Mattole Elementary

Located at 29289 Chambers Rd., in Petrolia, California, Mattole Elementary is a rural-scale K-5 school that works with 27 students (grades K through 8), one of the schools within Mattole Unified. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Mattole Elementary sits 94% smaller than that benchmark.

Mattole Unified runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 42 students. Mattole Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Mattole Elementary shows that the most-represented group is White (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 41% multiracial, 7% Hispanic. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 72%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Mattole Elementary has 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 27.0:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 56% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Humboldt County indicate 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%. In all, Humboldt County runs 92 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,319 students), of which Mattole Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Mattole Triple Junction High, roughly 0.0 miles away.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Mattole Elementary's enrollment has contracted 23% since 2018, when it stood at 35 (now 27). White enrollment moved from 83% to 52% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 10.0:1 in 2018 to 27.0:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Mattole Elementary typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.