Enrollment
62
Elementary
DISTRICT 132 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KLAMATH-TRINITY JOINT UNIFIED·NCES 061995002392
Orleans Elementary
38016 Highway 96, Orleans, CA 95556 · (530) 625-5600 · Humboldt County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL62 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
4 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
45 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 7 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 4 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 4 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 5 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 7 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 6 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 4 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 10 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 15 | 24% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
51.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +39.0pp since 2014
Math
34.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +16.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 39 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 22.4% | 28.6% | 30.6% | 18.4% |
| Math | 10.2% | 24.5% | 28.6% | 36.7% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 34.7% |
| 2023-24 | 46.7% | 26.7% |
| 2022-23 | 30.9% | 21.4% |
| 2021-22 | 28.6% | 11.9% |
| 2018-19 | 25.0% | 24.4% |
| 2017-18 | 29.6% | 25.6% |
| 2016-17 | 34.7% | 28.6% |
| 2015-16 | 29.0% | 20.0% |
| 2014-15 | 12.0% | 18.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Orleans Elementary
Orleans Elementary's state test result (41.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orleans Elementary this school | 62 | 72.6% | 41.8% |
| Diamond Valley Elementary Markleeville | 51 | 76.5% | 28.5% |
| Dunsmuir Elementary Dunsmuir | 65 | 83.1% | 16.3% |
| Sherwood Willits | 59 | 69.5% | 20.8% |
| 'O Me-nok Learning Center Klamath | 86 | 87.2% | 10.8% |
| Montgomery Creek Elementary Montgomery Creek | 68 | 75.0% | 29.3% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Orleans Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Humboldt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 62 | #5,731 of 5,915 | #34 of 48 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
62
-4 (-6%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 67
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 13.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62 | 4 | 15.5:1 | 73% (45) |
| 2023-24 | 58 | 4 | 14.5:1 | 81% (47) |
| 2022-23 | 63 | 4 | 15.8:1 | 71% (45) |
| 2020-21 | 66 | 5 | 13.2:1 | 89% (59) |
| 2017-18 | 79 | 3 | 26.3:1 | 72% (57) |
| 2015-16 | 60 | 4 | 15.0:1 | 88% (53) |
| 2010-11 | 45 | N/A | N/A | 93% (42) |
| 2000-01 | 54 | 5 | 10.8:1 | 59% (32) |
| 1990-91 | 67 | 6 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Orleans Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (79 to 62); teachers up 33% (3 to 4).
About Orleans Elementary
Orleans Elementary is a public elementary school run by Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified in Orleans, California. Enrollment totals 62 students across kindergarten through 8. The school is 87% below the average for elementary schools in California.
Orleans Elementary is in Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified, a district with 951 students across 7 schools.
At Orleans Elementary, 66% of students are Native American. After that, the student body is 18% White, 6% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Orleans Elementary scores 52%.
There are 4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Orleans Elementary, giving a ratio of 15.5:1. Elementary schools in California average 22.3:1, 6.8 more students per teacher than here. A total of 45 students, or 73%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Humboldt County report 60%.
Orleans Elementary earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 64% of California public elementary schools.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Orleans Elementary's results are 4.7 points above predicted: 41.8% against 37.0%.
For the population of Humboldt County, the median household earns about $61,160 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Across Humboldt County, 92 public schools serve about 17,319 students.
Junction Elementary, about 6.7 miles away, is the closest public school. Among the 4 closest schools with test data, this one included, Orleans Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment fell 6% over 4 years, reaching 62 in 2024-25. The ratio was 13.2:1 in 2020-21 and 15.5:1 in 2024-25.
Orleans Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Humboldt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
134,541
Census ACS
Median income
$61,160
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
92
17,319 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified
- Hoopa Valley ElementaryElementary · 363 students
- Hoopa Valley HighHigh · 265 students
- Trinity Valley ElementaryElementary · 200 students
- Captain John Continuation HighHigh · 25 students
- Weitchpec ElementaryElementary · 24 students
- Jack Norton ElementaryElementary · 12 students
Other Orleans Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Orleans Elementary. Orleans Elementary is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Orleans Elementary SchoolOrleans, IN · 499 students
- Orleans ElementaryOrleans, MA · 149 students
- Orleans Elementary SchoolOrleans, VT · 132 students
Nearby schools
- Junction Elementary6.7 mi · 34
- Weitchpec Elementary11.1 mi · 24
- Jack Norton Elementary17.1 mi · 12
- Hoopa Valley Elementary18.7 mi · 363
- Hoopa Valley High18.7 mi · 265
- Captain John Continuation High18.8 mi · 25
Frequently asked questions
About Orleans ElementaryHow many students attend Orleans Elementary?
Orleans Elementary enrolls approximately 62 students in grades KG-08.
Is Orleans Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Orleans Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Orleans Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Orleans Elementary is approximately 15.5:1 (4 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Orleans Elementary?
Student demographics at Orleans Elementary are roughly 18% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Orleans Elementary?
Orleans Elementary is overseen by Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified in Humboldt County.
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