Monument Middle

Set in Rio Dell, California, Monument Middle is a micro-enrollment junior high, overseen by Rio Dell Elementary. It caters to 91 students across grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 86% leaner than the state mean of about 659.

Rio Dell Elementary comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 314 students; Monument Middle is among them.

Demographically, Monument Middle lists that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 18% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black, 2% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Humboldt County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.3:1. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Monument Middle sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 40.2%; actual is 17.5%, a gap of -22.7 points.

In the area at large, census data for Humboldt County shows median household income runs about $61,160, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Humboldt County runs 92 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,319 students), of which Monument Middle is one.

The closest other public school is Eagle Prairie Elementary, roughly 0.1 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Monument Middle comes 7th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 39.7%.

Monument Middle operates from a rural location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 22%: 117 students in 2018 compared to 91 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 62% to 70% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 21.3:1 in 2018 to 18.3:1 in 2025.

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