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Surprise Valley Joint Unified School District

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Surprise Valley Joint Unified School District is located in north California. Surprise Valley Joint Unified School District has 771.26 square miles of land area and 83.97 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Surprise Valley Joint Unified School District population is 1,835. Surprise Valley Joint Unified School District median household income is $28,042 in 2010-2014. Surprise Valley Joint Unified School District median house value is $205,300 in 2010-2014. On average, Surprise Valley Joint Unified School District is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (176 out of 427, top 41%) Elementary/Middle School: (390 out of 809, top 48%)* Rank: #518
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	4
Population	1,835 (2010-2014), rank #763
Population Growth	46.10% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	2.15/sq mi, rank #909
Median Household Income:	$28,042 at 2010-2014—-16.05% increase since 2005-2009, rank #937
Median House Price:	$205,300 at 2010-2014—-12.15% increase since 2005-2009, rank #673
Time Zone:	Pacific GMT -8:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	771.26 sq mi, rank #55
Water Area:	83.97 sq mi (9.82%), rank #26
State:	California
County:	Modoc County, Lassen County
City:	Eagleville, Cedarville, Lake City, Fort Bidwell
Zip:	96110, 96104, 96115, 96112
Area:	Susanville, CA

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Surprise Valley Joint Unified School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

470 Lincoln St

Cedarville CA, 96104, Modoc County

Phone: 530-279-6141

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	115	127	142	131	144	163	158
English Language Learner Students:	10	7	7	NA	23	10	NA
Total Teachers:	10.42	9.92	10.92	13.40	14.56	15.90	16.70
Prekindergarten:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Kindergarten:	0.40	0.50	0.50	0.60	NA	0.70	0.50
Elementary:	4.78	4.75	5.25	7.30	8.86	8.90	8.50
Secondary:	5.24	4.67	5.17	5.50	5.70	6.30	7.70
Ungraded:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	NA
Total Other Staff:	11.83	11.83	11.83	11.80	7.83	13.10	13.40
Instructional Aides:	2.50	2.50	2.50	3.00	5.00	3.00	3.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	0.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	NA
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	NA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	NA
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	NA
Library/Media Support:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
District Administrators:	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.30	0.25	0.30	0.30
District Administrative Support:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	NA	1.00	1.50
School Administrators:	0.58	0.58	0.58	0.00	0.58	0.60	0.60
School Administrative Support:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	NA	2.00	2.00
Student Support Services:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.20	NA
Other Support Services:	5.50	5.50	5.50	5.50	2.00	6.00	6.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	11.04	12.80	13.00	9.78	9.89	10.25	9.46

Schools

Great Basin High (Continuation)	Grade 9 to Grade 12	Ann And Lincoln St, Cedarville CA 96104
Surprise Valley Community Day	Grade 5 to Grade 12	Garfield St, Cedarville CA 96104
Surprise Valley Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 8	790 High St, Cedarville CA 96104
Surprise Valley High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	470 Lincoln St, Cedarville CA 96104

