Mountain Elementary

Mountain Elementary is a rural-scale K-5 school in Gasquet, California, overseen by Del Norte County Unified. The school works with 44 students in grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 91% below the state mean of about 465.

Mountain Elementary is one of 11 schools operated by Del Norte County Unified, a district that educates 3,378 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Mountain Elementary reports that the largest single group is White, at 64% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 25% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 5% Native American, 2% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Del Norte County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Mountain Elementary has 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.5:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Del Norte County runs at roughly 69%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Mountain Elementary sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 50.2%; actual is 34.8%, a gap of -15.5 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Del Norte County indicate the typical household earns roughly $67,058 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Mountain Elementary is one of 16 public schools in Del Norte County (combined enrollment of about 4,003 students).

The closest other public school is Redwood Elementary, roughly 9.8 miles away. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mountain Elementary at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 26.4%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

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