Honeydew Elementary

Set in Honeydew, California, Honeydew Elementary is a very small elementary school, overseen by Mattole Unified. It instructs 13 students across grades K through 8. That puts it 97% below the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Within Mattole Unified, which oversees 3 schools and 42 students, Honeydew Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Honeydew Elementary records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 38% White, 15% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 14%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 0 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 81.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Honeydew Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. About 23% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Humboldt County (around 60%), the school's rate is south of typical.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Humboldt County put median household earnings sit near $61,160, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Honeydew Elementary is one of 92 public schools in Humboldt County (combined enrollment of about 17,319 students).

The closest other public school is Mattole Triple Junction High, roughly 10.2 miles away.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Five-year trend. Honeydew Elementary's enrollment has edged up 333% since 2018, when it stood at 3 (now 13). White enrollment moved from 100% to 38% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 3.0:1 in 2018 to 81.3:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Honeydew Elementary community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.