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Schools in Big Lagoon

Big Lagoon’s public schools

Northern Humboldt Union High School District and Big Lagoon Union Elementary School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Big Lagoon. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above California’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 85% of students in California’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
25%
2021–22
Graduate on time
97%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.7K
▼ 7% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024 · Northern Humboldt Union High
Students per teacher
17.6
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
1,588 students on the public path
In brief

Big Lagoon’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Big Lagoon’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s 3,615 public schools. Arcata High places highest (better than 83%); McKinleyville High lowest (43%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Big Lagoon, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–8Big Lagoon ElementaryBig Lagoon Union Elementary School DistrictNo scores
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Northern Humboldt Union High School District.

Two districts serve Big Lagoon

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Northern Humboldt Union High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 4 schools · 1,625 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 17.9 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$19,735CA $21,206 · FY2024
B+
Big Lagoon Union Elementary School DistrictGrades K–8 · 1 schools · 15 students, down 38% since 2020–21 · 7.5 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$32,150CA $21,206 · FY2024
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Northern Humboldt Union High School District55%
State average 46.7% · 366 students tested
Math · 9–12, Northern Humboldt Union High School District25%
State average 33.1% · 363 students tested
Reading · K–8, Big Lagoon Union Elementary School District25%
State average 46.7% · 11 students tested · the state reports 0–50%
Math · K–8, Big Lagoon Union Elementary School District25%
State average 33.1% · 12 students tested · the state reports 0–50%

Big Lagoon vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Big Lagoon’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Big Lagoon—Big Lagoon Union Elementary K–8 · Northern Humboldt Union High 9–12

Every school in Big Lagoon

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Big Lagoonby address
Big Lagoon Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Trinidad
15 students8:1Rate it →
Also serving Big Lagoonin other towns
Arcata High
High · Grades 9–12 · Arcata
A−
1,007 students19:1Rate it →
McKinleyville High
High · Grades 9–12 · McKinleyville
C+
566 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Big Lagoon’s schools

Are Big Lagoon’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Big Lagoon. Northern Humboldt Union High School District and Big Lagoon Union Elementary School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Big Lagoon. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Big Lagoon in?

Northern Humboldt Union High School District and Big Lagoon Union Elementary School District.

Where do Big Lagoon kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Arcata High and McKinleyville High.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.