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Best Public Schools in Trinity County, CA

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Schools

1,390

Students

Districts

Top rankedDouglas City Elementary1000^th of 5,817 California elementary schools

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Smallest classes

Weaverville Elementary 16.8 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Burnt Ranch Elementary and 1 more

SchoolDigger ratings

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8 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
Valley High	Public	9-12	6930 State Hwy. 3	Hayfork	96041	Trinity County	Mountain Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 628-5294	5	1	6.0	—	2 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																								$14,493	$14,372	$121
Hayfork High	Public	9-12	231 Oak St.	Hayfork	96041	Trinity County	Mountain Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 628-5261	96	6	15.8	78.1%	47 (49.0%)	1 (1.0%)	10 (10.4%)	25 (26.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (12.5%)	73.3	551^st of 2135 public high schools	74.2%		94.9	95^th of 2162 public high schools	95.6%	456			38.1		38.1							61.9	61.9							47.6	47.6			$61,075	$60,052	$1,023
Hayfork Elementary	Public	K-8	6930 State Highway 3	Hayfork	96041	Trinity County	Mountain Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 628-5294	245	10	24.5	73.9%	140 (57.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.3%)	58 (23.7%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.0%)	45.2	2898^th of 5817 public elementary schools	50.2%		56.4	2235^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.8%	663	44.0	47.6			45.7	40.0	33.3	57.7	39.3	60.0	47.6		45.8	44.0	10.0	38.5	39.3	52.0	57.1		38.7	65%	0%	$26,296	$23,764	$2,532
Alps View High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	321 Victory Ln.	Weaverville	96093	Trinity County	Trinity Alps Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 623-6104	17	1	17.3	64.7%	15 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.9%)	1 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																								$30,780	$30,718	$62
Trinity High	Public	9-12	321 Victory Ln.	Weaverville	96093	Trinity County	Trinity Alps Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 623-6127	289	16	17.7	60.9%	222 (76.8%)	2 (0.7%)	25 (8.7%)	6 (2.1%)	9 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (7.3%)	43.8	1175^th of 2135 public high schools	45.0%		43.8	1171^st of 2162 public high schools	45.8%	4			30.4	32.6	31.5							34.7	34.7							14.9	14.9			$36,588	$34,988	$1,600
Weaverville Elementary	Public	K-8	31020 State Highway 3	Weaverville	96093	Trinity County	Trinity Alps Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 623-5533	331	20	16.8	67.7%	253 (76.4%)	3 (0.9%)	32 (9.7%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.4%)	62	1988^th of 5817 public elementary schools	65.8%		67.3	1726^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.5%	262	52.4	48.7			50.0	48.5	48.3	70.0	55.2	35.3	32.4		46.2	36.4	53.6	60.0	27.6	30.3	27.0		37.2	93%	0%	$31,343	$30,194	$1,149
Trinity River Community Day	Public	7-12	310 Victory Ln.	Weaverville	96093	Trinity County	Trinity Alps Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 623-6104	0	1	3.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Trinity River Elementary Community Day	Public	K-6	31020 State Highway 3	Weaverville	96093	Trinity County	Trinity Alps Unified	No	No	No	No	(530) 623-6104	3	1	4.2	—	2 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (33.3%)								(n/a)																								$47,000	$46,954	$46
Burnt Ranch Elementary	Public	K-8	251 Burnt Ranch School Rd.	Burnt Ranch	95527	Trinity County	Burnt Ranch Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 629-2543	85	5	17.0	75.3%	44 (51.8%)	2 (2.4%)	11 (12.9%)	1 (1.2%)	12 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (17.6%)	56.8	2217^th of 5817 public elementary schools	61.9%					(n/a)	35.7				50.0			50.0					67.4			42.9					63.8			$50,922	$48,570	$2,352
Coffee Creek Elementary	Public	K-8	261 Coffee Creek Rd.	Trinity Center	96091	Trinity County	Coffee Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 266-3344	7	1	7.0	—	7 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																								$56,778	$52,576	$4,202
Douglas City Elementary	Public	K-8	100 School Rd.	Douglas City	96024	Trinity County	Douglas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 623-6350	162	10	16.9	50.6%	109 (67.3%)	3 (1.9%)	12 (7.4%)	16 (9.9%)	10 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.4%)	83.3	1000^th of 5817 public elementary schools	82.8%		86.2	866^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.2%	134	45.5	73.3			56.8	61.5	45.0	81.8	80.0	68.4	53.3		65.4	69.2	60.0	68.2	80.0	47.4	80.0		66.4			$37,565	$36,768	$797
Junction City Elementary	Public	K-8	430 Red Hill Rd.	Junction City	96048	Trinity County	Junction City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 623-6381	65	4	17.1	43.1%	47 (72.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (12.3%)								(n/a)													60.0								48.6			$34,413	$33,898	$515
Lewiston Elementary	Public	K-8	685 Lewiston Rd.	Lewiston	96052	Trinity County	Lewiston Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 778-3984	68	3	22.8	69.1%	46 (67.6%)	1 (1.5%)	4 (5.9%)	4 (5.9%)	4 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (13.2%)	22.7	4580^th of 5817 public elementary schools	21.3%					(n/a)	27.3				20.0			33.3					34.9			8.3					27.9			$60,749	$53,676	$7,073
Trinity Center Elementary	Public	K-8	1 Trinity Vista Dr.	Trinity Center	96091	Trinity County	Trinity Center Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 266-3342	13	2	6.5	84.6%	12 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.7%)								(n/a)
R.I.S.E. Academy	Public	7-12	200 Memorial Dr.	Weaverville	96093	Trinity County	Trinity County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 623-2861	4	1	3.8	—	4 (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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