McKinleyville Middle

McKinleyville Middle is a junior high of intimate scale in McKinleyville, California, run under McKinleyville Union Elementary, enrolling 302 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 659 students per school, that is 54% leaner than typical.

Across the 3 schools in McKinleyville Union Elementary (840 students total), McKinleyville Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, McKinleyville Middle logs that the largest single group is White, at 61% of enrollment; the rest looks like 16% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 8% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 72% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, McKinleyville Middle has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 20.7:1 average. About 53% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, McKinleyville Middle is in the bottom 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 47.7%; McKinleyville Middle posts 27.6%, -20.1 points below that line.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Humboldt County put the typical household earns roughly $61,160 per year, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Humboldt County's 92 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,319 students), McKinleyville Middle is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Morris Elementary, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, McKinleyville Middle comes 4th of 5 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 39.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. McKinleyville Middle's enrollment has contracted 20% since 2018, when it stood at 378 (now 302). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 66% to 61%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 23.1:1 in 2018 to 18.0:1 today.

Inside the community feed, members of the McKinleyville Middle community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.