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Schools in Sea Ranch · Horicon Elementary School District, Point Arena Joint Union High School District

Sea Ranch’s public schools outscore 58% of California districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Sea Ranch, 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.

≈could be anywhere from C to A−K–12Where will my kid go?

From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 84% 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.

Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 3–6 pts vs CA 86%
class of 2023
Students per teacher
11.2
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
200 students on the public path
In brief

Sea Ranch’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 369 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Sea Ranch’s, its schools beat 36%, lower than their 58% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Sea Ranch runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

Horicon Elementary (K–8) is Sea Ranch’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Point Arena Joint Union High School District with Point Arena: Point Arena High in Point Arena. See the path ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $38,162 per student, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Sea Ranch’s grade

C Graduation

B: better than 58% of California school districts. Graduation is below the California average; there are no test scores to add.

California school districts we grade (1,872)Better than 58%
Lower resultsHigher results
California towns with similar household incomes (369)Better than 36%
CA−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 0 test results and a graduating class of 37 could put Sea Ranch anywhere from C to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 84% of Sea Ranch’s students in the tested grades sat them (0 students).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–8Horicon Elementaryin AnnapolisNo scores
9–12Point Arena Highin Point ArenaNo scores

Sea Ranch runs its own schools through grade 8 (Horicon Elementary School District). From grade 9, students attend the Point Arena Joint Union High School District, shared with Point Arena. Its school is in Annapolis. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Sea Ranch

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

Horicon Elementary School DistrictGrades K–8 · 1 schools · 69 students, up 17% since 2020–21 · 13.8 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$38,162CA $21,206 · FY2024
Point Arena Joint Union High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 2 schools · 139 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 10.3 per teacher (CA 21.6)
B
Test scores · 2021–22

How students score

Reading · K–8, Horicon Elementary School District50%
State average 46.7% · 30 students tested · the state reports 40–59%
Math · K–8, Horicon Elementary School District30%
State average 33.1% · 30 students tested · the state reports 21–39%
Reading · 9–12, Point Arena Joint Union High School District50%
State average 46.7% · 29 students tested · the state reports 40–59%
Math · 9–12, Point Arena Joint Union High School District10%
State average 33.1% · 29 students tested · the state reports 0–20%

Sea Ranch vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sea RanchBHoricon Elementary K–8 · Point Arena Joint Union High 9–12

Every school in Sea Ranch

2 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 Sea Ranchin other towns
Horicon Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Annapolis
69 students14:1Rate it →
Point Arena High
High · Grades 9–12 · Point Arena
131 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Sea Ranch’s schools

Are Sea Ranch’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of California: the public schools Sea Ranch children attend outscore 58% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 36%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Sea Ranch in?

Two districts: Horicon Elementary School District runs grades K–8, and Point Arena Joint Union High School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Point Arena.

Where do Sea Ranch kids go to high school?

Point Arena High in Point Arena, with 131 students.

What is Sea Ranch’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Point Arena Joint Union High School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.

How much does Sea Ranch spend per student?

$38,162 in Horicon Elementary 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.