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Mariposa County Unified Schools
Mariposa County Unified is a public school district in California, based in Mariposa County (Mariposa). SchoolGrade grades 11 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Mariposa 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 Mariposa County Unified
9 of 11 schools in Mariposa County Unified carry a SchoolGrade (2 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
B: 2C: 2D: 4F: 1
Best schools in Mariposa 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.
- B+ Mariposa County High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Yosemite National Park Valley Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C Mariposa Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C Yosemite National Park El Portal El Portal (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D+ Woodland Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D+ Lake Don Pedro Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D Spring Hill High Continuation (High school, underperforms expectations)
- D- Sierra Home (K-12 school, doesn't meet expectations)
- F Greeley Hill Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Mariposa County Unified
High schools (4)
- Coulterville High, Coulterville
- B+ Mariposa County High, Mariposa
- D Spring Hill High Continuation, Mariposa
- Yosemite Park High, Yosemite
Elementary and primary schools (5)
- F Greeley Hill Elementary, Coulterville
- D+ Lake Don Pedro Elementary, La Grange
- C Mariposa Elementary, Mariposa
- D+ Woodland Elementary, Mariposa
- B Yosemite National Park Valley Elementary, Yosemite
Other schools and academies (2)
- D- Sierra Home, Mariposa
- C Yosemite National Park El Portal El Portal, El Portal
Where Mariposa County Unified schools are
Cities and towns served (4)
- Mariposa (5)
- Coulterville (2)
- El Portal (1)
- La Grange (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: Mariposa County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: remote rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 1,669 students with 89 full-time-equivalent teachers and 225 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0623940
- 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
- Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary (4 schools, 19 mi)
- Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified (3 schools, 20 mi)
- Yosemite Unified (7 schools, 26 mi)
- Chawanakee Unified (7 schools, 30 mi)
- Merced City Elementary (19 schools, 32 mi)
- Weaver Union (3 schools, 35 mi)
- Chowchilla Elementary (5 schools, 36 mi)
- Merced Union High (9 schools, 37 mi)
Questions about Mariposa County Unified
How many schools are in Mariposa County Unified?
SchoolGrade grades 11 public schools in Mariposa County 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 Mariposa County Unified serve?
The largest by graded schools: Mariposa, Coulterville, El Portal, La Grange.
How good are the schools in Mariposa County Unified?
Across the 9 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 26.3% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 32.7%. 22% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Mariposa County Unified?
1,669 students were enrolled in Mariposa County Unified in the 2023-24 school year, about 18.8 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Mariposa County Unified?
Mariposa County Unified is in California, based in Mariposa County, with its district office in Mariposa. Its boundary covers about 1,372 sq mi.