Freshwater Charter Middle

Freshwater Charter Middle is a middle-grades school of micro-enrollment scale in Eureka, California, operated by Freshwater Elementary, serveing 51 students in grades 7 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 659 students per school, that is 92% smaller than typical.

Freshwater Elementary runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 334 students. Freshwater Charter Middle is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Freshwater Charter Middle records that White students make up the majority at 63%. Other groups include 27% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 72% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Freshwater Charter Middle logs 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 25.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting Freshwater Charter Middle higher than the state norm the norm. Around 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Humboldt County (around 60%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Freshwater Charter Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.4%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Humboldt County) logs that 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. In all, Humboldt County runs 92 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,319 students), of which Freshwater Charter Middle is one.

Nearest neighbor: Freshwater Elementary, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Freshwater Charter Middle ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 41.7%.

Freshwater Charter Middle operates from a low-density location. As a public charter, Freshwater Charter Middle runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 4%: 53 students in 2018 compared to 51 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 89% to 63% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 26.5:1 in 2018 to 25.5:1 today.

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