Howell Mountain Elementary

As a tiny elementary-level community in Angwin, California, Howell Mountain Elementary enrolls 85 students from grades K through 8, one of the schools within Howell Mountain Elementary. That puts it 82% leaner than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Howell Mountain Elementary is a school of Howell Mountain Elementary, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Looking at the student body, Howell Mountain Elementary logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 56%. The remainder is composed of 33% White, 6% multiracial, 4% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 36% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 60% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Howell Mountain Elementary falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 44.4%; this one comes in at 29.7%, -14.7 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Napa County put median household income runs about $111,471, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Napa County's 43 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,557 students), Howell Mountain Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Pope Valley Elementary, around 2.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Howell Mountain Elementary at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 48.3%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Howell Mountain Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 14% since 2018, when it stood at 99 (now 85). White enrollment moved from 41% to 33% across the same window.

On the community side, the feed for Howell Mountain Elementary typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.