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The 96104 zip code in California is home to a single high school, Surprise Valley High School, which serves grades 9-12. This small, rural school faces significant challenges, with low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and a declining statewide ranking over the past three years.

Surprise Valley High School's proficiency rates on standardized tests are well below state averages, with only 27.27% of students proficient in English Language Arts and 18.18% proficient in Math, compared to state averages of 48.81% and 37.3%, respectively. The school also struggles with a high dropout rate of 8.9% and a low 4-year graduation rate of 86.4%. Additionally, the school's statewide ranking has dropped from 1,403 out of 2,323 high schools in 2023-2024 to 1,682 out of 2,309 high schools in 2024-2025.

Despite its small enrollment of 46 students and high spending per student of $25,817, Surprise Valley High School appears to be an underfunded and underperforming school serving a relatively high-need student population, with 43.48% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's challenges, including low academic achievement, high absenteeism, and declining performance, suggest the need for significant improvements in instructional quality, student support, and resource allocation to better serve the community.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Surprise Valley High	Public	8-12	470 Lincoln St.	Cedarville	96104	Modoc County	Surprise Valley Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 279-6141	38	4	10.3	63.2%	21 (55.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (23.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (10.5%)								(n/a)	27.3	18.2	$35,717	$34,410	$1,307

Cities Near Zip Code 96104

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Cedarville	0.76 mi	4
Alturas	19.41 mi	9	615^th
New Pine Creek	33.15 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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