Beta You're viewing our redesigned school page. Prefer the classic layout?

Hayfork Elementary

Public Grades K-8
2898th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,817 California Elementary Schools
Better than 50% of California elementary schools
Summary

Hayfork Elementary serves 245 students in grades K–8 in the rural mountain community of Hayfork, California. Its latest results are mixed: science is above state and district averages, while ELA is below both and math is close to the state average. The most striking result is 4th-grade math: just 10% of students met the standard, compared with 42% statewide, while 7th- and 8th-grade math results were stronger.

Science is Hayfork’s clearest all-grades strength: 46% of students met the standard, versus 36% statewide and 42% in Mountain Valley Unified. However, Hayfork’s science result was about 8 points below the 53% average at the two nearby schools with reported results. ELA proficiency was 46%, below the state’s 49% and the district’s 47%, and was the lowest among the five nearby schools. Math was 39%—just above the state’s 38% and just below the district’s 39%—and about 13 points below the nearby-school average of 52%; Hayfork ranked third of five nearby schools in math. Science results were suppressed for two nearby schools, so the available comparison covers only two. At grade level, Hayfork was above the state in 7th-grade math (52% vs. 38%) and 8th-grade math (57% vs. 36%), underscoring how much the 4th-grade result stands out.

Results have declined since 2022–2023: ELA fell from 57% to 46%, math from 55% to 39%, and science from 51% to 46%, while state results rose; the state-relative gaps have narrowed, and math is now essentially level with the state. SchoolDigger rates Hayfork at the 50th percentile with 3 stars for 2025–2026, compared with the district’s 72nd percentile and 4 stars. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile for Low Socio Economic Status Students was 44 in 2025–2026, down from 85 in 2023–2024; for Female Students, it was 49, down from 84 in 2024–2025. These rankings reflect how well the school serves each group compared with the same group statewide. As context, Hayfork’s 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligible rate was 74%, the highest among the five schools, and its student-teacher ratio was 24.5, also the highest; nearby ratios ranged from 10.6 to 17.1.

245
Students ?
24.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$26,296
Per pupil spending ?
73.9%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
65%
Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)
Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)
 6930 State Highway 3
       Hayfork, CA  96041-0070

(530) 628-5294

District: Mountain Valley Unified


Students who attend Hayfork Elementary usually attend:

High:    Hayfork High
Racial breakdown:

White:
57.1%
Asian:
23.7%
Two or more races:
9.0%
more
 See top rated California elementary schools

