Schools in Yosemite West · Mariposa County Unified School District
Yosemite West’s public schools beat 50% of California districts
The public schools Yosemite West’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 50% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation.
Reading proficiency
42%
▼ 7 pts vs CA 49%
2020–21
Math proficiency
27%
▼ 6 pts vs CA 33%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
▲ 4 pts vs CA 88%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$19.5K
▼ 8% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024
Schools
0
The School Grade
How Yosemite West compares
C+ Test scoresB Graduation
California school districts we grade (1,139)Better than 50%
Lower resultsHigher results
High confidence. Built on 788 tested students and a graduating class of 140; 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 Yosemite West.
6 schools teach K in Yosemite West’s district. Which one depends on your address: Woodland Elementary, Mariposa Elementary, Lake Don Pedro Elementary and Yosemite National Park El Portal and more.
6 schools teach 1st grade in Yosemite West’s district. Which one depends on your address: Woodland Elementary, Mariposa Elementary, Lake Don Pedro Elementary and Yosemite National Park El Portal and more.
6 schools teach 2nd grade in Yosemite West’s district. Which one depends on your address: Woodland Elementary, Mariposa Elementary, Lake Don Pedro Elementary and Yosemite National Park El Portal and more.
6 schools teach 3rd grade in Yosemite West’s district. Which one depends on your address: Woodland Elementary, Mariposa Elementary, Lake Don Pedro Elementary and Yosemite National Park El Portal and more.
6 schools teach 4th grade in Yosemite West’s district. Which one depends on your address: Woodland Elementary, Mariposa Elementary, Lake Don Pedro Elementary and Yosemite National Park El Portal and more.
6 schools teach 5th grade in Yosemite West’s district. Which one depends on your address: Woodland Elementary, Mariposa Elementary, Lake Don Pedro Elementary and Yosemite National Park El Portal and more.
6 schools teach 6th grade in Yosemite West’s district. Which one depends on your address: Woodland Elementary, Mariposa Elementary, Lake Don Pedro Elementary and Yosemite National Park El Portal and more.
6 schools teach 7th grade in Yosemite West’s district. Which one depends on your address: Woodland Elementary, Mariposa Elementary, Lake Don Pedro Elementary and Yosemite National Park El Portal and more.
6 schools teach 8th grade in Yosemite West’s district. Which one depends on your address: Woodland Elementary, Mariposa Elementary, Lake Don Pedro Elementary and Yosemite National Park El Portal and more.
The path, start to finish
K–86 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.
Mariposa County Unified School DistrictGrades K–12 · 11 schools · 1,685 students
$19,472CA $21,206
B−Test scores · 2020–21
Well below the state in reading
Reading42%
State average 48.5%
Math27%
State average 33.4%
Every school in Yosemite West
0 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Also serving Yosemite West · in other towns
Woodland Elementary
B435 students19:1Rate it →
Mariposa Elementary
B386 students23:1Rate it →
Lake Don Pedro Elementary
B−195 students22:1Rate it →
Yosemite National Park El Portal
B46 students14:1Rate it →
Greeley Hill Elementary
C−25 students8:1Rate it →
Yosemite National Park Valley Elementary
A+25 students10:1Rate it →
Coulterville High
7 students5:1Rate it →
Yosemite Park High
2 students1:1Rate 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.