Enrollment
153
Middle
DISTRICT 121 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCOTT VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 060015908834
Scott Valley Junior High
237 Butte St., Fort Jones, CA 96032 · (530) 468-5565 · Siskiyou County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL153 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 34% of California public middle schools
- B-Test 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.
- 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
101 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 42 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 58 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 53 | 35% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Scott Valley Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
39.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -6.1pp since 2014
Math
28.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -7.6pp 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 28 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 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.8% | 30.1% | 24.8% | 35.3% |
| Math | 9.7% | 18.7% | 33.6% | 38.1% |
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 | 39.9% | 28.4% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 26.9% |
| 2022-23 | 44.0% | 27.9% |
| 2021-22 | 47.4% | 32.0% |
| 2020-21 | 49.6% | 39.6% |
| 2018-19 | 48.9% | 42.5% |
| 2017-18 | 36.8% | 44.1% |
| 2016-17 | 42.2% | 43.5% |
| 2015-16 | 42.0% | 47.0% |
| 2014-15 | 46.0% | 36.0% |
% 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
34.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Scott Valley Junior High
Scott Valley Junior High's state test result (34.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Valley Junior High this school | 153 | 66.0% | 34.1% |
| Modoc Middle Alturas | 172 | 65.7% | 25.3% |
| Paradise Junior High Paradise | 197 | 70.6% | 25.1% |
| Foothill Intermediate Marysville | 237 | 65.0% | 34.8% |
| Oak Creek Intermediate Oakhurst | 187 | 74.3% | 27.6% |
| Monument Middle Rio Dell | 91 | 65.9% | 18.2% |
Matched among California middle 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 Scott Valley Junior High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #650 of 1,224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #635 of 1,227 ▼ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #723 of 1,227 ▼ 94 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.6pp | #51 of 1,214 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 153 | #1,309 of 1,377 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.0% | #767 of 1,329 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
153
+8 (+6%) vs 2020
+40% since 2010-11, when it was 109
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 153 | 7.4 | 20.7:1 | 66% (101) |
| 2023-24 | 161 | 8.5 | 18.9:1 | 52% (83) |
| 2022-23 | 170 | 7.1 | 23.8:1 | 56% (96) |
| 2020-21 | 145 | 9 | 16.1:1 | 61% (88) |
| 2017-18 | 146 | 8.2 | 17.8:1 | 62% (91) |
| 2015-16 | 143 | 6 | 23.8:1 | 61% (87) |
| 2010-11 | 109 | N/A | N/A | 62% (68) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Scott Valley Junior High.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (146 to 153); teachers down 10% (8.2 to 7.4).
About Scott Valley Junior High
Scott Valley Junior High is a small middle-grades school with its address in Fort Jones, California. Enrolled students number 153 students, in grades 6 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in California average about 659 students each.
Enrollment across the 5 schools in Scott Valley Unified totals 604 students.
By race and ethnicity, Scott Valley Junior High is 57% White. Other students are 21% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, and 7% Native American. That is lower than the 78% White share among all Siskiyou County residents. Scott Valley Junior High has a diversity index of 61%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 7.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Scott Valley Junior High and a ratio of 20.7:1. Across middle schools in California, the average ratio is about 20.7:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 66% of students. Across public schools in Siskiyou County, the average is about the same, 65%.
Scott Valley Junior High is graded C by allk12, scoring above 34% of California public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 40.9% for Scott Valley Junior High. The school posts 34.1%, 6.7 points below the prediction.
Siskiyou County has about 43,466 residents, and median household income is about $59,095, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Siskiyou County number 52 and enroll about 6,059.
The school nearest to Scott Valley Junior High is Fort Jones Elementary, at a distance of about 0.4 miles. Among the 5 closest schools with test data, this one included, Scott Valley Junior High ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Federal data place Scott Valley Junior High in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Scott Valley Junior High saw enrollment rise 6% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 20.7 students per teacher, compared with 16.1 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 Scott Valley Unified
- Etna Union HighHigh · 185 students
- Etna ElementaryElementary · 125 students
- Fort Jones ElementaryElementary · 124 students
- Scott River HighHigh · 17 students
- Scott Valley Community DayHigh
Nearby schools
- Fort Jones Elementary0.4 mi · 124
- Etna Union High10.7 mi · 185
- Scott River High10.8 mi · 17
- Etna Elementary10.8 mi · 125
- Evergreen Elementary13.0 mi · 267
- Siskiyou County Special Education13.1 mi · 70
Frequently asked questions
About Scott Valley Junior HighHow large is Scott Valley Junior High?
Scott Valley Junior High enrolls approximately 153 students in grades 06-08.
Is Scott Valley Junior High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Scott Valley Junior High is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Scott Valley Junior High have?
Scott Valley Junior High employs 7 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Scott Valley Junior High?
Student demographics at Scott Valley Junior High are roughly 57% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 21% Two or more.
Who oversees Scott Valley Junior High?
Scott Valley Junior High is overseen by Scott Valley Unified in Siskiyou County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.