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Fall River Junior-Senior High

Q: Is Fall River Junior-Senior High a good school?

Fall River Junior-Senior High ranks 1123 rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

1123^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 48% of California high schools

Summary

Fall River Junior-Senior High is a public school serving about 226 students in grades 7-12 in the rural Fall River Joint Unified school district in McArthur, CA.

The school has a standout strength in ensuring students graduate, with a 97.4% graduation rate that is significantly higher than both the district and state averages. However, its statewide academic ranking has declined over the past several years, and proficiency rates in subjects like math are below state averages. The school also faces a challenge with chronic student absenteeism, though its rate is better than several alternative schools within its own district, such as Mountain View High (Continuation) and Soldier Mountain High (Continuation).

When compared to the similar Burney Junior-Senior High in the same district, Fall River has a slightly higher graduation rate but lags notably in mathematics proficiency. Compared to a much smaller rural school like Big Valley Junior Senior High in a different district, Fall River operates with a larger student body and lower per-student spending but maintains a strong record of graduating its students.

226

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,084

Per pupil spending ?

42%

Free/discounted lunch ?

44215 Walnut St.
McArthur, CA 96056-8555

(530) 336-5515

District: Fall River Joint Unified

Feeder schools for Fall River Junior-Senior High:

Elementary:

Fall River Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.1%

Hispanic:

35.8%

American Indian:

3.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2015 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 36 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg34%

California avg41%

Middle school

1,815^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 31 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

1,123^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 36 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of California High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Fall River Joint Unified

756^th of 1,543Fall River Joint Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	1815 of 2761	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.9	1466 of 2783	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.9	1734 of 2781	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	1543 of 2740	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.1	371 of 894	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.2	728 of 2715	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	75.7	518 of 2480	79.1%	★★★★☆
2017	75.4	566 of 2508	77.4%	★★★★☆
2016	55.6	973 of 2497	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.3	853 of 2477	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	83.2	243 of 2379	89.8%	★★★★☆
2012	88.4	121 of 2259	94.6%	★★★★★
2011	63.6	726 of 2236	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	73.0	483 of 2179	77.8%	★★★★☆
2009	56.5	826 of 2063	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.0	760 of 2005	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.7	644 of 1999	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.6	604 of 1804	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	65.1	521 of 1777	70.7%	★★★★☆
2004	51.8	749 of 1769	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	1440 of 2533	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.5	1322 of 2551	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	1484 of 2531	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.4	989 of 2509	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.5	278 of 738	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.4	519 of 2380	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	535 of 2262	76.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	1281 of 2395	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	1501 of 2388	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.1	1936 of 2374	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.0	689 of 2213	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	1209 of 2542	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.1	1695 of 2579	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.9	1792 of 2531	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.8	1270 of 2458	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.4	350 of 721	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.0	929 of 2369	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.5	901 of 2230	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	1917 of 2534	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.7	1424 of 2552	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	1632 of 2538	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.8	1779 of 2527	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.9	337 of 763	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.9	853 of 2407	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.4	532 of 2273	76.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	1377 of 1520	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	1100 of 1537	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	1140 of 1543	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	1125 of 1555	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.0	635 of 1602	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.4	362 of 1496	75.8%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	1123 of 2162	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.6	891 of 2159	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.1	818 of 2170	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.0	582 of 2123	72.6%	★★★★☆
2021	80.9	242 of 1290	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	74.8	459 of 2133	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	94.7	92 of 2017	95.4%	★★★★★
2017	95.7	60 of 2021	97.0%	★★★★★
2016	94.2	93 of 2039	95.4%	★★★★★
2015	82.5	313 of 1994	84.3%	★★★★☆
2013	75.7	204 of 2426	91.6%	★★★★★
2012	78.9	157 of 2354	93.3%	★★★★★
2011	75.9	192 of 2367	91.9%	★★★★★
2010	75.6	191 of 2281	91.6%	★★★★★
2009	52.5	674 of 2238	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	71.2	252 of 2117	88.1%	★★★★☆
2007	68.9	278 of 2063	86.5%	★★★★☆
2006	71.1	267 of 1968	86.4%	★★★★☆
2005	69.4	261 of 1901	86.3%	★★★★☆
2004	69.5	199 of 1653	88.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	867 of 1906	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.2	421 of 1915	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	57.7	723 of 1915	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	90.2	157 of 1833	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	95.4	49 of 1760	97.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	85.1	219 of 1902	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	42.6	1083 of 1917	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.4	767 of 1814	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	90.1	139 of 1742	92.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.3	789 of 2013	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.8	519 of 2026	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	26.7	1484 of 2030	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	78.5	323 of 1937	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	95.9	66 of 1862	96.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	1267 of 1942	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.0	907 of 1948	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.4	793 of 1963	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.5	370 of 1880	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	91.8	149 of 1834	91.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	71.6	219 of 1216	82.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	934 of 1155	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.2	723 of 1173	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.2	655 of 1193	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	74.3	266 of 1222	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	91.8	54 of 1173	95.4%	★★★★★

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)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)43rd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-25 vs school

High school

Hispanic (2024)88th percentile+30 vs school

Special Education (2024)82nd percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy42%-7 vs state

Mathematics21%-16 vs state

Science17%-16 vs state

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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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 11th 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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
Big Valley Junior Senior High	Public	7-12	400 Bridge St.	Bieber	96009	Lassen County	Big Valley Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 294-5231	43	6	6.7	55.8%	26 (60.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (30.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.0%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				64.3				56.3				23.5	$27,697	$216	$27,481
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Fall River Junior-Senior High

Is Fall River Junior-Senior High a good school?

Fall River Junior-Senior High ranks 1123^rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Fall River Junior-Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 226 students attended Fall River Junior-Senior High.

What is the racial makeup of Fall River Junior-Senior High?

Students at Fall River Junior-Senior High are 57% White, 36% Hispanic, 3% American Indian, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Fall River Junior-Senior High in?

Fall River Joint Unified

What schools feed into Fall River Junior-Senior High?

Fall River Junior-Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Fall River Elementary

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