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Best Public Schools in Plumas County, CA

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Schools

2,032

Students

Districts

Top rankedChester Elementary2737^th of 5,857 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Quincy Elementary up 226 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Chester Junior/Senior High 10.1 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Greenville Elementary

SchoolDigger ratings

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)								% 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th 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
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)	50.0	31.0	48.2	39.0	18.8	41.7	50.0	60.0	44.0	50.0	64.3	48.0	50.0	41.7	42.9	20.0	32.0	35.7	46.4	38.7	71.4	81.0	81.0	81.0	81.0	81.0
Chester Elementary	Public	K-6	158 Aspen St.	Chester	96020	Plumas County	Plumas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 258-3194	171	8	22.2	48.0%	114 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (17.0%)	4 (2.3%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (12.3%)	47.4	2737^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.3%		48.7	2632^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	55.2%	105	17.7			17.7	44.4	25.0	47.1	57.7				45.4	51.9	43.8	29.4	26.9				38.4							$30,507	$28,428	$2,079
Chester Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	612 First St.	Chester	96020	Plumas County	Plumas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 258-2126	124	12	10.1	37.1%	88 (71.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (12.9%)	2 (1.6%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (12.9%)	31.5	1455^th of 2162 public high schools	32.7%		72.8	525^th of 2159 public high schools	75.7%	930		15.8	8.3	12.9					31.6	31.6	31.6	31.6					5.3	15.8	23.5	14.6							$37,461	$36,622	$839
Greenville Elementary	Public	K-8	225 Grand St.	Greenville	95947	Plumas County	Plumas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 284-7195	106	6	16.7	54.7%	51 (48.1%)	1 (0.9%)	18 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (23.6%)	36.3	3457^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.0%					(n/a)	25.0			25.0	40.0	38.9	41.7	46.2				41.4	26.7	38.9	25.0	15.4				27.6							$36,804	$35,354	$1,450
Portola Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	155 Sixth Ave.	Portola	96122	Plumas County	Plumas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 832-4284	256	19	13.6	53.9%	147 (57.4%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (34.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.0%)	36.3	1351^st of 2162 public high schools	37.5%		55.4	870^th of 2159 public high schools	59.7%	481		8.3	14.3	11.1					37.0	33.3	55.9	41.4					23.4	8.3	8.8	14.5							$28,636	$27,614	$1,022
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%)	32.1	3793^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	35.2%		29	4019^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.5%	226	31.3			31.3	46.3	29.3	45.8	23.5				35.9	31.7	24.4	25.0	19.2				24.7	90.4			92.3		96.2	$26,434	$24,856	$1,578
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%)	30.6	1477^th of 2162 public high schools	31.7%		52	955^th of 2159 public high schools	55.8%	522		26.8	11.6	19.1					26.2	31.7	48.9	36.2					14.3	14.6	6.5	11.6							$26,012	$25,426	$586
Almanor High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	612 First St.	Chester	96020	Plumas County	Plumas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 258-2126	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Beckwourth (Jim) High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	155 Sixth Ave.	Portola	96122	Plumas County	Plumas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 832-4284	15	1	25.0	60.0%	13 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																											$23,538	$23,514	$24
C. Roy Carmichael Elementary	Public	K-6	895 West St.	Portola	96122	Plumas County	Plumas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 832-0211	344	17	20.2	70.6%	189 (54.9%)	1 (0.3%)	111 (32.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (8.7%)	22.1	4669^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.3%		37.6	3329^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.3%	1340	18.2			18.2	32.1	25.6	20.9	29.6				27.3	28.3	37.2	14.0	13.6				23.5	94.7	97.3	97.3	96.0		97.3	$25,422	$22,814	$2,608
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)																											$51,825	$37,100	$14,725
Plumas County Opportunity	Public, Alternative	7-10	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)

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