Schools in Quincy · Plumas Unified School District
Quincy’s public schools score below 57% of California districts
The public schools Quincy’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 57% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
25%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
44%
▼ 5 pts vs CA 49%
2020–21
Math proficiency
21%
▼ 12 pts vs CA 33%
2020–21
Graduate on time
87%
▼ 1 pts vs CA 88%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$22.1K
▲ 4% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
7.5
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools
4
15 students
The School Grade
How Quincy compares
C+ Test scoresC Graduation
California school districts we grade (1,139)Better than 43%
Lower resultsHigher results
California towns with similar household incomes (583)Better than 25%
Good confidence. Built on 343 tested students and a graduating class of 128; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
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 Quincy.
4 schools teach K in Quincy’s district. Which one depends on your address: C. Roy Carmichael Elementary, Quincy Elementary, Chester Elementary and Greenville Elementary.
4 schools teach 1st grade in Quincy’s district. Which one depends on your address: C. Roy Carmichael Elementary, Quincy Elementary, Chester Elementary and Greenville Elementary.
4 schools teach 2nd grade in Quincy’s district. Which one depends on your address: C. Roy Carmichael Elementary, Quincy Elementary, Chester Elementary and Greenville Elementary.
4 schools teach 3rd grade in Quincy’s district. Which one depends on your address: C. Roy Carmichael Elementary, Quincy Elementary, Chester Elementary and Greenville Elementary.
4 schools teach 4th grade in Quincy’s district. Which one depends on your address: C. Roy Carmichael Elementary, Quincy Elementary, Chester Elementary and Greenville Elementary.
4 schools teach 5th grade in Quincy’s district. Which one depends on your address: C. Roy Carmichael Elementary, Quincy Elementary, Chester Elementary and Greenville Elementary.
4 schools teach 6th grade in Quincy’s district. Which one depends on your address: C. Roy Carmichael Elementary, Quincy Elementary, Chester Elementary and Greenville Elementary.
Feather River Community College DistrictUniversity or college · Public · Quincy
1.8 mi715 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Quincy. 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.