Peninsula Union

Peninsula Union is one of the tiny elementary schools in Samoa, California, one of the schools within Peninsula Union, with 66 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 86% leaner than typical.

Peninsula Union is the operating authority for Peninsula Union, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Looking at the student body, Peninsula Union shows that the largest single group is White at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 23% Hispanic, 18% multiracial, 8% Native American, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 72% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Peninsula Union has 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Peninsula Union tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 82% of students at Peninsula Union qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Humboldt County's rate of about 60%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Peninsula Union is in the bottom 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 31.6%; Peninsula Union posts 7.0%, -24.6 points below that line.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Humboldt County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $61,160 per year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Humboldt County runs 92 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,319 students), of which Peninsula Union is one.

The closest other public school is Alder Grove Charter School 2, roughly 1.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Peninsula Union comes 4th of 4 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 27.5%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Peninsula Union has grew 78%, going from 37 students in 2018 to 66 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 84% to 48%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 today.

On allk12, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.