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Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified Schools
Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified is a public school district in California, based in Sierra County (Loyalton). SchoolGrade grades 5 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Sierra-Plumas 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 Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified
1 of 5 schools in Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified carry a SchoolGrade (4 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
C: 1
Every school in Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified
High schools (1)
- C- Loyalton High, Loyalton
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- Downieville Junior Senior High, Downieville
Elementary and primary schools (2)
- Downieville Elementary, Downieville
- Loyalton Elementary, Loyalton
Other schools and academies (1)
- Sierra Pass Continuation, Loyalton
Where Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified schools are
Cities and towns served (2)
- Loyalton (3)
- Downieville (2)
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: Sierra County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 403 students with 28 full-time-equivalent teachers and 63 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0636780
- 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
- Tahoe-Truckee Unified (11 schools, 24 mi)
- Fort Sage Unified (4 schools, 27 mi)
- Nevada Joint Union High (5 schools, 41 mi)
- Placer Union High (6 schools, 44 mi)
- Plumas Unified (10 schools, 44 mi)
- Grass Valley Elementary (4 schools, 49 mi)
- Black Oak Mine Unified (6 schools, 52 mi)
- Lake Tahoe Unified (8 schools, 54 mi)
Questions about Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified
How many schools are in Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified?
SchoolGrade grades 5 public schools in Sierra-Plumas 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 Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified serve?
The largest by graded schools: Loyalton, Downieville.
How good are the schools in Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified?
Across the 1 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 27% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 37%. 0% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified?
403 students were enrolled in Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.4 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified?
Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified is in California, based in Sierra County, with its district office in Loyalton. Its boundary covers about 1,472 sq mi.