School district · California

Plumas Lake Elementary

Plumas Lake Elementary in California: 3 public schools with 1,682 students and 20.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $16,318 per student in FY2024.

Schools
3
Students
1,682
Students per teacher
20.9
CA 21.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$16,318
CA $20.7K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
80.4
Counselors (FTE)
1.0
Students per counselor
1,682
CA 407 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
3.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

California: 47%

49%proficient

+2.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 62% of school districts in California

Median 42% · 854 school districts compared

1,026 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

California: 38%

35%proficient

−1.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 55% of school districts in California

Median 32% · 854 school districts compared

1,029 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$8.6K15
$9.2K16
$10.3K17
$10.1K18
$10.6K19
$11.1K20
$11.6K21
$13.0K22
$15.4K23
$16.3K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
4.3% · $1.4M
State
63% · $20.9M
Local
33% · $11M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,026
Support services
$6,248
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$752K
Long-term debt
$7.8M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
K–559022.350%40%
K–556421.756%44%
6–852819.045%28%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
2743 Plumas School Rd., Plumas Lake, CA 95961
Phone
(530)743-4428
Website