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Schools in Little River

Little River’s public schools

Mendocino Unified School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Little River. Each school below is shown with its own results.

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

Tests spring 2022, when 83% 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
49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
40%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$29.7K
▲ 40% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.0
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
428 students on the public path
In brief

Little River’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Little River’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s 3,615 public schools. Mendocino High places highest (better than 83%); Mendocino K-8 lowest (54%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Little River, graded from B− to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Mendocino High. 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 Little River, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–33 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB−
4–8Mendocino K-8in MendocinoB−
9–12Mendocino Highin MendocinoA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Mendocino Unified School District.

The district

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

Mendocino Unified School DistrictGrades K–12 · 4 schools · 428 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 13.0 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$29,722CA $21,206 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading49%
State average 46.7% · 212 students tested
Math40%
State average 33.1% · 209 students tested

Little River vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Little River—Mendocino Unified

Every school in Little River

4 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 Little Riverin other towns
Mendocino K-8
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Mendocino
B−
241 students14:1Rate it →
Albion Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Albion
13 students13:1Rate it →
Comptche Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Comptche
9 students9:1Rate it →
Mendocino High
High · Grades 9–12 · Mendocino
A−
165 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Little River’s schools

Are Little River’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Little River. Mendocino Unified School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Little River. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Little River in?

Mendocino Unified School District.

Where do Little River kids go to high school?

Mendocino High.

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What Little River families are saying about school.

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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.