Enrollment
65
Elementary
STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUNSMUIR ELEMENTARY·NCES 061167001292
Dunsmuir Elementary
4760 Siskiyou Ave., Dunsmuir, CA 96025 · (530) 235-4828 · Siskiyou County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL65 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of California public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
6 FTE teachers
STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
54 students
STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 11 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 4 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 6 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 12 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 8 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 4 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 6 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 6 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 8 | 12% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 62% · US 70%
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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
23.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.9pp since 2014
Math
7.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -4.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.7% | 15.4% | 25.6% | 51.3% |
| Math | 0.0% | 7.7% | 30.8% | 61.5% |
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 | 23.1% | 7.7% |
| 2023-24 | 15.8% | 18.4% |
| 2022-23 | 17.4% | 11.1% |
| 2021-22 | 15.4% | 11.8% |
| 2020-21 | 29.2% | 12.2% |
| 2018-19 | 26.7% | 25.0% |
| 2017-18 | 33.3% | 19.1% |
| 2016-17 | 35.4% | 29.0% |
| 2015-16 | 34.0% | 27.0% |
| 2014-15 | 24.0% | 12.0% |
% 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
16.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 31% 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 →
Schools most like Dunsmuir Elementary
Dunsmuir Elementary's state test result (16.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunsmuir Elementary this school | 65 | 83.1% | 16.3% |
| 'O Me-nok Learning Center Klamath | 86 | 87.2% | 10.8% |
| Diamond Valley Elementary Markleeville | 51 | 76.5% | 28.5% |
| Orleans Elementary Orleans | 62 | 72.6% | 41.8% |
| Peninsula Union Samoa | 66 | 81.8% | 7.0% |
| Eel River Charter Covelo | 63 | 93.7% | N/A |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Dunsmuir Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Siskiyou County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 65 | #5,719 of 5,915 | #14 of 25 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
65
-16 (-20%) vs 2020
-84% since 1990-91, when it was 411
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 20.3:1
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 | 65 | 5.7 | 11.4:1 | 83% (54) |
| 2023-24 | 76 | 6 | 12.7:1 | 87% (66) |
| 2022-23 | 93 | 6 | 15.5:1 | 89% (83) |
| 2020-21 | 81 | 4 | 20.3:1 | 96% (78) |
| 2017-18 | 87 | 4 | 21.8:1 | 91% (79) |
| 2015-16 | 89 | 6 | 14.8:1 | 93% (83) |
| 2010-11 | 140 | N/A | N/A | 81% (113) |
| 2000-01 | 217 | 11 | 19.7:1 | 67% (145) |
| 1990-91 | 411 | 20 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dunsmuir Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (87 to 65); teachers up 42% (4 to 5.7).
About Dunsmuir Elementary
Dunsmuir Elementary is an elementary school in Dunsmuir, California, according to federal school records. The school has 65 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 8. Elementary schools in California average about 465 students, which makes this school 86% below average.
Dunsmuir Elementary is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
The largest group at Dunsmuir Elementary is multiracial students, at 57%. The remaining students are 25% White, 15% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. The diversity index for Dunsmuir Elementary is 59%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 11.4:1. The school has 5.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is 22.3:1. Federal data show 83% of students (54) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Siskiyou County is 65%.
Dunsmuir Elementary earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 12% of California public elementary schools.
Dunsmuir Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 16.3%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in California are predicted to post 30.9%, so the school is 14.6 points behind and in the state's bottom 10%.
In Siskiyou County, home to about 43,466 people, median household income comes to about $59,095, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 52 public schools in the county, enrolling about 6,059, Dunsmuir Elementary among them.
Dunsmuir Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Dunsmuir High, about 1.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. On proficiency, Dunsmuir Elementary is behind the 29.6% nearby average, ranking 7th of 7.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 20%, from 81 to 65. By 2024-25, the school had 11.4 students per teacher, compared with 20.3 in 2020-21.
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Siskiyou County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,466
Census ACS
Median income
$59,095
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
6,059 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dunsmuir
- Dunsmuir HighHigh · 61 students
- Dunsmuir Joint Union High Community DayHigh
Nearby schools
- Dunsmuir High1.2 mi · 61
- Golden Eagle Charter5.5 mi · 490
- Castle Rock Elementary6.2 mi · 42
- Mt. Shasta Elementary6.4 mi · 195
- Sisson6.6 mi · 274
- Mount Shasta High6.7 mi · 241
Frequently asked questions
About Dunsmuir ElementaryHow many students attend Dunsmuir Elementary?
Dunsmuir Elementary enrolls approximately 65 students in grades KG-08.
Is Dunsmuir Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dunsmuir Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Dunsmuir Elementary have?
Dunsmuir Elementary employs 6 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Dunsmuir Elementary?
Student demographics at Dunsmuir Elementary are roughly 25% White, 15% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 57% Two or more.
What district is Dunsmuir Elementary in?
Dunsmuir Elementary is part of Dunsmuir Elementary.
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