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Monument Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2483^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,703 California Middle Schools

Better than 8% of California middle schools

Summary

Monument Middle serves 91 students in grades 6–8 in the small community of Rio Dell, California. In 2025–2026, about 26% of students were proficient in ELA, 10% in math and 10% in science, compared with 49%, 38% and 36% statewide. The clearest concern is that Monument had the lowest all-grades results among the nearby schools in all three subjects.

ELA is Monument’s strongest point relative to the state: its result was 24 percentage points lower, compared with gaps of 28 points in math and 26 in science. Science is its closest result to the district: Monument was 6 points below Rio Dell Elementary in science, versus 12 points in ELA and 18 in math. Still, Monument trailed nearby-school averages by 18 points in ELA, 18 in math and 24 in science. It was also below the nearest competing results: Toddy Thomas Middle in ELA and math, and South Bay Elementary in science.

ELA has improved over time, while math and science have not: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, ELA rose by 9 percentage points, math fell by 1 point and science fell by 4 points. Over that period, the state gap narrowed by 7 points in ELA but widened by 4 in math and 10 in science. SchoolDigger ranked Monument at the 8th percentile statewide, with zero stars, in 2025–2026, down from the 16th percentile and one star the year before. Its 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 18.3, below the nearby-school average of 20.2. In 2024–2025, 66% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, compared with a nearby-school average of 71%; these figures describe the schools and do not explain test results. Chronic absenteeism improved from 35% in 2021–2022 to 19% in 2025–2026, but remained 1 point above the state rate and 7 points above the district rate. With 91 students, results may also shift with changes in the number of students tested.

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,140

Per pupil spending ?

65.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

95 Center St.
Rio Dell, CA 95562-1323

(707) 764-3783

District: Rio Dell Elementary

Students who attend Monument Middle usually attend:

High:

Fortuna Union High

Feeder schools for Monument Middle:

Elementary:

Eagle Prairie Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.3%

Hispanic:

17.6%

Two or more races:

5.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2016 → 8th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (17% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school17%

District avg30%

California avg42%

2,483^rd of 2,703

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 18 pts since 2016

From bottom 26% (2016) to bottom 8% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

724^th of 968Rio Dell 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	12.5	2483 of 2703	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.0	2314 of 2761	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	2446 of 2783	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	2525 of 2781	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	1926 of 2740	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	726 of 894	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	1832 of 2715	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.1	2045 of 2480	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.2	2177 of 2508	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.8	1839 of 2497	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.3	1742 of 2477	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.8	1465 of 2379	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.3	1323 of 2259	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	60.1	820 of 2236	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.7	664 of 2179	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.1	581 of 2063	71.8%	★★★★☆
2008	52.8	863 of 2005	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	48.1	934 of 1999	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	39.4	1020 of 1804	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	48.8	825 of 1777	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	35.4	1075 of 1769	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	12.6	2300 of 2483	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.0	2160 of 2533	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	2040 of 2551	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	2016 of 2531	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.8	1528 of 2509	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.4	663 of 738	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	1453 of 2380	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.6	1683 of 2262	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	11.3	2350 of 2493	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.6	2293 of 2542	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	2280 of 2579	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	2399 of 2531	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	1749 of 2458	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	683 of 721	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	1773 of 2369	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	1920 of 2230	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	13.9	2246 of 2478	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.0	2076 of 2534	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	2316 of 2552	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	2423 of 2538	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	2096 of 2527	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.3	530 of 763	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.7	1774 of 2407	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	1965 of 2273	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	5.7	1426 of 1482	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.3	1417 of 1520	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	1491 of 1537	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	1479 of 1543	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	1415 of 1555	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	1381 of 1602	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	1413 of 1496	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)9th percentile~ school

Female (2026)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)6th percentile~ school

White (2026)4th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy26%-24 vs state

Science10%-26 vs state

Mathematics10%-28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)						Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)						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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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
Monument Middle	Public	6-8	95 Center St.	Rio Dell	95562	Humboldt County	Rio Dell Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 764-3783	91	5	18.3	65.9%	64 (70.3%)	3 (3.3%)	16 (17.6%)	2 (2.2%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.5%)	12.5	2483^rd of 2703 public middle schools	8.1%		18	2314^th of 2761 public middle schools	16.2%	169		10.3	10.3			23.1	25.0	28.6	25.6			11.5	8.8	10.3	10.1	$20,140	$17,364	$2,776
Toddy Thomas Middle	Public	5-8	2800 Thomas St.	Fortuna	95540	Humboldt County	Fortuna Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 725-5197	233	12	19.8	84.5%	108 (46.4%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (42.5%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.3%)								(n/a)	31.6		31.6		35.7	24.0			29.9		15.3	21.1			18.1	$28,699	$26,172	$2,527
Fortuna Middle	Public	7-8	843 L St.	Fortuna	95540	Humboldt County	Fortuna Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 725-3415	231	18	13.1	78.4%	98 (42.4%)	4 (1.7%)	94 (40.7%)	2 (0.9%)	14 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.2%)	35.8	1607^th of 2703 public middle schools	40.5%		36	1620^th of 2761 public middle schools	41.3%	13		29.0	29.0				43.2	44.3	43.7				24.4	18.9	21.8	$29,519	$27,196	$2,323
South Bay Elementary	Public	4-6	6077 Loma Ave.	Eureka	95503	Humboldt County	South Bay Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 443-4828	141	6	23.5	84.4%	65 (46.1%)	4 (2.8%)	41 (29.1%)	3 (2.1%)	6 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (15.6%)								(n/a)	27.3		27.3	45.5	24.4	44.7			37.1	45.5	15.6	15.8			24.1	$27,667	$25,152	$2,515
Winship Middle	Public	6-8	2500 Cypress Ave.	Eureka	95503	Humboldt County	Eureka City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 441-2487	413	22	18.9	59.1%	198 (47.9%)	4 (1.0%)	102 (24.7%)	41 (9.9%)	21 (5.1%)	4 (1.0%)	43 (10.4%)	35.4	1625^th of 2703 public middle schools	39.9%		42.4	1414^th of 2761 public middle schools	48.8%	211		30.6	30.6			25.5	37.9	53.1	41.1			14.0	23.9	24.7	21.7	$22,274	$20,286	$1,988
Freshwater Charter Middle	Public, Charter	7-8	75 Greenwood Heights Dr.	Eureka	95503	Humboldt County	Freshwater Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 442-2969	51	2	25.5	47.1%	32 (62.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (27.5%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.8%)	79.7	473^rd of 2703 public middle schools	82.5%		67.6	722^nd of 2761 public middle schools	73.9%	249		52.0	52.0				77.3	52.0	63.8				59.1	48.0	53.2	$29,834	$29,834	$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Monument Middle

Is Monument Middle a good school?

Monument Middle ranks in the bottom 8.1% of California middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Monument Middle attend?

Students who attend Monument Middle usually go on to attend Fortuna Union High

What is the racial makeup of Monument Middle?

Students at Monument Middle are 70% White, 18% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What district is Monument Middle in?

Rio Dell Elementary

How many students attend Monument Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 91 students attended Monument Middle.

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