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Middle Schools in Fort Bragg Unified

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Schools

381

Students

Top rankedFort Bragg Middle2133^rd of 2,703 California middle schools

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Summary:

The Fort Bragg Unified School District in California is home to two middle schools: Fort Bragg Middle and Shelter Cove. These schools serve students in grades 6-8 and provide a range of educational opportunities in the Fort Bragg area.

Fort Bragg Middle School is the larger of the two, with 392 students, while Shelter Cove has only 09 students. Fort Bragg Middle School is ranked 1944 out of 2777 California middle schools and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating room for improvement in academic performance. In contrast, Shelter Cove does not have any historical ranking data available, likely due to its small size. However, Shelter Cove has an alarmingly high chronic absenteeism rate of 85.7%, which is significantly higher than Fort Bragg Middle's rate of 31.7%.

Both schools serve a predominantly low-income student population, with a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Fort Bragg Middle School has a student-teacher ratio of 17.6, while Shelter Cove has a lower ratio of 9.0. The lack of comprehensive data for Shelter Cove makes it difficult to fully evaluate the school's academic performance, but the stark contrast in school sizes and the concerning attendance issues at Shelter Cove suggest that the Fort Bragg Unified School District may face significant challenges in providing equitable educational opportunities for all 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 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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
Fort Bragg Middle	Public	6-8	500 Harold St.	Fort Bragg	95437	Mendocino County	Fort Bragg Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 961-2870	376	22	17.0	78.2%	146 (38.8%)	4 (1.1%)	179 (47.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	42 (11.2%)	21.3	2133^rd of 2703 public middle schools	21.1%		24	2053^rd of 2761 public middle schools	25.6%	80	15.0	15.0	27.8	38.4	30.6	32.2	15.8	18.8	19.8	18.2	$25,622	$23,164	$2,458
Shelter Cove	Public	4-8	250 South Sanderson Way	Fort Bragg	95437	Mendocino County	Fort Bragg Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 961-2889	5	1	4.5	—	3 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)								(n/a)											$71,037	$69,736	$1,301

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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Three Rivers Charter District	1.67 mi	1
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Willits Unified	18.85 mi	10	853^rd
Laytonville Unified	23.59 mi	4	776^th
Willits Elementary Charter District	23.72 mi	1

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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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