8%)	15 (4.0%)	53 (14.0%)								(n/a)																						96%	0%	$24,101	$23,470	$631
Meadow View	Public	3-5	1200 Paiute Ln.	Susanville	96130	Lassen County	Susanville Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 257-3000	318	13	24.4	78.6%	165 (51.9%)	2 (0.6%)	86 (27.0%)	7 (2.2%)	19 (6.0%)	8 (2.5%)	31 (9.7%)	34.3	3633^rd of 5804 public elementary schools	37.4%		37.5	3378^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.3%	255	30.1				30.1	30.4	39.2	46.7					38.5	31.7	32.0	22.8					29.0			$23,775	$23,026	$749
Fletcher Walker Elementary	Public	K-8	Fourth and Greenwood Sts.	Westwood	96137	Lassen County	Westwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 256-3295	128	6	21.1	76.6%	88 (68.8%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)								(n/a)		11.1			12.0		33.3			36.4	10.5		23.9		60.0			18.2	10.5		25.0			$20,782	$18,880	$1,902
Westwood High	Public	9-12	Fourth and Greenwood Sts.	Westwood	96137	Lassen County	Westwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 256-2311	54	5	10.8	72.2%	37 (68.5%)	1 (1.9%)	9 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.7%)	12	1843^rd of 2137 public high schools	13.8%		22.2	1648^th of 2162 public high schools	23.8%	195												21.4	21.4							0.0	0.0			$41,266	$39,904	$1,362
Lassen County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	472-013 Johnstonville Rd. Nort	Susanville	96130	Lassen County	Lassen County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 257-2196	6	1	6.0	—	2 (33.3%)	1 (16.7%)	1 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																								$67,554	$15,822	$51,732

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