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Death Valley Unified School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in California for:
Category
Attribute
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 4 students in Death Valley Unified School District.
Public Middle Schools in Death Valley Unified School District have a diversity score of 0.63, which is less than the California public middle school average of 0.64.
Minority enrollment is 75% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the California public middle school average of 78% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (CA)
# Schools
4 Schools
3,501 Schools
# Students
17 Students
1,854,363 Students
# Teachers
3 Teachers
87,821 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
6:1
6:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Death Valley Unified School District, which is ranked #408 of all 1,925 school districts in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
Overall District Rank
#459 out of 1941 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
<50%
33%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
<50%
47%
Graduation Rate
(11-12)≥50%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.63
0.64
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
n/a
11%
% Hispanic
47%
55%
% Black
n/a
5%
% White
35%
22%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
18%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
Total Revenue
$2 MM
$116,387 MM
Spending
$1 MM
$107,188 MM
Revenue / Student (11-12)
$21,905
$11,929
Spending / Student (11-12)
$24,683
$12,155
Best Death Valley Unified School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Death Valley High Academy
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50% )
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Old State Highway 127
Shoshone, CA 92384
(760) 852-4303
Shoshone, CA 92384
(760) 852-4303
Grades: 7-12
| 4 students
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