Enrollment
141
Middle
DISTRICT 125 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH BAY UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 063735006314
South Bay Elementary
6077 Loma Ave., Eureka, CA 95503 · (707) 443-4828 · Humboldt County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL141 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 42% of California public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
23.5:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.3:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
119 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 48 | 34% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 35% |
| Grade 6 | 44 | 31% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within South Bay Union Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
35.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.0pp since 2014
Math
23.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.4% | 22.6% | 24.8% | 40.1% |
| Math | 5.1% | 18.3% | 34.3% | 42.3% |
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 | 35.0% | 23.4% |
| 2023-24 | 29.0% | 21.2% |
| 2022-23 | 32.3% | 25.0% |
| 2021-22 | 32.8% | 15.4% |
| 2020-21 | 24.4% | 11.4% |
| 2018-19 | 38.9% | 16.1% |
| 2017-18 | 38.6% | 22.8% |
| 2016-17 | 37.4% | 19.6% |
| 2015-16 | 34.0% | 24.0% |
| 2014-15 | 36.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
27.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 South Bay Elementary
South Bay Elementary's state test result (27.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Bay Elementary this school | 141 | 84.4% | 27.1% |
| Upper Lake Middle Upper Lake | 183 | 81.4% | 14.8% |
| Needles Middle Needles | 196 | 83.2% | 21.2% |
| Toddy Thomas Middle Fortuna | 233 | 84.5% | 22.6% |
| Riverview Middle Rio Vista | 160 | 76.9% | 29.5% |
| Fortuna Middle Fortuna | 231 | 78.4% | 25.7% |
Matched among California middle 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 South Bay Elementary ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Humboldt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #828 of 1,224 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.4% | #754 of 1,227 ▲ 14 | #4 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #853 of 1,227 ▲ 95 | #5 of 7 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.1pp | #308 of 1,214 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 141 | #1,317 of 1,377 | #7 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.4% | #428 of 1,329 | #2 of 7 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
141
+6 (+4%) vs 2020
-62% since 1990-91, when it was 376
Student : Teacher
23.5:1
was 19.3:1
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 | 141 | 6 | 23.5:1 | 84% (119) |
| 2023-24 | 145 | 6 | 24.2:1 | 81% (117) |
| 2022-23 | 127 | 5.7 | 22.3:1 | 76% (96) |
| 2020-21 | 135 | 7 | 19.3:1 | 70% (95) |
| 2017-18 | 168 | 8.6 | 19.5:1 | 71% (120) |
| 2015-16 | 199 | 8 | 24.9:1 | 61% (121) |
| 2010-11 | 112 | N/A | N/A | 79% (89) |
| 2000-01 | 240 | 13 | 18.5:1 | 69% (165) |
| 1990-91 | 376 | 17 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Bay Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (168 to 141); teachers down 30% (8.6 to 6).
About South Bay Elementary
Located in Eureka, California, South Bay Elementary is a small middle-grades school. The student body numbers 141 students, from grades 4 through 6. Average enrollment for middle schools in California is about 659, so this school runs 79% smaller than that.
South Bay Union Elementary includes 3 schools. Together they enroll 374 students.
Enrollment at South Bay Elementary is mixed, with White students the largest group at 46%. The rest of enrollment is 29% Hispanic, 16% multiracial, 4% Native American, and 3% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Humboldt County's population at about 72%. South Bay Elementary has a diversity index of 68%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 23.5:1. For comparison, middle schools in California average 20.7:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 84%. Among public schools in Humboldt County, the average eligibility rate is 60%.
The allk12 Grade for South Bay Elementary is C+. Compared with California public middle schools, the school scored higher than 42% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, South Bay Elementary would be expected to post about 30.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 27.1%.
Federal survey data for Humboldt County show that median household income is about $61,160, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. South Bay Elementary is among the 92 public schools in Humboldt County.
The next-closest public school is South Bay Charter, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, South Bay Elementary is behind the 30.1% nearby average, ranking 4th of 5.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Remote.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 4%, from 135 to 141. By 2024-25, the school had 23.5 students per teacher, compared with 19.3 in 2020-21.
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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 South Bay Union Elementary
- Pine Hill ElementaryElementary · 189 students
- South Bay CharterElementary · 44 students
Other schools in Eureka
- Eureka Senior HighHigh · 1,162 students
- Alder Grove Charter School 2Combined · 481 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 426 students
- Catherine L. Zane MiddleMiddle · 417 students
- Winship MiddleMiddle · 413 students
- Alice Birney ElementaryElementary · 375 students
Other South Bay Elementary schools
One other US public school is named South Bay Elementary. South Bay Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- South Bay ElementaryLacey, WA · 595 students
Nearby schools
- South Bay Charter0.0 mi · 44
- Pine Hill Elementary2.2 mi · 189
- Academy of the Redwoods2.5 mi · 154
- Ridgewood Elementary3.2 mi · 260
- Alice Birney Elementary3.3 mi · 375
- Grant Elementary3.4 mi · 278
Frequently asked questions
About South Bay ElementaryHow many students attend South Bay Elementary?
South Bay Elementary enrolls approximately 141 students in grades 04-06.
What age range does South Bay Elementary serve?
South Bay Elementary serves students from grade 04 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at South Bay Elementary?
Approximately 23.5:1 students per teacher at South Bay Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at South Bay Elementary?
At South Bay Elementary, the student body is approximately 46% White, 29% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 16% Two or more.
What district is South Bay Elementary in?
South Bay Elementary is part of South Bay Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.