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Arena Elementary

Public Grades K-8

5051^st

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of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of California elementary schools

Summary

Arena Elementary is a public K-8 school serving 239 students in the rural coastal community of Point Arena, CA, and is part of the Arena Union Elementary district.

The school faces significant academic challenges, with student proficiency in core subjects like math and science well below state averages, and its statewide ranking has declined over the past decade. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with nearly half of students missing too much school, which is more than double the state average and higher than nearby Anderson Valley Elementary. Despite a recent increase in funding per student, these academic and attendance issues have persisted.

When compared to other local rural schools, Arena Elementary's performance is similar, though it spends more per student than Anderson Valley but less than the much smaller Manchester Elementary. There are notable differences in performance between grade levels within the school, with third grade showing relative strength while middle school grades and fourth-grade math are areas of critical need. The school's district ranks in the bottom 5% statewide, indicating broader systemic challenges in the area.

239

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,352

Per pupil spending ?

60.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20 School St.
Point Arena, CA 95468-0020

(707) 882-2131

District: Arena Union Elementary

Students who attend Arena Elementary usually attend:

High:

Point Arena High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.5%

White:

21.8%

American Indian:

5.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2013 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (46% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg18%

California avg41%

Elementary school

5,051^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

2,449^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 36 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1459^th of 1,543Arena Union 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	5051 of 5857	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	5250 of 5869	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	4691 of 5859	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	3935 of 5883	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.2	3235 of 5789	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.8	3688 of 5662	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.6	3334 of 5692	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.7	3287 of 5614	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.9	3788 of 5611	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	24.3	4448 of 5530	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.6	3900 of 5390	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.7	4557 of 5377	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.9	4013 of 5314	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.6	4314 of 5193	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.1	3965 of 5113	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.7	4153 of 5113	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.7	3013 of 4818	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	25.0	3624 of 4822	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	26.9	3423 of 4809	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.5	5539 of 5597	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	5285 of 5612	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	4519 of 5609	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.0	3414 of 5635	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.0	2868 of 5492	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.3	2870 of 5413	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	4570 of 5107	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	4767 of 5107	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	4644 of 5087	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	3981 of 5084	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	3455 of 4963	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.7	2889 of 4830	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	4503 of 5460	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	4469 of 5517	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	4558 of 5363	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.6	3370 of 5264	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.1	2679 of 5173	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	2550 of 5084	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	4466 of 5628	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	5423 of 5643	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	3915 of 5510	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	3994 of 5431	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	2449 of 2761	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	2150 of 2783	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.1	1731 of 2781	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.4	1850 of 2740	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.7	1887 of 2715	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.6	1703 of 2480	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	21.7	1974 of 2508	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	42.9	1294 of 2497	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.5	1293 of 2477	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.2	1261 of 2379	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.3	1347 of 2259	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.0	1334 of 2236	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	26.9	1666 of 2179	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.8	1393 of 2063	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	42.8	1096 of 2005	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	60.5	670 of 1999	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	36.8	1094 of 1804	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	49.0	818 of 1777	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	43.8	902 of 1769	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	2204 of 2533	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	1820 of 2551	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	1637 of 2531	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.0	2071 of 2509	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	1875 of 2380	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	1607 of 2262	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	2296 of 2395	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	2242 of 2388	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	1545 of 2374	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.6	1877 of 2359	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	2018 of 2213	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	1562 of 2072	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	2291 of 2542	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	43.5	1244 of 2579	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.4	1104 of 2531	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.9	1203 of 2458	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.0	1595 of 2369	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.5	1276 of 2230	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.6	2496 of 2534	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	52.6	986 of 2538	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.6	1504 of 2407	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.8	1474 of 2273	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Male (2025)21st percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)1st percentile-13 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)1st percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-22 vs state

Mathematics13%-24 vs state

Science7%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)	CSA Spanish Listening (2025)	CSA Spanish Writing (2025)	CSA Spanish Reading (2025)	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	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Arena Elementary	Public	K-8	20 School St.	Point Arena	95468	Mendocino County	Arena Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 882-2131	239	11	21.8	60.7%	52 (21.8%)	0 (0.0%)	166 (69.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	17.5	5051^st of 5857 public elementary schools	13.8%		15.6	5250^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.5%	199					0.0	14.3	6.5	46.2	20.0	16.0	20.8	25.0	33.3	26.9	38.5	0.0	16.0	3.9	7.7	14.3	13.4	$37,352	$34,502	$2,850
Manchester Elementary	Public	K-8	19550 South Highway 1	Manchester	95459	Mendocino County	Manchester Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 882-2374	34	4	8.5	50.0%	12 (35.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (52.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (11.8%)								(n/a)	0.0	9.5	0.0	0.0			9.1							23.8							4.8	$69,620	$56,418	$13,202
Anderson Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	12300 Anderson Valley Way	Boonville	95415	Mendocino County	Anderson Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 895-3010	190	10	19.0	75.3%	44 (23.2%)	0 (0.0%)	146 (76.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.5	4784^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.3%		14.2	5373^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	8.5%	589					26.3		26.3	36.8	31.0	31.6	12.5			27.5	31.6	17.2	15.8	4.2			16.5	$27,312	$25,484	$1,828

Frequently Asked Questions about Arena Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Arena Elementary?

Students at Arena Elementary are 69% Hispanic, 22% White, 5% American Indian, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Arena Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 239 students attended Arena Elementary.

What district is Arena Elementary in?

Arena Union Elementary

What schools do graduates of Arena Elementary attend?

Students who attend Arena Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Point Arena High

Is Arena Elementary a good school?

Arena Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.8% of California elementary schools.

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2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026

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2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNov 14, 2025

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