Yokayo Elementary

Set in Ukiah, California, Yokayo Elementary is a moderately sized primary school, part of Ukiah Unified. It hosts 414 students across grades K through 5.

Ukiah Unified comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 5,871 students; Yokayo Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Yokayo Elementary reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 56%. Other groups include 32% White, 8% multiracial, 2% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 28% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Yokayo Elementary has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.0:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 86% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Mendocino County's rate of about 75%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Yokayo Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 28.6%; this one delivers 35.3%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Mendocino County put median household earnings sit near $68,092, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Mendocino County's 66 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,738 students), Yokayo Elementary is one campus in the mix.

South Valley High (Continuation) is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Yokayo Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Yokayo Elementary at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 21.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Over the past 7-year window. Yokayo Elementary's enrollment has fell 16% since 2018, when it stood at 491 (now 414). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 45% to 32%. Class-load math has fell: from 24.6:1 in 2018 to 23.0:1 in 2025.

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