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Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified

At a glance

This district is not ranked due to insufficient test score data.

Elementary 2 High 3Grades K-12

109 Beckwith Rd.
Loyalton, CA 96118-0955·(530) 993-1660·All California district rankings →

Statewide performance 2006–2013

2013: better than 43.7% of districts

Schools

414

Students

Top rankedLoyalton High470^th of 2,162 California high schools

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Biggest riser

Loyalton High up 372 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Loyalton High 13.5 students per teacher

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Summary:

The Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified school district in California serves students from 4 schools, including 2 elementary schools and 2 high schools. The data reveals notable differences in academic performance and resource allocation across the district.

Loyalton High School stands out as a top performer, ranking 590 out of 2,309 California high schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school boasts a high 4-year graduation rate of 86.4% and outperforms the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency. In contrast, Downieville Junior-Senior High and Downieville Elementary struggle with lower proficiency rates compared to the district and state.

The data also reveals significant disparities in resource allocation, with Downieville Junior-Senior High and Downieville Elementary spending significantly more per student ($161,035 and $202,979, respectively) compared to Loyalton High ($3,321) and Loyalton Elementary ($2,904). This raises questions about the equity of resource allocation within the district and the need for a closer examination of how resources are being utilized to support student success.

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Ranking:

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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 (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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Downieville Elementary	Public	K-6	130 School St.	Downieville	95936	Sierra County	Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 289-3473	26	2	17.3	76.9%	12 (46.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (34.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (19.2%)								(n/a)																						$61,273	$37,986	$23,287
Downieville Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	130 School St.	Downieville	95936	Sierra County	Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 289-3473	19	6	3.2	42.1%	11 (57.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (31.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (10.5%)								(n/a)					15.4								46.2								15.4	$72,271	$57,118	$15,153
Loyalton Elementary	Public	K-6	111 Beckwith St.	Loyalton	96118	Sierra County	Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 993-4482	199	9	23.0	35.2%	144 (72.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.5%)	17 (8.5%)	38.7	3299^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.7%		39.4	3209^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.3%	90	19.1				19.1	44.1	59.1	38.1	28.6				41.9	32.4	50.0	23.8	21.4				31.4
Loyalton High	Public	7-12	700 Fourth St.	Loyalton	96118	Sierra County	Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 993-4454	165	12	13.5	27.3%	126 (76.4%)	2 (1.2%)	30 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	76.5	470^th of 2162 public high schools	78.3%		56.7	842^nd of 2159 public high schools	61.0%	372		35.7	44.4	50.0	43.2					41.4	42.9	65.4	50.7					31.0	42.9	30.8	33.3
Sierra Pass (Continuation)	Public	9-12	700 Fourth St.	Loyalton	96118	Sierra County	Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 993-1660	5	0	20.8		4 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																						$45,572	$41,584	$3,988

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Camptonville Elementary	13.95 mi	2
Twin Ridges Elementary	15.73 mi	2	1506^th
Alta-Dutch Flat Union Elementary	20.03 mi	2	1027^th
Marysville Joint Unified	21.7 mi	25	1053^rd
Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning District	22.87 mi	1	824^th

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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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