📍 906 W. Fourth St., Alturas, Modoc County, 96101
Modoc Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Alturas, Modoc County. The school has 192 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Matt Mccandless. It is part of the Modoc Joint Unified school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 10.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.
Modoc Middle enrolls 192 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 10.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 6.3% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 127 | 66% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 36 | 19% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 12 | 6.3% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 5.2% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 3 | 1.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
129 of the school's 192 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Modoc Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Modoc Middle is one of 6 schools in Modoc Joint Unified, based in Alturas, California. The district serves 766 students district-wide and employs 51 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 192 students, Modoc Middle is larger than the district average of about 128 students per school.