Enrollment
19
High
DISTRICT 63 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SIERRA-PLUMAS JOINT UNIFIED·NCES 063678006227
Downieville Junior-Senior High
130 School St., Downieville, CA 95936 · (530) 289-3473 · Sierra County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL19 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
3.2:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
8 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 3 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 7 | 37% |
| Grade 10 | 3 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 4 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 2 | 11% |
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
46.1%
CA avg 49.1%
Math
15.4%
CA avg 37.7%
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.4% | 30.8% | 23.1% | 30.8% |
| Math | 7.7% | 7.7% | 30.8% | 53.9% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.1% | 15.4% |
| 2023-24 | 33.3% | 18.2% |
| 2016-17 | 78.6% | 42.9% |
| 2015-16 | 82.0% | 55.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
28.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-26.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 55% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Downieville Junior-Senior High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 19 | #1,946 of 2,093 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
19
-10 (-34%) vs 2020
-66% since 1990-91, when it was 56
Student : Teacher
3.2:1
was 9.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19 | 5.9 | 3.2:1 | 42% (8) |
| 2023-24 | 21 | 4.9 | 4.3:1 | 48% (10) |
| 2022-23 | 20 | 2.9 | 7.0:1 | 30% (6) |
| 2020-21 | 29 | 3 | 9.7:1 | 45% (13) |
| 2017-18 | 21 | 2.1 | 9.9:1 | 52% (11) |
| 2015-16 | 20 | 2 | 10.0:1 | 55% (11) |
| 2010-11 | 30 | N/A | N/A | 40% (12) |
| 2000-01 | 33 | 5 | 6.6:1 | 30% (10) |
| 1990-91 | 56 | 5 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Downieville Junior-Senior High.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (21 to 19); teachers up 178% (2.1 to 5.9).
About Downieville Junior-Senior High
Downieville Junior-Senior High, a small high school, is located in Downieville, California. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 19 students in grades 7 through 12. Against the 838-student average for high schools in California, enrollment here is 98% lower.
Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified has 414 students spread across 5 schools.
At Downieville Junior-Senior High, White students make up 58% of the student body. It is also 32% Hispanic and 11% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Sierra County is roughly 86% White.
Downieville Junior-Senior High operates with 5.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 3.2:1. That is lower than the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. About 42% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Downieville Junior-Senior High scores 26.6 points lower than predicted. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 28.3%; the prediction is 54.9%.
Census Bureau estimates for Sierra County show that the median household income is $63,355, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Downieville Junior-Senior High is one of 7 public schools in the county.
Downieville Elementary is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. The nearest schools with test data average 35.2%, higher than Downieville Junior-Senior High's 28.3%.
Downieville Junior-Senior High is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.
2024-25 enrollment was 19, a 34% decrease from 29 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher fell from 9.7 to 3.2 over 4 years.
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Sierra County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,746
Census ACS
Median income
$63,355
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
414 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified
- Loyalton ElementaryElementary · 199 students
- Loyalton HighHigh · 165 students
- Downieville ElementaryElementary · 26 students
- Sierra Pass (Continuation)High · 5 students
Nearby schools
- Downieville Elementary0.0 mi · 26
- Camptonville Elementary14.0 mi · 48
- Grizzly Hill15.8 mi · 105
- Yuba Feather Elementary21.7 mi · 96
- Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning22.9 mi · 191
- Forest Charter23.6 mi · 845
Frequently asked questions
About Downieville Junior-Senior HighHow large is Downieville Junior-Senior High?
Downieville Junior-Senior High enrolls approximately 19 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Downieville Junior-Senior High serve?
Downieville Junior-Senior High serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Downieville Junior-Senior High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Downieville Junior-Senior High is approximately 3.2:1 (6 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Downieville Junior-Senior High?
At Downieville Junior-Senior High, the student body is approximately 58% White, 32% Hispanic, 11% Two or more.
Is Downieville Junior-Senior High public or private?
Downieville Junior-Senior High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.