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What do you wish you knew before starting at Junction Elementary?
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Enrollment
416
Elementary
STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JUNCTION ELEMENTARY·NCES 061920002308
Junction Elementary
9087 Deschutes Rd., Palo Cedro, CA 96073 · (530) 547-3274 · Shasta County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL416 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
23 FTE teachers
STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
145 students
STATE 65%
Community
5
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 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 34 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 74% larger than its 8th grade class (34).
Student demographics
34%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
53.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.0pp since 2014
Math
48.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 19.3% | 33.7% | 25.3% | 21.7% |
| Math | 21.3% | 27.3% | 26.1% | 25.3% |
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 | 53.0% | 48.6% |
| 2023-24 | 61.2% | 54.5% |
| 2022-23 | 56.4% | 60.4% |
| 2021-22 | 57.6% | 51.8% |
| 2020-21 | 52.8% | 59.7% |
| 2018-19 | 60.8% | 60.8% |
| 2017-18 | 70.4% | 66.3% |
| 2016-17 | 66.9% | 52.5% |
| 2015-16 | 53.0% | 48.0% |
| 2014-15 | 53.0% | 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Junction Elementary
Junction Elementary's state test result (54.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junction Elementary this school | 416 | 34.9% | 54.3% |
| Jacoby Creek Bayside | 455 | 34.9% | 70.7% |
| Sierra Hills Elementary Meadow Vista | 367 | 31.3% | 58.7% |
| Grass Valley Charter Grass Valley | 546 | 33.2% | 46.4% |
| Soulsbyville Elementary Soulsbyville | 498 | 39.2% | 46.3% |
| Colfax Elementary Colfax | 345 | 40.6% | 27.0% |
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 Junction Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Shasta County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #1,436 of 5,151 | #3 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #1,682 of 5,172 ▼ 413 | #7 of 30 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #1,823 of 5,172 ▼ 640 | #6 of 30 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.9pp | #758 of 5,116 | #10 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 416 | #3,483 of 5,915 | #11 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #342 of 5,352 | #4 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.3% | #3,726 of 5,354 | #31 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.9% | #4,569 of 5,625 | #33 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +52.9% | #37 of 1,139 | #1 of 11 |
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
416
+81 (+24%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 336
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 416 | 22.7 | 18.3:1 | 35% (145) |
| 2023-24 | 372 | 23.3 | 15.9:1 | 26% (98) |
| 2022-23 | 381 | 22 | 17.3:1 | 30% (115) |
| 2020-21 | 335 | 19 | 17.6:1 | 36% (120) |
| 2017-18 | 272 | 13.3 | 20.5:1 | 34% (93) |
| 2015-16 | 273 | 12 | 22.8:1 | 35% (95) |
| 2010-11 | 172 | N/A | N/A | 28% (48) |
| 2000-01 | 331 | 18 | 18.4:1 | 23% (77) |
| 1990-91 | 336 | 13 | 25.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Junction Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 53% (272 to 416); teachers up 71% (13.3 to 22.7).
About Junction Elementary
Families in Palo Cedro, California, are served by Junction Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. Total enrollment is 416 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 8.
Junction Elementary is its own local education agency in federal data.
At Junction Elementary, 80% of students are White. Other students are 10% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put Shasta County at about 78% White, close to the school's figure. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 34%.
Junction Elementary reports a ratio of 18.3 students per teacher, from 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is 4.0 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Junction Elementary, 35% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 58% average for public schools in Shasta County is 23 points higher.
Among California public elementary schools, Junction Elementary outscored 47%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 54.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 59.1%.
In Shasta County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $72,636, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. There are 95 public schools in the county, enrolling about 26,639, Junction Elementary among them.
About 0.7 miles separate Junction Elementary from the closest public school, Chrysalis Charter. A five-mile radius around the school includes 7 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Junction Elementary at 3rd of 7.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 24%, from 335 to 416.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Palo Cedro
- Foothill HighHigh · 1,487 students
- North Cow Creek ElementaryElementary · 270 students
- Chrysalis CharterElementary · 226 students
Other Junction Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 3 states are named Junction Elementary. Junction Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Junction ElementaryRoseville, CA · 645 students
- Junction ElementarySomes Bar, CA · 34 students
- Junction Elementary SchoolJUNCTION, TX · 294 students
- Junction ElementaryKansas City, KS · 234 students
Nearby schools
- Chrysalis Charter0.7 mi · 226
- Foothill High1.1 mi · 1,487
- North Cow Creek Elementary2.9 mi · 270
- Millville Elementary3.6 mi · 208
- California Heritage Youthbuild Academy II3.6 mi · 140
- Columbia Elementary4.3 mi · 430
Frequently asked questions
About Junction ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Junction Elementary?
Junction Elementary enrolls approximately 416 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Junction Elementary serve?
Junction Elementary serves grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Junction Elementary?
Approximately 18.3:1 students per teacher at Junction Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Junction Elementary?
Student demographics at Junction Elementary are roughly 80% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Junction Elementary in?
Junction Elementary is part of Junction Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.