Enrollment
200
Elementary
DISTRICT 132 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KLAMATH-TRINITY JOINT UNIFIED·NCES 061995002393
Trinity Valley Elementary
730 North Highway 96, Willow Creek, CA 95573 · (530) 625-5600 · Humboldt County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL200 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
127 students
DISTRICT 67% · 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 | 40 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 15 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 14 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 20 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 26 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 54% larger than its 8th grade class (26).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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
26.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.3pp since 2014
Math
15.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.6% | 18.6% | 28.8% | 44.9% |
| Math | 6.0% | 9.4% | 23.9% | 60.7% |
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 | 26.3% | 15.4% |
| 2023-24 | 17.1% | 9.9% |
| 2022-23 | 15.7% | 11.6% |
| 2021-22 | 23.5% | 12.4% |
| 2018-19 | 26.3% | 20.3% |
| 2017-18 | 21.3% | 15.0% |
| 2016-17 | 18.6% | 12.9% |
| 2015-16 | 21.0% | 16.0% |
| 2014-15 | 15.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
17.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-24.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 42% 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 Trinity Valley Elementary
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Valley Elementary this school | 200 | 63.5% | 17.5% |
| Fort Jones Elementary Fort Jones | 124 | 58.1% | N/A |
| Happy Valley Primary Anderson | 217 | 71.9% | 45.3% |
| Dow's Prairie Elementary McKinleyville | 283 | 64.0% | N/A |
| Blue Oak Charter Chico | 219 | 66.2% | N/A |
| Hawthorne Elementary San Diego | 248 | 61.7% | 54.2% |
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 Trinity Valley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Humboldt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.5% | #4,782 of 5,151 | #21 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.4% | #4,715 of 5,172 ▲ 309 | #21 of 23 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #4,352 of 5,172 ▲ 576 | #20 of 23 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.9pp | #2,314 of 5,116 | #11 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 200 | #5,350 of 5,915 | #22 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #932 of 5,352 | #10 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.7% | #2,357 of 5,354 | #14 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.5% | #3,308 of 5,625 | #13 of 28 |
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
200
+35 (+21%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 340
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 200 | 10 | 20.0:1 | 64% (127) |
| 2023-24 | 177 | 11.5 | 15.4:1 | 80% (141) |
| 2022-23 | 150 | 10 | 15.0:1 | 85% (128) |
| 2020-21 | 165 | 11 | 15.0:1 | 70% (116) |
| 2017-18 | 197 | 10.5 | 18.8:1 | 99% (196) |
| 2015-16 | 193 | 11 | 17.6:1 | 85% (164) |
| 2010-11 | 216 | N/A | N/A | 73% (158) |
| 2000-01 | 212 | 11 | 19.3:1 | 72% (153) |
| 1990-91 | 340 | 16 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Trinity Valley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (197 to 200); teachers down 5% (10.5 to 10).
About Trinity Valley Elementary
Trinity Valley Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school in Willow Creek, California, one of the schools in Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified. The school reports 200 students in kindergarten through 8. The school's enrollment is 57% smaller than the 465 average for elementary schools in California.
Trinity Valley Elementary is one of 7 schools in Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified, which enrolls 951 students in total.
Native American students are the majority at Trinity Valley Elementary, with 61% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 28% White and 9% Hispanic. Trinity Valley Elementary's diversity index is 55%, against a US figure of 70%.
The count of teachers at Trinity Valley Elementary is 10 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 20.0:1. That is 2.3 students per teacher below the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Around 64% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Trinity Valley Elementary is -24.8 points, in the bottom 10% of California. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 17.5%, and the predicted rate is 42.3%.
Federal survey data for Humboldt County show that the median household income is $61,160, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 92 public schools in Humboldt County, enrolling about 17,319 students in all.
The closest public school, Captain John Continuation High, is about 7.1 miles from Trinity Valley Elementary. Other public schools within ten miles: 3. Trinity Valley Elementary is 4th of 5 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Under the NCES locale system, Trinity Valley Elementary is Rural: Remote.
The school enrolled 200 students in 2024-25, 35 more than the 165 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 15.0:1 in 2020-21 to 20.0:1 in 2024-25.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Trinity Valley Elementary, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified
- Hoopa Valley ElementaryElementary · 363 students
- Hoopa Valley HighHigh · 265 students
- Orleans ElementaryElementary · 62 students
- Captain John Continuation HighHigh · 25 students
- Weitchpec ElementaryElementary · 24 students
- Jack Norton ElementaryElementary · 12 students
Nearby schools
- Captain John Continuation High7.1 mi · 25
- Hoopa Valley High7.2 mi · 265
- Hoopa Valley Elementary7.2 mi · 363
- Burnt Ranch Elementary12.8 mi · 85
- Green Point Elementary12.8 mi · 3
- Weitchpec Elementary16.9 mi · 24
Frequently asked questions
About Trinity Valley ElementaryHow many students attend Trinity Valley Elementary?
Trinity Valley Elementary enrolls approximately 200 students in grades KG-08.
Is Trinity Valley Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Trinity Valley Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Trinity Valley Elementary?
Approximately 20.0:1 students per teacher at Trinity Valley Elementary.
How diverse is Trinity Valley Elementary?
Trinity Valley Elementary reports a student body of 28% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Trinity Valley Elementary public or private?
Trinity Valley Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.