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Best Public Schools in Tuolumne County, CA

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Schools

5,693

Students

Districts

Top rankedConnections Visual and Performing Arts Academy418^th of 2,137 California high schools

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Biggest riser

Tenaya Elementary up 1,422 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Tenaya Elementary 13.2 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Tioga High

SchoolDigger ratings

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)							CSA Spanish Listening (2026)							CSA Spanish Writing (2026)							CSA Spanish Reading (2026)							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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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
Gold Rush Home Study Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	16331 Hidden Valley Rd.	Sonora	95370	Tuolumne County	Gold Rush Home Study Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 532-9781	430	21	20.3	43.0%	315 (73.3%)	4 (0.9%)	71 (16.5%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.7%)								(n/a)																																																			84.9	84.9	87.9	84.9	84.9	84.9
Belleview Elementary	Public	K-8	22736 Kuien Mill Rd.	Sonora	95370	Tuolumne County	Belleview Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 586-5510	148	9	16.4	48.6%	101 (68.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (24.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.8%)	30.8	3927^th of 5804 public elementary schools	32.3%		53.2	2409^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.9%	1518																													35.3	38.5				36.7	11.1	35.0	64.7	37.5	73.7	57.1		45.5	21.1	9.5	17.7	29.2	42.1	46.2		26.6							$39,173	$38,478	$695
Columbia Elementary	Public	K-8	22540 Parrotts Ferry Rd.	Columbia	95310	Tuolumne County	Columbia Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 533-7700	464	27	17.2	65.3%	322 (69.4%)	5 (1.1%)	95 (20.5%)	4 (0.9%)	12 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (5.0%)	28.6	4106^th of 5804 public elementary schools	29.3%		31.4	3846^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.3%	260																													41.3	50.0				44.6	21.3	29.6	41.3	30.0	35.6	35.1		32.5	21.3	36.4	20.6	8.0	24.4	18.9		21.3	50.8	79.1	88.1	79.1	62.7	89.6	$29,322	$28,804	$518
Curtis Creek Elementary	Public	K-8	18755 Standard Rd.	Sonora	95370	Tuolumne County	Curtis Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 532-1428	410	20	20.3	51.7%	305 (74.4%)	6 (1.5%)	66 (16.1%)	7 (1.7%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.4%)	29	4069^th of 5804 public elementary schools	29.9%		44.2	2936^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.9%	1133																													18.4	17.0				17.6	70.7	29.4	23.1	23.9	16.7	28.3		32.0	51.2	22.0	15.8	10.9	13.9	17.0		21.6	95.2				95.2		$36,021	$33,864	$2,157
Chinese Camp Elementary	Public	3-6	13444 Red Hills Rd.	Chinese Camp	95327	Tuolumne County	Jamestown Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 984-4058	30	2	15.0	60.0%	22 (73.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (10.0%)								(n/a)																																										37.9								44.8							$36,130	$36,130	$00
Jamestown Elementary	Public	K-8	18299 Fifth Ave.	Jamestown	95327	Tuolumne County	Jamestown Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 984-4058	409	20	20.4	71.6%	264 (64.5%)	3 (0.7%)	111 (27.1%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.9%)	14.9	5215^th of 5804 public elementary schools	10.1%		25.6	4347^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.8%	868	0.0	0.0					0.0	8.3	0.0					4.8	0.0	0.0					0.0	0.0	0.0					0.0	8.7	29.3				21.9	19.4	33.3	17.4	30.3	46.7	34.2		31.8	20.0	19.1	4.4	11.8	24.4	14.6		16.8							$36,971	$35,806	$1,165
Sonora Elementary	Public	K-8	830 Greenley Rd.	Sonora	95370	Tuolumne County	Sonora Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 532-5491	643	32	20.0	48.2%	462 (71.9%)	5 (0.8%)	113 (17.6%)	15 (2.3%)	18 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.5%)	41.8	3110^th of 5804 public elementary schools	46.4%		40.3	3199^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.4%	89																													27.7	41.2				34.6	38.0	50.9	44.6	28.4	59.7	51.5		45.7	42.9	55.6	27.7	23.9	33.8	30.9		35.2	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	$32,387	$31,650	$737
Sonora High	Public	9-12	430 North Washington St.	Sonora	95370	Tuolumne County	Sonora Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 532-5511	880	38	22.9	38.3%	542 (61.6%)	9 (1.0%)	206 (23.4%)	18 (2.0%)	15 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (9.7%)	56.2	895^th of 2137 public high schools	58.1%		67.9	638^th of 2162 public high schools	70.5%	257																																26.8		26.5							59.2	59.2							31.0	31.0							$22,188	$21,924	$264
Dario Cassina High	Public	10-12	251 South Barretta St.	Sonora	95370	Tuolumne County	Sonora Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 532-1587	44	3	14.1	75.0%	30 (68.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (9.1%)	18.9	1673^rd of 2137 public high schools	21.7%		15.6	1784^th of 2162 public high schools	17.5%	111																																5.0		5.0							40.0	40.0							0.0	0.0							$38,748	$32,590	$6,158
Theodore Bird High	Public	9-12	251 South Barretta St.	Sonora	95370	Tuolumne County	Sonora Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 533-2923	65	3	21.6	56.9%	49 (75.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	1 (1.5%)	3 (4.6%)	29.6	1487^th of 2137 public high schools	30.4%		16.3	1762^nd of 2162 public high schools	18.5%	275																																21.7		21.7							40.9	40.9							8.7	8.7							$12,831	$11,734	$1,097
