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Fortuna Middle

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Fortuna Middle ranks 1620 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1620^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 41% of California middle schools

Summary

Fortuna Middle is a public school serving about 230 students in grades 7 and 8 in Fortuna Elementary district, and recent data shows it is a school on a promising upward trend after years of lower performance.

The most exciting story here is improvement: after a long period in the state's bottom tier, Fortuna Middle's ranking jumped significantly into the middle tier this year, showing more progress than most nearby schools like Catherine L. Zane Middle or Monument Middle. This coincides with better student attendance, now beating the state average, and a strong increase in English scores. The school also maintains a very low student-to-teacher ratio, giving students more individual attention, and its students from lower-income families are performing as its strongest academic group.

Challenges remain, particularly in math, where scores are still low, especially by 8th grade. Compared to a school like Freshwater Charter Middle, which has high scores with less funding, Fortuna Middle has room to grow. However, its recent trajectory, effective support for high-need students, and focused resources make it a school that is clearly working hard and moving in the right direction.

231

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,519

Per pupil spending ?

78.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

843 L St.
Fortuna, CA 95540-1921

(707) 725-3415

District: Fortuna Elementary

Students who attend Fortuna Middle usually attend:

High:

Fortuna Union High

Feeder schools for Fortuna Middle:

Elementary:

Linell K. Walker Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.4%

Hispanic:

40.7%

Two or more races:

8.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 32 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 17 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg27%

California avg41%

1,620^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 32 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1192^nd of 1,543Fortuna Elementary 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	36.0	1620 of 2761	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.2	2166 of 2783	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	2089 of 2781	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	2304 of 2740	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	790 of 894	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	1948 of 2715	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	1779 of 2480	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.8	1941 of 2508	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.2	1862 of 2497	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.2	2252 of 2477	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	33.9	934 of 1531	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.9	282 of 354	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.5	698 of 1491	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.0	1088 of 1369	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.0	1072 of 1478	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	57.6	334 of 1540	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	54.1	370 of 1364	72.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	1620 of 2533	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.3	1892 of 2551	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	1832 of 2531	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	1893 of 2509	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	619 of 738	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	1844 of 2380	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	1685 of 2262	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	1770 of 2395	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	2039 of 2388	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	1816 of 2374	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	1987 of 2359	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	1444 of 2213	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	1317 of 2072	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.7	256 of 394	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	1335 of 2542	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.1	2017 of 2579	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	1817 of 2531	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	1943 of 2458	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	616 of 721	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.5	1444 of 2369	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	1477 of 2230	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	1404 of 2534	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.9	2135 of 2552	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	1977 of 2538	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	2320 of 2527	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	707 of 763	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	1675 of 2407	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.6	1566 of 2273	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	685 of 726	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.4	674 of 701	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.3	664 of 677	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	1015 of 1566	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.8	1364 of 1552	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	1225 of 1531	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	969 of 1520	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	14.7	1345 of 1537	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	1362 of 1543	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	1403 of 1555	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	1479 of 1602	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	1386 of 1496	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)45th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2022)39th percentile+23 vs school

White (2025)36th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile-6 vs school

Homeless (2024)35th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)27th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)6th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-10 vs state

