Best Public Schools in Zip Code 95531

Summary:

The 95531 zip code area of Crescent City, California is home to 10 schools, including 4 elementary schools, 1 middle school, 2 high schools, and 3 alternative schools. The data reveals significant disparities in academic performance, with Uncharted Shores Academy, a public charter school, and Redwood Elementary, a public elementary school, standing out as top performers in the region. Meanwhile, other schools like Bess Maxwell Elementary and Pine Grove Elementary struggle to meet proficiency targets.

Chronic absenteeism is a significant concern, with several schools exceeding 30% in this metric, including Crescent Elk Middle (39.8%), Joe Hamilton Elementary (43.6%), and Pine Grove Elementary (44.7%). In contrast, Uncharted Shores Academy stands out with an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of just 0.7%.

The data also reveals that several schools in the 95531 zip code area serve a high percentage of students from low-income families, with Joe Hamilton Elementary (81.55%), Pine Grove Elementary (79.29%), and Del Norte Community (92.59%) having the highest percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. This suggests that socioeconomic factors may play a significant role in the academic and attendance challenges observed in the region.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CAST Science (2024)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
Del Norte County Regional Occupational Program	Public	9-12	1301 El Dorado	Crescent City	95531	Del Norte County	Del Norte County Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(707) 464-0274	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Uncharted Shores Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	330 E St.	Crescent City	95531	Del Norte County	Uncharted Shores Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 464-9828	276	13	21.1	51.4%	189 (68.5%)	1 (0.4%)	42 (15.2%)	6 (2.2%)	16 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.0%)								(n/a)	59.3	50.0			54.9	34.8	54.3	76.9	40.0	64.3	58.3		54.8	39.1	25.7	33.3	26.7	37.0	37.5		32.5	59.2	93.9		59.2	91.8	89.8
Bess Maxwell Elementary	Public	K-5	1124 El Dorado St.	Crescent City	95531	Del Norte County	Del Norte County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 464-0310	233	13	18.3	81.5%	112 (48.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (20.6%)	7 (3.0%)	45 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.0%)	10.5	5652^nd of 5862 public elementary schools	3.6%		9.6	5725^th of 5874 public elementary schools	2.5%	73	9.7				9.7	16.2	17.7	9.4					14.6	13.9	18.8	6.3					13.0	93.8		93.8				$16,415
Crescent Elk Middle	Public	6-8	994 G St.	Crescent City	95531	Del Norte County	Del Norte County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 464-0320	491	25	19.5	72.1%	219 (44.6%)	3 (0.6%)	130 (26.5%)	29 (5.9%)	72 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.5%)	21.1	2211^th of 2777 public middle schools	20.4%		22.9	2142^nd of 2802 public middle schools	23.6%	69		19.9			19.9				24.5	26.4	22.4		24.4				16.9	17.4	9.7		14.6							$11,869
Del Norte High	Public	9-12	1301 El Dorado St.	Crescent City	95531	Del Norte County	Del Norte County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 464-0274	1,006	50	20.2	57.9%	492 (48.9%)	9 (0.9%)	256 (25.4%)	49 (4.9%)	139 (13.8%)	2 (0.2%)	56 (5.6%)	50	860^th of 2323 public high schools	63.0%		36.3	1242^nd of 2348 public high schools	47.1%	382			26.9		26.1							50.9	50.9							22.4	22.4							$13,658
Joe Hamilton Elementary	Public	K-5	1050 E St.	Crescent City	95531	Del Norte County	Del Norte County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 464-0330	306	15	19.7	81.7%	153 (50.0%)	1 (0.3%)	51 (16.7%)	13 (4.2%)	50 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (12.1%)	27.5	4152^nd of 5862 public elementary schools	29.2%		19.3	4936^th of 5874 public elementary schools	16.0%	784	32.7				32.7	18.0	14.9	41.8					25.7	16.3	8.3	34.6					20.4	91.9	91.9	91.9	91.9	91.9	91.9	$12,677
Pine Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	900 Pine Grove Rd.	Crescent City	95531	Del Norte County	Del Norte County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 464-0350	280	12	22.8	79.3%	121 (43.2%)	2 (0.7%)	86 (30.7%)	18 (6.4%)	22 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.1%)	14.2	5364^th of 5862 public elementary schools	8.5%		19.9	4869^th of 5874 public elementary schools	17.1%	495	17.7				17.7	19.4	14.6	29.4					20.3	20.0	12.5	8.8					13.7	93.8	95.0		96.3	95.0	96.3	$11,902
Sunset High	Public	9-12	2500 Elk Valley Cross Rd.	Crescent City	95531	Del Norte County	Del Norte County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 464-0380	98	5	19.5	75.5%	44 (44.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (23.5%)	4 (4.1%)	21 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.1%)	10.8	1964^th of 2323 public high schools	15.5%		15.1	1831^st of 2348 public high schools	22.0%	133			0.0		0.0							22.2	22.2							0.0	0.0							$17,286
Del Norte Community	Public, Alternative	K-12	400 West Harding St.	Crescent City	95531	Del Norte County	Del Norte County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 464-0750	27	2	13.7	92.6%	10 (37.0%)	1 (3.7%)	5 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (11.1%)								(n/a)
Castle Rock	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1260 Glenn St.	Crescent City	95531	Del Norte County	Del Norte County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 464-0390	351	16	21.5	68.9%	194 (55.3%)	1 (0.3%)	63 (17.9%)	11 (3.1%)	39 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (11.4%)								(n/a)	30.8	8.7	19.6	17.7	19.0		27.3	38.5	17.4	13.8	8.7	39.1	24.7		18.2	7.7	0.0	10.3	4.4	6.5	8.4
Elk Creek	Public	7-12	1115 Williams Dr.	Crescent City	95531	Del Norte County	Del Norte County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 464-0750	2	1	2.0		1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Redwood Elementary	Public	K-8	6900 Lake Earl Dr.	Crescent City	95531	Del Norte County	Del Norte County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 464-0360	477	19	25.5	55.3%	266 (55.8%)	1 (0.2%)	84 (17.6%)	15 (3.1%)	48 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (13.2%)	47.9	2667^th of 5862 public elementary schools	54.5%		56.4	2219^th of 5874 public elementary schools	62.2%	448	28.3	10.9			19.4	19.6	27.6	62.3	60.7	38.9	28.6		39.9	26.1	34.5	35.9	42.9	35.2	25.5		33.5	93.6				93.6		$10,149

Cities Near Zip Code 95531

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Crescent City	1.35 mi	15	665^th
Smith River	9.93 mi	1	467^th
Gasquet	11.45 mi	1
Klamath	16.87 mi	1	868^th
Hoopa	33.86 mi	5	836^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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