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Dunsmuir Joint Union High Community Day → Burney Community Day → Fall River Community Day → Yreka Union High Community Day → Mountain View High (Continuation) → Gateway Community Day → Soldier Mountain High (Continuation) → Trinity River Community Day →At a glance
- AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
- 4-yr grad rate: 75% in 2019 (Bottom 21% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How McCloud High compares for families
What families should know about McCloud High.
- ▸ LocallyCA trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−4 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Dunsmuir Joint Union High Community Day, Burney Community Day, Fall River Community Day and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
Bottom 21% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunsmuir Joint Union High Community Day Dunsmuir |
Public | 8.0 | — | — |
| Burney Community Day Burney |
Public | 35.4 | 7 | — |
| Fall River Community Day McArthur |
Public | 40.6 | 9 | — |
| Yreka Union High Community Day Yreka |
Public | 42.3 | 9 | — |
| Mountain View High (Continuation) Burney |
Public | 35.4 | 10 | — |
| Gateway Community Day Shasta Lake |
Public | 41.3 | 5 | — |
| Soldier Mountain High (Continuation) McArthur |
Public | 40.6 | 13 | — |
| Trinity River Community Day Weaverville |
Public | 55.3 | 3 | — |
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