Etna Elementary

Etna Elementary, a very small K-5 school in Etna, California, run under Scott Valley Unified, instructs 125 students, covering grades 3 through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 73% below the state mean of about 465.

Scott Valley Unified runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 604 students. Etna Elementary is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Etna Elementary logs that 66% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder is composed of 14% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, 7% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 78% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Etna Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.4%; this one delivers 48.9%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Siskiyou County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $59,095 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Etna Elementary is one of 52 public schools in Siskiyou County (combined enrollment of about 6,059 students).

The closest other public school is Etna Union High, roughly 0.3 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Etna Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 36.2%.

Etna Elementary operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Etna Elementary has shrank 30%, going from 179 students in 2018 to 125 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 22.4:1 in 2018 to 19.8:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.