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Modoc Joint Unified Schools
Modoc Joint Unified is a public school district in California, based in Modoc County (Alturas). SchoolGrade grades 6 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Modoc 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 Modoc Joint Unified
4 of 6 schools in Modoc Joint Unified carry a SchoolGrade (2 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
D: 4
Best schools in Modoc 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.
- D+ Alturas Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D+ High Desert Community Day (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D Modoc Middle (Middle school, meets expectations)
- D- Modoc High (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Modoc Joint Unified
High schools (3)
- D+ High Desert Community Day, Alturas
- D- Modoc High, Alturas
- Warner High, Alturas
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- D Modoc Middle, Alturas
Elementary and primary schools (2)
- D+ Alturas Elementary, Alturas
- State Line Elementary, New Pine Creek
Where Modoc Joint Unified schools are
Cities and towns served (2)
- Alturas (5)
- New Pine Creek (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: Modoc County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: remote rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 810 students with 46 full-time-equivalent teachers and 105 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0625190
- 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
- Fall River Joint Unified (8 schools, 60 mi)
- Lassen Union High (3 schools, 65 mi)
- Susanville Elementary (3 schools, 70 mi)
- Siskiyou Union High (4 schools, 74 mi)
- Gateway Unified (7 schools, 98 mi)
- Shasta Union High (5 schools, 100 mi)
- Antelope Elementary (4 schools, 101 mi)
- Plumas Unified (10 schools, 107 mi)
Questions about Modoc Joint Unified
How many schools are in Modoc Joint Unified?
SchoolGrade grades 6 public schools in Modoc Joint Unified, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Modoc Joint Unified serve?
The largest by graded schools: Alturas, New Pine Creek.
How good are the schools in Modoc Joint Unified?
Across the 4 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D, with 21.8% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 25%. 50% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Modoc Joint Unified?
810 students were enrolled in Modoc Joint Unified in the 2023-24 school year, about 17.6 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Modoc Joint Unified?
Modoc Joint Unified is in California, based in Modoc County, with its district office in Alturas. Its boundary covers about 2,402 sq mi.