 Compare Hayfork Elementary to nearby elementary schools!
At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 58th percentile in 2016 → 50th in 2026
Strengths
✓Above the California median (50th percentile)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school43%
District avg43%
California avg42%
Elementary school
2,898th of 5,817
California public elementary schools ?
Top 50%▼ down 8 pts since 2016
From top 42% (2016) to top 50% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of California Elementary Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
809th of 2,740
California public middle schools ?
Top 30%▲ up 1 pts since 2016
See the entire ranking list of California Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
460th of 1,530Mountain Valley Unified among California districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202645.22898 of 581750.2%★★★☆☆
202556.42235 of 585761.8%★★★☆☆
202472.61468 of 586975.0%★★★★☆
202362.51919 of 585967.2%★★★☆☆
202266.81750 of 588370.3%★★★★☆
202158.4536 of 141762.2%★★★☆☆
201933.33669 of 578936.6%★★☆☆☆
201825.84168 of 566226.4%★☆☆☆☆
201736.63337 of 569241.4%★★☆☆☆
201653.02344 of 561458.2%★★★☆☆
201549.72458 of 561156.2%★★★☆☆
201352.92513 of 553054.6%★★★☆☆
201246.22864 of 539046.9%★★☆☆☆
201144.72914 of 537745.8%★★☆☆☆
201030.33822 of 531428.1%★☆☆☆☆
200939.23100 of 519340.3%★★☆☆☆
200837.53099 of 511339.4%★★☆☆☆
200740.32883 of 511343.6%★★☆☆☆
200664.21572 of 481867.4%★★★☆☆
200549.92199 of 482254.4%★★★☆☆
200457.81807 of 480962.4%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202644.62850 of 558148.9%★★☆☆☆
202583.7897 of 559784.0%★★★★☆
202474.71305 of 561276.7%★★★★☆
202346.42609 of 560953.5%★★★☆☆
202250.92372 of 563557.9%★★★☆☆
201919.74649 of 549215.3%★☆☆☆☆
201819.24606 of 541314.9%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202641.93034 of 542344.1%★★☆☆☆
202558.21950 of 546064.3%★★★☆☆
202480.6800 of 551785.5%★★★★☆
202371.01171 of 536378.2%★★★★☆
202279.8764 of 526485.5%★★★★☆
202176.2178 of 111084.0%★★★★☆
201938.53234 of 517337.5%★★☆☆☆
201821.84345 of 508414.5%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202641.73030 of 560345.9%★★☆☆☆
202546.02738 of 562851.4%★★★☆☆
202461.31916 of 564366.0%★★★☆☆
202347.02617 of 563853.6%★★★☆☆
201937.53227 of 551041.4%★★☆☆☆
201816.24874 of 543110.3%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202635.11749 of 253631.0%★★☆☆☆
202534.61833 of 259829.4%★☆☆☆☆
202458.61175 of 265155.7%★★★☆☆
202354.51308 of 266150.8%★★★☆☆
202249.61473 of 272646.0%★★☆☆☆
201925.92252 of 283420.5%★☆☆☆☆
20186.62631 of 27373.9%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202665.2809 of 274070.5%★★★★☆
202578.6505 of 276181.7%★★★★☆
202484.4390 of 278386.0%★★★★☆
202391.4248 of 278191.1%★★★★★
202282.3429 of 274084.3%★★★★☆
202190.969 of 89492.3%★★★★★
201959.7922 of 271566.0%★★★☆☆
201866.9714 of 248071.2%★★★★☆
201765.3771 of 250869.3%★★★☆☆
201664.3771 of 249769.1%★★★☆☆
201557.0921 of 247762.8%★★★☆☆
201364.7759 of 237968.1%★★★☆☆
201261.9772 of 225965.8%★★★☆☆
201152.71010 of 223654.8%★★★☆☆
201039.81315 of 217939.7%★★☆☆☆
200958.2793 of 206361.6%★★★☆☆
200865.6584 of 200570.9%★★★★☆
200770.1482 of 199975.9%★★★★☆
200676.3354 of 180480.4%★★★★☆
200553.5728 of 177759.0%★★★☆☆
200459.2601 of 176966.0%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202675.3525 of 251679.1%★★★★☆
202578.2483 of 253380.9%★★★★☆
202184.594 of 73887.3%★★★★☆
201962.0795 of 238066.6%★★★☆☆
201868.8621 of 226272.5%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202670.2551 of 252978.2%★★★★☆
202585.5244 of 254290.4%★★★★★
202490.1186 of 257992.8%★★★★★
202392.7123 of 253195.1%★★★★★
202284.7218 of 245891.1%★★★★★
202196.311 of 72198.5%★★★★★
201967.4554 of 236976.6%★★★★☆
201877.0346 of 223084.5%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202652.91033 of 251458.9%★★★☆☆
202564.4745 of 253470.6%★★★★☆
202387.6300 of 253888.2%★★★★☆
202278.3464 of 252781.6%★★★★☆
202192.254 of 76392.9%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202645.4787 of 149047.2%★★☆☆☆
202568.1464 of 152069.5%★★★☆☆
202481.7203 of 153786.8%★★★★☆
202391.350 of 154396.8%★★★★★
201940.2946 of 160240.9%★★☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Elementary school
Female (2026)49th percentile~ school
Male (2026)46th percentile-4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)44th percentile-6 vs school
White (2026)31st percentile-19 vs school
Middle school
Female (2026)79th percentile+9 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)78th percentile+8 vs school
Male (2026)59th percentile-12 vs school
White (2026)47th percentile-23 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy46%-3 vs state
Science46%+10 vs state
Mathematics39%~ state avg

★
No ratings yet
Be the first to rate Hayfork Elementary and help other families decide.
Rate Hayfork Elementary
Have first-hand experience? A quick rating - and a sentence or two about what stands out (teachers, academics, safety, communication) - helps other families know what to expect.
Takes about a minute. We email you a link to verify your review - your address is never shown publicly.
Tap a star to rate
Reviews
No written reviews yet. If you know this school, be the first to share what stands out.



Schools Near Hayfork Elementary

Ranking:
Map legend
E Elementary M Middle H High A Alternative P Private






Frequently Asked Questions about Hayfork Elementary

In the 2024-25 school year, 245 students attended Hayfork Elementary.

Students who attend Hayfork Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Hayfork High

Hayfork Elementary ranks 2898th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Hayfork Elementary are 57% White, 24% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 3% American Indian.

Rate Hayfork Elementary!



Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when there is an update for Hayfork Elementary!


Latest California data All new data »
2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026


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.

Diagnostics