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Schools in Garberville · Southern Humboldt Joint Unified School District

Garberville’s public schools score below 76% of California districts on tests and graduation

20% of students in Garberville’s public schools are proficient in reading, below the California average (47%). The grade covers the public school district serving Garberville, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 92% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
20%
▼ 27 pts vs CA 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
15%
▼ 18 pts vs CA 33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–84%
▼ 2–6 pts vs CA 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.8K
▲ 3% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.5
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
630 students on the public path
In brief

Garberville’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 20% of tested students were proficient in reading and 15% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 92% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across California (the state reports Garberville’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $21,842 per student, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Three elementary schools, then two middle and two high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Garberville’s grade

D Test scoresC− Graduation

C−: better than 24% of California school districts. Both inputs trail the California average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

California school districts we grade (1,872)Better than 24%
Lower resultsHigher results
California towns with similar household incomes (122)Better than 21%
C−CA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 326 test results and a graduating class of 63 could put Garberville anywhere from C− to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 92% of Garberville’s students in the tested grades sat them (327 in math, 326 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Garberville, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–63 schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores

Garberville’s public schools are run by Southern Humboldt Joint Unified School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Southern Humboldt Joint Unified School DistrictGrades K–12 · 8 schools · 647 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 15.5 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$21,842CA $21,206 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading20%
State average 46.7% · 326 students tested
Math15%
State average 33.1% · 327 students tested

Garberville vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
GarbervilleC−Southern Humboldt Joint Unified

Every school in Garberville

6 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).

Also serving Garbervillein other towns
Redway Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Redway
272 students19:1Rate it →
Casterlin Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Blocksburg
39 students20:1Rate it →
Whitethorn Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Whitethorn
16 students8:1Rate it →
Miranda Junior High
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Miranda
88 students14:1Rate it →
South Fork High
High · Grades 9–12 · Miranda
211 students15:1Rate it →
Casterlin High
High · Grades 9–12 · Blocksburg
4 students2:1Rate it →

Questions about Garberville’s schools

Are Garberville’s schools good?

On California’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Garberville children attend score below 76% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 21%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Garberville in?

Southern Humboldt Joint Unified School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 647 students in 8 schools (2024–25).

Where do Garberville kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: South Fork High and Casterlin High.

What is Garberville’s graduation rate?

80–84% of the class of 2023 in Southern Humboldt Joint Unified School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.

How much does Garberville spend per student?

$21,842 in Southern Humboldt Joint Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.