Summary:
The 95936 zip code area is home to two very small, rural schools - Downieville Elementary and Downieville Junior-Senior High, both part of the Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified district. These schools face significant challenges, with high poverty rates, low test scores, and a history of poor academic performance.
Downieville Elementary and Downieville Junior-Senior High have extremely small enrollments of just 22 and 20 students respectively, indicating they serve a very small, rural community. However, both schools struggle academically, with test scores well below the state average in English Language Arts and Math. Downieville Elementary in particular performs poorly, with only 23.08% of students proficient in ELA and 14.29% in Math, compared to the state averages of 47.04% and 35.54%.
The high poverty levels at these schools, with free/reduced lunch rates of 59.09% at Downieville Elementary and 30% at Downieville Junior-Senior High, suggest the student populations face significant economic disadvantages. This likely contributes to the schools' persistent low performance, as evidenced by Downieville Junior-Senior High's ranking in the bottom 20% of California high schools for over a decade. Addressing the unique needs of these small, rural schools will require targeted interventions and additional support to improve educational opportunities and student success.
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