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
CAHSEE Test
2005	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	91%	76%
2006	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	100%	77%
2007	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	64%	77%
2008	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	100%	79%
2009	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	0%	79.0%
2010	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	75.0%	81.0%
2011	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	93.0%	82.0%
2012	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	0%	83.0%
2013	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	0%	83.0%
2005	Math	10th Grade	% met std	0%	74%
2006	Math	10th Grade	% met std	100%	76%
2007	Math	10th Grade	% met std	87%	76%
2008	Math	10th Grade	% met std	93%	78%
2009	Math	10th Grade	% met std	0%	80.0%
2010	Math	10th Grade	% met std	92.0%	81.0%
2011	Math	10th Grade	% met std	93.0%	83.0%
2012	Math	10th Grade	% met std	0%	84.0%
2013	Math	10th Grade	% met std	0%	84.0%
2009	English Language Arts	11th Grade	% met std	0%	38.0%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	0%	36.0%
2009	English Language Arts	12th Grade	% met std	0%	27.0%
2009	Math	12th Grade	% met std	0%	28.0%
2009	English Language Arts	All grades (HS)	% met std	92.0%	61.0%
2009	Math	All grades (HS)	% met std	83.0%	61.0%
STAR Test
2011	Biology/Life Sciences	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	343.5	340.1
2004	English Language Arts Standards	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334.3	328.1
2005	English Language Arts Standards	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319.3	328.4
2006	English Language Arts Standards	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	367.4	328.5
2007	English Language Arts Standards	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329.3	331.3
2008	English Language Arts Standards	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	340	336.2
2010	English Language Arts Standards	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321.9	341.4
2011	English Language Arts Standards	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337.3	346.4
2006	Geometry	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334.1	297.1
2006	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337.7	326.7
2007	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315.9	328.3
2008	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	356.6	337
2010	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339.3	348.1
2011	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	371.6	353.1
2004	World History	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320.9	318.1
2005	World History	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312.7	320.6
2006	World History	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	355.8	321.1
2007	World History	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322.9	323.3
2008	World History	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	350.4	327.5
2010	World History	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306.2	338.5
2011	World History	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338.3	343.5
2004	English Language Arts Standards	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	332	319.7
2005	English Language Arts Standards	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	352.3	323.1
2006	English Language Arts Standards	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325.8	324.4
2007	English Language Arts Standards	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345.1	327.6
2008	English Language Arts Standards	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	327.4
2009	English Language Arts Standards	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341.8	332.2
2011	English Language Arts Standards	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	342.9	341.7
2012	English Language Arts Standards	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325.6	344.7
2004	U.S. History	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	348.9	326.1
2005	U.S. History	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	353.3	329.1
2006	U.S. History	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337.1	329.2
2007	U.S. History	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	361.2	329.6
2008	U.S. History	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329.2	331.4
2009	U.S. History	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	359.2	338.5
2011	U.S. History	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	350.4	344.7
2012	U.S. History	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329.2	346.9
2004	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	347.8	330.5
2005	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325.9	336.5
2007	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328.4	345
2009	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	358.9	352.8
2004	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	362.7	358
2005	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329.9	366
2007	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338.9	369.2
2009	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	415.5	376.7
2004	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338.7	321.5
2005	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317.7	324.1
2006	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	286.5	330.8
2007	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339.3	330
2009	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337.3	340.3
2012	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	361.5	347.1
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	347.8	353.1
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	342.7	362.1
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312.1	368.9
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	388.3	370.9
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	368.6	387.7
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	393.4	399.2
2004	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338.4	338.5
2005	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	357.9	346.2
2006	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	372.6	351.1
2007	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	332.6	353.2
2013	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	364.7	374.2
2004	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324.9	343.2
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	343.4	354
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	375.7	361.6
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	363.1	366.1
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	377.4	394.9
2004	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330.2	337.7
2005	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	348.6	340.5
2006	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	357.1	342.6
2007	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	352.6	342.8
2008	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344.8	347.6
2009	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	362.7	356.2
2010	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	358.7	359.4
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	283.2	335.8
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328.1	349.6
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	395.4	356.6
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	367.4	356.8
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338.9	364.6
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	401.1	375.8
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	356.7	383.4
2004	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316.2	318.5
2005	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327.6	324.6
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	346.6	328.7
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	346.5	334.3
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339.1	345.2
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	376.2	354.1
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	364.3	362.2
2004	English Language Arts Standards	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	352.6	332.8
2005	English Language Arts Standards	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334.1	335.4
2006	English Language Arts Standards	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	335.1	337.4
2007	English Language Arts Standards	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	362.5	339.5
2008	English Language Arts Standards	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	350	345.5
2009	English Language Arts Standards	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341.3	352.5
2010	English Language Arts Standards	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	372.4	356.8
2011	English Language Arts Standards	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344.8	358.4
2004	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	347.8	334.7
2005	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309.9	339.5
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344.8	341
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	361.6	343.2
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	354.2	347.9
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	358.9	354.5
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	396.8	360.5
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337.2	364.6
2004	English Language Arts Standards	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320.9	332.4
2005	English Language Arts Standards	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	356.6	337.4
2008	English Language Arts Standards	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	368.9	348.6
2009	English Language Arts Standards	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	388.8	354.3
2010	English Language Arts Standards	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341.9	356.4
2004	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320.7	328.5
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	343.3	333.6
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344	339.3
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324.6	352.2
2004	English Language Arts Standards	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	364.5	328.1
2005	English Language Arts Standards	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338.8	334.4
2006	English Language Arts Standards	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	368	339.2
2009	English Language Arts Standards	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	367	348.5
2011	English Language Arts Standards	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	355.1	361.8
2004	General Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	373.9	311.1
2004	History - Social Science Grade 8	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	353.3	319.2
2005	History - Social Science Grade 8	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337.3	323.8
2006	History - Social Science Grade 8	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	343.3	327.9
2009	History - Social Science Grade 8	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	365.5	340.2
2011	History - Social Science Grade 8	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	340.7	352.6
2006	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	347.9	331.2
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	391.8	364.3
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	364.8	385.9
2005	Algebra I	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321.8	304.2
2007	Earth Science	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	322.8
2008	Earth Science	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330	326.1
2010	Earth Science	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330.5	329.9
2012	Earth Science	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336.9	336.4
2013	Earth Science	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328.0	334.2
2004	English Language Arts Standards	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339.8	330.6
2005	English Language Arts Standards	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	384.8	339.7
2006	English Language Arts Standards	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334.2	339.1
2007	English Language Arts Standards	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326.7	345
2008	English Language Arts Standards	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	357.4	348
2009	English Language Arts Standards	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	359.8	349.7
2010	English Language Arts Standards	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	355	353.7
2012	English Language Arts Standards	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333.2	361.5
2013	English Language Arts Standards	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327.3	363.9
2005	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	310.4	307.8
2006	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	313.1	308.6
2007	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	293.7	311.1
2008	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	318.7	314.6
2009	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	324.3	319.7
2010	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	310.1	323.9
2011	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	308.6	326.9
2012	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	314.9	330.4
2007	Biology/Life Sciences	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	338.1	335.6
2008	Biology/Life Sciences	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	359.5	340.1
2010	Biology/Life Sciences	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	370.5	347.2
2011	Biology/Life Sciences	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	343.5	351.7
2012	Biology/Life Sciences	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	335.2	354.9
2006	Earth Science	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	353.6	318.2
2007	Earth Science	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	332.4	319.8
2008	Earth Science	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	321.8	323.2
2010	Earth Science	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	330.5	327.7
2012	Earth Science	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	336.9	335
2013	Earth Science	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	331.7	333.2
2004	General Mathematics	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	355.4	305.6
2005	General Mathematics	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	338.7	310.1
2006	General Mathematics	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	313.8	310.1
2008	General Mathematics	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	337.8	315.2
2009	General Mathematics	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	333.2	315.8
2006	Geometry	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	334.1	312.8
2010	Geometry	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	302.5	317.2
2005	Integrated/Coordinated Science I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	316.5	299.6
2007	World History	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	322.9	321.1
2008	World History	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	350.4	324.8
2010	World History	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	300.8	336.8
2011	World History	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	338.3	342
2012	World History	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	305.5	345.7

