Orleans Elementary

Orleans Elementary is a very small primary school in Orleans, California, part of Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified. The school hosts 62 students in grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 87% below the state mean of about 465.

Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 951 students; Orleans Elementary is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Orleans Elementary logs that 66% of the student body identifies as Native American. Other groups include 18% White, 6% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Orleans Elementary has 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Orleans Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 73% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Humboldt County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Orleans Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.3%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Humboldt County) records that the typical household earns roughly $61,160 per year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Orleans Elementary is one of 92 public schools in Humboldt County (combined enrollment of about 17,319 students).

The closest other public school is Junction Elementary, roughly 6.7 miles away. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Orleans Elementary at 1st of 4; the average score across the group is 16.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Orleans Elementary has declined 22%, going from 79 students in 2018 to 62 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 26.3:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 in 2025.

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