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Best Middle Schools in Humboldt County, CA

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At a glance

Schools

2,199

Students

Districts

Top rankedFreshwater Charter Middle482^nd of 2,740 California middle schools

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Biggest riser

Freshwater Charter Middle up 240 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Fortuna Middle 13.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)						Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Catherine L. Zane Middle	Public	6-8	2155 S St.	Eureka	95501	Humboldt County	Eureka City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 441-2470	417	21	20.3	63.1%	143 (34.3%)	6 (1.4%)	137 (32.9%)	31 (7.4%)	20 (4.8%)	6 (1.4%)	74 (17.7%)	35.6	1638^th of 2740 public middle schools	40.2%		31.2	1788^th of 2761 public middle schools	35.2%	150		38.7	38.7			25.5	36.8	47.9	37.1			26.4	20.8	24.6	23.8	$22,443	$20,570	$1,873
Winship Middle	Public	6-8	2500 Cypress Ave.	Eureka	95503	Humboldt County	Eureka City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 441-2487	413	22	18.9	59.1%	198 (47.9%)	4 (1.0%)	102 (24.7%)	41 (9.9%)	21 (5.1%)	4 (1.0%)	43 (10.4%)	35.4	1648^th of 2740 public middle schools	39.9%		42.4	1414^th of 2761 public middle schools	48.8%	234		30.6	30.6			25.5	37.9	53.1	41.1			14.0	23.9	24.7	21.7	$22,274	$20,286	$1,988
Fortuna Middle	Public	7-8	843 L St.	Fortuna	95540	Humboldt County	Fortuna Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 725-3415	231	18	13.1	78.4%	98 (42.4%)	4 (1.7%)	94 (40.7%)	2 (0.9%)	14 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.2%)	35.8	1629^th of 2740 public middle schools	40.5%		36	1620^th of 2761 public middle schools	41.3%	9		29.0	29.0				43.2	44.3	43.7				24.4	18.9	21.8	$29,519	$27,196	$2,323
Toddy Thomas Middle	Public	5-8	2800 Thomas St.	Fortuna	95540	Humboldt County	Fortuna Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 725-5197	233	12	19.8	84.5%	108 (46.4%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (42.5%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.3%)								(n/a)	31.6		31.6		35.7	24.0			29.9		15.3	21.1			18.1	$28,699	$26,172	$2,527
Sunny Brae Middle	Public	6-8	1430 Buttermilk Ln.	Arcata	95521	Humboldt County	Arcata Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 822-5988	232	13	17.3	54.3%	127 (54.7%)	2 (0.9%)	55 (23.7%)	6 (2.6%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (15.1%)	57.9	979^th of 2740 public middle schools	64.3%		50	1177^th of 2761 public middle schools	57.4%	198		46.5	46.5			57.1	43.3	53.5	51.2			40.6	32.8	32.4	35.2	$24,177	$22,072	$2,105
Freshwater Charter Middle	Public, Charter	7-8	75 Greenwood Heights Dr.	Eureka	95503	Humboldt County	Freshwater Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 442-2969	51	2	25.5	47.1%	32 (62.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (27.5%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.8%)	79.7	482^nd of 2740 public middle schools	82.4%		67.6	722^nd of 2761 public middle schools	73.9%	240		52.0	52.0				77.3	52.0	63.8				59.1	48.0	53.2	$29,834	$29,834	$00
McKinleyville Middle	Public	6-8	2285 Central Ave.	McKinleyville	95519	Humboldt County	McKinleyville Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 839-1508	302	17	17.9	53.3%	185 (61.3%)	2 (0.7%)	48 (15.9%)	2 (0.7%)	23 (7.6%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (12.9%)	28.9	1871^st of 2740 public middle schools	31.7%		32.8	1724^th of 2761 public middle schools	37.6%	147		28.3	28.3			35.4	28.6	36.0	33.2			27.1	16.2	26.7	23.2	$21,691	$19,636	$2,055
Monument Middle	Public	6-8	95 Center St.	Rio Dell	95562	Humboldt County	Rio Dell Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 764-3783	91	5	18.3	65.9%	64 (70.3%)	3 (3.3%)	16 (17.6%)	2 (2.2%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.5%)	12.5	2516^th of 2740 public middle schools	8.2%		18	2314^th of 2761 public middle schools	16.2%	202		10.3	10.3			23.1	25.0	28.6	25.6			11.5	8.8	10.3	10.1	$20,140	$17,364	$2,776
South Bay Elementary	Public	4-6	6077 Loma Ave.	Eureka	95503	Humboldt County	South Bay Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 443-4828	141	6	23.5	84.4%	65 (46.1%)	4 (2.8%)	41 (29.1%)	3 (2.1%)	6 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (15.6%)								(n/a)	27.3		27.3	45.5	24.4	44.7			37.1	45.5	15.6	15.8			24.1	$27,667	$25,152	$2,515
Miranda Junior High	Public	7-8	6831 Avenue of the Giants	Miranda	95553	Humboldt County	Southern Humboldt Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 943-3144	88	6	14.4	77.3%	53 (60.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (30.7%)	1 (1.1%)	4 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.4%)	16.6	2364^th of 2740 public middle schools	13.7%		18.2	2305^th of 2761 public middle schools	16.5%	59		12.2	12.2				6.1	32.5	20.6				6.5	24.4	16.7	$25,666	$21,802	$3,864

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.