Fortuna Elementary School District

Public Grades K–8 C-School Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Fortuna, and parts of Rio Dell.

At a glance

1,002Students enrolled

4Schools

$19,546Spent per student

18:1Student–teacher ratio

80%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Fortuna

Grades K–4

Norman G. Ambrosini Elementary or Linell K. Walker ElementaryDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 5–8

Toddy Thomas Middle or Fortuna MiddleDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

Fortuna Union High826 students · FortunaFortuna 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 proficiency15%

State average 33.4%

Reading / language arts29%

State average 48.5%

Graduation rate 96% at Fortuna 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

$19,546

per student each year · 8% below the CA average

Spending

Classroom instruction61%

Support & administration34%

Other5%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)24%

State64%

Federal12%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

1,029’20

1,133’21

1,104’22

1,048’23

1,002’24

Students

White · 45%453

Hispanic · 41%414

Two or more races · 8%78

American Indian/Alaska Native · 4%41

Asian · 1%10

Black · 1%6

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

Schools4 in district · 1 next

This district · grades K–8

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Norman G. Ambrosini ElementaryElementary · Grades K–4 · 282 students · Fortuna

B-Public 📚

Linell K. Walker ElementaryElementary · Grades K–4 · 256 students · Fortuna

CPublic 📚

Toddy Thomas MiddleMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 233 students · Fortuna

CPublic 📚

Fortuna MiddleMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 231 students · Fortuna

C-Public

Where students go next · Fortuna Union High School District

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Fortuna Union HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 826 students · Fortuna

CPublic

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.