Honeydew Elementary

At 20 Wilder Ridge Rd. in Honeydew, California, Honeydew Elementary operates as a very small elementary school. The school serves kindergarten through 8. Enrollment is 13 students. It has 97% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in California (about 465).

Honeydew Elementary sits within Mattole Unified, which has 3 schools and 42 students.

At Honeydew Elementary, Hispanic students make up the biggest share, 46%. Enrollment also includes 38% White and 15% multiracial. Among people living in Humboldt County, the Hispanic share is about 14%.

The school has 0.2 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 81.3 students per teacher. Statewide, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Of all students at Honeydew Elementary, 23% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 60% for public schools in Humboldt County.

In the wider Humboldt County area, median household income comes to about $61,160, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Humboldt County's 92 public schools enroll about 17,319 students and include Honeydew Elementary.

Mattole Triple Junction High is about 10.2 miles from Honeydew Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school.

NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.

Honeydew Elementary enrolled 3 in 2017-18 and 13 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size. In 2017-18, 100% of students were White; in 2024-25, 38% were. The ratio of students to teachers went from 3.0:1 to 81.3:1 over the same years.

This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Honeydew Elementary. Members of the school community can share what they know.