Schools in Alpine County Unified · Alpine County

Alpine County's sole public school, Diamond Valley Elementary in Markleeville, tells the whole story of education here — one school, one district, serving one of California's most sparsely populated mountain communities. Sitting at the 7th percentile statewide, it hasn't broken into top-quartile territory, and with no other options in the county, families seeking high-performing public schools will find the choices extremely limited. The remote Sierra Nevada setting means this is schooling defined entirely by place and circumstance, something worth weighing carefully before a move to this corner of California.