Mariposa’s public schools beat 50% of California districts
The public schools Mariposa’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 50% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
What Mariposa’s schools are like
Holds up better next to similar towns
Against all California districts, Mariposa beats only 50%. Against the 130 towns with similar household incomes, it beats 65%. Part of the low grade reflects local incomes rather than the schools alone. How it compares ↓
Mariposa runs every grade itself
One district takes students from Mariposa Elementary all the way to Mariposa County High. The high school earns the best grade on the path (A−); the elementary school earns the lowest (B). See the path ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How Mariposa compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on California’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of California only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Mariposa.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Well below the state in reading
Every school in Mariposa
4 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Mariposa families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Mariposa
There’s no college in Mariposa, but 2 are within 30 miles. The closest is University of California-Merced in Merced, 26.2 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Mariposa. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.