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Cuddeback Elementary

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Cuddeback Elementary ranks 2111 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

2111^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of California elementary schools

Summary

Cuddeback Elementary is a small, rural K-8 public school serving 157 students in Carlotta, operating within the Cuddeback Union Elementary district, and it has shown impressive recent improvement, now ranking in the top 64% of all California schools.

The school stands out for its strong academic results, especially considering many families face economic challenges; its students outperform the state average in English and math, which is notable when compared to nearby schools like Bridgeville Elementary or Norman G. Ambrosini Elementary that serve similar populations. A major success story is attendance, where Cuddeback has reduced chronic absenteeism to just 3%, far better than the state average and most neighbors like Loleta Elementary. The school achieves this with moderate spending and a favorable student-teacher ratio, making it a cost-effective option in the area.

While the early grades are particularly strong, performance dips in some middle grades, especially in math and science, indicating an area for focus. Compared to other local schools, Cuddeback holds a solid middle position—outperforming several while trailing higher performers like Stanwood A. Murphy Elementary but matching others like Ferndale Elementary. Overall, it represents a capable and improving educational choice in Humboldt County that effectively supports its students.

157

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,889

Per pupil spending ?

59.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 Wilder Rd.
Carlotta, CA 95528

(707) 768-3372

District: Cuddeback Union Elementary

Students who attend Cuddeback Elementary usually attend:

High:

Fortuna Union High

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.7%

Hispanic:

15.3%

Two or more races:

10.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 66th percentile in 2015 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg45%

California avg41%

Elementary school

2,111^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,607^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

692^nd of 1,543Cuddeback 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	59.1	2111 of 5857	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.5	3207 of 5869	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.2	2866 of 5859	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.1	2745 of 5883	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.1	337 of 1417	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	66.0	1791 of 5789	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	19.1	4754 of 5662	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.5	3553 of 5692	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	25.6	4130 of 5614	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	60.4	1918 of 5611	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	40.3	3294 of 5530	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	54.5	2369 of 5390	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.3	2178 of 5377	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	75.7	1198 of 5314	77.5%	★★★★☆
2009	56.9	2081 of 5193	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	37.6	3095 of 5113	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	19.7	4313 of 5113	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.7	3128 of 4818	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	42.2	2588 of 4822	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	34.7	2959 of 4809	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	49.7	2421 of 5609	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	52.7	2220 of 5517	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.8	1040 of 5363	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	39.7	3030 of 5264	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	95.3	24 of 1110	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	83.9	546 of 5173	89.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	47.6	2596 of 5643	54.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	1436 of 2598	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.3	2121 of 2651	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	2265 of 2661	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	2482 of 2726	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	2126 of 2834	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	4.5	2682 of 2737	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	1607 of 2761	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.0	1106 of 2783	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.9	984 of 2781	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.4	986 of 2740	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.2	467 of 894	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.4	1312 of 2715	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.4	1293 of 2480	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.6	1201 of 2508	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	42.5	1301 of 2497	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.4	1229 of 2477	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	45.8	1271 of 2379	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.7	1129 of 2259	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.6	841 of 2236	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	45.3	1160 of 2179	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	58.7	778 of 2063	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	52.9	860 of 2005	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	40.4	1105 of 1999	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	31.7	1212 of 1804	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	43.0	935 of 1777	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	46.4	857 of 1769	51.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	1342 of 1520	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	1493 of 1602	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	1160 of 1496	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)60th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2023)57th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2024)54th percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)45th percentile-19 vs school

Middle school

White (2025)12th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy51%~ state avg

