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Fall River Joint Unified Schools
Fall River Joint Unified is a public school district in California, based in Shasta County (Burney). SchoolGrade grades 8 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Fall River Joint 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 Fall River Joint Unified
4 of 8 schools in Fall River Joint Unified carry a SchoolGrade (4 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
C: 2D: 2
Best schools in Fall River Joint 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+ Fall River Junior Senior High (High school, meets expectations)
- C- Fall River Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D Burney Junior Senior High (High school, meets expectations)
- D Burney Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Fall River Joint Unified
High schools (2)
- Mountain View High Continuation, Burney
- Soldier Mountain High Continuation, Mcarthur
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- D Burney Junior Senior High, Burney
- C+ Fall River Junior Senior High, Mcarthur
Elementary and primary schools (2)
- D Burney Elementary, Burney
- C- Fall River Elementary, Fall River Mills
Other schools and academies (2)
- Fall River Community Day, Mcarthur
- Mt Burney Special Education Center, Burney
Where Fall River Joint Unified schools are
Cities and towns served (3)
- Burney (4)
- Mcarthur (3)
- Fall River Mills (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: Shasta County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: remote rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 1,160 students with 67 full-time-equivalent teachers and 154 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0613470
- 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
- Shasta Union High (5 schools, 41 mi)
- Siskiyou Union High (4 schools, 41 mi)
- Gateway Unified (7 schools, 43 mi)
- Antelope Elementary (4 schools, 45 mi)
- Susanville Elementary (3 schools, 48 mi)
- Columbia Elementary (3 schools, 50 mi)
- Enterprise Elementary (9 schools, 53 mi)
- Cascade Union Elementary (4 schools, 56 mi)
Questions about Fall River Joint Unified
How many schools are in Fall River Joint Unified?
SchoolGrade grades 8 public schools in Fall River Joint Unified, across 3 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Fall River Joint Unified serve?
The largest by graded schools: Burney, Mcarthur, Fall River Mills.
How good are the schools in Fall River Joint Unified?
Across the 4 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 27.5% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 29%. 100% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Fall River Joint Unified?
1,160 students were enrolled in Fall River Joint Unified in the 2023-24 school year, about 17.3 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Fall River Joint Unified?
Fall River Joint Unified is in California, based in Shasta County, with its district office in Burney. Its boundary covers about 1,121 sq mi.