Community day school · Modoc Joint Unified

High Desert Community Day

802 North East Street, Alturas · 3 students · Grades 6–10

Shared campus · © OpenStreetMap

High Desert Community Day and Warner High share this address in the state’s school directory. OpenStreetMap maps the grounds as one campus. Which buildings each school uses here isn’t mapped.

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Who goes here

Who goes here?

Students, 2024–25

3

students in grades 6–10.

Family income

100%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 3 of 3.

Teachers, 2024–25

1

teachers, with 16 years of experience on average.

0% were in their first year.

0% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

Suspensions, 2025–26

62.5%

of students were suspended at least once (5 of 8).

Sources: California Department of Education. Each tile names its year.

Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 0 of 1.1 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Family and staff answers

What would staff tell you?

Staff in this district cannot yet answer a short set of questions about High Desert Community Day. These are not star ratings or reviews.

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The neighborhood

What is the area around High Desert Community Day like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 96101. They are not figures for the families at High Desert Community Day.

Typical household income in a year

$61,680

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 96101.

Typical home value
$211,200
People who live in this ZIP code
5,142
Typical age
45.4 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
25%

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 5 questions to High Desert Community Day. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
  2. How do students get academic help and connect with a trusted adult?
  3. Which electives and high-school transition supports are available?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

How are students placed here?

Confirm placement with Modoc Joint Unified.

Where it is

Where is High Desert Community Day?

Address
802 North East Street, Alturas 96101Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Kristen BudmarkAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated September 13, 2021.

A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map

Short answers to 2 common questions

How are students placed here?

Students are placed here by probation, district or voluntary referral, including after an expulsion. Confirm placement with Modoc Joint Unified. See the details ↓

How do I visit High Desert Community Day?

Call the office at (530) 233-7201 to ask about a visit. Questions to bring are under Questions to ask. See the details ↓

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 10 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
10
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census BureauU.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

After high school

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

CDE assessment recordsCDE CAASPP 2026 · every level, as published · raw grade–subject rows

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

All Grades is an aggregate, not another group of students. Same-year grade groups are not matched children. A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

CDE CAASPP test year 2026 · all-students reporting group · publisher grade–subject records.
Grade · subjectStudents tested with scoresProficient or AdvancedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalMean scale score
Grade 7 · ELA · 2026not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file
Grade 8 · ELA · 2026not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file
All Grades · ELA · 2026not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file
Grade 7 · Math · 2026not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file
Grade 8 · Math · 2026not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file
All Grades · Math · 2026not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file

CDE CAASPP 2026: 4 individual grade–subject records; 0 records with a positive known tested count.

4 grade–subject counts unavailable; 4 grade–subject attainment rates unavailable.

Results by gradeEnglish and math · grades 7 and 8 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or Advanced
Grade 7not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file
Grade 8not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or Advanced
Grade 7not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file
Grade 8not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English———
2026 · Math———
2025 · English———
2025 · Math———
2024 · English4——
2024 · Math4——
2023 · English6——
2023 · Math6——
2022 · English8——
2022 · Math8——
2019 · English6——
2019 · Math6——
2018 · English———
2018 · Math———
2017 · English———
2017 · Math———

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 7 · English——
2025 · Grade 8 · English——
2025 · Grade 7 · Math——
2025 · Grade 8 · Math——
2024 · Grade 7 · English——
2024 · Grade 8 · English——
2024 · Grade 7 · Math——
2024 · Grade 8 · Math——
2023 · Grade 6 · English——
2023 · Grade 7 · English4—
2023 · Grade 8 · English——
2023 · Grade 6 · Math——
2023 · Grade 7 · Math4—
2023 · Grade 8 · Math——
2022 · Grade 7 · English——
2022 · Grade 8 · English5—
2022 · Grade 7 · Math——
2022 · Grade 8 · Math5—
2019 · Grade 7 · English——
2019 · Grade 8 · English4—
2019 · Grade 7 · Math——
2019 · Grade 8 · Math4—
2018 · Grade 7 · English——
2018 · Grade 8 · English——
2018 · Grade 7 · Math——
2018 · Grade 8 · Math——
2017 · Grade 7 · English——
2017 · Grade 8 · English——
2017 · Grade 7 · Math——
2017 · Grade 8 · Math——

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide—————

CAST is California’s science test, reported apart from English and math.

Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Suspension rate2024–25 · 33.3% (2 of 6) → 2025–26 · 62.5% (5 of 8) · +29.2 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26
Low-income8 of 9—
All students9 of 10—

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offerednot reported
AP course countnot reported
AP enrollment (male/female)not reported
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentnot reported
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sectionsnot reported
Physics sectionsnot reported
Chemistry sectionsnot reported
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)3

Shown, never scored. Participation counts use reported male and female categories in both course and enrollment records. A missing value means not reported, never zero.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$12,856 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 814 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$113 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 3

Central federal expenditures attributed here$317 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 3

District current expense · FY 2024–25$18,978 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 62%Instruction support 9%Student services 6%Administration 8%Buildings & maintenance 12%Other 3%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$8,277,79361.61%62%
Instruction support$1,272,5599.47%9%
Student services$740,3635.51%6%
Administration$1,107,7488.25%8%
Buildings & maintenance$1,569,86711.68%12%
Other$466,8843.48%3%
Total$13,435,213100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $13,435,213 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$12,856 per pupil
2020$11,383 per pupil
2019$11,378 per pupil
2018$10,786 per pupil
2017$10,638 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders90.9%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 96101 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 96101 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$61,680
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)25%
ZIP-area population5,142
Median age45.4 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. See all schools in ZIP code 96101 →

Downloads and methodologyCSV · sources · corrections

Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · staffing and finance name their own sources and years beside each figure · Data updated October 15, 2026.