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Shandon Joint Unified School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in California for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 157 students in Shandon Joint Unified School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in California.
Public Middle School in Shandon Joint Unified School District have an average math proficiency score of 8% (versus the California public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 17% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 89% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the California public middle school average of 78% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (CA)
# Schools
3 Schools
3,501 Schools
# Students
252 Students
1,854,363 Students
# Teachers
19 Teachers
87,821 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Shandon Joint Unified School District, which is ranked #1839 of all 1,925 school districts in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80% has increased from 50% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#1768 out of 1941 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
10-14%
33%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
15-19%
47%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
15-19%
29%
Graduation Rate
≥80%
87%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.22
0.64
# American Indian Students
n/a
9,887 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
n/a
201,760 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
11%
# Hispanic Students
221 Students
1,009,980 Students
% Hispanic Students
88%
55%
# Black Students
3 Students
97,908 Students
% Black Students
1%
5%
# White Students
28 Students
413,325 Students
% White Students
11%
22%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
7,600 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
n/a
109,003 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
83
# Students in K Grade:
27
90,358
# Students in 1st Grade:
23
70,728
# Students in 2nd Grade:
15
73,359
# Students in 3rd Grade:
15
73,090
# Students in 4th Grade:
10
76,068
# Students in 5th Grade:
19
82,191
# Students in 6th Grade:
19
289,122
# Students in 7th Grade:
19
439,549
# Students in 8th Grade:
20
441,705
# Students in 9th Grade:
22
59,696
# Students in 10th Grade:
25
51,846
# Students in 11th Grade:
21
51,149
# Students in 12th Grade:
17
55,419
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $26,810 is higher than the state median of $19,974. The school district revenue/student has grown by 11% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $34,810 is higher than the state median of $18,396. The school district spending/student has grown by 11% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$7 MM
$116,387 MM

Spending
$9 MM
$107,188 MM

Revenue / Student
$26,810
$19,974

Spending / Student
$34,810
$18,396

Best Shandon Joint Unified School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Shandon Elementary School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
301 South First St.
Shandon, CA 93461
(805) 238-1782
Shandon, CA 93461
(805) 238-1782
Grades: K-8
| 157 students
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