Schools in Volcano · Amador County Unified School District
Volcano’s public schools score below 56% of California districts
The public schools Volcano’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 56% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
54%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
37%
▼ 12 pts vs CA 49%
2020–21
Math proficiency
23%
▼ 10 pts vs CA 33%
2020–21
Graduate on time
93%
▲ 5 pts vs CA 88%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$15.4K
▼ 28% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024
Schools
0
The School Grade
How Volcano compares
C+ Test scoresB+ Graduation
California school districts we grade (1,139)Better than 44%
Lower resultsHigher results
California towns with similar household incomes (166)Better than 54%
High confidence. Built on 1,846 tested students and a graduating class of 315; 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 Volcano.
6 schools teach K in Volcano’s district. Which one depends on your address: Ione Elementary, Jackson Elementary, Sutter Creek Elementary and Pine Grove Elementary STEM Magnet and more.
6 schools teach 1st grade in Volcano’s district. Which one depends on your address: Ione Elementary, Jackson Elementary, Sutter Creek Elementary and Pine Grove Elementary STEM Magnet and more.
6 schools teach 2nd grade in Volcano’s district. Which one depends on your address: Ione Elementary, Jackson Elementary, Sutter Creek Elementary and Pine Grove Elementary STEM Magnet and more.
6 schools teach 3rd grade in Volcano’s district. Which one depends on your address: Ione Elementary, Jackson Elementary, Sutter Creek Elementary and Pine Grove Elementary STEM Magnet and more.
6 schools teach 4th grade in Volcano’s district. Which one depends on your address: Ione Elementary, Jackson Elementary, Sutter Creek Elementary and Pine Grove Elementary STEM Magnet and more.
6 schools teach 5th grade in Volcano’s district. Which one depends on your address: Ione Elementary, Jackson Elementary, Sutter Creek Elementary and Pine Grove Elementary STEM Magnet and more.
8 schools teach 6th grade in Volcano’s district. Which one depends on your address: Ione Elementary, Jackson Elementary, Sutter Creek Elementary and Ione Junior High and more.
The path, start to finish
K–66 schoolsDepends on your address
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address
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
Reading37%
State average 48.5%
Math23%
State average 33.4%
Every school in Volcano
0 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Also serving Volcano · in other towns
Ione Elementary
B−564 students25:1Rate it →
Jackson Elementary
B479 students23:1Rate it →
Sutter Creek Elementary
B387 students27:1Rate it →
Pine Grove Elementary STEM Magnet
B+259 students25:1Rate it →
Plymouth Elementary
B−209 students21:1Rate it →
Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts
B−171 students26:1Rate it →
Ione Junior High
C387 students25:1Rate it →
Jackson Junior High
B−270 students19:1Rate it →
Amador High
B−615 students21:1Rate it →
Argonaut High
B593 students19:1Rate it →
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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.