Enrollment
288
Elementary
DISTRICT 274 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUTTEN ELEMENTARY·NCES 061038001163
Cutten Elementary
4182 Walnut Dr., Eureka, CA 95503 · (707) 441-3900 · Humboldt County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL288 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
129 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 69 | 24% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 23% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 32% |
| Grade 6 | 61 | 21% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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 Cutten Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
45.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.4pp since 2014
Math
45.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.1% | 28.2% | 31.4% | 23.2% |
| Math | 13.6% | 32.1% | 31.4% | 22.9% |
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 | 45.4% | 45.7% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 49.8% |
| 2022-23 | 44.7% | 43.0% |
| 2021-22 | 56.7% | 47.6% |
| 2018-19 | 51.6% | 43.4% |
| 2017-18 | 50.0% | 46.0% |
| 2016-17 | 50.3% | 42.5% |
| 2015-16 | 47.0% | 40.0% |
| 2014-15 | 42.0% | 43.0% |
% 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
48.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Cutten Elementary
Cutten Elementary's state test result (48.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cutten Elementary this school | 288 | 44.8% | 48.3% |
| Vichy Elementary Napa | 297 | 42.4% | 64.3% |
| Wrightwood Elementary Wrightwood | 336 | 44.0% | 51.0% |
| Redwood Preparatory Charter Fortuna | 236 | 44.9% | N/A |
| Ridgewood Elementary Eureka | 260 | 51.5% | N/A |
| Cambridge Heights Elementary Citrus Heights | 348 | 50.0% | 59.6% |
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 Cutten Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Humboldt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #1,836 of 5,151 | #8 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #1,874 of 5,172 ▼ 338 | #9 of 23 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #2,420 of 5,172 ▼ 585 | #10 of 23 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.6pp | #338 of 5,116 | #4 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 288 | #4,859 of 5,915 | #8 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.1:1 | #2,297 of 5,352 | #14 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.7% | #1,865 of 5,354 | #11 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.8% | #4,149 of 5,625 | #27 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.1% | #2,551 of 3,837 | #10 of 17 |
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
288
-34 (-11%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 317
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
was 21.5:1
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 | 288 | 13 | 22.1:1 | 45% (129) |
| 2023-24 | 302 | 12.7 | 23.8:1 | 44% (133) |
| 2022-23 | 322 | 14.5 | 22.2:1 | 46% (148) |
| 2020-21 | 322 | 15 | 21.5:1 | 39% (124) |
| 2017-18 | 324 | 12.9 | 25.2:1 | 47% (151) |
| 2015-16 | 329 | 13 | 25.3:1 | 42% (137) |
| 2010-11 | 305 | N/A | N/A | 40% (121) |
| 2000-01 | 295 | 13 | 22.7:1 | 30% (89) |
| 1990-91 | 317 | 13 | 24.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cutten Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (324 to 288); teachers up 1% (12.9 to 13).
About Cutten Elementary
Cutten Elementary is an elementary school located in Eureka, California, in Humboldt County. Classes run from 3 through 6, and the school has 288 students. The average for elementary schools in California is about 465 students, so this school is 38% smaller than average.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
By race and ethnicity, Cutten Elementary is 59% White. The school is also 17% multiracial, 16% Hispanic, 4% Asian, and 3% Native American. That is lower than the 72% White share among all Humboldt County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Cutten Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 60%.
The count of teachers at Cutten Elementary is 13 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 22.1:1. Elementary schools in California average about 22.3:1, a similar figure. The school counts 129 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 45%. That rate is below the 60% average among public schools in Humboldt County.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 53.3% at Cutten Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 48.3%.
In Humboldt County (population about 134,541), median household income is about $61,160, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Cutten Elementary is one of 92 public schools in Humboldt County, which together enroll about 17,319 students.
Glen Paul is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Cutten Elementary ranks 1st of 6 nearby schools, at 48.3% versus a 32.0% average.
For locale, NCES codes Cutten Elementary as Town: Remote.
Federal counts put enrollment at 322 in 2020-21 and 288 in 2024-25, an 11% decrease.
Discussion on this page can cover sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Eureka
- Eureka Senior HighHigh · 1,162 students
- Alder Grove Charter School 2Combined · 481 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 426 students
- Catherine L. Zane MiddleMiddle · 417 students
- Winship MiddleMiddle · 413 students
- Alice Birney ElementaryElementary · 375 students
Nearby schools
- Glen Paul0.2 mi · 128
- Winship Middle0.3 mi · 413
- Northern United - Humboldt Charter0.6 mi · 330
- Washington Elementary0.8 mi · 426
- Grant Elementary1.0 mi · 278
- Humboldt County Office of Education Juvenile Hall Court1.6 mi · 9
Frequently asked questions
About Cutten ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Cutten Elementary?
Cutten Elementary enrolls approximately 288 students in grades 03-06.
Is Cutten Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cutten Elementary is an elementary school covering grades 03-06.
How many teachers does Cutten Elementary have?
Cutten Elementary employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.1:1.
How diverse is Cutten Elementary?
Cutten Elementary reports a student body of 59% White, 16% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Asian, 17% Two or more.
Who oversees Cutten Elementary?
Cutten Elementary is overseen by Cutten Elementary in Humboldt County.
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