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Enrollment
507
Middle
DISTRICT 307 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEL NORTE COUNTY UNIFIED·NCES 061077001192
Crescent Elk Middle
994 G St., Crescent City, CA 95531 · (707) 464-0320 · Del Norte County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL507 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of California public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
389 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 164 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 171 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 172 | 34% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Del Norte County Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
29.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -10.0pp since 2014
Math
18.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -6.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 10 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.7% | 20.3% | 25.2% | 45.8% |
| Math | 6.2% | 11.8% | 20.8% | 61.2% |
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 | 29.0% | 18.0% |
| 2023-24 | 24.4% | 14.6% |
| 2022-23 | 28.6% | 13.9% |
| 2021-22 | 24.9% | 11.6% |
| 2018-19 | 33.6% | 24.0% |
| 2017-18 | 26.8% | 20.4% |
| 2016-17 | 25.1% | 20.9% |
| 2015-16 | 30.0% | 19.0% |
| 2014-15 | 39.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
21.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Crescent Elk Middle
Crescent Elk Middle's state test result (21.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crescent Elk Middle this school | 507 | 76.7% | 21.5% |
| Jackson Street Elementary Yreka | 438 | 72.6% | 23.8% |
| Palermo Middle Palermo | 458 | 76.0% | 25.2% |
| Sequoia Middle Redding | 461 | 74.8% | 34.5% |
| Los Coches Creek Middle El Cajon | 518 | 71.8% | 36.4% |
| Terrace Middle Lakeport | 370 | 78.9% | 17.1% |
Matched among California middle 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 Crescent Elk Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.5% | #1,009 of 1,224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #922 of 1,227 ▲ 54 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #1,012 of 1,227 ▲ 58 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.3pp | #284 of 1,214 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 507 | #914 of 1,377 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #323 of 1,279 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.1% | #159 of 1,278 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.7% | #609 of 1,329 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.9% | #795 of 930 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
507
+13 (+3%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 649
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 24.7:1
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 | 507 | 26.7 | 19.0:1 | 77% (389) |
| 2023-24 | 527 | 27.9 | 18.9:1 | 75% (394) |
| 2022-23 | 491 | 25.1 | 19.6:1 | 72% (354) |
| 2020-21 | 494 | 20 | 24.7:1 | 71% (351) |
| 2017-18 | 539 | 23.5 | 23.0:1 | 73% (393) |
| 2015-16 | 508 | 22 | 23.1:1 | 69% (351) |
| 2010-11 | 590 | N/A | N/A | 67% (395) |
| 2000-01 | 686 | 33 | 20.8:1 | 53% (362) |
| 1990-91 | 649 | 30 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crescent Elk Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (539 to 507); teachers up 14% (23.5 to 26.7).
About Crescent Elk Middle
Crescent Elk Middle is a small middle school with its address in Crescent City, California. The school teaches grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 507 students. That puts enrollment 23% below the 659-student average for middle schools in California.
A total of 11 schools make up Del Norte County Unified, with 3,378 students enrolled.
Of every 100 students at Crescent Elk Middle, about 46 are White, the largest group. The school is also 23% Hispanic, 18% Native American, 9% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That is lower than the 64% White share among all Del Norte County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 69%.
Classroom staffing at Crescent Elk Middle totals 26.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 19.0:1. The average for middle schools in California, 20.7:1, is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Crescent Elk Middle is about 77%.
Among California public middle schools, Crescent Elk Middle outscored 18%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at Crescent Elk Middle are 13.1 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (21.5% actual, 34.6% predicted).
For the population of Del Norte County, the median household earns about $67,058 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Crescent Elk Middle shares Del Norte County with 15 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Joe Hamilton Elementary, is about 0.1 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Crescent Elk Middle ranks 3rd of 7 on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Remote.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 3%, from 494 to 507. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 24.7:1 to 19.0:1.
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Del Norte County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,107
Census ACS
Median income
$67,058
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
4,003 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Del Norte County Unified
- Del Norte HighHigh · 918 students
- Redwood ElementaryElementary · 452 students
- Joe Hamilton ElementaryElementary · 298 students
- Pine Grove ElementaryElementary · 265 students
- Smith River ElementaryElementary · 258 students
- Mary Peacock ElementaryElementary · 251 students
Other schools in Crescent City
- Del Norte HighHigh · 918 students
- Redwood ElementaryElementary · 452 students
- Castle RockCombined · 315 students
- Joe Hamilton ElementaryElementary · 298 students
- Uncharted Shores AcademyCombined · 283 students
- Pine Grove ElementaryElementary · 265 students
Nearby schools
- Joe Hamilton Elementary0.1 mi · 298
- Uncharted Shores Academy0.4 mi · 283
- Bess Maxwell Elementary0.8 mi · 217
- Del Norte Community0.8 mi · 27
- Castle Rock0.9 mi · 315
- Del Norte High1.0 mi · 918
Frequently asked questions
About Crescent Elk MiddleHow large is Crescent Elk Middle?
Crescent Elk Middle enrolls approximately 507 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Crescent Elk Middle serve?
Crescent Elk Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Crescent Elk Middle?
Approximately 19.0:1 students per teacher at Crescent Elk Middle.
What is the student diversity at Crescent Elk Middle?
Student demographics at Crescent Elk Middle are roughly 46% White, 23% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Crescent Elk Middle?
Crescent Elk Middle is overseen by Del Norte County Unified in Del Norte County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.