Soulsbyville Elementary	Public	K-8	20300 Soulsbyville Rd.	Soulsbyville	95372	Tuolumne County	Soulsbyville Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 532-1419	498	24	20.8	39.2%	383 (76.9%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (15.3%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.2%)	45.8	2857^th of 5804 public elementary schools	50.8%		62.4	1947^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.8%	910																													30.9	37.3				34.0	37.0	37.0	40.0	55.4	65.4	49.0		47.5	42.2	46.3	23.6	39.3	44.2	32.7		37.9	94.7	94.7		94.7	94.7	94.7	$22,715	$22,556	$159
Summerville Elementary	Public	K-8	18451 Carter St.	Tuolumne	95379	Tuolumne County	Summerville Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 928-4291	457	23	19.8	45.1%	292 (63.9%)	1 (0.2%)	75 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.2%)	32.9	3737^th of 5804 public elementary schools	35.6%		29.2	4024^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.3%	287																													29.7	23.9				26.5	31.7	41.2	47.2	41.1	54.1	65.2		46.8	46.3	13.2	18.9	19.6	21.3	15.2		21.4	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	$29,402	$27,840	$1,562
Summerville High	Public	9-12	17555 Tuolumne Rd.	Tuolumne	95379	Tuolumne County	Summerville Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 928-4228	508	22	23.1	45.5%	334 (65.7%)	1 (0.2%)	113 (22.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.4%)	60.6	804^th of 2137 public high schools	62.4%		63.5	728^th of 2162 public high schools	66.3%	76																																34.2		33.6							65.5	65.5							25.7	25.7							$33,043	$32,758	$285
Long Barn High	Public	9-12	25910 Long Barn Rd.	Long Barn	95379	Tuolumne County	Summerville Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 586-3011	9	1	9.0	66.7%	5 (55.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (22.2%)								(n/a)																																																									$39,604	$39,604	$00
South Fork High	Public	9-12	25611 Lyons Dam Rd.	Twain Harte	95379	Tuolumne County	Summerville Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 586-5672	4	2	1.9	—	2 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (25.0%)								(n/a)
Cold Springs High	Public	9-12	25910 Long Barn Rd.	Long Barn	95379	Tuolumne County	Summerville Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 586-3011	2	2	.9	—	2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Mountain High	Public	9-12	2 Pinecrest School Rd.	Pinecrest	95379	Tuolumne County	Summerville Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 965-4046	3	2	1.4	—	1 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (66.7%)								(n/a)
Connections Visual and Performing Arts Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	17555 Tuolumne Rd.	Tuolumne	95379	Tuolumne County	Summerville Union High	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 928-4228	117	6	19.9	30.8%	76 (65.0%)	1 (0.9%)	26 (22.2%)	2 (1.7%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (9.4%)	79.5	418^th of 2137 public high schools	80.4%		84.8	318^th of 2162 public high schools	85.3%	100																														72.7		41.2		53.6						81.8	82.4	82.9						72.7	41.2	48.6							$22,952	$22,952	$00
Twain Harte	Public	K-8	18815 Manzanita Dr.	Twain Harte	95383	Tuolumne County	Twain Harte	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 586-3266	258	13	19.1	65.1%	169 (65.5%)	2 (0.8%)	62 (24.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.3%)	2 (0.8%)	16 (6.2%)	52	2492^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	57.1%		52.4	2473^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	57.8%	19																													41.4	38.9				40.0	58.8	18.2	34.5	50.0	56.0	33.3		42.4	67.7	31.8	24.1	41.7	48.0	30.6		41.2	92.0				92.0		$33,811	$33,350	$461
Tuolumne County Community/ISP	Public, Alternative	K-12	175 Fairview Ln.	Sonora	95370	Tuolumne County	Tuolumne County Superintendent of Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 536-2012	27	4	7.6	81.5%	15 (55.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (14.8%)								(n/a)																																																									$31,842	$23,762	$8,080
Tuolumne County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	175 Fairview Ln.	Sonora	95370	Tuolumne County	Tuolumne County Superintendent of Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 536-2056	42	6	6.9	47.6%	28 (66.7%)	1 (2.4%)	8 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.8%)								(n/a)
Gold Ridge Educational Center	Public, Alternative	1-12	12784 Justice Center Dr.	Sonora	95370	Tuolumne County	Tuolumne County Superintendent of Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 536-2000	8	1	8.3	—	5 (62.5%)	1 (12.5%)	2 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																																																									$31,842	$23,762	$8,080
Tioga High	Public	9-12	19304 Ferretti Rd.	Groveland	95321	Tuolumne County	Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 962-4763	49	6	8.2	49.0%	41 (83.7%)	1 (2.0%)	3 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.1%)	1 (2.0%)	1 (2.0%)	16	1733^rd of 2137 public high schools	18.9%					(n/a)																																11.8		11.8							23.5	23.5							5.9	5.9							$52,689	$50,176	$2,513
Tenaya Elementary	Public	K-8	19177 Highway 120	Groveland	95321	Tuolumne County	Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 962-7846	188	14	13.2	54.3%	121 (64.4%)	5 (2.7%)	51 (27.1%)	5 (2.7%)	6 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30.5	3951^st of 5804 public elementary schools	31.9%		13.7	5373^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	8.3%	1422																													40.0	7.1				24.1	41.7	13.3	46.7	47.4	45.0	40.0		39.6	16.7	0.0	26.7	10.5	25.0	20.0		16.7	72.7	86.4			81.8	81.8	$36,273	$33,052	$3,221

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