Enrollment
161
Elementary
STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRINIDAD UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 063972006602
Trinidad Union
300 Trinity St., Trinidad, CA 95570 · (707) 677-3631 · Humboldt County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL161 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test 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.
- BThree-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
16.9:1
10 FTE teachers
STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
99 students
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 | 26 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 11 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 13 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 21 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 20 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (26) is 30% larger than its 8th grade class (20).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
50.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -3.5pp since 2014
Math
47.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -3.2pp 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 48 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.1% | 35.5% | 21.5% | 28.0% |
| Math | 17.8% | 30.0% | 28.9% | 23.3% |
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 | 50.5% | 47.8% |
| 2023-24 | 52.8% | 48.1% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 41.0% |
| 2021-22 | 47.8% | 40.0% |
| 2020-21 | 56.0% | 41.2% |
| 2018-19 | 58.8% | 44.5% |
| 2017-18 | 52.5% | 41.8% |
| 2016-17 | 46.5% | 43.0% |
| 2015-16 | 57.0% | 52.0% |
| 2014-15 | 54.0% | 51.0% |
% 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
49.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Trinidad Union
Trinidad Union's state test result (49.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinidad Union this school | 161 | 61.5% | 49.7% |
| Blue Lake Union Elementary Blue Lake | 153 | 62.1% | 29.5% |
| Cuddeback Elementary Carlotta | 157 | 59.2% | 42.4% |
| Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts Pioneer | 171 | 64.9% | 34.8% |
| Achieve Charter School of Paradise Inc. Paradise | 169 | 63.9% | N/A |
| Montague Elementary Montague | 178 | 66.9% | 39.1% |
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 Trinidad Union ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Humboldt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #1,741 of 5,151 | #6 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #1,735 of 5,172 ▼ 93 | #7 of 23 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #1,985 of 5,172 ▼ 279 | #7 of 23 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.3pp | #1,573 of 5,116 | #7 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 161 | #5,485 of 5,915 | #25 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.5% | #3,407 of 5,625 | #16 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.7% | #1,022 of 3,837 | #3 of 17 |
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
161
-24 (-13%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 254
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 18.5:1
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 | 161 | 9.5 | 16.9:1 | 61% (99) |
| 2023-24 | 168 | 9 | 18.7:1 | 63% (105) |
| 2022-23 | 169 | 9 | 18.8:1 | 63% (106) |
| 2020-21 | 185 | 10 | 18.5:1 | 58% (107) |
| 2017-18 | 211 | 10 | 21.1:1 | 60% (126) |
| 2015-16 | 177 | 9 | 19.7:1 | 58% (103) |
| 2010-11 | 185 | N/A | N/A | 65% (120) |
| 2000-01 | 120 | 7 | 17.1:1 | 28% (34) |
| 1990-91 | 254 | 12 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Trinidad Union.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (211 to 161); teachers down 5% (10 to 9.5).
About Trinidad Union
Families in Trinidad, California, are served by Trinidad Union, a very small elementary school. It is open to students in kindergarten through 8 and enrolls 161 students. It has 65% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in California (about 465).
The local education agency for Trinidad Union is Trinidad Union Elementary.
At Trinidad Union, 65% of students are White. The school is also 12% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 10% Native American. The diversity index for Trinidad Union is 53%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 9.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 16.9 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is higher. Trinidad Union has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 61%. Public schools in Humboldt County average a similar 60%.
On the allk12 Grade, Trinidad Union lands at B+, ahead of 69% of California public elementary schools.
Trinidad Union is 6.2 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (49.7% versus 43.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Humboldt County show that the median household earns about $61,160 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Humboldt County has 92 public schools with about 17,319 students, including Trinidad Union.
Dow's Prairie Elementary is the nearest public school to Trinidad Union, about 6.3 miles away. Other public schools within ten miles number 7. The school's 49.7% average proficiency ranks 1st among 5 nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Trinidad Union is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 161, compared with 185 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 16.9:1, from 18.5:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Trinidad Union. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
Nearby schools
- Dow's Prairie Elementary6.3 mi · 283
- Big Lagoon Elementary6.7 mi · 15
- McKinleyville High7.5 mi · 566
- Mad River High (Continuation)7.5 mi · 28
- Morris Elementary7.8 mi · 255
- McKinleyville Middle8.2 mi · 302
Frequently asked questions
About Trinidad UnionWhat is the total enrollment at Trinidad Union?
Trinidad Union enrolls approximately 161 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Trinidad Union serve?
Trinidad Union serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does Trinidad Union have?
Trinidad Union employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Trinidad Union?
At Trinidad Union, the student body is approximately 65% White, 12% Hispanic, 2% Black, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Trinidad Union?
Trinidad Union is overseen by Trinidad Union Elementary in Humboldt County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.