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C+

Ukiah Unified School District

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves Ukiah.

Ukiah’s School Grade C+ better than 39% of California school districts

Students
5,871
Schools
11
Spent per student
$19,962
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
81%
Debt
$117M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Ukiah Unified School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 39% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 6% less per student than the CA average
  • 20 students per teacher
  • Debt of $117M, about $19,928 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 39% 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
C−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C+Ukiah 16,068

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Ukiah. Grade by grade →

K–54 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Pomolita MiddleThis district
9–12Ukiah HighThis district

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency19%
State average 33.1% · 2,991 students tested
Reading / language arts29%
State average 46.7% · 3,036 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
State average 86.2% · 488 in the class

96% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

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
$19,962 per student · 6% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 35%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 31%State 59%Federal 10%

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

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

Enrollment over time
5,909’20
5,826’21
5,810’22
5,787’23
5,871’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 59%White 29%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native 4%Asian 1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Calpella Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Ukiah
475 students23:1
Grace Hudson Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ukiah
449 students24:1
Oak Manor Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Ukiah
417 students23:1
Yokayo Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ukiah
414 students23:1
Frank Zeek Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ukiah
391 students22:1
Nokomis Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ukiah
342 students21:1
Ukiah Independent Study Academy
Other · Grades K–12 · Ukiah
118 students18:1
Eagle Peak Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Redwood Valley
C−
552 students21:1
Pomolita Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ukiah
C−
826 students19:1
Ukiah High
High · Grades 9–12 · Ukiah
C−
1,767 students19:1
South Valley High (Continuation)
High · Grades 9–12 · Ukiah
120 students15:1

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.