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Amador County Unified Schools
Amador County Unified is a public school district in California, based in Amador County (Jackson). SchoolGrade grades 12 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Amador County Unified on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Amador County Unified
12 of 12 schools in Amador County Unified carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
C: 6D: 5F: 1
Best schools in Amador County Unified
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- C+ Pine Grove Elementary Stem Magnet (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C+ Argonaut High (High school, meets expectations)
- C Amador High (High school, meets expectations)
- C- Jackson Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C- Sutter Creek Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- C- North Star Academy (K-12 school, meets expectations)
- D+ Pioneer Magnet School For The Visual And Performing Arts (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D+ Ione Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D+ Plymouth Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D Ione Junior High (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Amador County Unified
High schools (3)
- C Amador High, Sutter Creek
- C+ Argonaut High, Jackson
- F Independence High Continuation, Sutter Creek
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- D Ione Junior High, Jackson
- D Jackson Junior High, Jackson
Elementary and primary schools (5)
- D+ Ione Elementary, Ione
- C- Jackson Elementary, Jackson
- C+ Pine Grove Elementary Stem Magnet, Jackson
- D+ Plymouth Elementary, Plymouth
- C- Sutter Creek Elementary, Sutter Creek
Other schools and academies (2)
- C- North Star Academy, Sutter Creek
- D+ Pioneer Magnet School For The Visual And Performing Arts, Pioneer
Where Amador County Unified schools are
Cities and towns served (5)
- Jackson (5)
- Sutter Creek (4)
- Ione (1)
- Pioneer (1)
- Plymouth (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: Amador County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 4,075 students with 201 full-time-equivalent teachers and 463 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0602450
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Pioneer Union (3 schools, 14 mi)
- Calaveras Unified (9 schools, 14 mi)
- El Dorado Union High (6 schools, 19 mi)
- Vallecito Union (4 schools, 22 mi)
- Buckeye Union Elementary (9 schools, 22 mi)
- Placerville Union Elementary (3 schools, 24 mi)
- Rescue Union Elementary (7 schools, 27 mi)
- Folsom-Cordova Unified (34 schools, 31 mi)
Questions about Amador County Unified
How many schools are in Amador County Unified?
SchoolGrade grades 12 public schools in Amador County Unified, across 5 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Amador County Unified serve?
The largest by graded schools: Jackson, Sutter Creek, Ione, Pioneer, Plymouth.
How good are the schools in Amador County Unified?
Across the 12 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D+, with 26% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 31.8%. 50% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Amador County Unified?
4,075 students were enrolled in Amador County Unified in the 2023-24 school year, about 20.3 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Amador County Unified?
Amador County Unified is in California, based in Amador County, with its district office in Jackson. Its boundary covers about 595 sq mi.