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Academy of the Redwoods

Public Grades 9-12

80^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 96% of California high schools

Summary

Academy of the Redwoods is a public high school located in Eureka, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 165 students. It is part of the Fortuna Union High School District, which is ranked 760 out of 1,543 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academy of the Redwoods consistently outperforms the Fortuna Union High School District and the state of California in standardized test scores, with 81.08% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 46.69% for Fortuna Union High and 56.96% for California. In Mathematics, 70.27% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to 19.33% for Fortuna Union High and 30.5% for California. The school also has consistently high graduation rates, ranging from 86.2% to 94.3%, and lower dropout rates, ranging from 4.8% to 8.9%, compared to Fortuna Union High's 8.9% dropout rate.

While Academy of the Redwoods outperforms the Fortuna Union High School District, there are other high-performing schools in the region, such as Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy, which ranked 61st out of 2,162 California high schools in the 2024-2025 school year. Academy of the Redwoods spends more per student ($13,025 in 2023-2024) compared to Fortuna Union High ($14,757 in 2023-2024), and has a higher student-teacher ratio (21.8 in 2023-2024) compared to Fortuna Union High (19.1 in 2023-2024), which may contribute to the school's strong academic performance.

154

Students ?

23.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,026

Per pupil spending ?

37.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7351 Tompkins Hill Rd.
Eureka, CA 95501-9302

(707) 476-4203

District: Fortuna Union High

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.9%

Hispanic:

15.6%

Two or more races:

10.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (71% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of California high schools

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg29%

California avg41%

80^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High Schools in the Fortuna Union High

760^th of 1,543Fortuna 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
2025	95.9	80 of 2162	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	76 of 2159	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.9	51 of 2170	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	97.9	47 of 2123	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	87.0	170 of 1290	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	98.4	31 of 2133	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	93.8	122 of 2017	94.0%	★★★★★
2017	95.6	65 of 2021	96.8%	★★★★★
2016	93.7	104 of 2039	94.9%	★★★★★
2015	91.4	163 of 1994	91.8%	★★★★★
2013	78.2	167 of 2426	93.1%	★★★★★
2012	70.9	286 of 2354	87.9%	★★★★☆
2011	80.3	145 of 2367	93.9%	★★★★★
2010	70.8	271 of 2281	88.1%	★★★★☆
2009	61.0	445 of 2238	80.1%	★★★★☆
2008	71.1	256 of 2117	87.9%	★★★★☆
2007	81.8	99 of 2063	95.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.8	102 of 1906	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	93.2	118 of 1915	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	108 of 1915	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	49 of 1858	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	78.3	210 of 1054	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	96.3	53 of 1833	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	82.0	313 of 1760	82.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.2	32 of 2013	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	93.7	107 of 2026	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.2	40 of 2030	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	88 of 1943	95.5%	★★★★★
2021	85.4	123 of 1126	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	98.7	29 of 1937	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	91.7	127 of 1862	93.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.9	95 of 1942	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	59 of 1948	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	99.2	19 of 1963	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	97.2	68 of 1916	96.5%	★★★★★
2021	91.1	99 of 1122	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	97.5	50 of 1880	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	97.7	43 of 1834	97.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.4	32 of 1155	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	88.2	102 of 1173	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	97.1	15 of 1193	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	96.5	21 of 1204	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	95.5	29 of 1222	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	89.1	85 of 1173	92.8%	★★★★★

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)98th percentile~ school

White (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy81%+32 vs state

Mathematics70%+33 vs state

Science62%+30 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 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
Academy of the Redwoods	Public	9-12	7351 Tompkins Hill Rd.	Eureka	95501	Humboldt County	Fortuna Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 476-4203	154	7	23.2	37.7%	103 (66.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (15.6%)	7 (4.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (10.4%)	95.9	80^th of 2162 public high schools	96.3%		96.5	76^th of 2159 public high schools	96.5%	4		60.0			62.2				81.1	81.1				70.3	70.3	$17,026	$16,020	$1,006
Zoe Barnum High	Public	10-12	216 West Harris St.	Eureka	95501	Humboldt County	Eureka City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 441-2467	67	6	10.7	80.6%	29 (43.3%)	2 (3.0%)	15 (22.4%)	2 (3.0%)	5 (7.5%)	1 (1.5%)	13 (19.4%)	12.7	1893^rd of 2162 public high schools	12.4%		17.5	1752^nd of 2159 public high schools	18.9%	141				5.3	3.9				9.7	9.7				3.2	3.2	$31,760	$28,062	$3,698
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	$22,657	$21,342	$1,315
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 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	$25,044	$21,744	$3,300
Fortuna Union High	Public	9-12	379 12th St.	Fortuna	95540	Humboldt County	Fortuna Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 725-4461	826	40	20.5	66.1%	446 (54.0%)	1 (0.1%)	287 (34.7%)	3 (0.4%)	33 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.3%)	40.1	1255^th of 2162 public high schools	42.0%		34.4	1386^th of 2159 public high schools	35.8%	131			24.7	17.3	21.2				45.2	45.2				11.4	11.4	$21,788	$20,272	$1,516
East High (Continuation)	Public	10-12	392 16th St.	Fortuna	95540	Humboldt County	Fortuna Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 725-4463	66	4	17.3	84.8%	33 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (37.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.6%)	1 (1.5%)	1 (1.5%)	12	1915^th of 2162 public high schools	11.4%					(n/a)				8.3	8.3				10.7	10.7				0.0	0.0	$22,850	$19,152	$3,698
Eel River Community	Public	7-12	2292 Newburg Rd.	Fortuna	95540	Humboldt County	Humboldt County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 725-0209	64	4	14.5	96.9%	24 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (20.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (26.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (15.6%)								(n/a)	0.0				4.8			7.7		4.8			0.0		0.0	$25,044	$21,744	$3,300
Ferndale High	Public	9-12	1231 Main St.	Ferndale	95536	Humboldt County	Ferndale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 786-5900	145	13	11.3	46.2%	103 (71.0%)	1 (0.7%)	32 (22.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)	45.7	1124^th of 2162 public high schools	48.0%		53.1	929^th of 2159 public high schools	57.0%	195		10.8			10.3				51.5	51.5				30.3	30.3	$41,855	$39,906	$1,949
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Academy of the Redwoods

How many students attend Academy of the Redwoods?

In the 2024-25 school year, 154 students attended Academy of the Redwoods.

What district is Academy of the Redwoods in?

Fortuna Union High

What is the racial makeup of Academy of the Redwoods?

Students at Academy of the Redwoods are 67% White, 16% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 2% Not Specified.

Is Academy of the Redwoods a good school?

Yes! Academy of the Redwoods is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 80^th of 2162 California high schools.

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