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Hydesville Elementary

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Hydesville Elementary ranks 2601 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

2601^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of California elementary schools

Summary

Hydesville Elementary is a public K-8 school serving 220 students in the rural community of Hydesville, California, operating within the well-regarded Hydesville Elementary district, which ranks in the top quarter of all districts in the state.

Academically, Hydesville consistently outperforms the California state average in English, Math, and Science, which is notable given that over half of its students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. This achievement stands in contrast to some nearby schools with similar demographics, such as Loleta Elementary, which faces greater academic challenges. The school also excels in keeping students regularly attending, with a chronic absenteeism rate much better than the state average. However, performance varies by grade, with middle school students often doing very well while elementary grades, particularly in 5th-grade science, show a need for improvement.

When compared to its neighbors, Hydesville presents an interesting picture. It achieves solid results with efficient per-student spending, but a school just a few miles away, Stanwood A. Murphy Elementary, posts even higher test scores despite serving more low-income students, suggesting factors like teaching methods or school culture are key. Furthermore, while Hydesville's overall scores are good, the school has room to grow in supporting all student groups equally and could potentially boost achievement by reducing its already-low absenteeism rate further, as seen at schools like Redwood Preparatory Charter.

220

Students ?

24.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

51.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3050 Johnson Rd.
Hydesville, CA 95547-0551

(707) 768-3610

District: Hydesville Elementary

Students who attend Hydesville Elementary usually attend:

High:

Fortuna Union High

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.5%

Hispanic:

12.7%

Two or more races:

9.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2015 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (47% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg47%

California avg41%

Elementary school

2,601^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

473^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 26 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

405^th of 1,543Hydesville 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	49.8	2601 of 5857	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.5	1852 of 5869	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.0	1754 of 5859	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	75.5	1379 of 5883	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	70.6	385 of 1417	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	54.2	2366 of 5789	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.6	1786 of 5662	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	69.9	1565 of 5692	72.5%	★★★★☆
2016	61.3	1934 of 5614	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.6	2046 of 5611	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.1	2339 of 5530	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.1	1728 of 5390	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.0	1638 of 5377	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.0	1564 of 5314	70.6%	★★★★☆
2009	73.5	1279 of 5193	75.4%	★★★★☆
2008	67.5	1518 of 5113	70.3%	★★★★☆
2007	70.2	1367 of 5113	73.3%	★★★★☆
2006	75.3	1128 of 4818	76.6%	★★★★☆
2005	60.6	1716 of 4822	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	57.7	1809 of 4809	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	3099 of 5597	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.1	1862 of 5612	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.4	2606 of 5609	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.5	1173 of 5635	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	52.3	2372 of 5492	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.1	1365 of 5413	74.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	3144 of 5460	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.3	1664 of 5517	69.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	2624 of 5628	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.0	2410 of 5643	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.1	2033 of 5638	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.2	1427 of 5663	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	67.4	373 of 1272	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	49.3	2491 of 5510	54.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	2068 of 2598	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.7	1764 of 2651	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	1695 of 2661	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.0	1523 of 2726	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.4	2189 of 2834	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	1952 of 2737	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	473 of 2761	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	67.3	734 of 2783	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.4	522 of 2781	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	72.5	629 of 2740	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	84.7	109 of 894	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	75.2	592 of 2715	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	76.1	509 of 2480	79.5%	★★★★☆
2017	83.1	396 of 2508	84.2%	★★★★☆
2016	44.2	1269 of 2497	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.3	1064 of 2477	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.7	609 of 2379	74.4%	★★★★☆
2012	74.2	468 of 2259	79.3%	★★★★☆
2011	93.3	28 of 2236	98.7%	★★★★★
2010	84.9	193 of 2179	91.1%	★★★★★
2009	81.3	267 of 2063	87.1%	★★★★☆
2008	82.2	250 of 2005	87.5%	★★★★☆
2007	83.1	246 of 1999	87.7%	★★★★☆
2006	66.5	510 of 1804	71.7%	★★★★☆
2005	56.0	684 of 1777	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	76.7	330 of 1769	81.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	786 of 2533	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.0	1178 of 2551	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	54.9	891 of 2579	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.9	350 of 2534	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	503 of 2552	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	75.1	528 of 2538	79.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	455 of 1520	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	47.7	779 of 1537	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	835 of 1543	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.4	746 of 1555	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.7	571 of 1602	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.5	469 of 1496	68.6%	★★★☆☆

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)53rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)45th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)20th percentile-35 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)86th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)70th percentile-13 vs school

Female (2025)69th percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)65th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy50%~ state avg

Mathematics46%+9 vs state

Science36%+3 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)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 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
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
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
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							$12,635	$696	$11,939
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						$14,618	$1,116	$13,502
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
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			$16,788	$1,266	$15,522
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	$14,362	$6,958	$7,404
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
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				$10,891	$1,123	$9,768
Ridgewood Elementary	Public	K-2	2060 Ridgewood Dr.	Eureka	95503	Humboldt County	Cutten Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 441-3930	260	16	16.7	51.5%	154 (59.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (18.5%)	13 (5.0%)	8 (3.1%)	3 (1.2%)	34 (13.1%)								(n/a)																		94.7	94.7	96.1	94.7	94.7	96.1	$7,802	$1,782	$6,020

Frequently Asked Questions about Hydesville Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Hydesville Elementary?

Students at Hydesville Elementary are 75% White, 13% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

Is Hydesville Elementary a good school?

Hydesville Elementary ranks 2601^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Hydesville Elementary in?

Hydesville Elementary

What schools do graduates of Hydesville Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hydesville Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Fortuna Union High

How many students attend Hydesville Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 220 students attended Hydesville Elementary.

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