Enrollment
165
High
DISTRICT 63 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SIERRA-PLUMAS JOINT UNIFIED·NCES 063678006229
Loyalton High
700 Fourth St., Loyalton, CA 96118 · (530) 993-4454 · Sierra County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL165 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
45 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2023-24 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
40.0%
CA avg 47.1% . -5.0pp since 2014
Math
32.1%
CA avg 35.6% . -0.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 47 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
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
37.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-26.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 63% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
165
+8 (+5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 17.2:1
% White
76%
was 78%
% Hispanic
18%
was 15%
% Black
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Loyalton High
Loyalton High, an one-room-style 9-12 campus in Loyalton, California, operated by Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified, works with 165 students, covering grades 7 through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so Loyalton High sits 80% leaner than that benchmark.
Within Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified, which oversees 5 schools and 414 students, Loyalton High is one campus in the system.
On demographics, Loyalton High reports that White students make up the majority at 76%. The remainder consists of 18% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 86%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. An estimated 27% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
After controlling for student poverty, Loyalton High falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 63.3%; this one comes in at 37.0%, -26.3 points off the demographic line.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Sierra County put median household income runs about $63,355, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Sierra County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 414 students), Loyalton High is one campus in the mix.
Sierra Pass (Continuation) is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Loyalton High. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Loyalton High ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 32.4%.
Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Loyalton High has ticked up 5%, going from 157 students in 2018 to 165 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.
On the community side, the feed for Loyalton High typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- Downieville ElementaryElementary · 26 students
- Downieville Junior-Senior HighHigh · 19 students
- Sierra Pass (Continuation)High · 5 students
Other schools in Loyalton
- Loyalton ElementaryElementary · 199 students
- Sierra Pass (Continuation)High · 5 students
- Sierra County Special EducationCombined
Nearby schools
- Sierra Pass (Continuation)0.0 mi · 5
- Loyalton Elementary0.2 mi · 199
- Beckwourth (Jim) High (Continuation)14.5 mi · 15
- Portola Junior/Senior High14.5 mi · 256
- MICHAEL INSKEEP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL14.5 mi · 451
- NANCY GOMES ELEMENTARY14.7 mi · 259
Frequently asked questions
About Loyalton HighHow many students attend Loyalton High?
Loyalton High enrolls approximately 165 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Loyalton High serve?
Loyalton High serves grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Loyalton High have?
Loyalton High employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
How diverse is Loyalton High?
Loyalton High reports a student body of 76% White, 18% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Loyalton High?
Loyalton High is overseen by Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified in Sierra County.
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