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Loleta Union Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Loleta.

Loleta’s Schools page →

Students
82
Schools
1
Spent per student
$30,147
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
85%
Debt
$0.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Loleta Union Elementary School District

  • Its letter, D−: results better than 2% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 31 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 44 pts below the state
  • Spends 42% more per student than the CA average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 15.5% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.2M, about $2,683 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D−: better than 2% 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 town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Loleta. Grade by grade →

K–8Loleta ElementaryThis district
9–12Fortuna Union HighFortuna Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency0–5%
State average 33.1% · 70 students tested
Reading / language arts0–5%
State average 46.7% · 66 students tested

98% 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
$30,147 per student · 42% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 48%Support & administration 46%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 25%State 55%Federal 20%

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

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

Enrollment over time
97’20
108’21
103’22
75’23
82’24

Down 15.5% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 46%American Indian/Alaska Native 37%White 15%Two or more races 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.

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.