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C

Howell Mountain Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Angwin, and parts of Deer Park.

Angwin’s School Grade C better than 32% of California school districts

Students
85
Schools
1
Spent per student
$29,183
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
60%
Debt
$2.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Howell Mountain Elementary School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 32% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Spends 38% more per student than the CA average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $2.1M, about $24,694 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 32% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C+
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Angwin. Grade by grade →

K–8Howell Mountain ElementaryThis district

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency25–29%
State average 33.1% · 63 students tested
Reading / language arts30–34%
State average 46.7% · 62 students tested

92% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$29,183 per student · 38% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 40%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 78%State 14%Federal 8%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
88’20
101’21
102’22
93’23
85’24

Down 3.4% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 56%White 33%Two or more races 6%American Indian/Alaska Native 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.