Enrollment
131
High
DISTRICT 70 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POINT ARENA JOINT UNION HIGH·NCES 063123004831
Point Arena High
270 Lake St., Point Arena, CA 95468 · (707) 882-2134 · Mendocino County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL131 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 0% of California public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.2:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
63 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 29 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 36 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 34 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 32 | 24% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
9.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -43.9pp since 2014
Math
3.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -22.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 9 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 3 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 44 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 22 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.1% | 3.0% | 51.5% | 39.4% |
| Math | 0.0% | 3.0% | 6.1% | 90.9% |
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 | 9.1% | 3.0% |
| 2023-24 | 34.6% | 3.9% |
| 2022-23 | 41.2% | 14.7% |
| 2021-22 | 53.6% | 17.9% |
| 2018-19 | 30.3% | 15.2% |
| 2017-18 | 12.5% | 3.1% |
| 2016-17 | 16.7% | 6.5% |
| 2015-16 | 31.0% | 21.0% |
| 2014-15 | 53.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
12.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-38.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 51% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Point Arena High
Point Arena High's state test result (12.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Point Arena High this school | 131 | 48.1% | 12.7% |
| Geyserville New Tech Academy Geyserville | 97 | 54.6% | 27.7% |
| Lone Pine High Lone Pine | 86 | 52.3% | 39.3% |
| Whitmore Charter High Ceres | 96 | 54.2% | 42.0% |
| Excelsior Charter School Corona-Norco Corona | 133 | 51.1% | N/A |
| Visalia Technical Early College Visalia | 216 | 56.5% | 43.1% |
Matched among California high 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 Point Arena High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Mendocino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.7% | #1,036 of 1,052 | #7 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 3.0% | #1,048 of 1,056 ▼ 6 | #7 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 9.1% | #1,053 of 1,056 ▼ 108 | #7 of 7 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -29.7pp | #2 of 1,044 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 131 | #1,483 of 2,093 | #6 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.1% | #1,188 of 1,575 | #10 of 10 |
Ranked against other public high 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
131
0 (0%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 156
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 131 | 12.5 | 10.5:1 | 48% (63) |
| 2023-24 | 134 | 14.7 | 9.1:1 | 45% (60) |
| 2022-23 | 125 | 13.1 | 9.6:1 | 59% (74) |
| 2020-21 | 131 | 12 | 10.9:1 | 63% (82) |
| 2017-18 | 142 | 12 | 11.8:1 | 62% (88) |
| 2015-16 | 141 | 11 | 12.8:1 | 62% (87) |
| 2010-11 | 158 | N/A | N/A | 68% (108) |
| 2000-01 | 204 | 13 | 15.7:1 | 45% (91) |
| 1990-91 | 156 | 9 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Point Arena High.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (142 to 131); teachers up 4% (12 to 12.5).
About Point Arena High
Point Arena High serves students in Point Arena, California, as a very small high school. In all, 131 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12. It has 84% fewer students than the average for high schools in California (about 838).
The district, Point Arena Joint Union High, has 139 students enrolled across 2 schools.
More than half of enrollment at Point Arena High is Hispanic: 64%. Other groups make up 28% White and 6% Native American. Mendocino County as a whole is about 28% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 51%.
Its ratio of 10.5:1 is based on 12.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in California average 18.2:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 48%. Public schools in Mendocino County average 75%.
On the allk12 Grade, Point Arena High lands at F, ahead of 0% of California public high schools.
Point Arena High is a bottom-10% school in California on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 12.7% against a predicted 51.4%.
For the population of Mendocino County, median household income comes to about $68,092, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Mendocino County's 66 public schools enroll about 12,738 students and include Point Arena High.
South Coast Continuation is about 0.2 miles from Point Arena High, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Point Arena High is 6th on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 131 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 131.
This page collects posts and questions about Point Arena High, such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Mendocino County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
90,244
Census ACS
Median income
$68,092
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
66
12,738 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Point Arena Joint Union High
- South Coast ContinuationHigh · 8 students
Other schools in Point Arena
- Arena ElementaryElementary · 239 students
- Pacific Community CharterCombined · 64 students
- South Coast ContinuationHigh · 8 students
Nearby schools
- South Coast Continuation0.2 mi · 8
- Arena Elementary0.4 mi · 239
- Pacific Community Charter0.4 mi · 64
- Manchester Elementary3.7 mi · 34
- Anderson Valley Elementary18.5 mi · 190
- Anderson Valley Junior-Senior High18.7 mi · 192
Frequently asked questions
About Point Arena HighHow large is Point Arena High?
Point Arena High enrolls approximately 131 students in grades 09-12.
Is Point Arena High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Point Arena High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Point Arena High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Point Arena High is approximately 10.5:1 (13 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Point Arena High?
Student demographics at Point Arena High are roughly 28% White, 64% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
What district is Point Arena High in?
Point Arena High is part of Point Arena Joint Union High.
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