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Zoe Barnum High

Public Grades 10-12

1893^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 12% of California high schools

Summary

Zoe Barnum High is a very small public high school serving about 67 students in grades 10-12 within the Eureka City Schools district, and it faces significant challenges with student attendance and academic achievement that set it apart from other schools in the Eureka area.

The school's most pressing issue is chronic absenteeism, with nearly 9 out of 10 students missing a large amount of school, which severely limits learning despite a low student-to-teacher ratio. Academically, proficiency rates in English, math, and science are in the single digits, far below state averages and lower than other local schools serving similar student populations, such as Pacific Coast High (Continuation) and Eureka Community. Furthermore, the school spends more per student than larger comprehensive high schools like Eureka Senior High and Arcata High, yet its outcomes are dramatically weaker, indicating a struggle to convert resources into student success.

This performance is a long-term trend, with the school consistently ranking in the bottom quarter of California high schools for the past decade. The school's small size also leads to highly variable year-to-year graduation and dropout rates. For context, Eureka Senior High, less than a mile away, has much higher graduation rates and proficiency scores, suggesting Zoe Barnum High may serve as an alternative setting for students who have not found success in a traditional comprehensive school environment.

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,486

Per pupil spending ?

80.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

216 West Harris St.
Eureka, CA 95501-4074

(707) 441-2467

District: Eureka City Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.3%

Hispanic:

22.4%

Two or more races:

19.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (6% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Dropout rate above the California average (14% vs 8%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school6%

District avg29%

California avg41%

1,893^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High 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	12.7	1893 of 2162	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	1752 of 2159	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	1903 of 2170	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	1820 of 2123	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	1158 of 1290	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	1945 of 2133	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	1706 of 2017	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.4	1807 of 2021	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.7	1577 of 2039	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	9.4	1884 of 1994	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	33.4	1225 of 2426	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	30.8	1281 of 2354	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.3	1020 of 2367	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	42.8	949 of 2281	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	24.7	1641 of 2238	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	59.0	492 of 2117	76.8%	★★★★☆
2007	29.1	1155 of 2063	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	25.3	1246 of 1968	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	36.1	896 of 1901	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	31.2	900 of 1653	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	8.2	1901 of 1915	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	1851 of 1858	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	399 of 410	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	1704 of 2013	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	1610 of 2026	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	1720 of 2030	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	1686 of 1943	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	1023 of 1126	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	1524 of 1862	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	1621 of 1942	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	1510 of 1948	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	1757 of 1963	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	1573 of 1916	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	1088 of 1122	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	1654 of 1880	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	1485 of 1834	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	3.9	1162 of 1193	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	1102 of 1204	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.1	1222 of 1222	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)17th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

Homeless (2025)3rd percentile-10 vs school

White (2023)3rd percentile-10 vs school

Female (2023)1st percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy10%-39 vs state

Science4%-29 vs state

Mathematics3%-34 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)					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 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 11th 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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Zoe Barnum High	Public	10-12	216 West Harris St.	Eureka	95501	Humboldt County	Eureka City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 441-2467	67	6	10.7	80.6%	29 (43.3%)	2 (3.0%)	15 (22.4%)	2 (3.0%)	5 (7.5%)	1 (1.5%)	13 (19.4%)	12.7	1893^rd of 2162 public high schools	12.4%		17.5	1752^nd of 2159 public high schools	18.9%	141				5.3	3.9				9.7	9.7				3.2	3.2	$21,486	$1,738	$19,748
Eureka Senior High	Public	9-12	1915 J St.	Eureka	95501	Humboldt County	Eureka City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 441-2508	1,162	60	19.2	51.1%	532 (45.8%)	21 (1.8%)	306 (26.3%)	104 (9.0%)	45 (3.9%)	22 (1.9%)	131 (11.3%)	53.6	959^th of 2162 public high schools	55.6%		59.7	773^rd of 2159 public high schools	64.2%	186		20.5	30.0	26.8	26.8				50.6	50.6				21.0	21.0	$17,604	$1,846	$15,758
Eureka Community	Public	7-12	1820 Sixth St.	Eureka	95501	Humboldt County	Humboldt County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 445-7108	70	4	19.7	98.6%	30 (42.9%)	3 (4.3%)	16 (22.9%)	1 (1.4%)	7 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (18.6%)	8.4	2099^th of 2162 public high schools	2.9%		21.2	1678^th of 2159 public high schools	22.3%	421					16.0				8.3	10.5				0.0	0.0	$35,628	$4,775	$30,853
Humboldt County Regional Occupational Program	Public	10-12	901 Myrtle Ave.	Eureka	95501	Humboldt County	Humboldt County Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(707) 445-7018	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Academy of the Redwoods	Public	9-12	7351 Tompkins Hill Rd.	Eureka	95501	Humboldt County	Fortuna Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 476-4203	154	7	23.2	37.7%	103 (66.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (15.6%)	7 (4.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (10.4%)	95.9	80^th of 2162 public high schools	96.3%		96.5	76^th of 2159 public high schools	96.5%	4		60.0			62.2				81.1	81.1				70.3	70.3	$13,025	$1,503	$11,522
Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	285 Bayside Rd.	Arcata	95521	Humboldt County	Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 822-0861	118	6	19.3	33.1%	81 (68.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.9%)	4 (3.4%)	3 (2.5%)	2 (1.7%)	20 (16.9%)	96.8	61^st of 2162 public high schools	97.2%		92.7	168^th of 2159 public high schools	92.2%	107	71.4			75.0	73.2	46.7	79.2	72.7	100.0	75.0	37.5	70.8	47.6	50.0	53.3	$16,039	$287	$15,752
Arcata High	Public	9-12	1720 M St.	Arcata	95521	Humboldt County	Northern Humboldt Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 825-2400	1,007	53	19.0	40.3%	628 (62.4%)	15 (1.5%)	183 (18.2%)	31 (3.1%)	34 (3.4%)	2 (0.2%)	108 (10.7%)	82.2	379^th of 2162 public high schools	82.5%		82.4	366^th of 2159 public high schools	83.0%	13				47.0	47.0				65.7	65.7				36.8	36.8	$19,047	$4,327	$14,720
Pacific Coast High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1720 M St.	Arcata	95521	Humboldt County	Northern Humboldt Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 822-2443	24	2	10.9	58.3%	13 (54.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (25.0%)	1 (4.2%)	2 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (8.3%)	22.5	1638^th of 2162 public high schools	24.2%					(n/a)									30.8	30.8				7.7	7.7	$19,007	$3,457	$15,550
Six Rivers Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	1720 M St.	Arcata	95521	Humboldt County	Six Rivers Charter High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 825-2428	113	5	22.2	31.0%	68 (60.2%)	1 (0.9%)	21 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (15.9%)								(n/a)
Arcata Educational Resource Center	Public	7-12	1222 Hallen Dr.	Arcata	95521	Humboldt County	Humboldt County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 445-7000	27	2	12.8	81.5%	13 (48.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (29.6%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Zoe Barnum High

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Zoe Barnum High ranks in the bottom 12.4% of California high schools.

What district is Zoe Barnum High in?

Eureka City Schools

How many students attend Zoe Barnum High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 67 students attended Zoe Barnum High.

What is the racial makeup of Zoe Barnum High?

Students at Zoe Barnum High are 43% White, 22% Hispanic, 19% Two or more races, 7% American Indian, 3% African American, 3% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

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