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$2,038,000	$14,352		$2,202,000	$16,809		$2,564,000	$17,806
Federal:	$251,000	$1,768	12.3%	$331,000	$2,527	15.0%	$380,000	$2,639	14.8%
State:	$1,088,000	$7,662	53.4%	$1,131,000	$8,634	51.4%	$1,542,000	$10,708	60.1%
Local:	$699,000	$4,923	34.3%	$740,000	$5,649	33.6%	$642,000	$4,458	25.0%
Total Expenditures:	$2,224,000	$15,662		$2,265,000	$17,290		$3,123,000	$21,688
Total Current Expenditures:	$1,918,000	$13,507		$2,082,000	$15,893		$2,161,000	$15,007
Instructional Expenditures:	$1,041,000	$7,331	54.3%	$1,202,000	$9,176	57.7%	$1,205,000	$8,368	55.8%
Student and Staff Support:	$78,000	$549	4.1%	$77,000	$588	3.7%	$106,000	$736	4.9%
Administration:	$383,000	$2,697	20.0%	$385,000	$2,939	18.5%	$374,000	$2,597	17.3%
Operations, Food, Other:	$416,000	$2,930	21.7%	$418,000	$3,191	20.1%	$476,000	$3,306	22.0%
Total Capital Outlay:	$181,000	$1,275		$32,000	$244		$910,000	$6,319
Construction:	$14,000	$99		$18,000	$137		$842,000	$5,847
Total Other:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0

Total Salary:	$982,000	$6,915		$1,111,000	$8,481		$1,181,000	$8,201
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$624,000	$4,394	63.5%	$754,000	$5,756	67.9%	$792,000	$5,500	67.1%
Other Salary:	$358,000	$2,521	36.5%	$357,000	$2,725	32.1%	$389,000	$2,701	32.9%
Total Benefit:	$501,000	$3,528		$499,000	$3,809		$483,000	$3,354
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$323,000	$2,275	64.5%	$327,000	$2,496	65.5%	$299,000	$2,076	61.9%
Other Benefit:	$178,000	$1,254	35.5%	$172,000	$1,313	34.5%	$184,000	$1,278	38.1%

* Surprise Valley Joint Unified School District was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.