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Round Valley High

Howard and High Sts., Covelo, CA 95428 · (707) 983-6174 · Mendocino County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL113 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% 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.
  • C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

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

Enrollment
113
High
DISTRICT 67 · STATE 838
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.2:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
100 students
DISTRICT 91% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 93329%
Grade 102421%
Grade 112320%
Grade 123329%
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
109%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
3733%
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Native American
6658%
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
6759%
Female
4641%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
21.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.9pp since 2014
Math
5.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.3pp since 2014

What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 5 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts0.0%21.1%31.6%47.4%
Math0.0%5.3%10.5%84.2%
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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2521.1%5.3%
2023-2422.2%N/A
2021-22N/A0.0%
2020-2125.0%N/A
2018-1926.1%4.0%
2017-1815.4%0.0%
2015-1630.0%0.0%
2014-1522.0%0.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
16.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.5pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Round Valley High

Round Valley High's state test result (16.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Round Valley High this school11388.5%16.2%
San Pasqual Valley High
Winterhaven
17792.1%20.4%
All Tribes Charter
Valley Center
8296.3%N/A
Noli School
San Jacinto
9596.8%N/A
Warner Junior/Senior High
Warner Springs
9871.4%35.0%
Hoopa Valley High
Hoopa
26577.7%30.6%
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 Round Valley High ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Mendocino County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
16.2%#1,024 of 1,052#5 of 7
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
5.3%#1,037 of 1,056#5 of 7
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
21.1%#1,034 of 1,056
▼ 9
#5 of 7
▲ 2
Enrollment
ranked largest first
113#1,541 of 2,093#10 of 22
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
88.5%#353 of 1,575#2 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 2024-25
Enrollment
113
-9 (-7%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 128
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 12.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2511311.49.9:188% (100)
2023-2410210.99.4:171% (72)
2022-231121110.2:198% (110)
2020-211221012.2:192% (112)
2017-188910.38.7:1100% (89)
2015-1690109.0:182% (74)
2010-11100N/AN/A95% (95)
2000-01113129.4:197% (110)
1990-911281012.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Round Valley High.

Since 2017-18: students up 27% (89 to 113); teachers up 11% (10.3 to 11.4).

About Round Valley High

Round Valley High is one of the public schools in Covelo, California. It is a small high school. Enrollment is 113 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 9 through 12. Against the 838-student average for high schools in California, enrollment here is 87% lower.

Round Valley Unified runs 3 schools with a combined 447 students. Round Valley High is one of them.

At 58%, Native American students outnumber all other groups at Round Valley High combined. The school is also 33% Hispanic and 9% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Round Valley High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 54%.

Round Valley High employs 11.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 9.9:1. That ratio is under the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 88% in 2024-25. Public schools in Mendocino County average 75%.

Measured against California public high schools, Round Valley High receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

On a poverty-adjusted basis, Round Valley High falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 16.2% actual against 27.7% predicted.

According to the American Community Survey, in Mendocino County, median household income is about $68,092, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. A total of 66 public schools operate in Mendocino County, serving about 12,738 students.

Round Valley Continuation is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. Round Valley High is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Round Valley High ranks 5th on proficiency.

The school is in rural territory far from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Remote).

The number of students dropped from 122 to 113 over 4 years. The school's ratio fell from 12.2:1 to 9.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

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Mendocino County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Round Valley High
District
Round Valley Unified
Address
Howard and High Sts., Covelo, CA 95428
Phone
(707) 983-6174
County
Mendocino County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
113
Teachers (FTE)
11
Student–teacher ratio
9.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
100 (88%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
063372005195
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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One other US public school is named Round Valley High. Round Valley High is the 2nd largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Round Valley High
What is the total enrollment at Round Valley High?
Round Valley High enrolls approximately 113 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Round Valley High serve?
Round Valley High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Round Valley High?
Approximately 9.9:1 students per teacher at Round Valley High.
How diverse is Round Valley High?
Round Valley High reports a student body of 9% White, 33% Hispanic.
What district is Round Valley High in?
Round Valley High is part of Round Valley Unified.
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