Enrollment
153
Elementary
STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLUE LAKE UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 060540000499
Blue Lake Union Elementary
631 Greenwood Ave., Blue Lake, CA 95525 · (707) 668-5674 · Humboldt County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL153 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 22% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
12 FTE teachers
STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
95 students
STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 24 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 14 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 9 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 19 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 11 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 19 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is 26% larger than its 8th grade class (19).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
33.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -5.7pp since 2014
Math
28.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.8% | 24.5% | 28.4% | 38.2% |
| Math | 7.8% | 20.6% | 21.6% | 50.0% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.3% | 28.4% |
| 2023-24 | 31.7% | 23.8% |
| 2022-23 | 31.0% | 30.2% |
| 2021-22 | 29.1% | 23.1% |
| 2020-21 | 42.2% | 21.1% |
| 2018-19 | 41.0% | 31.0% |
| 2017-18 | 38.6% | 28.1% |
| 2016-17 | 32.1% | 21.3% |
| 2015-16 | 41.0% | 25.0% |
| 2014-15 | 39.0% | 23.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
29.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Blue Lake Union Elementary
Blue Lake Union Elementary's state test result (29.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Lake Union Elementary this school | 153 | 62.1% | 29.5% |
| Trinidad Union Trinidad | 161 | 61.5% | 49.7% |
| Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts Pioneer | 171 | 64.9% | 34.8% |
| Cuddeback Elementary Carlotta | 157 | 59.2% | 42.4% |
| Potter Valley Elementary Potter Valley | 143 | 65.7% | 32.4% |
| Etna Elementary Etna | 125 | 65.6% | 50.3% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Blue Lake Union Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Humboldt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #3,574 of 5,151 | #16 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #3,376 of 5,172 ▲ 390 | #16 of 23 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #3,621 of 5,172 ▼ 19 | #15 of 23 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.8pp | #1,708 of 5,116 | #8 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 153 | #5,513 of 5,915 | #27 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.1% | #3,378 of 5,625 | #14 of 28 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
153
-26 (-15%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 355
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 17.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 153 | 11.8 | 13.0:1 | 62% (95) |
| 2023-24 | 160 | 11.1 | 14.4:1 | 63% (100) |
| 2022-23 | 172 | 11.3 | 15.3:1 | 65% (112) |
| 2020-21 | 179 | 10 | 17.9:1 | 62% (111) |
| 2017-18 | 185 | 10 | 18.5:1 | 65% (120) |
| 2015-16 | 175 | 8 | 21.9:1 | 63% (111) |
| 2010-11 | 162 | N/A | N/A | 59% (96) |
| 2000-01 | 217 | 12 | 18.1:1 | 58% (125) |
| 1990-91 | 355 | 14 | 25.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blue Lake Union Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (185 to 153); teachers up 18% (10 to 11.8).
About Blue Lake Union Elementary
Blue Lake Union Elementary serves students in Blue Lake, California, as a very small elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 153 students. Elementary schools in California have about 465 students on average; enrollment here is 67% lower.
Blue Lake Union Elementary is its own local education agency in federal data.
The share of White students at Blue Lake Union Elementary is 60%, a majority. After that, the student body is 17% multiracial, 16% Hispanic, and 5% Native American. Census figures show Humboldt County is about 72% White. A diversity index of 58% means there is a 58% chance two randomly chosen students at Blue Lake Union Elementary are from different groups.
Blue Lake Union Elementary has 11.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.0:1. Elementary schools in California have an average ratio of 22.3:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 62%. That is in line with the 60% average for public schools in Humboldt County.
Among California public elementary schools, Blue Lake Union Elementary outscored 22%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Blue Lake Union Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 29.5%, compared with a predicted 43.2%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Humboldt County show that the median household earns about $61,160 a year, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Across Humboldt County, 92 public schools serve about 17,319 students.
A public school about 4.5 miles away, Sunny Brae Middle, is the closest to Blue Lake Union Elementary. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Blue Lake Union Elementary. Its average proficiency rate of 29.5% is below the 46.1% average for nearby schools.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's student count decreased 15% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. By 2024-25, the school had 13.0 students per teacher, compared with 17.9 in 2020-21.
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Humboldt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
134,541
Census ACS
Median income
$61,160
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
92
17,319 students
Quick facts
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- Laurel Tree Charter4.9 mi · 197
- Arcata Elementary4.9 mi · 240
Frequently asked questions
About Blue Lake Union ElementaryHow large is Blue Lake Union Elementary?
Blue Lake Union Elementary enrolls approximately 153 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Blue Lake Union Elementary serve?
Blue Lake Union Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Blue Lake Union Elementary?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Blue Lake Union Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Blue Lake Union Elementary?
At Blue Lake Union Elementary, the student body is approximately 60% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 17% Two or more.
Is Blue Lake Union Elementary public or private?
Blue Lake Union Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Blue Lake Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.