Best Public Schools in Zip Code 96032

Summary:

The 96032 zip code area is home to two schools - Scott Valley Junior High, a middle school serving grades 6-8, and Fort Jones Elementary, an elementary school serving grades K-2. Both schools are part of the Scott Valley Unified School District, which is ranked 473 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Scott Valley Junior High has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 960 out of 2,740 California middle schools in 2021-2022 to 1,409 out of 2,777 in 2023-2024. The school has relatively low proficiency rates in Smarter Balanced Assessments, with only 41.03% proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 26.92% in Mathematics. Science proficiency, as measured by the CAST exam, is also low at 17.65% for 8th grade. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 28.7% for the 2022-2023 school year.

In contrast, Fort Jones Elementary has maintained a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger and performs better than the district and state averages in English Language Arts/Literacy, with 49.3% proficient or better for the end-of-course exam and 70% proficient or better for 5th grade. However, the school's Mathematics proficiency rates are more mixed, with 3rd grade performing better than the district and state averages, but 5th grade performing worse. Science proficiency, as measured by the CAST exam, is higher than the district and state averages at 50% for 5th grade. Like Scott Valley Junior High, Fort Jones Elementary also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 31.3% for the 2022-2023 school year.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CAST Science (2024)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	Total
Fort Jones Elementary	Public	K-2	11501 Mathews St.	Fort Jones	96032	Siskiyou County	Scott Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 468-2412	129	7	17.5	62.0%	61 (47.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (28.7%)								(n/a)											$12,475
Scott Valley Junior High	Public	6-8	237 Butte St.	Fort Jones	96032	Siskiyou County	Scott Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 468-5565	161	9	18.9	51.6%	93 (57.8%)	1 (0.6%)	20 (12.4%)	1 (0.6%)	16 (9.9%)	1 (0.6%)	29 (18.0%)	41.5	1409^th of 2777 public middle schools	49.3%		52.5	1094^th of 2802 public middle schools	61.0%	315	17.7	17.7	45.5	40.0	37.3	41.0	41.8	24.0	13.7	26.9	$12,475

Cities Near Zip Code 96032

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Fort Jones	1.87 mi	2	456^th
Etna	4.37 mi	4	172^nd
Yreka	14.79 mi	10	640^th
Horse Creek	15.56 mi	1
Montague	17.8 mi	6	631^st

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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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