Blue Lake Union Elementary

The Blue Lake Union Elementary area has one K–8 school, serving 153 students, so there is no meaningful comparison among local schools. In 2025–26, the school’s all-grades results were 36% proficient in English language arts (ELA), 25% in math, and 40% in science; the supplied district results match the school’s. Compared with California, the school was 13 percentage points behind in ELA and math, but 4 points ahead in science. The most pressing concern is math in grades 6 and 7, where results were 15% and 18%, respectively, compared with 37% and 38% statewide.

With only one school, there is no local top or bottom performer; the clearest bright spots and challenges are by subject and grade. Science stands out against the state: 40% proficient at the school versus 36% statewide. Fourth grade also exceeded state results in both ELA (53% versus 46%) and math (47% versus 42%), while eighth-grade ELA was 55% versus 49% statewide. By contrast, fifth-grade ELA was 29% versus 49% statewide, and sixth- and seventh-grade math lagged by 22 and 19 percentage points. The all-grades averages mask these substantial differences by grade. Third-grade ELA and math results were suppressed, and the one-school list cannot support school-to-school comparisons.

Results changed unevenly over the two years reported: ELA rose from 33% to 36%, and its gap with the state narrowed by 3 points; math fell from 28% to 25%, and its gap widened by 4 points. Science improved from 21% to 40%, while the state rose from 33% to 36%, shifting the school’s relative position by 16 points. SchoolDigger’s ranking improved from 4,349th of 5,869 schools (26th percentile) in 2023–24 to 3,108th of 5,804 (46th percentile) in 2025–26, and its rating rose from 1 to 2 stars. As context, the student–teacher ratio was 13:1 in 2024–25, and 62% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. Chronic absenteeism was 14% in 2025–26, 4 percentage points below the state’s 18%.