Alturas · Modoc County

Schools in Alturas

Alturas has one public elementary school we score, Alturas Elementary, at the 39th percentile among the 5,721 California elementary schools we score (spring 2025 tests).

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Top row: one dot per Alturas school, in its band colour. Bottom: each dot is 1 in 100 of the 5,721 California public elementary schools we score. All placed by Scope Score on spring 2025 tests.

Elementary schools in Alturas

Statewide percentile

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

Alturas has one public middle school we score, Modoc Middle, at the 37th percentile among the 2,177 California middle schools we score (spring 2025 tests).

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Top row: one dot per Alturas school, in its band colour. Bottom: each dot is 1 in 100 of the 2,177 California public middle schools we score. All placed by Scope Score on spring 2025 tests.

Middle schools in Alturas

Statewide percentile

Alturas has one public high school we score, Modoc High, at the 35th percentile among the 1,500 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests).

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Top row: one dot per Alturas school, in its band colour. Bottom: each dot is 1 in 100 of the 1,500 California public high schools we score. All placed by Scope Score on spring 2025 tests.

High schools in Alturas

Statewide percentile

1 private school in Alturas isn’t shown: it doesn’t take the state tests, so we don’t score them.

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Are the public schools in Alturas good?
Alturas has one public elementary school we score, Alturas Elementary, at the 39th percentile among the 5,721 California elementary schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Developing. Alturas has one public middle school we score, Modoc Middle, at the 37th percentile among the 2,177 California middle schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Developing. Alturas has one public high school we score, Modoc High, at the 35th percentile among the 1,500 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Developing. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score; it isn’t a grade. How we score schools.
Which public schools in Alturas rank highest?
Elementary: Alturas Elementary, 39th percentile statewide (Developing). Middle: Modoc Middle, 37th percentile statewide (Developing). High: Modoc High, 35th percentile statewide (Developing). Each level is ranked separately, and a few percentiles apart is a tie. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.
Does living in Alturas decide which school my child attends?
No. A city can hold schools from more than one district, and attendance boundaries decide which school serves an address. Confirm the school for your address with the district.
Where do these results come from?
California’s state tests (CAASPP) from spring 2025 and chronic-absence rates for 2024–25, both published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations, not official state ratings. Private schools don’t take the state tests, so we don’t score them. Methodology and limitations.

Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2024-25 · Methodology

Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data, not official CDE ratings. They represent one way of interpreting test results and should not be the sole basis for school decisions.

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