Modoc Joint Unified School District
Public
Grades K–12 CSchool Grade
Public schools for Alturas.
At a glance
766Students enrolled
6Schools
$17,386Spent per student
16:1Student–teacher ratio
68%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
For Alturas
Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs CA
Math proficiency21%
State average 33.4%
Reading / language arts31%
State average 48.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)74%
State average 87.6%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$17,386
per student each year · 18% below the CA average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
814’20
837’21
832’22
810’23
766’24
Students
White · 63%480
Hispanic · 21%162
Two or more races · 7%53
American Indian/Alaska Native · 7%51
Black · 1%9
Asian · 1%4
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Schools6 in district
Alturas ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 333 students · Alturas
B-PublicState Line ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · New Pine Creek
PublicModoc MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 172 students · Alturas
B-PublicHigh Desert Community DayMiddle · Grades 6–10 · 3 students · Alturas
PublicModoc HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 245 students · Alturas
CPublicWarner HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 13 students · Alturas
PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.