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Plumas Unified Schools
Plumas Unified is a public school district in California, based in Plumas County (Quincy). SchoolGrade grades 10 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Plumas 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 Plumas Unified
7 of 10 schools in Plumas Unified carry a SchoolGrade (3 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
C: 5D: 2
Best schools in Plumas 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+ Chester Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- C Greenville Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C Quincy Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C- Portola Juniorsenior High (High school, meets expectations)
- C- Quincy Juniorsenior High (High school, meets expectations)
- D+ Chester Juniorsenior High (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D C Roy Carmichael Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Plumas Unified
High schools (6)
- Almanor High Continuation, Chester
- Beckwourth Jim High Continuation, Portola
- D+ Chester Juniorsenior High, Chester
- Greenville Juniorsenior High, Greenville
- C- Portola Juniorsenior High, Portola
- C- Quincy Juniorsenior High, Quincy
Elementary and primary schools (4)
- D C Roy Carmichael Elementary, Portola
- C+ Chester Elementary, Chester
- C Greenville Elementary, Greenville
- C Quincy Elementary, Quincy
Where Plumas Unified schools are
Cities and towns served (4)
- Chester (3)
- Portola (3)
- Greenville (2)
- Quincy (2)
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: Plumas County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: remote rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 1,687 students with 99 full-time-equivalent teachers and 200 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0631170
- 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
- Paradise Unified (7 schools, 30 mi)
- Oroville City Elementary (6 schools, 37 mi)
- Oroville Union High (3 schools, 38 mi)
- Susanville Elementary (3 schools, 38 mi)
- Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified (5 schools, 44 mi)
- Antelope Elementary (4 schools, 45 mi)
- Chico Unified (22 schools, 45 mi)
- Fort Sage Unified (4 schools, 46 mi)
Questions about Plumas Unified
How many schools are in Plumas Unified?
SchoolGrade grades 10 public schools in Plumas 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 Plumas Unified serve?
The largest by graded schools: Chester, Portola, Greenville, Quincy.
How good are the schools in Plumas Unified?
Across the 7 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 26.1% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 33%. 29% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Plumas Unified?
1,687 students were enrolled in Plumas Unified in the 2023-24 school year, about 17.0 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Plumas Unified?
Plumas Unified is in California, based in Plumas County, with its district office in Quincy. Its boundary covers about 2,034 sq mi.