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Long Valley

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12
4681st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,857 California Alternative Schools
Better than 20% of California alternative schools
Summary

Long Valley is a public K-12 school serving about 250 students in the rural Long Valley District in Doyle, CA, where it functions as an important local educational option for the community.

The school has a clear strength in keeping students engaged, with chronic absenteeism rates less than half the state average, and it performs notably well in science, even outperforming the state in some grades. However, parents should be aware of significant challenges, particularly in mathematics, where proficiency rates are very low, and in the consistency of graduation rates, which have fluctuated and are below state averages. The school's dropout rate is also an area of concern compared to the state.

When compared to the nearby Mt. Lassen Charter school, which is part of the Fort Sage Unified district, an interesting contrast emerges. Long Valley shows stronger academic results in English and especially science, but Mt. Lassen Charter has achieved perfect graduation and zero dropout rates in recent years. This highlights different approaches and outcomes between two alternative schools serving similar communities.

250
Students ?
22.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$16,779
Per pupil spending ?
58%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 436-965 Susan Dr.
       Doyle, CA  96109-0007

(530) 827-2395

District: Long Valley District

Racial breakdown:

White:
68.0%
Hispanic:
18.8%
Two or more races:
8.0%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 40th percentile in 2022 → 53rd in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2022
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)
!Graduation rate below the California average (78% vs 88%)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school23%
California avg41%
Elementary school
4,681st of 5,857
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 20%▼ down 33 pts since 2019
From top 47% (2019) to bottom 20% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
2,107th of 2,761
California public middle schools ?
Bottom 24%▼ down 7 pts since 2019
From bottom 31% (2019) to bottom 24% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
1,025th of 2,162
California public high schools ?
Top 47%▼ down 13 pts since 2019
From top 34% (2019) to top 47% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202521.94681 of 585720.1%★☆☆☆☆
202411.85564 of 58695.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202321.34710 of 585919.6%★☆☆☆☆
202214.55404 of 58838.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202136.0850 of 141740.0%★★☆☆☆
201947.62729 of 578952.9%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202519.34737 of 559715.4%★☆☆☆☆
202412.85308 of 56125.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202130.7835 of 126734.1%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202519.24783 of 546012.4%★☆☆☆☆
202417.84957 of 551710.2%★☆☆☆☆
202333.33622 of 536332.5%★★☆☆☆
202213.15072 of 52643.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202154.7417 of 111062.4%★★★☆☆
201945.22730 of 517347.2%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202413.95251 of 56436.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202327.53984 of 563829.3%★☆☆☆☆
202216.45089 of 566310.1%★☆☆☆☆
202139.2712 of 127244.0%★★☆☆☆
201948.72520 of 551054.3%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202510.62392 of 25987.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20242.52628 of 26510.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.62546 of 26614.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20223.52687 of 27261.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201924.52289 of 283419.2%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202522.92107 of 276123.7%★☆☆☆☆
202421.22208 of 278320.7%★☆☆☆☆
202336.51566 of 278143.7%★★☆☆☆
202227.21887 of 274031.1%★★☆☆☆
202133.9565 of 89436.8%★★☆☆☆
201927.71883 of 271530.6%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202515.62246 of 253311.3%★☆☆☆☆
202435.41496 of 255141.4%★★☆☆☆
202332.71555 of 253138.6%★★☆☆☆
202227.61741 of 250930.6%★★☆☆☆
202144.7371 of 73849.7%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202528.41831 of 254228.0%★☆☆☆☆
202429.51796 of 257930.4%★★☆☆☆
202322.02083 of 253117.7%★☆☆☆☆
20227.92426 of 24581.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202136.7457 of 72136.6%★★☆☆☆
201938.51375 of 236942.0%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202534.51551 of 253438.8%★★☆☆☆
202415.82258 of 255211.5%★☆☆☆☆
201933.51507 of 240737.4%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202510.61391 of 15208.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.41367 of 153711.1%★☆☆☆☆
202318.71266 of 154318.0%★☆☆☆☆
202212.11418 of 15558.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20193.91575 of 16021.7%☆☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202550.61025 of 216252.6%★★★☆☆
202443.01170 of 215945.8%★★☆☆☆
202350.0993 of 217054.2%★★★☆☆
202236.61269 of 212340.2%★★☆☆☆
202146.6655 of 129049.2%★★☆☆☆
201960.3735 of 213365.5%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202155.0456 of 105456.7%★★★☆☆
201920.81433 of 183321.8%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202338.61213 of 203040.2%★★☆☆☆
202147.5582 of 112648.3%★★☆☆☆
201979.5299 of 193784.6%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202528.7856 of 115525.9%★☆☆☆☆
202214.91039 of 120413.7%★☆☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Elementary school
Female (2025)15th percentile-5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile-8 vs school
White (2025)8th percentile-12 vs school
Male (2024)7th percentile~ school
Middle school
Male (2025)39th percentile+15 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+4 vs school
Female (2025)11th percentile-12 vs school
White (2025)8th percentile-15 vs school
High school
Female (2021)57th percentile+8 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2023)40th percentile-14 vs school
White (2025)26th percentile-27 vs school
By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy34%-15 vs state
Science28%-4 vs state
Mathematics11%-27 vs state

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Students at Long Valley are 68% White, 19% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% American Indian.

Long Valley ranks in the bottom 20.1% of California alternative schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 250 students attended Long Valley.


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