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Loyalton High

High School
Sierra-Plumas Joint UnifiedLoyaltonSierra County96118
📍 700 Fourth Street
Composite Score
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State Rank
of 1,739 California high schools
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Composite scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment
154 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
14:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
35%
Teachers
11 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate
100.0%
AP Exam Prepared
68.8%
A-G Completion
38.5%
College-Going Rate
66.7%

Data source: California Department of Education — ACGR, CCI, CGR reports

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year
Increased Significantly
+53.2 pts DFS change
Math Year-over-Year
Increased Significantly
+32.6 pts DFS change

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic14.9%
White76.0%
Black1.3%
Other7.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Loyalton High
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard15.4%
Met Standard32.7%
Below Standard51.9%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "48% proficient" for Loyalton High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

15.4% of students exceeded standard while 32.7% met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 15.5%. That's near the Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified district average of 15.3%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

The graduation rate is 100.0% — above the state target. 38.5% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility. 66.7% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 28.6%, better than the state average of 34.0%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
15.4%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
48.1%
Students meeting standard
Chronic Absenteeism
28.6%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
7.5%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
52
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
7th2910.3%31.0%20.7%37.9%41.4%
8th147.1%35.7%42.9%14.3%42.9%
11th2619.2%46.1%26.9%7.7%65.4%

Math scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
7th293.5%27.6%24.1%44.8%31.0%
8th1414.3%28.6%35.7%21.4%42.9%
11th2611.5%19.2%46.1%23.1%30.8%
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Loyalton High
60.375th pctile
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Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.

Nearby schools

Nearby Elementary Schools

1 within ~3 mi · avg 43.0

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Data source: California Department of Education (2025 test year) · How we score · Explore all schools · Blog