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
C
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Scored higher than 27% of California public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 31 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 16 | 10% |
| Grade 9 | 25 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 36 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 29 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 28 | 17% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
50.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.7pp since 2014
Math
33.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.0% | 37.7% | 27.5% | 21.7% |
| Math | 8.7% | 24.6% | 34.8% | 31.9% |
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 | 50.7% | 33.3% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 32.1% |
| 2022-23 | 38.7% | 34.7% |
| 2021-22 | 43.8% | 33.3% |
| 2020-21 | 44.9% | 28.6% |
| 2018-19 | 56.1% | 39.5% |
| 2017-18 | 48.6% | 33.3% |
| 2016-17 | 50.6% | 31.6% |
| 2015-16 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2014-15 | 45.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
39.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-23.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 64% 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 Loyalton High
Loyalton High's state test result (39.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loyalton High this school | 165 | 27.3% | 39.6% |
| Connections Visual and Performing Arts Academy Tuolumne | 117 | 30.8% | 66.5% |
| River Valley Charter Lakeside | 231 | 20.8% | N/A |
| Mount Shasta High Mount Shasta | 241 | 32.8% | 38.9% |
| Foresthill High Foresthill | 190 | 36.8% | 48.3% |
| Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy Arcata | 118 | 33.1% | N/A |
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 Loyalton High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #538 of 1,052 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #376 of 1,056 ▼ 40 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #691 of 1,056 ▲ 176 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #433 of 1,044 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 165 | #1,419 of 2,093 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.3% | #1,424 of 1,575 |
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
165
+7 (+4%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 145
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 165 | 12.2 | 13.5:1 | 27% (45) |
| 2023-24 | 154 | 11.1 | 13.9:1 | 35% (54) |
| 2022-23 | 161 | 11.6 | 13.9:1 | 32% (51) |
| 2020-21 | 158 | 13 | 12.2:1 | 38% (60) |
| 2017-18 | 157 | 9.1 | 17.2:1 | 39% (61) |
| 2015-16 | 158 | 9 | 17.6:1 | 32% (51) |
| 2010-11 | 120 | N/A | N/A | 41% (49) |
| 2000-01 | 176 | 10 | 17.6:1 | 8% (14) |
| 1990-91 | 145 | 11 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Loyalton High.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (157 to 165); teachers up 34% (9.1 to 12.2).
About Loyalton High
Loyalton High is a public small high school in Loyalton, California. The school serves 165 students in grades 7 through 12 in 2024-25. For comparison, high schools in California average about 838 students.
Across its 5 schools, Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified enrolls 414 students. Loyalton High is one of those schools.
A majority of students at Loyalton High, 76%, are White. Other reported shares: 18% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Sierra County's residents are about 86% White, 10 points above the school's share. Loyalton High has a diversity index of 38%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 12.2 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.5:1. Among high schools in California, the typical ratio is 18.2:1. The school's lunch program data list 27% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Measured against California public high schools, Loyalton High receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Loyalton High posts 39.6% against a 63.6% prediction, a bottom-10% result in California.
In the county around the school, Sierra County, median household income is about $63,355, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. A total of 7 public schools operate in Sierra County, serving about 414 students.
Sierra Pass (Continuation) is located less than a tenth of a mile from Loyalton High. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Nearby schools with test data average 31.6% proficiency; Loyalton High posts 39.6%.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Loyalton High went from 158 students to 165. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.2:1 in 2020-21, and 13.5:1 in 2024-25.
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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
- 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
- Portola Junior/Senior High14.5 mi · 256
- Beckwourth (Jim) High (Continuation)14.5 mi · 15
- 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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