Union Street Charter District

Summary:

The Union Street Charter District in Arcata, California, consists of a single high-performing elementary school, Union Street Charter, serving grades K-5 with 99 students.

Union Street Charter stands out as an exceptional school, consistently ranking among the top elementary schools in the state. Its students achieve far above state averages, with recent proficiency rates of 85% in both English and Math and a perfect 100% in Science. The school shows strong academic growth, with fifth graders reaching 100% proficiency in English and Science, and it maintains a lower chronic absenteeism rate than the state average.

This small school achieves these outstanding results with a student-teacher ratio of 16-to-1 and per-student spending in line with many schools. While its statewide ranking has fluctuated slightly in recent years, it remains firmly in the top tier, demonstrating consistent excellence across all subjects and effective support for its student community.

District Detail

470 Union St.
Arcata, CA 95521-6429

(707) 822-4845

SchoolDigger Rank:
28^th of 1543 California districts

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Grades served: K-5
Students: 99

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Union Street Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	470 Union St.	Arcata	95521	Humboldt County	Union Street Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 822-4845	99	6	16.3	44.4%	69 (69.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (15.2%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (12.1%)	97	156^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.3%		98.4	57^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.0%	99	100.0	100.0	70.6	88.2	100.0	85.4	76.5	88.2	92.9	85.4	$13,620	$404	$13,216

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Arcata Elementary	0.02 mi	5
Northern Humboldt Union High	1.14 mi	7	530^th
Six Rivers Charter High District	1.16 mi	1
Jacoby Creek Elementary	1.2 mi	1	97^th
Humboldt County Office of Education	1.25 mi	6

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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.

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