Summary:
Zip code 94514 in Byron, CA, is served by two public schools—Excelsior Middle and Mountain House Elementary—which together enroll 391 students across grades K-8, with Excelsior Middle being the significantly larger institution.
These two schools present a notable contrast in size and resources. Excelsior Middle, part of the Byron Union Elementary district, is a typical public school with 377 students and per-student spending of $7,848. In comparison, Mountain House Elementary is an extremely small school of only 14 students with remarkably high per-student spending of $60,583, a figure that warrants further investigation into its funding structure.
Academically, Mountain House Elementary shows strength in English Language Arts, while Excelsior Middle performs near state averages. A key concern for both schools is chronic absenteeism, which exceeds the state average and may impact student outcomes. Parents should note the performance trends at Excelsior Middle, where math scores decline in higher grades, and consider how the very different environments of a large middle school and a tiny K-8 school might fit their child's needs.
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