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Calaveras Unified Schools
Calaveras Unified is a public school district in California, based in Calaveras County (San Andreas). SchoolGrade grades 9 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Calaveras 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 Calaveras Unified
9 of 9 schools in Calaveras Unified carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
B: 1C: 2D: 6
Best schools in Calaveras 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.
- B- Mokelumne Hill Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C Calaveras High (High school, meets expectations)
- C- West Point Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D+ Calaveras Unified Alternative Sierra Hills Education Center (K-12 school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D+ Gold Strike High (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D San Andreas Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D Jenny Lind Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D- Valley Springs Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D- Toyon Middle (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Calaveras Unified
High schools (2)
- C Calaveras High, San Andreas
- D+ Gold Strike High, San Andreas
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- D- Toyon Middle, Valley Springs
Elementary and primary schools (5)
- D Jenny Lind Elementary, Valley Springs
- B- Mokelumne Hill Elementary, Mokelumne Hill
- D San Andreas Elementary, San Andreas
- D- Valley Springs Elementary, Valley Springs
- C- West Point Elementary, West Point
Other schools and academies (1)
- D+ Calaveras Unified Alternative Sierra Hills Education Center, San Andreas
Where Calaveras Unified schools are
Cities and towns served (4)
- San Andreas (4)
- Valley Springs (3)
- Mokelumne Hill (1)
- West Point (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: Calaveras County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 2,846 students with 134 full-time-equivalent teachers and 257 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0606870
- 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
- Amador County Unified (12 schools, 14 mi)
- Vallecito Union (4 schools, 19 mi)
- Sonora Union High (3 schools, 25 mi)
- Pioneer Union (3 schools, 26 mi)
- Linden Unified (6 schools, 27 mi)
- El Dorado Union High (6 schools, 32 mi)
- Escalon Unified (7 schools, 33 mi)
- Buckeye Union Elementary (9 schools, 34 mi)
Questions about Calaveras Unified
How many schools are in Calaveras Unified?
SchoolGrade grades 9 public schools in Calaveras Unified, across 4 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Calaveras Unified serve?
The largest by graded schools: San Andreas, Valley Springs, Mokelumne Hill, West Point.
How good are the schools in Calaveras Unified?
Across the 9 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D+, with 22.7% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 30%. 22% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Calaveras Unified?
2,846 students were enrolled in Calaveras Unified in the 2023-24 school year, about 21.2 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Calaveras Unified?
Calaveras Unified is in California, based in Calaveras County, with its district office in San Andreas. Its boundary covers about 580 sq mi.