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Fieldbrook Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Fieldbrook, and parts of McKinleyville.

Fieldbrook’s Schools page →

Students
90
Schools
1
Spent per student
$15,838
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
39%
Debt
$0.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Fieldbrook Elementary School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 75% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 5 pts above the state
  • Spends 25% less per student than the CA average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 22.4% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.1M, about $1,056 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 75% 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 above the state, 2021–22
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The town it serves, and its School Grade
Fieldbrook 736

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Fieldbrook. Grade by grade →

K–8Fieldbrook ElementaryThis district
9–122 high schoolsNorthern Humboldt Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency40–44%
State average 33.1% · 71 students tested
Reading / language arts50–54%
State average 46.7% · 70 students tested

98% 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
$15,838 per student · 25% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 39%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 33%State 59%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
116’20
116’21
108’22
111’23
90’24

Down 22.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 76%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 8%American Indian/Alaska Native 6%Asian 2%

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.

Fieldbrook Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · McKinleyville
B+
90 students15:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Arcata Elementary School DistrictArcata
$19,262per student
Jacoby Creek Elementary School DistrictArcata
$13,569per student
Northern Humboldt Union High School DistrictArcata
$19,735per student

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.