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Yuba City Unified Schools
Yuba City Unified is a public school district in California, based in Sutter County (Yuba City). SchoolGrade grades 16 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Yuba City 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 Yuba City Unified
6 of 16 schools in Yuba City Unified carry a SchoolGrade (10 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 1B: 1C: 2D: 2
Best schools in Yuba City 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.
- A+ Yuba City Independence Academy (K-12 school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B King Avenue Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C+ River Valley High (High school, meets expectations)
- C+ Yuba City High (High school, meets expectations)
- D+ Andros Karperos (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D- Albert Powell Continuation (K-12 school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Yuba City Unified
High schools (2)
- C+ River Valley High, Yuba City
- C+ Yuba City High, Yuba City
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- Gray Avenue Middle, Yuba City
Elementary and primary schools (10)
- April Lane Elementary, Yuba City
- Barry Elementary, Yuba City
- Bridge Street Elementary, Yuba City
- Butte Vista Elementary, Yuba City
- B King Avenue Elementary, Yuba City
- Lincoln Elementary, Yuba City
- Lincrest Elementary, Yuba City
- Park Avenue Elementary, Yuba City
- Riverbend Elementary, Yuba City
- Tierra Buena Elementary, Yuba City
Other schools and academies (3)
- D- Albert Powell Continuation, Yuba City
- D+ Andros Karperos, Yuba City
- A+ Yuba City Independence Academy, Yuba City
Where Yuba City Unified schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Yuba City (16)
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: Sutter County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 11,461 students with 579 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,112 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0643470
- 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
- Plumas Lake Elementary (3 schools, 7 mi)
- Wheatland Union High (3 schools, 14 mi)
- Wheatland (4 schools, 17 mi)
- Live Oak Unified (6 schools, 17 mi)
- Western Placer Unified (14 schools, 20 mi)
- Pierce Joint Unified (5 schools, 21 mi)
- Gridley Unified (5 schools, 22 mi)
- Woodland Joint Unified (17 schools, 22 mi)
Questions about Yuba City Unified
How many schools are in Yuba City Unified?
SchoolGrade grades 16 public schools in Yuba City Unified, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Yuba City Unified serve?
The largest by graded schools: Yuba City.
How good are the schools in Yuba City Unified?
Across the 6 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C+, with 40.2% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 35.5%. 83% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Yuba City Unified?
11,461 students were enrolled in Yuba City Unified in the 2023-24 school year, about 19.8 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Yuba City Unified?
Yuba City Unified is in California, based in Sutter County, with its district office in Yuba City. Its boundary covers about 113 sq mi.