Summary:
Zip code 96032 contains one middle school, Scott Valley Junior High, serving grades 6-8 in the rural Fort Jones area within the Scott Valley Unified school district.
This school shows a mixed academic profile with a clear strength in science, where its proficiency rate exceeds both district and state averages. However, performance in English and math lags behind these benchmarks, with math scores showing a particularly sharp drop in 7th grade before recovering in 8th. The school serves a community with significant economic need, with about two-thirds of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, and faces a challenge with chronic student absenteeism that is higher than average.
Despite these challenges, the school is part of a district ranked in the top third statewide, and its own statewide ranking has fluctuated in the middle range over recent years. For parents, the key points are the school's standout science program, the need to investigate support for middle-grade math, and the importance of the district's overall strength as context for the junior high's performance.
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