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Arcata Elementary School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in California for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 220 students in Arcata Elementary School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in California.
Public Middle School in Arcata Elementary School District have an average math proficiency score of 27% (versus the California public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 37% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 39% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the California public middle school average of 77% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (CA)
# Schools
2 Schools
3,503 Schools
# Students
482 Students
1,729,980 Students
# Teachers
29 Teachers
87,195 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
District Rank
Arcata Elementary School District, which is ranked #908 of all 1,931 school districts in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 50% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#838 out of 1941 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
32%
33%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
42%
47%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-34%
29%
Graduation Rate
≥50%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.64
0.65
# American Indian Students
21 Students
9,959 Students
% American Indian Students
4%
1%
# Asian Students
12 Students
188,478 Students
% Asian Students
3%
11%
# Hispanic Students
111 Students
923,962 Students
% Hispanic Students
23%
53%
# Black Students
10 Students
91,300 Students
% Black Students
2%
5%
# White Students
260 Students
400,535 Students
% White Students
54%
23%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
7,325 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
1%
# Two or more races Students
65 Students
101,982 Students
% of Two or more races Students
14%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
83
# Students in K Grade:
53
83,342
# Students in 1st Grade:
34
70,983
# Students in 2nd Grade:
40
70,937
# Students in 3rd Grade:
41
72,484
# Students in 4th Grade:
38
74,201
# Students in 5th Grade:
56
80,839
# Students in 6th Grade:
69
264,601
# Students in 7th Grade:
74
409,781
# Students in 8th Grade:
77
405,230
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
53,401
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
47,293
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
46,988
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
49,817
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $38,620 is higher than the state median of $21,485. The school district revenue/student has grown by 25% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $34,197 is higher than the state median of $19,787. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$19 MM
$116,387 MM
Spending
$17 MM
$107,188 MM
Revenue / Student
$38,620
$21,485
Spending / Student
$34,197
$19,787
Best Arcata Elementary School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Sunny Brae Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
1430 Buttermilk Ln.
Arcata, CA 95521
(707) 822-5988
Arcata, CA 95521
(707) 822-5988
Grades: 6-8
| 220 students
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