Enrollment
96
High
DISTRICT 51 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOUNTAIN VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 060001809107
Hayfork High
231 Oak St., Hayfork, CA 96041 · (530) 628-5261 · Trinity County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL96 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 97% of California public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
75 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 24 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 26 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 22 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 24 | 25% |
Student demographics
67%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
85.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +62.0pp since 2014
Math
70.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +43.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 62 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 43 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 55.0% | 30.0% | 0.0% | 15.0% |
| Math | 30.0% | 40.0% | 15.0% | 15.0% |
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 | 85.0% | 70.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.2% | 41.7% |
| 2022-23 | 57.9% | 42.1% |
| 2021-22 | 68.4% | 52.6% |
| 2020-21 | 81.8% | 40.9% |
| 2018-19 | 56.3% | 25.0% |
| 2017-18 | 63.6% | 41.7% |
| 2016-17 | 64.3% | 21.4% |
| 2015-16 | 82.0% | 24.0% |
| 2014-15 | 23.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
62.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+28.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 34% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 29 points, placing it in California's top 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 Hayfork High
Hayfork High's state test result (62.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayfork High this school | 96 | 78.1% | 62.7% |
| Dunsmuir High Dunsmuir | 61 | 72.1% | 20.0% |
| Laytonville High Laytonville | 98 | 76.5% | 32.9% |
| AeroSTEM Academy Yuba City | 116 | 76.7% | N/A |
| Washington Middle College High West Sacramento | 171 | 68.4% | 68.3% |
| Shasta County Independent Study Redding | 102 | 74.5% | 13.3% |
Matched among California high 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 Hayfork High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Trinity County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 96 | #1,585 of 2,093 | #2 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high 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
96
+18 (+23%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 172
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 96 | 6.1 | 15.8:1 | 78% (75) |
| 2023-24 | 95 | 6 | 15.8:1 | 86% (82) |
| 2022-23 | 86 | 7.5 | 11.4:1 | 87% (75) |
| 2020-21 | 78 | 7 | 11.1:1 | 81% (63) |
| 2017-18 | 76 | 7.1 | 10.7:1 | 82% (62) |
| 2015-16 | 84 | 8 | 10.5:1 | 86% (72) |
| 2010-11 | 117 | N/A | N/A | 67% (78) |
| 2000-01 | 186 | 10 | 18.6:1 | 64% (119) |
| 1990-91 | 172 | 11 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hayfork High.
Since 2017-18: students up 26% (76 to 96); teachers down 15% (7.1 to 6.1).
About Hayfork High
Hayfork High is one of the public schools in Hayfork, California. It is a small high school. School enrollment was 96 students in 2024-25, in grades 9 through 12. For comparison, high schools in California average about 838 students.
Mountain Valley Unified runs 3 schools with a combined 346 students. Hayfork High is one of them.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Hayfork High is White (49%). Smaller groups are 26% Asian, 13% multiracial, and 10% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Trinity County is roughly 78% White. Hayfork High has a diversity index of 67%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At Hayfork High, 6.1 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 15.8:1. That ratio is under the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 78% of enrollment. That is 13 points above the 65% average for public schools in Trinity County.
allk12 grades Hayfork High an A+. The grade compares the school only with California public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
After accounting for student poverty, Hayfork High is in the top 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests of 62.7% is 28.9 points above the 33.8% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
Census Bureau estimates for Trinity County show that median household income is about $53,002, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 19 public schools operate in Trinity County, serving about 1,461 students.
Valley High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Hayfork High at 2nd of 6.
Hayfork High is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.
Hayfork High saw enrollment rise 23% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio was 11.1:1 in 2020-21 and 15.8:1 in 2024-25.
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Trinity County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,860
Census ACS
Median income
$53,002
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
1,461 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mountain Valley Unified
- Hayfork ElementaryElementary · 245 students
- Valley HighHigh · 5 students
Other schools in Hayfork
- Hayfork ElementaryElementary · 245 students
- Valley HighHigh · 5 students
Nearby schools
- Valley High0.8 mi · 5
- Hayfork Elementary0.8 mi · 245
- Douglas City Elementary13.8 mi · 162
- Junction City Elementary13.9 mi · 65
- R.I.S.E. Academy17.4 mi · 4
- Trinity High17.5 mi · 289
Frequently asked questions
About Hayfork HighHow many students attend Hayfork High?
Hayfork High enrolls approximately 96 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Hayfork High serve?
Hayfork High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hayfork High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hayfork High is approximately 15.8:1 (6 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hayfork High?
At Hayfork High, the student body is approximately 49% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 26% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Hayfork High public or private?
Hayfork High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mountain Valley Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.