Junction Elementary School District

Public Grades K–8 ASchool Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Palo Cedro.

At a glance

416Students enrolled

1School

$17,909Spent per student

18:1Student–teacher ratio

35%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Palo Cedro

Grades K–8

Junction Elementary416 students · Palo CedroThis district

Grades 9–12

Foothill High1,487 students · Palo CedroShasta Union High School District

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 proficiency62%

State average 33.4%

Reading / language arts52%

State average 48.5%

Graduation rate 90% at Shasta Union High School District, which runs the high school (state 87.6%) · class of 2020

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$17,909

per student each year · 16% below the CA average

Spending

Classroom instruction61%

Support & administration29%

Other10%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)41%

State52%

Federal7%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

335’20

349’21

381’22

372’23

416’24

Students

White · 80%334

Hispanic · 10%40

Two or more races · 3%14

Asian · 3%13

American Indian/Alaska Native · 2%8

Black · 2%7

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools1 in district · 1 next

This district · grades K–8

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Junction ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 416 students · Palo Cedro

A-Public

Where students go next · Shasta Union High School District

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Foothill HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,487 students · Palo Cedro

APublic

School 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.