Mathematics43%+5 vs state

Science30%~ state avg

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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)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cuddeback Elementary	Public	K-8	300 Wilder Rd.	Carlotta	95528	Humboldt County	Cuddeback Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 768-3372	157	10	15.7	59.2%	111 (70.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (10.8%)	59.1	2111^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.0%		39.5	3207^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.4%	1096	21.4		30.4	80.0	47.6	42.9	50.0	28.6		51.0	73.3	52.4	21.4	37.5	19.1		42.7							$36,889	$35,850	$1,039
Hydesville Elementary	Public	K-8	3050 Johnson Rd.	Hydesville	95547	Humboldt County	Hydesville Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 768-3610	220	9	24.4	51.8%	166 (75.5%)	1 (0.5%)	28 (12.7%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.1%)	49.8	2601^st of 5857 public elementary schools	55.6%		64.5	1852^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	68.4%	749	16.0	60.0	35.6	53.6	32.0	32.0	72.7	59.3	55.0	50.3	50.0	40.0	36.0	40.9	51.9	60.0	46.3							$29,738	$28,094	$1,644
Eagle Prairie Elementary	Public	K-5	95 Center St.	Rio Dell	95562	Humboldt County	Rio Dell Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 764-5694	223	12	18.2	63.7%	146 (65.5%)	1 (0.4%)	49 (22.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.9%)	74.6	1390^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.3%		57.8	2157^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.2%	767	41.4		41.4	41.4	88.2	65.5				66.3	42.9	79.4	51.7				59.3	93.3			93.3			$18,798	$16,500	$2,298
Stanwood A. Murphy Elementary	Public	K-8	417 Church St.	Scotia	95565	Humboldt County	Scotia Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 764-2212	187	11	17.5	72.2%	121 (64.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (15.5%)	87.7	791^st of 5857 public elementary schools	86.5%		69.5	1615^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.5%	824	68.8	50.0	56.8	82.6	55.6	93.8	50.0	78.3	57.1	68.2	78.3	61.1	100.0	75.0	60.9	60.7	71.2	66.7	81.0	85.7	85.7	85.7	85.7	$23,046	$16,144	$6,902
Norman G. Ambrosini Elementary	Public	K-4	3850 Rohnerville Rd.	Fortuna	95540	Humboldt County	Fortuna Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 725-4688	282	14	20.1	75.5%	145 (51.4%)	1 (0.4%)	91 (32.3%)	5 (1.8%)	17 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.2%)	30.1	3949^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.6%		35	3520^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.0%	429				30.6	26.1					28.8	38.9	32.6					36.4	95.0						$28,963	$26,954	$2,009
Redwood Preparatory Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1480 Ross Hill Rd.	Fortuna	95540	Humboldt County	Redwood Preparatory Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 682-6149	236	10	23.6	44.9%	150 (63.6%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (20.8%)	7 (3.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (11.9%)	62.4	1944^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.8%		59.1	2105^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.1%	161	39.1	41.7	40.4	36.0	58.3	34.8	66.7	86.4	54.2	55.6	52.0	58.3	30.4	62.5	59.1	45.8	51.4
Linell K. Walker Elementary	Public	K-4	2089 Newburg Rd.	Fortuna	95540	Humboldt County	Fortuna Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 725-2519	256	13	19.6	84.0%	102 (39.8%)	1 (0.4%)	130 (50.8%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.4%)	18.4	4971^st of 5857 public elementary schools	15.1%		20.6	4803^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	18.2%	168				35.1	17.9					26.6	29.8	7.1					18.6	88.1			94.0			$32,198	$30,022	$2,176
Loleta Elementary	Public	K-8	700 Loleta Dr.	Loleta	95551	Humboldt County	Loleta Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 733-5705	82	5	16.4	85.4%	12 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (46.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (36.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)								(n/a)		0.0	0.0						9.1	7.3						18.2	7.5							$47,876	$44,684	$3,192
Ferndale Elementary	Public	K-8	164 Shaw Ave.	Ferndale	95536	Humboldt County	Ferndale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 786-5300	338	17	19.3	45.9%	246 (72.8%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (18.9%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	60.3	2047^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.1%		60	2066^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.8%	19	46.5	24.1	37.5	31.6	50.0	52.4	45.7	61.1	70.0	51.2	39.5	69.4	44.2	45.7	86.1	70.0	58.3	90.2		92.7				$31,548	$30,144	$1,404
Bridgeville Elementary	Public	K-8	38717 Kneeland Rd.	Bridgeville	95526	Humboldt County	Bridgeville Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 777-3311	39	3	12.1	59.0%	25 (64.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (12.8%)								(n/a)										16.7							12.5							$59,426	$49,550	$9,876

Frequently Asked Questions about Cuddeback Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Cuddeback Elementary?

Students at Cuddeback Elementary are 71% White, 15% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 3% American Indian.

How many students attend Cuddeback Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 157 students attended Cuddeback Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Cuddeback Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cuddeback Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Fortuna Union High

What district is Cuddeback Elementary in?

Cuddeback Union Elementary

Is Cuddeback Elementary a good school?

Cuddeback Elementary ranks 2111^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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