Black Oak Mine Unified’s 3 public elementary schools run from the 15th to the 61st percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).
Elementary · 3 schools
from 15th to 61st · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests
Northside Elementary: 61st percentile, Solid
American River Charter: 23rd percentile, Needs Support
Georgetown Elementary: 15th percentile, Needs Support
2Needs Support
0Developing
1Solid
0Strong
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One dot per school.
Middle and high school pictures
Middle · 1 school
at 35th · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests
American River Charter: 35th percentile, Developing
0Needs Support
1Developing
0Solid
0Strong
High · 1 school
at 28th · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests
Golden Sierra Junior Senior High: 28th percentile, Developing
0Needs Support
1Developing
0Solid
0Strong
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One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level. 1 of the 4 ranked schools teaches two levels, so it appears in more than one picture.
The average elementary school in Black Oak Mine Unified had 11 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.
Middle schools
Where does the middle school we score in Black Oak Mine Unified stand?
American River Charter is at the 35th percentile.
That’s higher than 35 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). It’s the only public middle school we score in Black Oak Mine Unified.
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.
Where does the high school we score in Black Oak Mine Unified stand?
Golden Sierra Junior Senior High is at the 28th percentile.
That’s higher than 28 in 100 of the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). It’s the only public high school we score in Black Oak Mine Unified.
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.
Where does Black Oak Mine Unified’s money go, and what does it plan?
Black Oak Mine Unified spent $20,974 per student in the 2024–25 school year.
That’s close to the typical California district, which spent $20,491. About 57 cents of every Black Oak Mine Unified dollar went to classroom instruction.
Spending by function
Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from the district’s annual financial report (SACS) to the California Department of Education. District-wide: it includes central administration and costs never assigned to one campus.
Share by function, 2024–25
Instruction57%
Instruction support8%
Student services15%
Administration8%
Buildings & maintenance11%
Other1%
Shares of the same spending total, by the report’s spending categories, rounded so they add up to 100. Names are simplified from the report’s own categories.
What the district plans
$15.1 million
planned in its 2026–27 plan for 28 funded actions in 4 goals. These are planned amounts; the district reports what it spent in a later plan.
The plan in short
Source: the district’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 88 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.
Where the money goes
Three actions take 80% of the money. The plan itself puts 89% of it toward staff.
High Quality and Appropriately Credentialed Staff $9.5 million
Facilities and Maintenance $1.7 million
Transportation - All Students $861,478
25 other actions
Reading, math and catch-up help
2 of the plan’s 28 funded actions name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in their titles.
Actions whose titles name catch-up help
Catch-up help $210,003
Largest of these
Targeted Academic Support for Unduplicated Pupils$202,503
Intervention Supports$7,500
For high-need students (English learners, low-income students and foster youth) and what its goals measure
For high-need students
It plans $907,541 in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $1.3 million and estimates it spent $916,245, $334,607 (27%) less than planned (our arithmetic).
$916,245 spent (estimated)$1.3 million planned
Ask: Why did estimated spending on these services come in $334,607 under the 2025–26 plan, and where does that money go in 2026–27?
What its goals measure
Read these state results for the district’s own schools as context for the goals they measure; results alone can’t show what the plan caused.
What its goals measure: state results, 2024–25 and 2025–26
Measure
2024–25
2025–26
Change
English, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 3
46%
40%
down 6 pts
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 3
34%
37%
up 3 pts
Chronically absentCounted across all the district’s students, not averaged by schoolGoal 1
24 in 100
20 in 100
4 fewer in 100
Suspended at least onceGoal 1
6.6%
5.3%
down 1.3 pts
Goal 4 tracks named schools and Goal 2 tracks other measures, so they aren’t shown here.
Figures from CDE’s state test, chronic absence and suspension files. Test figures cover every grade the district tests (California tests grades 3–8 and 11), so they differ from a profile’s rated grades. We combined the district’s schools ourselves, weighted by students and leaving out charter schools. Chronically absent means a student missed 10% or more of school days.
The plan’s own titles and amounts
High Quality and Appropriately Credentialed Staff · $9,495,360
Facilities and Maintenance · $1,723,680
Transportation - All Students · $861,478
The full plan4 goals, 49 measures and where the money goes
We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($15.1 million).
Where does the money go?
66% to Goal 2. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars. Tap a box to open its goal.
Goal 1Ensure all school sites and departments create safe and supportive environments where students, staff…$4.1 million27% of action budgets
“Ensure all school sites and departments create safe and supportive environments where students, staff, families, and community-based partners feel engaged and invested in working together for the achievement of all students” p. 13 ↗
12 funded actions
Largest funded actions
Facilities and Maintenance$1.7 millionaction 1.1 · p. 48 ↗
Transportation - All Students$0.9 millionaction 1.9 · p. 48 ↗
Transportation - Unduplicated Students$0.6 millionaction 1.10 · p. 48 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $451,847 is state funding counted toward those services
Mental Health Supports$0.4 millionaction 1.3 · p. 48 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $126,267 is state funding counted toward those services
School Safety$0.2 millionaction 1.2 · p. 48 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
7 more funded actions in this goal
Increased Parent & Community Engagement · action 1.6 · p. 48 ↗$0.1 million
Student Enrichment · action 1.11 · p. 49 ↗$0.1 million
Student Health & Wellness Services · action 1.5 · p. 48 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million
Targeted Attendance Support for our Unduplicated Pupils · action 1.8 · p. 48 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $10,281 is state funding counted toward those servicesunder $0.1 million
Social Emotional Learning · action 1.4 · p. 48 ↗under $0.1 million
School Climate and Culture · action 1.12 · p. 49 ↗under $0.1 million
Attendance Improvement - all students · action 1.7 · p. 48 ↗under $0.1 million
How the plan measures it · 16 measures · 2 quoted
Middle School Dropout Rate - LEA Data Sourcep. 15 ↗
Baseline
0
Target for year 3
0
Percent of Positive Parent Engagement in the IEP Processp. 15 ↗
Baseline
2023 98.47%
Target for year 3
100%
14 more measures in the plan’s table.
