Cutten Elementary

Cutten Elementary, a compact primary school in Eureka, California, overseen by Cutten Elementary, enrolls 288 students, covering grades 3 through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 38% below the state mean of about 465.

Cutten Elementary comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 548 students; Cutten Elementary is among them.

On demographics, Cutten Elementary lists that the largest single group is White, at 59% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 17% multiracial, 16% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% Native American. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 72%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Cutten Elementary has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Humboldt County (around 60%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Cutten Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.8%; this one delivers 50.3%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Humboldt County put the typical household earns roughly $61,160 per year, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cutten Elementary is one of 92 public schools in Humboldt County (combined enrollment of about 17,319 students).

Glen Paul is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Cutten Elementary. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Cutten Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 30.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 11%: 324 students in 2018 compared to 288 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share declined from 21% to 16%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 25.2:1 in 2018 to 22.1:1 today.

On this page, members of the Cutten Elementary community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.