Science29%-4 vs state

Mathematics21%-17 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 (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 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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fortuna Middle	Public	7-8	843 L St.	Fortuna	95540	Humboldt County	Fortuna Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 725-3415	231	18	13.1	78.4%	98 (42.4%)	4 (1.7%)	94 (40.7%)	2 (0.9%)	14 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.2%)	36	1620^th of 2761 public middle schools	41.3%		22.2	2166^th of 2783 public middle schools	22.2%	546		28.9	28.9				49.0	30.8	39.2				26.5	15.8	20.7	$29,519	$27,196	$2,323
Toddy Thomas Middle	Public	5-8	2800 Thomas St.	Fortuna	95540	Humboldt County	Fortuna Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 725-5197	233	12	19.8	84.5%	108 (46.4%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (42.5%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.3%)								(n/a)	28.4		28.4		30.2	27.9			28.9		20.0	16.9			18.2	$28,699	$26,172	$2,527
Monument Middle	Public	6-8	95 Center St.	Rio Dell	95562	Humboldt County	Rio Dell Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 764-3783	91	5	18.3	65.9%	64 (70.3%)	3 (3.3%)	16 (17.6%)	2 (2.2%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.5%)	18	2314^th of 2761 public middle schools	16.2%		15.8	2446^th of 2783 public middle schools	12.1%	132		17.2	17.2			18.2	12.1	24.1	17.9			18.8	16.1	24.1	19.6	$20,140	$17,364	$2,776
South Bay Elementary	Public	4-6	6077 Loma Ave.	Eureka	95503	Humboldt County	South Bay Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 443-4828	141	6	23.5	84.4%	65 (46.1%)	4 (2.8%)	41 (29.1%)	3 (2.1%)	6 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (15.6%)								(n/a)	29.8		29.8	23.4	40.4	41.9			35.0	25.5	21.3	23.3			23.4	$27,667	$25,152	$2,515
Winship Middle	Public	6-8	2500 Cypress Ave.	Eureka	95503	Humboldt County	Eureka City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 441-2487	413	22	18.9	59.1%	198 (47.9%)	4 (1.0%)	102 (24.7%)	41 (9.9%)	21 (5.1%)	4 (1.0%)	43 (10.4%)	42.4	1414^th of 2761 public middle schools	48.8%		35.1	1618^th of 2783 public middle schools	41.9%	204		31.5	31.5			31.6	44.1	44.7	41.9			13.2	31.0	29.0	26.8	$22,274	$20,286	$1,988
Catherine L. Zane Middle	Public	6-8	2155 S St.	Eureka	95501	Humboldt County	Eureka City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 441-2470	417	21	20.3	63.1%	143 (34.3%)	6 (1.4%)	137 (32.9%)	31 (7.4%)	20 (4.8%)	6 (1.4%)	74 (17.7%)	31.2	1788^th of 2761 public middle schools	35.2%		41.1	1426^th of 2783 public middle schools	48.8%	362		24.0	24.0			31.7	40.2	46.1	39.5			13.9	23.8	15.8	17.9	$22,443	$20,570	$1,873
Freshwater Charter Middle	Public, Charter	7-8	75 Greenwood Heights Dr.	Eureka	95503	Humboldt County	Freshwater Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 442-2969	51	2	25.5	47.1%	32 (62.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (27.5%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.8%)	67.6	722^nd of 2761 public middle schools	73.9%		76.6	553^rd of 2783 public middle schools	80.1%	169		32.0	32.0				64.0	60.0	62.0				36.0	44.0	40.0	$29,834	$29,834	$00
Sunny Brae Middle	Public	6-8	1430 Buttermilk Ln.	Arcata	95521	Humboldt County	Arcata Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 822-5988	232	13	17.3	54.3%	127 (54.7%)	2 (0.9%)	55 (23.7%)	6 (2.6%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (15.1%)	50	1177^th of 2761 public middle schools	57.4%		44.8	1320^th of 2783 public middle schools	52.6%	143		32.0	32.0			32.9	61.8	44.6	46.2			32.9	36.2	28.4	32.4	$24,177	$22,072	$2,105

Frequently Asked Questions about Fortuna Middle

What is the racial makeup of Fortuna Middle?

Students at Fortuna Middle are 42% White, 41% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 6% American Indian, 2% African American.

How many students attend Fortuna Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 231 students attended Fortuna Middle.

What district is Fortuna Middle in?

Fortuna Elementary

What high school do graduates of Fortuna Middle attend?

Students who attend Fortuna Middle usually go on to attend Fortuna Union High

Is Fortuna Middle a good school?

Fortuna Middle ranks 1620^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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