Goal 2The district will establish a culture of universal achievement for all students by focusing staff time and…$10.0 million66% of action budgets
“The district will establish a culture of universal achievement for all students by focusing staff time and training to 1) implement evidence-based instructional practices, 2) align essential content standards to these practices, and 3) use assessment data to inform instruction and intervention” p. 24 ↗
9 funded actions
Largest funded actions
High Quality and Appropriately Credentialed Staff$9.5 millionaction 2.1 · p. 49 ↗
Secondary A-G Preparedness$0.1 millionaction 2.7 · p. 49 ↗
Student Access to Technology$0.1 millionaction 2.8 · p. 49 ↗
Curriculum and Instructional Materials$0.1 millionaction 2.2 · p. 49 ↗
Instructional Practice$0.1 millionaction 2.3 · p. 49 ↗
4 more funded actions in this goal
College and Careers Readiness · action 2.9 · p. 49 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
Assessment & Data Analysis · action 2.5 · p. 49 ↗under $0.1 million
Professional Development · action 2.6 · p. 49 ↗under $0.1 million
Standards Alignment · action 2.4 · p. 49 ↗under $0.1 million
Goal 3All students, including targeted student groups, will improve achievement as demonstrated by increased…$1.0 million7% of action budgets
“All students, including targeted student groups, will improve achievement as demonstrated by increased proficiency on state and local assessments, ensuring all will be prepared for college or career pathways by graduation” p. 30 ↗
5 funded actions
Largest funded actions
Academic Program Support$465,160action 3.5 · p. 50 ↗
Extended Learning Opportunities$346,078action 3.4 · p. 50 ↗
Targeted Academic Support for Unduplicated Pupils$202,503action 3.2 · p. 49 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $25,396 is state funding counted toward those services
Early Childhood Development and School Readiness$10,345action 3.3 · p. 49 ↗
Goal 4 · Equity Multiplier Focus GoalStudents attending the District’s Alternative Education Program will have increased access to career and…$51,000under 1% of action budgets
“Students attending the District’s Alternative Education Program will have increased access to career and technical education courses and will receive targeted support for drug and alcohol awareness. Each student will take at least one course in career or technical education by December of 2026. This will be measured by course completion verifications. Each student will complete at least one industry certification by May of 2027. This will be measured by certification certificates for each student and assessment of proficiency towards course objectives” p. 39 ↗
2 funded actions
Largest funded actions
Drug Awareness Education$50,000action 4.2 · p. 50 ↗
All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.
Who goes to the district’s schools
Who attends
Student mix
2024–25 · October enrollment count, 1,238 students
1White73%
2Hispanic or Latino14%
3Not reported6%
4Two or more races4%
5American Indian or Alaska Native1%
6Asian<1%
7Pacific Islander<1%
8Black or African American<1%
9Filipino<1%
Shares use the district's own October enrollment counts from the CDE, including its charter schools.
Free or reduced-price meals
41%
Across California, 63% of students qualify.
2024–25 · 501 of 1,235 students qualify, summed from the CDE’s meal counts for every school it lists under the district, charters included. It comes from a different CDE file than the student mix, so the two totals differ.
The district’s state records
Is the state giving the district extra help?
The state is giving Black Oak Mine Unified extra help in 2026, the second year after it qualified on the 2025 Dashboard.
Sources: District help (CDE) ↗. State results from the 2026 California School Dashboard.
Which public schools in Black Oak Mine Unified rank highest?
Elementary: Northside Elementary, 61st percentile (Solid). Middle: American River Charter, 35th percentile (Developing). High: Golden Sierra Junior Senior High, 28th percentile (Developing). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.
Does living in the Black Oak Mine Unified district decide which school my child attends?
Not by itself. Attendance boundaries, programs, transfers and space all matter. Confirm the school for your address, grade and program with the district.
More questions (5)
Are the public schools in Black Oak Mine Unified good?
Black Oak Mine Unified’s 3 public elementary schools run from the 15th to the 61st percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Solid and 2 Needs Support. Black Oak Mine Unified has one public middle school we score, American River Charter, at the 35th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Developing. Black Oak Mine Unified has one public high school we score, Golden Sierra Junior Senior High, at the 28th percentile among the 1,498 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. How we score schools.
How does chronic absence in Black Oak Mine Unified compare with California?
The average elementary school in Black Oak Mine Unified had 11 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.
How much does Black Oak Mine Unified spend per student?
Black Oak Mine Unified spent $20,974 per student in the 2024–25 school year. That’s close to the typical California district, which spent $20,491. About 57 cents of every Black Oak Mine Unified dollar went to classroom instruction. Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from its annual financial report to the California Department of Education. The district’s spending, by function.
What is in Black Oak Mine Unified’s 2026–27 spending plan?
The district’s 2026–27 spending plan puts $15.1 million into 28 funded actions in 4 goals. Its largest goal holds $10.0 million, 66% of the action budgets. The 2026–27 plan, goal by goal.
Where do these results come from?
California’s state tests (CAASPP): spring 2026 for elementary and middle schools, spring 2025 for high schools, and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.
Sources and methodology
This page lists the public schools governed and funded by Black Oak Mine Unified, with the district’s spending and state accountability records.
Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 elementary and middle school; 2024–25 high school
Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.