Enrollment
226
High
DISTRICT 84 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FALL RIVER JOINT UNIFIED·NCES 061347001536
Fall River Junior-Senior High
44215 Walnut St., McArthur, CA 96056 · (530) 336-5515 · Shasta County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL226 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 14% of California public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
95 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 41 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 34 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 32 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 40 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 39 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 40 | 18% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
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CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
41.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -6.4pp since 2014
Math
21.2%
CA avg 37.7% . -24.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 25 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.5% | 30.1% | 30.1% | 28.3% |
| Math | 8.0% | 13.3% | 26.6% | 52.2% |
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 | 41.6% | 21.2% |
| 2023-24 | 43.8% | 30.1% |
| 2022-23 | 41.7% | 20.7% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 34.3% |
| 2020-21 | 55.4% | 44.6% |
| 2018-19 | 47.2% | 60.0% |
| 2017-18 | 63.2% | 64.9% |
| 2016-17 | 67.7% | 57.6% |
| 2015-16 | 54.0% | 52.0% |
| 2014-15 | 48.0% | 46.0% |
% 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
34.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% 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 →
Schools most like Fall River Junior-Senior High
Fall River Junior-Senior High's state test result (34.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall River Junior-Senior High this school | 226 | 42.0% | 34.0% |
| High Tech LA Lake Balboa | 362 | 47.2% | N/A |
| Durham High Durham | 320 | 38.8% | 44.2% |
| Minarets High O'Neals | 265 | 50.9% | 42.5% |
| Delta Charter Aptos | 113 | 38.9% | 15.4% |
| Central Coast New Tech High Nipomo | 318 | 50.3% | 67.9% |
Matched among California high 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 Fall River Junior-Senior High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Shasta County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #683 of 1,052 | #8 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.2% | #632 of 1,056 ▼ 259 | #8 of 10 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #870 of 1,056 ▼ 72 | #8 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.8pp | #137 of 1,044 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 226 | #1,313 of 2,093 | #10 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #95 of 1,352 | #2 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.4% | #567 of 1,351 | #7 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.0% | #1,256 of 1,575 | #12 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.0% | #558 of 802 | #3 of 6 |
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
226
-32 (-12%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 331
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 226 | 15.2 | 14.9:1 | 42% (95) |
| 2023-24 | 238 | 15 | 15.8:1 | 49% (117) |
| 2022-23 | 275 | 13.8 | 19.9:1 | 41% (112) |
| 2020-21 | 258 | 15 | 17.2:1 | 48% (124) |
| 2017-18 | 243 | 14.6 | 16.6:1 | 44% (107) |
| 2015-16 | 241 | 14 | 17.2:1 | 49% (118) |
| 2010-11 | 241 | N/A | N/A | 50% (120) |
| 2000-01 | 316 | 18 | 17.6:1 | 24% (75) |
| 1990-91 | 331 | 21 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fall River Junior-Senior High.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (243 to 226); teachers up 4% (14.6 to 15.2).
About Fall River Junior-Senior High
Fall River Junior-Senior High is a small high school that serves part of McArthur, California. The latest federal count shows 226 students in grades 7 through 12. Against the 838-student average for high schools in California, enrollment here is 73% lower.
A total of 10 schools make up Fall River Joint Unified, with 1,156 students enrolled.
At 57%, White students outnumber all other groups at Fall River Junior-Senior High combined. It is also 36% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 3% Native American. Shasta County's residents are about 78% White, 21 points above the school's share. By the diversity index, Fall River Junior-Senior High comes in at 54%.
Federal data list 15.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Fall River Junior-Senior High in 2024-25, for a ratio of 14.9:1. The average ratio among high schools in California is 18.2:1, higher than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 42%. It compares with 58% for public schools in Shasta County.
Fall River Junior-Senior High is graded D by allk12, scoring above 14% of California public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at Fall River Junior-Senior High are 20.9 points below what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate on state tests is 34.0%, compared with a predicted 54.9%, which ranks in the bottom 10% in California.
County data help place the school in context: in Shasta County, median household income is about $72,636, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Fall River Junior-Senior High is among the 95 public schools in Shasta County.
The shortest distance from Fall River Junior-Senior High to another public school is about 0.4 miles, to Fall River Community Day. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. Fall River Junior-Senior High places 4th of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's locale code, Rural: Remote, means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
The number of students dropped from 258 to 226 over 4 years. Students per teacher fell from 17.2 in 2020-21 to 14.9 in 2024-25.
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Shasta County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
181,436
Census ACS
Median income
$72,636
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
95
26,639 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fall River Joint Unified
- Burney ElementaryElementary · 349 students
- Fall River ElementaryElementary · 275 students
- Burney Junior-Senior HighHigh · 231 students
- Intermountain Independent StudyCombined · 26 students
- Burney Community DayHigh · 13 students
- Soldier Mountain High (Continuation)High · 13 students
Other schools in McArthur
- Soldier Mountain High (Continuation)High · 13 students
- Fall River Community DayHigh · 11 students
Nearby schools
- Fall River Community Day0.4 mi · 11
- Soldier Mountain High (Continuation)0.4 mi · 13
- Fall River Elementary3.5 mi · 275
- Big Valley Elementary14.5 mi · 71
- Big Valley Jr. Sr. High14.5 mi · 43
- Mt. Burney Special Education Center17.2 mi · 2
Frequently asked questions
About Fall River Junior-Senior HighWhat is the total enrollment at Fall River Junior-Senior High?
Fall River Junior-Senior High enrolls approximately 226 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Fall River Junior-Senior High serve?
Fall River Junior-Senior High serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Fall River Junior-Senior High?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Fall River Junior-Senior High.
How diverse is Fall River Junior-Senior High?
Fall River Junior-Senior High reports a student body of 57% White, 36% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Fall River Junior-Senior High public or private?
Fall River Junior-Senior High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fall River Joint Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.