Douglas City Elementary

Douglas City Elementary operates as a very small elementary-level community in Douglas City, California, run under Douglas City Elementary. Current enrollment sits at 162 students spanning grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 65% below typical.

Douglas City Elementary is the operating authority for Douglas City Elementary, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Douglas City Elementary lists that the largest single group is White, at 67% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 10% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 6% Native American. By comparison, Trinity County as a whole is about 78% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Douglas City Elementary logs 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.0:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 51% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Trinity County's rate of about 65%.

After controlling for student poverty, Douglas City Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 49.4%; this one delivers 67.4%, a residual of +18.0 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Trinity County indicate the typical household earns roughly $53,002 per year, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Trinity County's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,461 students), Douglas City Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Trinity River Elementary Community Day, roughly 5.6 miles away. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Douglas City Elementary comes 1st of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 42.4%.

Douglas City Elementary operates from a low-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Douglas City Elementary's enrollment has edged down 7% since 2018, when it stood at 175 (now 162). Asian enrollment moved from 2% to 10% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 19.7:1 in 2018 to 17.0:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.