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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 96048

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Zip code 96048 is served by one elementary school, Junction City Elementary, a small K-8 school with 65 students that also constitutes its own Junction City Elementary district.

Junction City Elementary stands out for its exceptionally strong student attendance and academic performance. The school's chronic absenteeism rate is a remarkable 1.5%, far below the state average, indicating a highly engaged student body. Academically, students consistently score above California averages across all subjects, with particularly strong results in mathematics where proficiency is over 22 percentage points higher than the state.

This small school environment appears to be very effective, supporting a student population where 43% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch while still achieving these strong outcomes. It's worth noting that the school's statewide rankings have varied between years, which can happen due to changes in testing or comparison groups, but its core performance metrics have remained solid. For parents, this school offers a close-knit educational setting with a proven track record of high attendance and academic achievement that exceeds state standards.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Junction City Elementary	Public	K-8	430 Red Hill Rd.	Junction City	96048	Trinity County	Junction City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 623-6381	65	4	17.1	43.1%	47 (72.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (12.3%)								(n/a)	42.9	50.0	57.1	59.6	57.1	59.6	$34,413	$33,898	$515

Cities Near Zip Code 96048

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Junction City	3.32 mi	1	124^th
Weaverville	6.04 mi	6	435^th
Douglas City	10.47 mi	1	74^th
Big Bar	11.09 mi	1
Lewiston	13.65 mi	1

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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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