Evergreen Elementary

Evergreen Elementary operates as a low-enrollment elementary campus in Yreka, California, operated by Yreka Union Elementary. Current enrollment sits at 267 students spanning grades K through 3. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Evergreen Elementary sits 43% leaner than that benchmark.

Yreka Union Elementary runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 869 students. Evergreen Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Evergreen Elementary records that the largest single group is White at 54%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 22% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 6% Native American, 2% Asian. By comparison, Siskiyou County as a whole is about 78% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.3:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 74% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Siskiyou County (around 65%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Evergreen Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.5%.

In the surrounding community, Siskiyou County reports that median household earnings sit near $59,095, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Evergreen Elementary is one of 52 public schools in Siskiyou County (combined enrollment of about 6,059 students).

The closest other public school is Siskiyou County Special Education, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Evergreen Elementary operates from a town-based location.

Over the past 7-year window. Evergreen Elementary's enrollment has edged down 40% since 2018, when it stood at 444 (now 267). Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 18% to 22%.

On this page, members of the Evergreen Elementary community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.