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Mad River High (Continuation)

Q: How many students attend Mad River High (Continuation)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 28 students attended Mad River High (Continuation).

Q: What is the racial makeup of Mad River High (Continuation)?

Students at Mad River High (Continuation) are 50% White, 18% Hispanic, 18% Two or more races, 11% American Indian, 4% African American.

Public Grades 9-12

Summary

Mad River High (Continuation) is a small public high school serving grades 9-12 in McKinleyville, California, part of the Northern Humboldt Union High School District. With just 29 students, the school is considered a continuation high school, typically serving students who are at risk of not graduating or have faced challenges in a traditional high school setting.

Despite the school's small size, Mad River High (Continuation) has consistently struggled with low academic performance, ranking in the bottom 10-15% of California high schools based on the SchoolDigger statewide ranking. The school's proficiency rates on standardized tests are significantly lower than the district and state averages, with only 10.71% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 7.41% in Mathematics. The school's performance is particularly low for male students, white students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Additionally, Mad River High (Continuation) has grappled with high dropout rates, ranging from 8% to 15% in recent years, and chronic absenteeism as high as 75.4% in 2017-2018.

However, the school has maintained relatively high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 82.1% to 92.0% in recent years, suggesting that it is able to provide support and resources to help students who may have struggled in a traditional high school setting. When compared to nearby schools, such as Arcata High and Six Rivers Charter High, which are also part of the Northern Humboldt Union High School District, Mad River High (Continuation) stands out as the lowest-performing school in the region. Addressing the unique needs of the student population and providing targeted support and resources may be crucial for improving the school's overall performance.

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,578

Per pupil spending ?

82.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1300 Murray Rd.
McKinleyville, CA 95519-3503

(707) 839-6480

District: Northern Humboldt Union High

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.0%

Hispanic:

17.9%

Two or more races:

17.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2011 → 16th in 2024

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2011

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (9% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Dropout rate above the California average (12% vs 8%)

!High chronic absenteeism (57% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?

This school9%

District avg39%

California avg41%

Not ranked this year

Mad River High (Continuation) did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

530^th of 1,543Northern Humboldt Union High 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
2024	15.3	1815 of 2159	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	1805 of 2170	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	2064 of 2123	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	1982 of 2133	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	2010 of 2017	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.3	1922 of 2021	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.0	1942 of 2039	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.3	2195 of 2426	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.9	1895 of 2354	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	7.5	2109 of 2367	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.6	1723 of 2281	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	12.1	1978 of 2238	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	7.7	1934 of 2117	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.4	1815 of 2063	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.2	1277 of 1968	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	24.0	1237 of 1901	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	52.2	463 of 1653	72.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	24.5	1448 of 1915	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	1664 of 1915	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	20.9	267 of 328	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	13.9	1760 of 2026	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	1737 of 2030	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	1875 of 1943	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	1753 of 1937	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	1856 of 1862	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	7.9	1947 of 1948	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	1837 of 1963	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	1767 of 1880	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	1827 of 1834	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	5.9	1103 of 1173	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.6	1189 of 1204	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.5	1201 of 1222	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2024)24th percentile+8 vs school

Homeless (2024)19th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)13th percentile-3 vs school

White (2024)6th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2024)<1st percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs California (2023-2024) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy11%-36 vs state

Mathematics7%-28 vs state

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Schools Near Mad River High (Continuation)

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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
Mad River High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1300 Murray Rd.	McKinleyville	95519	Humboldt County	Northern Humboldt Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 839-6480	28	2	13.8	82.1%	14 (50.0%)	1 (3.6%)	5 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (17.9%)								(n/a)																$17,578	$4,824	$12,754
McKinleyville High	Public	9-12	1300 Murray Rd.	McKinleyville	95519	Humboldt County	Northern Humboldt Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 839-6400	566	34	16.7	45.6%	292 (51.6%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (15.9%)	9 (1.6%)	50 (8.8%)	2 (0.4%)	117 (20.7%)	52.1	990^th of 2162 public high schools	54.2%		46.1	1096^th of 2159 public high schools	49.2%	106				24.3	24.3				45.9	45.9				23.1	23.1	$22,929	$5,171	$17,758
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)
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 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
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
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)
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Mad River High (Continuation)

What district is Mad River High (Continuation) in?

Northern Humboldt Union High

How many students attend Mad River High (Continuation)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 28 students attended Mad River High (Continuation).

What is the racial makeup of Mad River High (Continuation)?

Students at Mad River High (Continuation) are 50% White, 18% Hispanic, 18% Two or more races, 11% American Indian, 4% African American.

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