Summary
Located in Herald, California, Arcohe Elementary serves kindergarten through eighth grade and enrolls 560 students. In 2025–26, SchoolDigger placed it at the 41st percentile statewide and rated it 2 stars. The most important finding is that proficiency was below the state average in ELA, mathematics, and science, with ELA the clearest weakness against nearby schools.
In 2025–26, Arcohe’s all-grades proficiency was 40% in ELA, 34% in mathematics, and 30% in science; the matching figures for the Arcohe Union Elementary district were the same. State averages were 49%, 38%, and 36%, respectively. Compared with nearby schools, Arcohe was 14 points below their average in ELA, 10 points below in mathematics, and 6 points below in science. It ranked lowest among nine schools in ELA and second-lowest in math and science. Mathematics was its closest result to the state average, while science was closest to the nearby-school average. Sixth grade was especially concerning: 25% were proficient in ELA and 11% in math, the lowest results among schools with comparable sixth-grade data.
Results have moved in different directions: science proficiency rose from 20% in 2022–23 to 30% in 2025–26, while math fell from 40% to 34%; ELA changed little, from 39% to 40%. Chronic absenteeism also improved, dropping from 31% in 2021–22 to 14% in 2025–26, below the state’s 18% rate that year. Arcohe is the largest nearby school, and its 2024–25 student-teacher ratio of 25.5 was the highest among nearby schools reporting one. Its 2024–25 measure was 31% free/reduced lunch eligible, the lowest among nearby schools reporting that same measure and year. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for White students was at the 13th percentile in 2025–26, compared with 41st overall, a notably lower standing that was also seen in the two previous years. Its ranking for students with low socioeconomic status rose sharply, from the 16th percentile in 2024–25 to the 55th in 2025–26.
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