Arcata Elementary

Arcata Elementary operates as a close-knit primary school in Arcata, California, part of Arcata Elementary. Current enrollment sits at 240 students spanning grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 48% leaner than the state mean of about 465.

Across the 2 schools in Arcata Elementary (472 students total), Arcata Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Arcata Elementary lists that the most-represented group is White (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 17% multiracial, 5% Native American, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 72% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.0:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 79% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Humboldt County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Arcata Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 32.6%, the actual is 32.1%, a residual of -0.5 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Humboldt County put the typical household earns roughly $61,160 per year, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Humboldt County's 92 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,319 students), Arcata Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Six Rivers Charter High, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Arcata Elementary's enrollment has shrank 19% since 2018, when it stood at 297 (now 240). White enrollment moved from 57% to 46% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 19.8:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.

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