Enrollment
231
Middle
DISTRICT 232 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORTUNA ELEMENTARY·NCES 060142001617
Fortuna Middle
843 L St., Fortuna, CA 95540 · (707) 725-3415 · Humboldt County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL231 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of California public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
181 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 103 | 45% |
| Grade 8 | 128 | 55% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
39.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +23.2pp since 2014
Math
20.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +9.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 23 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.8% | 28.4% | 27.9% | 32.9% |
| Math | 6.3% | 14.4% | 24.8% | 54.5% |
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 | 39.2% | 20.7% |
| 2023-24 | 28.6% | 13.3% |
| 2022-23 | 27.6% | 15.0% |
| 2021-22 | 27.4% | 9.6% |
| 2020-21 | 24.4% | 9.1% |
| 2018-19 | 32.9% | 16.2% |
| 2017-18 | 30.1% | 18.7% |
| 2016-17 | 29.1% | 17.2% |
| 2015-16 | 29.0% | 16.0% |
| 2014-15 | 16.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
25.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Fortuna Middle
Fortuna Middle's state test result (25.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fortuna Middle this school | 231 | 78.4% | 25.7% |
| Needles Middle Needles | 196 | 83.2% | 21.2% |
| El Tejon Elementary Lebec | 221 | 83.7% | 28.8% |
| Toddy Thomas Middle Fortuna | 233 | 84.5% | 22.6% |
| Upper Lake Middle Upper Lake | 183 | 81.4% | 14.8% |
| Riverview Middle Rio Vista | 160 | 76.9% | 29.5% |
Matched among California middle 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 Fortuna Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Humboldt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.7% | #882 of 1,224 | #6 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.7% | #837 of 1,227 ▲ 176 | #5 of 7 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #739 of 1,227 ▲ 218 | #4 of 7 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.5pp | #45 of 1,214 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 231 | #1,259 of 1,377 | #6 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #9 of 1,279 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.4% | #302 of 1,278 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.4% | #576 of 1,329 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.3% | #221 of 257 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
231
+15 (+7%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 231 | 17.5 | 13.2:1 | 78% (181) |
| 2023-24 | 253 | 18.2 | 13.9:1 | 85% (215) |
| 2022-23 | 237 | 15.4 | 15.4:1 | 80% (189) |
| 2020-21 | 216 | 13 | 16.6:1 | 90% (194) |
| 2017-18 | 228 | 13.4 | 17.1:1 | 81% (184) |
| 2015-16 | 242 | 11 | 22.0:1 | 78% (188) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fortuna Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (228 to 231); teachers up 31% (13.4 to 17.5).
About Fortuna Middle
Fortuna Middle is a very small middle school in Fortuna, California, one of the schools in Fortuna Elementary. It has an enrollment of 231 students in grades 7 through 8. Middle schools in California average about 659 students, which makes this school 65% below average.
Fortuna Elementary has 1,002 students in 4 schools, and Fortuna Middle is one of those schools.
The largest group at Fortuna Middle is White students, at 42%. It is also 41% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 6% Native American. For comparison, the population of Humboldt County is roughly 72% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Fortuna Middle scores 64%.
Fortuna Middle has 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in California is 20.7:1. At Fortuna Middle, 78% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is 18 points above the 60% average for public schools in Humboldt County.
On the allk12 Grade, Fortuna Middle lands at C+, ahead of 35% of California public middle schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Fortuna Middle, the prediction is 33.6% and the result is 25.7%.
In Humboldt County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $61,160, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 92 public schools and about 17,319 students.
Fortuna Union High is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Fortuna Middle comes in 2nd of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Town: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
From 216 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 231 by 2024-25. Students per teacher dropped from 16.6 in 2020-21 to 13.2 in 2024-25.
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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 Fortuna Elementary
- Norman G. Ambrosini ElementaryElementary · 282 students
- Linell K. Walker ElementaryElementary · 256 students
- Toddy Thomas MiddleMiddle · 233 students
Other schools in Fortuna
- Fortuna Union HighHigh · 826 students
- Norman G. Ambrosini ElementaryElementary · 282 students
- Linell K. Walker ElementaryElementary · 256 students
- Redwood Preparatory CharterElementary · 236 students
- Toddy Thomas MiddleMiddle · 233 students
- East High (Continuation)High · 66 students
Nearby schools
- Fortuna Union High0.3 mi · 826
- East High (Continuation)0.4 mi · 66
- Linell K. Walker Elementary0.9 mi · 256
- Eel River Community1.0 mi · 64
- Norman G. Ambrosini Elementary1.8 mi · 282
- Redwood Preparatory Charter2.0 mi · 236
Frequently asked questions
About Fortuna MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Fortuna Middle?
Fortuna Middle enrolls approximately 231 students in grades 07-08.
Is Fortuna Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fortuna Middle is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Fortuna Middle have?
Fortuna Middle employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Fortuna Middle?
Student demographics at Fortuna Middle are roughly 42% White, 41% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Fortuna Middle in?
Fortuna Middle is part of Fortuna Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.