Middle Schools in Potter Valley Community Unified

Summary:

Potter Valley Community Unified has one middle school, Potter Valley Junior High, serving grades 7-8 in a small, rural district with 39 students and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 15-to-1.

While the school's performance in English and Mathematics is below the California state average, it has a notable strength in science, where student proficiency exceeds both the district and state averages. The school also maintains a chronic absenteeism rate lower than the state average. It's important to note that with such a small student body, the performance of just a few students can significantly affect these percentage scores from year to year.

Parents should be aware of a significant performance gap between grades, with 8th graders scoring much higher in English than 7th graders, which the district may want to investigate. The school has shown gradual improvement in its statewide ranking over the past three years. Serving a community where about two-thirds of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, the school's above-average science results are a positive indicator within the Potter Valley Community Unified district.

District Detail

10401 Main St.
Potter Valley, CA 95469-0219

(707) 743-2101

SchoolDigger Rank:
1216^th of 1543 California districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 262

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 0

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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)			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 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Potter Valley Junior High	Public	7-8	10401 Main St.	Potter Valley	95469	Mendocino County	Potter Valley Community Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 743-1142	39	3	15.1	66.7%	22 (56.4%)	1 (2.6%)	12 (30.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.5	1601^st of 2761 public middle schools	42.0%		33.7	1680^th of 2783 public middle schools	39.6%	79	38.1	38.1	15.8	42.9	30.0	26.3	19.1	22.5	$11,941	$2,241	$9,700

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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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