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Alice Birney Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5595^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of California elementary schools

Summary

Alice Birney Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 375 students in the Eureka City Schools district, located in a high-need community where over three-quarters of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science all below 16%, placing it in the bottom tier of California elementary schools. These results are notably lower than other schools in the same district, such as Washington Elementary and Grant Elementary, which have more than double the proficiency rates despite similar class sizes. Chronic absenteeism, while improved from pandemic highs, remains a concern at 26.7%.

Interestingly, the school's performance with Special Education students is a relative strength, ranking higher than the school's overall standing. The school's academic ranking has declined over the past decade, even as per-student spending has increased, suggesting that factors beyond funding, such as specific school-level practices or community support systems, are critical. For families, this indicates that while the school serves a community with substantial economic need, its current academic outcomes are significantly lower than most nearby options, including peers within Eureka City Schools.

375

Students ?

25.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,212

Per pupil spending ?

77.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

717 South Ave.
Eureka, CA 95503-5041

(707) 441-2495

District: Eureka City Schools

Students who attend Alice Birney Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Winship Middle
High:	Eureka Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

33.1%

White:

24.5%

Asian:

20.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 11th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (14% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg29%

California avg41%

5,595^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Eureka City Schools

1118^th of 1,543Eureka City Schools 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	5595 of 5857	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	5536 of 5869	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	5182 of 5859	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	5275 of 5883	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	1242 of 1417	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	5519 of 5789	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	4732 of 5662	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.0	4519 of 5692	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.0	4616 of 5614	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.0	4994 of 5611	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.8	3980 of 5530	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.9	4323 of 5390	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.6	4638 of 5377	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.2	4213 of 5314	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.0	3842 of 5193	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	39.4	2973 of 5113	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	46.7	2512 of 5113	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	49.4	2221 of 4818	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	39.4	2751 of 4822	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	50.9	2107 of 4809	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	1.6	1125 of 1149	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	25.7	2806 of 3162	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.3	2220 of 3245	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	2278 of 3311	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.8	241 of 602	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.8	1734 of 3275	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.3	1241 of 3246	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	5313 of 5597	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	5261 of 5612	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	4991 of 5609	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	5320 of 5635	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	1085 of 1267	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	5197 of 5492	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	4726 of 5413	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	4871 of 5107	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	4784 of 5107	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	4050 of 5087	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	4507 of 5084	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	4513 of 4963	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	4348 of 4830	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	5159 of 5460	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	5218 of 5517	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	4604 of 5363	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	4649 of 5264	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	881 of 1110	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	4859 of 5173	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	4078 of 5084	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	5394 of 5628	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	5241 of 5643	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	4795 of 5638	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	4653 of 5663	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	1095 of 1272	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	5264 of 5510	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	4305 of 5431	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	1510 of 2847	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	2.9	2558 of 2598	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.7	2625 of 2651	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	2598 of 2661	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.6	2685 of 2726	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.7	2817 of 2834	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	2451 of 2737	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)47th percentile+42 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)11th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Asian (2019)2nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)2nd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy15%-34 vs state

