Argonaut High

Argonaut High is a cozy four-year high school in Jackson, California, part of Amador County Unified. The school educates 593 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so Argonaut High sits 29% below that benchmark.

Argonaut High is one of 12 schools operated by Amador County Unified, a district that enrolls 4,027 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Argonaut High records that the largest single group is White, at 61% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 27% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Native American. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 76%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Argonaut High has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.1:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 34% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Argonaut High sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 59.0%; actual is 42.0%, a gap of -17.0 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Amador County) reports that median household earnings sit near $88,044, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Amador County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,050 students), of which Argonaut High is one.

The closest other public school is Jackson Junior High, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Argonaut High at 2nd of 5; the average score across the group is 37.2%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Argonaut High has grew 25%, going from 475 students in 2018 to 593 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 23.5:1 in 2018 to 19.1:1 in 2025.

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