Cuddeback Elementary

Cuddeback Elementary is one of the tiny primary schools in Carlotta, California, part of Cuddeback Union Elementary, with 157 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 66% smaller than the state mean of about 465.

Cuddeback Elementary is a school of Cuddeback Union Elementary, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Cuddeback Elementary logs that 71% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder reads as 15% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 3% Native American. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Cuddeback Elementary records 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Cuddeback Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 59% of students at Cuddeback Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Cuddeback Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.7%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Humboldt County indicate median household earnings sit near $61,160, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Humboldt County runs 92 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,319 students), of which Cuddeback Elementary is one.

Hydesville Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Cuddeback Elementary. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Cuddeback Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 36.0%.

Cuddeback Elementary operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 10%: 143 students in 2018 compared to 157 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 80% to 71% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 20.4:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Cuddeback Elementary typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.