Mathematics14%-23 vs state

Science10%-23 vs state

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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)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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/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 8th 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 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 3rd Grade	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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Alice Birney Elementary	Public	K-5	717 South Ave.	Eureka	95503	Humboldt County	Eureka City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 441-2495	375	15	25.0	77.6%	92 (24.5%)	13 (3.5%)	124 (33.1%)	75 (20.0%)	11 (2.9%)	12 (3.2%)	48 (12.8%)	10.6	5595^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.5%		12.3	5536^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.7%	59	9.6		9.6	9.4	22.6	14.1				15.3	11.3	22.2	11.0				14.4	88.5	92.0	94.3	93.1	90.8	93.1	$23,212	$20,216	$2,996
Grant Elementary	Public	K-5	3901 G St.	Eureka	95503	Humboldt County	Eureka City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 441-2552	278	12	23.1	68.7%	104 (37.4%)	4 (1.4%)	84 (30.2%)	36 (12.9%)	7 (2.5%)	8 (2.9%)	35 (12.6%)	35.3	3552^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	39.4%		23.6	4509^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.2%	957	23.3		23.3	43.8	27.3	33.3				35.3	45.8	27.3	26.7				34.4	91.5			93.6		93.6	$24,636	$22,446	$2,190
Pine Hill Elementary	Public	K-3	5230 Vance Ave.	Eureka	95503	Humboldt County	South Bay Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 443-4596	189	11	18.0	76.2%	86 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (36.0%)	4 (2.1%)	7 (3.7%)	1 (0.5%)	23 (12.2%)								(n/a)				44.1						44.1	52.9						52.9	95.4	96.9	96.9		96.9		$33,000	$29,998	$3,002
Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	3322 Dolbeer St.	Eureka	95503	Humboldt County	Eureka City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 441-2547	426	17	25.0	61.5%	220 (51.6%)	8 (1.9%)	104 (24.4%)	37 (8.7%)	8 (1.9%)	4 (0.9%)	44 (10.3%)	38.2	3334^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.1%		35.2	3499^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.4%	165	26.8		26.8	41.0	32.1	39.4				37.4	38.5	32.1	35.2				35.2	93.6	95.7	96.8	95.7	94.6	95.7	$22,759	$20,612	$2,147
Cutten Elementary	Public	3-6	4182 Walnut Dr.	Eureka	95503	Humboldt County	Cutten Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 441-3900	288	13	22.1	44.8%	169 (58.7%)	1 (0.3%)	46 (16.0%)	12 (4.2%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (17.4%)	55	2312^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.5%		69.1	1634^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.2%	678	32.6		32.6	47.0	51.5	40.5	44.1			45.4	47.0	60.6	30.3	50.9			45.7							$14,760	$13,676	$1,084
Lafayette Elementary	Public	K-5	3100 Park St.	Eureka	95501	Humboldt County	Eureka City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 441-2482	324	14	23.1	72.2%	112 (34.6%)	5 (1.5%)	106 (32.7%)	37 (11.4%)	15 (4.6%)	5 (1.5%)	43 (13.3%)	25.8	4332^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	26.0%		35.3	3496^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.4%	836	32.5		32.5	14.0	33.3	37.5				27.0	16.0	30.6	25.0				23.0	92.9	95.7	92.9	97.1	95.7	97.1	$27,741	$25,336	$2,405
Peninsula Union	Public	K-8	909 Vance Ave.	Samoa	95564	Humboldt County	Peninsula Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 443-2731	66	4	16.5	81.8%	32 (48.5%)	2 (3.0%)	15 (22.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (18.2%)								(n/a)							0.0			15.4				0.0			0.0							$38,893	$35,058	$3,835
South Bay Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	6077 Loma Ave.	Eureka	95503	Humboldt County	South Bay Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 443-4828	44	2	19.3	93.2%	22 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (11.4%)								(n/a)		10.0	10.0					40.0	40.0	40.0					25.0	25.0	25.0							$28,362	$28,362	$00
Ridgewood Elementary	Public	K-2	2060 Ridgewood Dr.	Eureka	95503	Humboldt County	Cutten Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 441-3930	260	16	16.7	51.5%	154 (59.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (18.5%)	13 (5.0%)	8 (3.1%)	3 (1.2%)	34 (13.1%)								(n/a)																		94.7	94.7	96.1	94.7	94.7	96.1	$13,397	$12,346	$1,051
Freshwater Elementary	Public	K-6	75 Greenwood Heights Dr.	Eureka	95503	Humboldt County	Freshwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 442-2969	283	11	26.9	48.8%	206 (72.8%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	2 (0.7%)	34 (12.0%)	76.1	1328^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.3%		62.7	1943^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	66.9%	615	55.8		55.8	57.6	56.8	69.8	70.0			63.6	57.6	59.5	41.9	36.7			49.0	94.4						$27,615	$26,970	$645

Frequently Asked Questions about Alice Birney Elementary

How many students attend Alice Birney Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 375 students attended Alice Birney Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Alice Birney Elementary?

Students at Alice Birney Elementary are 33% Hispanic, 25% White, 20% Asian, 13% Two or more races, 3% African American, 3% Pacific Islander, 3% American Indian.

Is Alice Birney Elementary a good school?

Alice Birney Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.5% of California elementary schools.

What district is Alice Birney Elementary in?

Eureka City Schools

What schools do graduates of Alice Birney Elementary attend?

Students who attend Alice Birney Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Winship Middle
High : Eureka Senior High

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