Fall River Joint Unified

Summary:

The Fall River Joint Unified district serves a rural community with nine schools across Burney, Fall River Mills, and McArthur, educating about 1,150 students from kindergarten through 12th grade, including traditional, continuation, and independent study programs.

Among traditional schools, Fall River Elementary stands out with the strongest academic performance and lowest chronic absenteeism, while Burney Elementary faces greater challenges with attendance and ranking. At the high school level, Burney Junior-Senior High and Fall River Junior-Senior High both show very strong graduation rates, with the latter achieving a remarkable 97.4% graduation rate.

The district also operates several alternative schools, including Soldier Mountain High (Continuation), Burney Community Day, Fall River Community Day, and Mountain View High (Continuation), which serve vulnerable students but struggle with near-universal chronic absenteeism and lower graduation rates. A key takeaway is that chronic absenteeism is a significant district-wide issue, strongly correlated with academic outcomes, and addressing it is critical for improving student success across all schools.

District Detail

20375 Tamarack Ave.
Burney, CA 96013-4054

(530) 335-4538

SchoolDigger Rank:
756^th of 1543 California districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 1,156

Primary Schools: 4
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 6
Alternative Schools: 2

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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 (2024)
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 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
Burney Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	37571 Mountain View Rd.	Burney	96013	Shasta County	Fall River Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 335-4576	231	15	15.1	58.4%	130 (56.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.2%)	63	741^st of 2162 public high schools	65.7%		62	719^th of 2159 public high schools	66.7%	22		26.3			26.3					41.5	34.2	48.2	40.6					36.6	42.1	37.0	38.7							$13,729	$1,382	$12,347
Burney Elementary	Public	K-6	37403 Toronto St.	Burney	96013	Shasta County	Fall River Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 335-2279	349	19	18.6	61.6%	214 (61.3%)	2 (0.6%)	63 (18.1%)	2 (0.6%)	54 (15.5%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.4%)	37	3406^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.8%		22.2	4660^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.6%	1254	36.8				36.8	18.8	42.2	29.7	48.7				34.3	18.8	37.0	27.0	41.0				30.6	92.5	95.5	97.0	94.0	94.0	94.0	$9,791	$1,476	$8,315
Fall River Elementary	Public	K-6	24977 Curve St.	Fall River Mills	96028	Shasta County	Fall River Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 336-5551	275	15	18.4	53.8%	142 (51.6%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (36.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.8%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.2%)	50.4	2567^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.2%		38.3	3284^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.0%	717	34.2				34.2	52.9	46.2	39.5	60.6				49.3	42.9	38.5	31.6	26.5				34.9	92.3	94.2	96.2	96.2	92.3	96.2	$11,458	$1,568	$9,890
Fall River Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	44215 Walnut St.	McArthur	96056	Shasta County	Fall River Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 336-5515	226	15	14.9	42.0%	129 (57.1%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (35.8%)	2 (0.9%)	7 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	45.8	1123^rd of 2162 public high schools	48.1%		54.6	891^st of 2159 public high schools	58.7%	232		12.5	14.3	25.9	17.1					34.2	34.4	55.0	41.6					26.8	28.1	10.0	21.2							$14,084	$861	$13,223
Mt. Burney Special Education Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	37577 Mountain View Rd.	Burney	96013	Shasta County	Fall River Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 335-3852	2	1	2.5		2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																												$92,779	$25,927	$66,852
Soldier Mountain High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	44144 A St.	McArthur	96056	Shasta County	Fall River Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 336-7159	13	1	16.2	69.2%	7 (53.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (46.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																												$13,392	$945	$12,447
Mountain View High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	20375 Tamarack Ave.	Burney	96013	Shasta County	Fall River Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 335-5189	10	1	20.0	60.0%	5 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (10.0%)	1 (10.0%)	1 (10.0%)								(n/a)																												$10,572	$1,232	$9,340
Fall River Community Day	Public	7-12	44144 A St.	McArthur	96056	Shasta County	Fall River Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 336-7159	11	1	11.0	72.7%	6 (54.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (9.1%)								(n/a)																												$13,086	$932	$12,154
Burney Community Day	Public	7-12	20375 Tamarack Ave.	Burney	96013	Shasta County	Fall River Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 335-5189	13	1	13.0	76.9%	4 (30.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (38.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.7%)								(n/a)																												$13,030	$932	$12,098
Burney Elementary Community Day	Public	K-6	20375 Tamarack Ave.	Burney	96013	Shasta County	Fall River Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 335-5189	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Fall River Elementary Community Day	Public	K-6	24977 Curve St.	Fall River Mills	96028	Shasta County	Fall River Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 336-5551	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Intermountain Independent Study	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	20375 Tamarack Ave.	Burney	96013	Shasta County	Fall River Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(530) 335-5189	26	0	130.0	65.4%	16 (61.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.8%)								(n/a)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mountain Union Elementary	14.39 mi	1
Whitmore Union Elementary	22.3 mi	3
Oak Run Elementary	23.91 mi	1
Black Butte Union Elementary	29.32 mi	2	1290^th
Big Valley Joint Unified	31.34 mi	2

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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