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Eel River Community

Public Grades 7-12

Summary

Eel River Community is a small public high school serving grades 7-12 to approximately 64 students in Fortuna, California, under the Humboldt County Office of Education, and it faces significant challenges with student attendance and academic achievement.

The school's chronic absenteeism rate is extremely high at over 92%, meaning the vast majority of students are missing a critical amount of school, which is a major barrier to learning. Academically, proficiency rates in math, English, and science are critically low, with 0% of students testing proficient in math in the most recent year. Despite having the highest per-student spending among nearby schools at over $35,000, these outcomes are the weakest in the area, especially when compared to high-performing schools like the Academy of the Redwoods or Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy. Graduation and dropout rates have also become volatile in recent years.

Eel River Community shares similar patterns of high absenteeism and low academic performance with other alternative schools in the region, such as Eureka Community and East High (Continuation), suggesting these are systemic challenges for programs serving at-risk populations. The school serves a student body where nearly all qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating significant economic disadvantage. Its statewide academic ranking has declined over the past decade, and it currently sits in the bottom 15% of all California schools.

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,628

Per pupil spending ?

96.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2292 Newburg Rd.
Fortuna, CA 95540-2814

(707) 725-0209

District: Humboldt County Office of Education

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.5%

American Indian:

26.6%

Hispanic:

20.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2008 → 14th in 2023

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (3% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the California average (71% vs 88%)

!Dropout rate above the California average (29% vs 8%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school3%

District avg6%

California avg41%

2,737^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.8	2737 of 2761	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.8	2458 of 2477	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.1	1988 of 2063	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.8	1850 of 2005	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	14.3	1865 of 2170	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	2107 of 2123	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	1830 of 2017	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.4	1991 of 2021	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.5	2033 of 2426	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.9	1818 of 2354	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.8	1675 of 2367	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.0	1827 of 2281	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.6	1503 of 2238	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	8.5	1909 of 2117	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.8	1913 of 2063	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	21.8	1346 of 1968	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	8.9	1723 of 1901	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	14.4	1768 of 2030	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	1802 of 1862	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	10.8	1837 of 1963	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	1627 of 1834	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	3.5	1171 of 1193	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)13th percentile~ school

Male (2023)6th percentile-8 vs school

White (2023)2nd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy5%-44 vs state

Science5%-28 vs state

Mathematics0%-37 vs state

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Schools Near Eel River Community

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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 (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 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
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	$35,628	$4,775	$30,853
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	$26,577	$4,130	$22,447
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	$14,757	$1,971	$12,786
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	$15,727	$1,408	$14,319
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	$13,025	$1,503	$11,522
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	$21,486	$1,738	$19,748
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	$17,604	$1,846	$15,758
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	$35,628	$4,775	$30,853
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	$16,039	$287	$15,752

Frequently Asked Questions about Eel River Community

What district is Eel River Community in?

Humboldt County Office of Education

How many students attend Eel River Community?

In the 2024-25 school year, 64 students attended Eel River Community.

What is the racial makeup of Eel River Community?

Students at Eel River Community are 38% White, 27% American Indian, 20% Hispanic, 16% Two or more races.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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