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D−

Peninsula Union Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8Regional · 2 towns

Serves Fairhaven and Samoa, and parts of Manila.

Fairhaven’s Schools page →

Students
66
Schools
1
Spent per student
$21,154
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
82%
Debt
$0.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Peninsula Union Elementary School District

  • Its letter, D−: results better than 4% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 28 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 32 pts below the state
  • 17 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 100% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.2M, about $2,727 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D−: better than 4% 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
D−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Fairhaven 293Samoa 151

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Fairhaven. Grade by grade →

K–8Peninsula UnionThis district
9–122 high schoolsNorthern Humboldt Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency0–10%
State average 33.1% · 32 students tested · small group: the state reports a range
Reading / language arts11–19%
State average 46.7% · 32 students tested

95% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 97% at Northern Humboldt Union High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

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
$21,154 per student · 0% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 50%Support & administration 41%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 15%State 70%Federal 15%

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

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

Enrollment over time
33’20
58’21
78’22
65’23
66’24

Up 100% since 2020–21.

Students
White 48%Hispanic 23%Two or more races 18%American Indian/Alaska Native 8%Black 3%

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.

Peninsula Union
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Samoa
66 students16:1

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.