Jacoby Creek Elementary School District

Public Grades K–8 ASchool Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Arcata.

At a glance

455Students enrolled

1School

$13,569Spent per student

20:1Student–teacher ratio

35%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Arcata

Grades K–8

Jacoby Creek or Arcata ElementaryDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 8

Jacoby Creek or Sunny Brae MiddleDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

Arcata High1,007 students · ArcataNorthern Humboldt Union High School District

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs CA

Math proficiency55%

State average 33.4%

Reading / language arts69%

State average 48.5%

Graduation rate 97% at Northern Humboldt Union High School District, which runs the high school (state 87.6%) · class of 2020

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$13,569

per student each year · 36% below the CA average

Spending

Classroom instruction67%

Support & administration27%

Other5%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)27%

State68%

Federal4%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

454’20

447’21

459’22

462’23

455’24

Students

White · 73%330

Two or more races · 13%60

Hispanic · 10%47

Asian · 2%9

American Indian/Alaska Native · 1%6

Black · 0%2

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools1 in district · 1 next

This district · grades K–8

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Jacoby CreekElementary · Grades K–8 · 455 students · Bayside

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Where students go next · Northern Humboldt Union High School District

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Arcata HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,007 students · Arcata

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School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.