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C−

Fortuna Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Fortuna, and parts of Rio Dell.

Fortuna’s School Grade C better than 27% of California school districts

Students
1,002
Schools
4
Spent per student
$19,546
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
80%
Debt
$19.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Fortuna Elementary School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 21% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Spends 8% less per student than the CA average
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Debt of $19.9M, about $19,813 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 21% 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
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Fortuna. Grade by grade →

K–42 elementary schoolsThis district
5–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–12Fortuna Union HighFortuna Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency18%
State average 33.1% · 748 students tested
Reading / language arts30%
State average 46.7% · 741 students tested

97% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 94% at Fortuna 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
$19,546 per student · 8% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 34%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 24%State 64%Federal 12%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,029’20
1,133’21
1,104’22
1,048’23
1,002’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 45%Hispanic 41%Two or more races 8%American Indian/Alaska Native 4%Asian <1%Black <1%

Schools in the district

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

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.