Schools in Squaw Valley · Kings Canyon Joint Unified School District
Squaw Valley’s public schools score below 52% of California districts
The public schools Squaw Valley’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 52% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
#376Graduation rate64%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
43%
▼ 6 pts vs CA 49%
2020–21
Math proficiency
26%
▼ 7 pts vs CA 33%
2020–21
Graduate on time
89%
▲ 1 pts vs CA 88%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$20.8K
▼ 2% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024
Schools
1
The School Grade
How Squaw Valley compares
C+ Test scoresC+ Graduation
California school districts we grade (1,139)Better than 48%
Lower resultsHigher results
California towns with similar household incomes (242)Better than 64%
High confidence. Built on 5,077 tested students and a graduating class of 692; 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 Squaw Valley.
12 schools teach K in Squaw Valley’s district. Which one depends on your address: Silas Bartsch, Thomas Law Reed Elementary, Riverview Elementary and Jefferson Elementary and more.
12 schools teach 1st grade in Squaw Valley’s district. Which one depends on your address: Silas Bartsch, Thomas Law Reed Elementary, Riverview Elementary and Jefferson Elementary and more.
12 schools teach 2nd grade in Squaw Valley’s district. Which one depends on your address: Silas Bartsch, Thomas Law Reed Elementary, Riverview Elementary and Jefferson Elementary and more.
12 schools teach 3rd grade in Squaw Valley’s district. Which one depends on your address: Silas Bartsch, Thomas Law Reed Elementary, Riverview Elementary and Jefferson Elementary and more.
12 schools teach 4th grade in Squaw Valley’s district. Which one depends on your address: Silas Bartsch, Thomas Law Reed Elementary, Riverview Elementary and Jefferson Elementary and more.
12 schools teach 5th grade in Squaw Valley’s district. Which one depends on your address: Silas Bartsch, Thomas Law Reed Elementary, Riverview Elementary and Jefferson Elementary and more.
7 schools teach 6th grade in Squaw Valley’s district. Which one depends on your address: Silas Bartsch, Citrus Middle, Thomas Law Reed Elementary and General Grant Middle and more.
7 schools teach 7th grade in Squaw Valley’s district. Which one depends on your address: Silas Bartsch, Citrus Middle, Thomas Law Reed Elementary and General Grant Middle and more.
7 schools teach 8th grade in Squaw Valley’s district. Which one depends on your address: Silas Bartsch, Citrus Middle, Thomas Law Reed Elementary and General Grant Middle and more.
The path, start to finish
K–812 schoolsDepends on your address
87 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address
Parts of Squaw Valley are served by Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified School District.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
Well below the state in reading
Reading43%
State average 48.5%
Math26%
State average 33.4%
Every school in Squaw Valley
1 school. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Also serving Squaw Valley · in other towns
Silas Bartsch
B606 students22:1Rate it →
Thomas Law Reed Elementary
B+558 students25:1Rate it →
Riverview Elementary
A−509 students24:1Rate it →
Jefferson Elementary
B−477 students23:1Rate it →
McCord Elementary
C426 students24:1Rate it →
Dunlap Elementary
B419 students20:1Rate it →
Sheridan Elementary
B−393 students22:1Rate it →
Alta Elementary
C364 students24:1Rate it →
Great Western Elementary
B−309 students21:1Rate it →
A. L. Conner Elementary
C308 students22:1Rate it →
Lincoln Elementary
C303 students23:1Rate it →
Washington Elementary
C288 students22:1Rate it →
Private & other
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Squaw Valley
There’s no college in Squaw Valley, but 8 are within 30 miles. The closest is Reedley College in Reedley, 16.2 miles away.
Reedley CollegeCommunity college · Public · Reedley
16.2 mi5,278 students
College of the SequoiasCommunity college · Public · Visalia
28 mi11,410 students
San Joaquin College of LawUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Clovis
28.3 mi109 students
California Health Sciences UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · Clovis
28.7 mi527 students
San Joaquin Valley College-VisaliaUniversity or college · For-profit · Visalia
28.9 mi959 students
San Joaquin Valley College-Trades Education CenterCommunity college · For-profit · Fresno
29.4 mi292 students
Fresno Pacific UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Fresno
29.5 mi2,347 students
Institute of TechnologyCommunity college · For-profit · Clovis
29.9 mi1,376 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Squaw Valley. 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.